Thursday, January 13, 2005  

Bob Marley & the Wailers
"Selassie Is the Chapel"
Fy-Ah Fy-Ah: The Jad Masters 1967-1970
(Universal, 2004)

Elvis Presley & the Wailers
"Crying in the Chapel"
(bootleg 7-inch, 2004)

"Fuckin' love song here, son."
That's what the King says at the end of what must be a modern mashup of ol' Elvis croonin' the Orioles' 1953 hit "Crying in the Chapel" over the Wailers' "Satisfy My Soul." If there's one thing that Elvis knows more than love, son, it's Rasta biznezz. And snacks.

The tune came out on a limited edition 7-inch last year, with Presley's "In the Ghetto" vox laid over "Taurus Song" by Sound Dimension on the flip.

"Selassie Is the Chapel" is Marley's take on the Orioles' song, and it was originally pressed on 26 7-inch records, half of which were sent to Ethiopia as a gift for Emperor Haile Selassie. The rewritten words are credited to legendary Rasta leader Mortimo Planno.
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The story floating around yesterday was that Rita Marley will exhume Bob's remains and move him to Ethiopia. In the Gleaner today she denies it. In related news, Lisa Marie has offered to sell Elvis' corpse for a buck fitty.
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Short films and tunes of a pre-worldwide fame Bob Marley working with R&B singer Jimmy Norman (who co-wrote "Time Is on My Side," famously covered by Mick, Keef & da Boyz).

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