The Tide Is High by Viking Cowboys

“The Tide Is High“ is a 1967 rocksteady song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group the Paragons, with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover version by the American band Blondie became a US and UK number one hit.[2] The song topped the UK Singles Chart again in 2002 with a version by the British girl group Atomic Kitten, while Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall had a minor hit with his interpretation in 2008. “The Tide Is High“ was written by John Holt and originally recorded by the Paragons (the rocksteady vocal trio of which he was a member), and accompanied by Tommy McCook and the Supersonic Band. It was produced by Duke Reid and released as a 7-inch single on Reid’s Treasure Isle and Trojan labels and as the B-side of the single “Only a Smile“.[3] The song features the violin of “White Rum“ Raymond,[4] and was popular in Jamaica as well as in the UK when a