In 1970, Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group, The Melodians, wrote the popular song “By the Rivers of Babylon”. This song was later covered by the group, Boney M in 1978. Do you remember this group? They were a seventies German-based, Jamaican-born British band with a Rastafarian flair. That’s a great mix isn’t it? In 1978, their cover version was one of the top ten all-time best-selling singles in the UK. I loved this album, we played it often in our house. Enjoy the lyrics: Continue reading ““Singing in a Strange Place””
Morsels of Truth by Danny Paul