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Another good examples I forgot would be Man Next Door and Angel by Massive Attack, original reggae compositions covered in another different style

try this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtJ1bO0gsv0

Thank you! Good songs are good in any genre!

no use for a name - redemption song from the cd live in a dive

there must be a lot more punk covers...

on the blood n fire forum is a thread about reggae samples in hip hop, if you are also looking samples?

besides that a lot of jungle, drum n bass or dubstep remixes come to mind. does that count?

also the site whosampled.com could be helpful. not only samples but also covers on there.

i did a punk cover of heptones - book of rules a few years ago. message me if you want to hear it.

I was looking more for instrumental interpretation, not just a sample with some drum n bass overmixed drum, although I suppose there would be cases where the line that separes the first from the second would be thin...

I'm realizing that punk must be the winner in this field, which was not my initial desire although there are some tunes I enjoyed, by the way I just remebered this

Stiff Little Fingers - Roots Radicals Rockers and Reggae

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_R5yqDf6-M

I'll check out the website, thanks!!

SLF did a cover of 'Johnny Was' too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KIdLQDgAn0


There's also this, which is (sort of) a cover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNg6fX3Gto

Also. Does the original version of 'Police On My Back' count as reggae?

Because the Clash did an awesome straight-up rock version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hHUdW1N3v8

Thanks!! If the original version of Police in my Back is by Eddie Grant's pop group The Equals I dont think it counts as reggae although for sure its interesting for me to know