Download Instrumental    There’s no happier music in the world than Reggae.  What?  You don’t like reggae?  Of course you do – you just don’t know it yet.  And if you’re a singer/performer, you should LOVE Reggae.  There’s no easier style to sing because you can’t screw it up.  If you forget a line… who would know?  You can invent your own words on the fly and the crowd will be amazed that you’re so brilliant.  That’s just how forgiving this genre of music is.  It’s fun and carefree and perfect for a beach bar gig – and that’s where we all want to play, isn’t it?

Actually, Reggae really isn’t all that much fun if you really listen to the lyrics.  Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political comment.  It makes me wonder if romance and love just aren’t a part of everyday life in Jamaica.  The music sounds inviting and lighthearted, but that’s usually not the case.  I’ve always thought Reggae was primarily a defense mechanism against the poor economy and drudgery of life in that country – but that’s just me.

But this song is uniquely different.  “Jammin” is Jamaican slang for coming together and celebrating.  Now that I can appreciate.  Bob Marley and the Wailers released it in 1977 and it’s been redone a million times since then and played in every beach bar I know.  This is a really good arrangement, I think – so download it from the Pop/Rock list and head for the nearest ocean.  And, singers…. don’t worry about getting the words just right.  Nobody cares!  They’re out there on the dance floor groovin’ to the happiest music in the world…. or so they think.