Twist and Shout (a cover of the Isley Brothers hit), Tease Me, She Don't Let Nobody, Murder She Wrote, I Wanna Be Your Man and Gal Wine were the songs that made the British pop chart. It spawned six songs that made the British national chart, a first-time accomplishment that has never been surpassed. Within one year, the duo made music history and became the toast of England.Ĭhaka Demus and Pliers took Britain by storm 20 years ago with the big-selling, Sly and Robbie-produced Tease Me album (released as All She Wrote in the United States). Today, the Jamaica Observer's Entertainment section reflects on the influence Jamaican pop culture has had on that country in REGGAE BRITANNIA, a weekly feature leading up to the Golden Jubilee.ĪT the dawn of 1992, deejay Chaka Demus and singer Pliers were considered dancehall has-beens. In August, it will be 50 years since Jamaica gained Independence from Britain.
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