r/Ska • u/Relevant-Cycle-8094 • 1d ago

The Paragons - "The Tide Is High" (Official Audio)

https://youtu.be/SQXqkiKXiHc?is=RGK6UQJ5Hw2huBNs
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u/vesparob 1d ago

I’ve always wondered when and where Blondie heard the Paragons.

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u/TastyDeerMeat 1d ago

John Holt is a Jamaican superstar. The song was all over the airwaves

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u/vesparob 1d ago

Off course. As a young Suedehead, I would try to convince people that Blondie wasn’t the first.

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u/Relevant-Cycle-8094 1d ago

It was always a losing battle for me when I was in High School in the 80s'. Nobody believed me 😆

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u/UraniumRocker 1d ago

I remember hearing this song on a comp thinking they were covering Blondie. It was cool when I found out it was the other way around.

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u/vesparob 1d ago

Paragons, On the Beach Lp for me.

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u/Relevant-Cycle-8094 1d ago

The story goes that Deborah Harrry and a other member of her band heard this rocksteady song on a compilation album. 😀

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u/vesparob 23h ago

I figured it was a Treasure Isle comp or the Paragons Lp. Blinders made me think only Rudies or Skins knew the OG.

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u/shecky 21h ago

Good song, but their 'A Quiet Place' is sublime.