UB40 "The Way You Do the Things You Do"

Just two songs placed on the Billboard Top 40 during the 1960s, '70s, '80s, and '90s in the United States. One of those songs is "The Way You Do the Things You Do" which came via The Temptations ('60s), Rita Coolidge ('70s), Hall & Oates ('80s), and UB40 ('90s).

UB40 "Red Red Wine"

Did you know "Red Red Wine" originally was a hit for Neil Diamond? It's true. It happened in 1962. A remake of the song in 1983 re-introduced the song to the world and made the reggae-pop group UB40 a household name.

Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"

Turn on a Top 40 radio station today, and you'll hear Childish Gambino, Drake and Camila Cabello. Turn on a Top 40 radio station in 1993, and you would've heard UB40, Mariah Carey and "The River of Dreams" from Billy Joel.

UB40 - "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You"

Sharon Stone's thriller Sliver helped boost UB40's remake of Elvis Presley's "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" to the #1 spot in 1993.  The movie's soundtrack featured UB40's reggae-version of Elvis' 1986 hit.

Big Mountain - "Baby, I Love Your Way"

Shaggy, UB40, and Jimmy Cliff found commercial success by adding Reggae to classic American songs.  Add Big Mountain to that list as their saxophone-rich remake of "Baby, I Love Your Way" found itself on the Reality Bites Soundtrack and into the Top 10 in 1994.

UB40 - "Here I Am"

While I don't usually like cliches, but I tried to think of a song title that included the word "labor" in the title in honor of Labor Day.  I came up blank.  Instead, I settled on the album "Labour of Love II" by UB40.  (What's even more sad is that I didn't have to Google this information--my brain had this tidbit stored.)  This particular album gave us the reggae-fest remake of Al Green's "Here I Am".