REGGAE
NIGHT
JIMMI
CLIFF
SONGWRITERS:
AMIR-SALAAM BAYYAN & LA TOYA JACKSON
COUNTRY: JAMAICA
ALBUM: THE
POWER AND THE GLORY
LABEL: COLUMBIA
RECORDS
GENRE: REGGAE
YEAR: 1988
James Chambers, OM (1
April 1948), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska and reggae musician,
multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. Along with Bunny Wailer he is one of
only two living musicians to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that
can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and
sciences.
Cliff is best known among mainstream
audiences for songs such as "Wonderful World, Beautiful People",
"Many Rivers to Cross", "You Can Get It If You Really Want",
"The Harder They Come", "Reggae Night", and "Hakuna
Matata", and his covers of Cat Stevens's "Wild World" and Johnny
Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. He
starred in the film The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across
the world, and Club Paradise. Cliff was one of five performers inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Reggae
night
We
come together when the feelin's right
Reggae
night
And
we'll be jammin 'till the morning light
Penny
reel just called
Got
to get my things
Got
to catch this ride
Gotta
look my best because I know there'll be mashin' up tonight
Reggae
night
We
come together when the feelin's right
You
will find it happens only once a year
So
don't miss out on this fashion here
There'll
be people comin' from the north and south
And
east and west
So
you better look your best
Man
Now
Lightnin'
strikes at 8
So
you better not be late
For
this rub-a-dubbin'
Rockin'
Jammin'
Fun
Fun
Love
in
Yeah
Reggae
night
We
come together when the feelin's right
You
will find it happens only once a year
So
take advantage of this festive cheer
Make
we bring we family and let's tell some friends
And
everyone will have a jam
Jam
Session
Oh
Oh
Oh
Reggae
night
Oh
Oh
Oh
Keep
on rockin'
Oh
Oh
Oh
Reggae
night
Oh
Oh
Oh
Reggae
night
Reggae
night
We
come together when the feelin's right
Oh
Oh
Oh
Reggae
night
Oh
Oh
Oh
Reggae
night
Oh
Oh
Oh
Reggae
night
Oh
Oh
Oh
Reggae
night
Oh
Oh
Oh
Reggae
night.