Tracklist: 

1. Cokehead Hipsters - You can get it if you really want (2009) |covers| "You can get it if you really want" by Jimmy Cliff (1970)
2. Sixpack - Stop that train (2008) |covers| "Draw your brakes" by Scotty (1971) (originally by The Spanishtonians, 1965)
3. Vulture Culture - Rivers of Babylon (1996) |covers| "Rivers of Babylon" by The Melodians (1970)
4. Men'O'Steel - Many rivers to cross (1999) |covers| "Many rivers to cross" by Jimmy Cliff (1969)
5. West Lindy - Sweet + dandy (2010) |covers| "Sweet and dandy" by The Maytals (1969)
6. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - The harder they come (2003) |covers| "The harder they come" by Jimmy Cliff (1972)
7. Revenja - Johnny too bad (2022) |covers| "Johnny (too) bad" by The Slickers (1971)
8. The Debt Collectors - 007 (Shanty Town) (2009) |covers| "007 (Shanty Town)" by Desmond Dekker (1967)
9. The Official - Pressure drop (2011) |covers| "Pressure drop" by The Maytals (1970)
10. Ricky Rat - Sitting in limbo (2022) |covers| "Sitting in limbo" by Jimmy Cliff (1971)

Find the full story of this mixtape and even more cool covers from "The harder they come" OST here: https://medium.com/@cafoguet/the-faster-they-come-10-versions-punk-de-10-classics-del-reggae-6d7f21e7012f (in Catalan)

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The faster they come - 10 punk covers of 10 reggae classics



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The Killers VS Max Romeo&Lee Perry (Barriobeat Edit)

Ah, the 90's! Punk rock went mainstream and kids from all over the world pumped the volume of their walk-mans to headbang with Bad Religion, Rancid and Green Day.

Their influence was so notorious that ska bands from all eras couldn't help paying its tribute to the skate punk monsters. In today's episode expect nothing but fun and an increasing speed that will make you want to go back to the 90's!

Take your skate and trash it!

Tracklist:

1 - The interrupters - American idiot (2016) |covers| "American idiot" by Green day (2004)
2 - Mad caddies - Sorrow (2018) |covers| "Sorrow" by Bad religion (2002)
3 - Special C - Bro hymn (2013) |covers| "Bro hymn" by Pennywise (1991)
4 - Jimmy Cliff - Ruby soho (2012) |covers| "Ruby soho" by Rancid (1995)
5 - The clerks - 21st century digital boy (2014) |covers| "21st century digital boy" by Bad religion (1990)
6 - Deal's gone bad - Antennas (2015) |covers| "Antennas" by Rancid (2000)
7 - Skank bank - Coming clean (2016) |covers| "Coming clean" by Green day (1994)
8 - The holophonics - Island of shame (2015) |covers| "Island of shame" by Lagwagon (1994)
9 - Kye Smith & friends - Stickin in my eye (2018) |covers| "Stickin in my eye" by NOFX (1992)
10 - Skall headz - Pletty fly (2013) |covers| "Pretty fly" by The offspring (1998)

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S01E05 - Skating (a ska tribute to 90's skate punk)

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