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Ska songs by non ska bands and such...

I love em! They make me so happy! I decided to make a brief list. Please feel free to add more...

PS some of these are more reggae than ska but I'm putting them up anyway...

PPS I understand some of these will just be coincidences and not meant to be ska.

The Beatles - Obla Di Obla Da
Paul McCartney & The Wings - Live and Let Die (a small part)
Led Zeppelin - Dyer Maker
The Gorrillz had a remix album that was all dub/reggae/ska (still to this day featured on iTunes)
Akon - Mama Africa
Billy Joel Still Rock & Roll to me (Has a skaish riff in parts, even references to Dance Craze)
Disney - Little Mermaid - Under the sea
Jack Johnson has released a few ska tunes.
Lemon Demon - Ultimate Showdown, Don't be like the Sun
Ricky martin - livin la Vida Loca
Matthew Wilder - Break my Stride
Vanity Fair - Hitching a Ride
Men at Work - I come from a land down under
Neil Diamond did a reggae version of his song Red Red Wine for a live recording
Oingo Boingo has released lotsa ska tunes including Violent love and Who do you want to be today
Panic! at the Diso's "The Only Difference between yadda yadda yadda..." has been argued for having a ska influence
Paris Hilton (ugh) - Stars are Blind
The Police have released a few ska tracks
Red Hot Chili peppers - On Mercury
The Offspring have released a few ska tracks
Disney - The theme to the Haunted mansion
Tally Hall - The Bidding
System of a Down - Legend of Zelda
Weird Al Yankovic - Horoscope for Today
The Eagles - Hotel Calfornia
The Piranhas - Tom hark
Todd Rundgren - Bang on the drum all day (verses)
The Strokes - Last Nite (arguable, I don't think so)
Tripod - Stuntman
Corky and the Juice pigs - The Pandas Must Die (really obvious)
And of course the theme to Americas Funniest Home Videos

Please post any others.

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Permalink Reply by 4thwaveDave on April 10, 2009 at 2:15pm: oh...and another newer one... "This Gigantic Robot Kills" by MC Lars; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Fred on April 10, 2009 at 2:28pm: I'm going to have to say that "Imitosis" by Andrew bird is one. Also the theme from that disney show Phineas And Pherb.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Danny C on April 17, 2009 at 3:21pm: "9 to 5" and "Student Union" by Lady Sovereign.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by 4thwaveDave on July 2, 2009 at 12:18am: horrah for reviving this forum!!! I have a couple additions to the list!!! The Living End's debut CD has a song called "Trapped" on it that's and awesome ska song...and the whole album is littered with random off beat ska parts...also, Regina Spektor has a new CD out called "Far" and it has a couple songs that could be considered ska..."The Calculation" and "Folding Chair", which can be heard on her myspace if you're interested...; ▶ Reply to This