John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980)

Photo by Bob Gruen

In remembrance of the great John Lennon, we post a link to The Beatles ska song, “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” on YouTube

and here “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” on Last.fm

Madness “Our House” Commercial

There’s a cool mashup of Madness “Our House” and “Jingle Bells” on a Verizon Holiday commercial. This youtube link (of a Android smartphone video of the commercial, nonetheless) is the closest one we could find to a full version of the song. If anyone has the official version, we’d love to know!

Ska legends sing on Christmas single

Ska legends Pauline Black (The Selecter), Neville Staple (The Specials) and Ranking Roger (The Beat) lend their voices to Hazel O’Connor’s (“Breaking Glass”) new Christmas single “Re-Joyce,” (produced by legendary producer, Roger Lomas).

This song was written and dedicated to her mother, Joyce, who was diagnosed with cancer. The proceeds will help raise funds for the hospice that helped save her mom.

Watch the official video for “Re-Joyce”

Download the song on iTunes – Track #1

Track #5 features Pauline Black
Track #7 features Ranking Roger