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tbc aka Instamatic - Only Living Boy In Jamaica (Boy Who We Be) (Tanya Stephens vs Simon & Garfunkel) (previously unreleased)

from 21​/​22 tbc by fingertrouble aka Reality Engine

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My end of year track - I am a big fan of reggae and dub - you'd probably not guess that from most of my mashup output, but I listen to David Rodigan regularly and always have an ear for what's going on in Jamaica. Reggae isn't mashed that much (weird because the very term comes from Jamaica, to mash things up musically), and I haven't seen a Tanya Stephens mash ever, maybe her older dancehall stuff has but her recent album is about being nearly 50 and not giving a fuck and some quite deep messages than bump n' grine.

This is my closer for the year - a more positive not than my previous end of year mashups (unless I do another one) - the message of 'Be Who We Be' is very close to my heart - about doing your own thing and fuck the haters they can get on a plane or boat and go sail - there's even a little Gayle reference in there!

"They love you when they agree with them, and hate you when you don't....For what would I be if stayed making personal changes, for random strangers...see now that's where the rage is."

And also the songs of Simon and Garfunkel are definitely a bit undermashed apart from 'Sound of Silence...' certainly never heard this song in a mashup or remix. The song is about Tom - aka Art Garfunkel, they started out as Tom & Jerry - going off to make a film leaving Paul Simon in New York alone working on the album, they were wondering if they were breaking up, so I think he wrote the song to reassure Art that it would be fine. Theme wise I think it works with the travel and feel.

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from 21​/​22 tbc, released December 16, 2022

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