Love this song… sorta.  It was released by Johnny Nash in 1972, then again in 1993 (Jimmy Cliff) for the soundtrack of the movie Cool Runnings.  You’ll always get a good crowd reaction where everyone just sways and sings along – it’s got that infectious pop/reggae beat.

But I’m not wild about the middle eight bars – you know, the part where the vocals hold on to the word “sky” like…. FOREVER!  Now you’re all out of breath and you’ve still got a verse to sing!  Gasp!  So…. since I’m always looking for the easy way out, I put a poly synth pad on track 5 to help extend that note a little.  Some of us need all the help we can get.

The lead sax is on track 4 to help you with the arrangement a little.  Take it out when you’re ready to perform…  it’s on the pop/rock list.