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I Can See Clearly Now is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Bob Marley. Those roots explain a lot about how I Can See Clearly Now arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Break My Stride, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ray Charles, Jimmy Cliff, Neil Finn, Willie Nelson and Claude François, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around I Can See Clearly Now, reaching back through Bob Marley and forward to Ray Charles. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"I Can See Clearly Now" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Johnny Nash. It was the lead single from his twelfth album, I Can See Clearly Now (1972) and achieved success in the United States and the United Kingdom when it was released in 1972, reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box charts. It also reached No. 1 in Canada and South Africa. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years, including a version by Jimmy Cliff for the motion picture soundtrack of Cool Runnings that peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1993.
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I Can See Clearly Now grew out of Bob Marley, shares an orbit with Break My Stride, went on to shape Ray Charles, Jimmy Cliff, Neil Finn and Willie Nelson. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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