I Don't Like Reggae, I Love It: The History of "Reggae Like It Used To Be"

In this  last episode of I Don’t Like Reggae, I Love It, a special audio series on the historical origins and impact of reggae on popular music, I focus on the 1976 UK top 20  hit “Reggae Like It Used To Be” by Paul Nicholas , who before he took a turn as a pop star had a very successful career in musical theatre starring in Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar and more. Nicholas was also cast as “Cousin Kenny” Tommy’s sadistic biker punk cousin in The Who’s 1975 rock opera film Tommy. Some people consider "Reggae Like It Used To Be" to be one of the worst cod reggae tracks, but have a listen and watch the Top Of The Pops video on YouTube and decide for yourself! If you’ve listened and received some value from this episode, then please help support the podcast for as little as $3 per month on Patreon. Supporters get access to exclusive content like special episodes of this series and advanced promo chapters from my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History which is now available for pre-oder from DiWulf Publishing.  Just go to patreon.com/skaboompodcast for more information. Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reportingLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices