The Tide is High

This track was originally recorded in the 1960s by The Paragons, a 60s band from
Kingston in Jamaica.
These are some of the key sub-genres of REGGAE
Mento
Dub

Ska
Dancehall

Rocksteady
Lovers rock

Reggae
Ragga

Roots
Fusions

The vocals
Tight vocal harmonies especially on the words no and in the
chorus
Lots of backing vocals influenced by other styles of music from
1950s such as:

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The Instruments used:

The featured rhythms in the track: The skank

What does the bass do?
The harmony:
This song has a simple HARMONIC pattern. It only uses ____ chords.
The chords that are used are:
D , ____ & ____ . These are in fact the 3 primary triads associated with D Major.
CRAZY!
The recording of the track:
This has been recorded in the 1960s. It has been recorded using ANALOGUE
equipment.
It is likely that it was mostly recorded in one take.
What are the advantages of this?
What are the disadvantages?

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Bonus thoughts.. has this been recorded to a click track?

This was a largely UNKNOWN B side. What comparisons can you make?
Blondie
Atomic Kitten

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