Toppa Top 10: The Ten Best Bob Marley Covers

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February 6, 2013


10. Stiff Little Fingers, “Johnny Was”
Stiff Little Fingers Inflammable Material

Northern Ireland’s Stiff Little Fingers featured an eight-minute version of Marley’s “Johnny Was A Good Man” on their 1979 debut album Inflammable Material, a landmark LP in the punk world. Far from a faithful rendition, their version flips the song’s setting from Kingston to the band’s Civil War-torn hometown of Belfast.