Jimmy Cliff "Hakuna Matata"

The original Lion King Soundtrack featured more than just hits from Elton John. The 1994 animated film also gave radio stations the single "Hakuna Matata" from Jimmy Cliff and Lebo M. Meaning "no worries" in Swahili, the song only managed to hit #25 on the Adult Contemporary Chart nearly a year after the movie premiered in theaters.

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.

Jimmy Cliff - "I Can See Clearly Now"

The extra-cold and snowy winter of 1994 meant lots of school cancellations during my Junior year of high school.  This afforded me more time to hear Jimmy Cliff's reggae remake of "I Can See Clearly Now".  When you're dealing with the cruel Midwest winter, the lyrics "It's gonna be a bright and sunshiny day" ring hollow...