My Boy Lollipop 1964
132 BPM - D Major
#Jamaican
Songwriters: Robert Spencer (orig. 1956; first recorded by Barbie Gaye as “My Boy Lollypop”)
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Full mix
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Drums
Acoustic Drum Kit
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Bass
Upright Bass
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Guitar
E-Guitar L
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Guitar
E-Guitar R
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Keys
Piano
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Keys
Brass
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Keys
Harmonica
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Vocals
Backing Vocals
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Vocals
Lead Vocals

Millie Small’s 1964 remake of the mid-’50s R&B tune—re-cast in a bright ska/bluebeat groove—became an international smash (UK No. 2; US No. 2), widely cited as the first globally successful ska record. Arranged by Ernest Ranglin, it propelled Island Records into the pop mainstream and remains one of the best-selling reggae/ska singles