Toppa Top 10: Ten Classic Reggae Break-Up Tunes

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February 14, 2012

1. The Techniques, “You Don’t Care”techniques largeup

We started off our tribute to the recently departed Winston Riley with this one, and it’s been stuck on repeat—in our heads, and on our stereos—ever since. And why not. This song, by Riley’s rocksteady-era vocal group with Slim Smith and Pat Kelly the Techniques, is one of the most heartbreaking songs about coming to terms unrequited love that we know, and the circa-1967 riddim is still very much alive.—Jesse Serwer