J.A. Guys

Matpat put My Jamaican Guy's iconic steel drums to work on this one. You can grab a copy of the original dub here if you missed it.




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Ja Guys

The Nipple to The Bottle 12" is truly a dollar bin jam. You should not have to look hard to find a copy. When you do, be sure to flip it over - the b side is a super strange dub of My Jamaican Guy.

Grace Jones - Ja Guys (Dub Version of My Jamaican Guy)

Mediafire • YSI • 1982

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Libertango

I first heard this tune in a club scene in Roman Polanski's "Frantic," which I included below. It in the context of the film it's a powerful scene; Harrison Ford & his sexy young partner awkwardly moving on a surreal dance floor with this track booming.

Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

I actually squeezed this between a DJ Sneak track and big room track on the Swag Rave mix last summer. Tango break!

I've Seen That Face Before

I watched Roman Polanski's Frantic last night, and I had totally forgotten about this song being in it. Not a perfect film, but the club scene where Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner dance to this is exquisite. You can see it written all over his face, how he's torn between his desire for this exotic, sensual creature and the desperation to find his kidnapped wife, and this conflict results in some seriously awkward dancing, which doesn't at all come off as merely slapstick physical comedy but real, authentic bewilderment.

Also, this is the LP version; the single version is about a minute longer. Anyone have that?


Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug

Love Is The Drug came out on Warm Leatherette in '81 but I don't own that. I own the best-of comp from '85 - Island Life. Because of the art (see above).

Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug | Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps