Chapter 8 Blog--Song Remake

Neil Diamond wrote the song, Red Red Wine and recorded and released it in 1968. It reached number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968. The song is about a man who is heartbroken over losing his girlfriend and drinks wine to try and forget her. Listening to Neil Diamond’s version you can feel his hurt and pain.
The group UB40 recorded their reggae version in 1983 and it was a number 1 hit in the UK and number 34 in the U.S. Their version is light and bouncy. You don’t feel the pain and there is nothing sad about it; a nice bouncy reggae beat.
Neil Diamond’s version is the best hands down. A song about losing someone you love should make you feel the loss, which his version does very well. UB40’s version kills the song and the lyrics. :[