I can't say I was a huge fan of the band Sublime, but they had some notable stuff. I mean, if you like a mix of reggae, ska and punk. With today's selection, "Doin' Time" you also get "opera".
The band only made three disks before their lead singer OD'd. This song, and the album from which it came, were both released post-mortem. Oddly, now that the singer's then infant son is all grown up, he now heads the band.
But "Doin' Time" might not sound like a song I'd like, let alone usually sit through, but it's got a good rhythm. It flows with the ska / reggae / punk elements I mentioned above, and the addition of Gershwin / Gershwin / Heyward opera Porgy and Bess - with only the line "Summertime and the livings easy" which has a rushed cadence and is repeated multiple times throughout the song, which really ties it all together - believe it or not.
Written by the band, the Gershwins and some of the Beastie Boys - there are a few versions out there with the original vocal being swapped out for others - including Snoop Dog. But this version is the original.
Maybe it popped up on my radar again because it's summertime. But it's nice to visit the song again.
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