When you listen to Millie Small’s My Boy Lollipop from 1964, you wouldn’t guess that it’s more than just a cutesy, super sweet song. But it really is important in the world of ska, reggae and in a way, even music history. According to the wikipedia, it is the first early overseas ska hit. And it was Jamaica-based Island Records’ first hit ever, which gave them the funds to stay standing, so they could later sign none other than The Wailers. In a six degrees of seperation sort of way, if it wasn’t for this song we might never have heard of the late, great Bob Marley. That would have been a tragedy of ginormous proportions, so thank God for Millie Small and her boy lollipop.
Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop
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