https://peertube.weidensees.net/videos/watch/c24ffa32-2b02-45a9-a944-5bcb88f83dda "Kingston Town“ ist einer der bekanntesten Reggae-Hits der britischen Band UB40. Der Song wurde ursprünglich 1970 vom Sänger Lord Creator veröffentlicht. Die Coverversion von UB40 erschien 1989 auf ihrem Album Labour Of Love II und entwickelte sich weltweit zu einem großen Charterfolg. Das Lied handelt von der titelgebenden Hauptstadt Jamaikas, Kingston. Es drückt eine tiefe Sehnsucht nach diesem Ort aus. Im Text singt das lyrische Ich davon, dass es seinen gesamten Besitz und die ganze Welt aufgeben würde, nur um in Kingston zu sein und sich dort ein Leben mit seiner Königin aufzubauen. Der Bandname UB40 leitet sich übrigens von einem britischen Formular für die Arbeitslosenunterstützung (Unemployment Benefit, Form 40) ab. Die 1978 in Birmingham gegründete Band gehört zu den erfolgreichsten Reggae-Bands der Geschichte. The night seems to fade, But the moonlight lingers on There are wonders for everyone The stars shine so bright, But they're fading after dawn There is magic in Kingston Town Oh Kingston Town, The place I long to be If I had the whole world I would give it away Just to see, the girls at play Ooh, ooh, ooh And when I am king, surely I would need a queen And a palace and everything, yeah And now I am king, And my queen will come at dawn She'll be waiting in Kingston Town Oh Kingston Town, The place I long to be If I had the whole world I would give it away Just to see, the girls at play Ooh, ooh, ooh And when I am king, surely I would need a queen And a palace and everything, yeah And now I am king, And my queen will come at dawn She'll be waiting in Kingston Town In 1990, UB40 released their cover version of the 1970 song Kingston Town, which was originally written and recorded by Trinidadian artist Lord Creator. The band released the track as the second single from their album Labour of Love II, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one in France and the Netherlands. This official video was directed by UB40’s own Brian Travers, Track personnel: Jimmy Brown – drums Ali Campbell – vocals, guitar Robin Campbell – guitar, vocals, Earl Falconer – bass Norman Hassan – percussion, vocals, Brian Travers – saxophones Micky Virtue – keyboards Astro – toasting, rhyming, percussion #Reggae #kingstontown #ub40 #lordcreator #trinidad #labouroflove2 #alicampbell #1990 #coverversion #ub40band #ub45 #robincampbell #astro #earlfalconer #jamesbrown #mickyvirtue #briantravers #normanhassan #birmingham #hits90s #ub40band #ub40official Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:20:20 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.weidensees.net https://peertube.weidensees.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://peertube.weidensees.net/videos/watch/c24ffa32-2b02-45a9-a944-5bcb88f83dda All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.weidensees.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.