Saturday April 18, 2020 “I Can See Clearly Now” Jimmy Cliff
Yeah, I know you were asking yourself, where has all the Reggae been, me too, so here we go with one of the most positive, happy, uplifting songs perhaps ever recorded, ‘I Can See Clearly Now.’ The original version of this, a number one hit in 1972, was recorded by the song’s author, Johnny Nash who while recording “I Can See Clearly” in Jamaica (Nash was from Houston) met Bob Marley and the Wailers and immediately signed them to a recording contract.
Just for some contrast, Nash would also go on to sign The Cowsills to a recording contract. For those unfamiliar with The Cowsills they were an actual family rock band that the TV series The Partridge Family was based on.
Today’s version is by Jimmy Cliff which is included on the soundtrack of the movie *Cool Runnings* about the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, selected because it provides another example of what’s so powerful about music. Watch the band in the video when you can, Paul Schaeffer’s Most Dangerous Band, working musicians, professionals every one of them, and are they having a great time playing this song, you bet they are, maybe even a better time than we are having listening and watching.
‘Look around there’s nothing but blue skies…it’s gonna be a bright sunshiny day…’ soon!
Be safe and well…and look beyond the dark clouds.