◇ image via WikipediaSpirits in the Material World
Spirits in the Material World is a Ska act. Their influence carried into Pato Banton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 1 connection around Spirits in the Material World and forward to Pato Banton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Spirits in the Material World" is a song by the British rock trio The Police, written by Sting. The opening track for their 1981 album Ghost in the Machine, it was released as a single in 1981 and reached No. 12 in the United Kingdom and No. 11 in the US in early 1982.
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