9. “Teach the Youths” (1988)
Barrington lived in England through much of the ’80s, hence his great popularity there during that period, but he could often be found in Brooklyn, working with local producers like Jah Life and Whitfield “Witty” Henry. “Teach the Youths,” on a riddim supplied by the latter, is essentially the story of those years, with Barrington recounting his experiences trying to stay connected to his roots in Jamaica while working in a “far, far land.” Truly one of the great songs about the expatriate experience.