UB40 - Red Red Wine (Live) from the album "Labour of Love" 1983 | Music LIVE

A new version of the chart-topping single "Red Red Wine" is out now! 🍷 It's nearly been 40 years since we released the original track The track is the second single to be released from our upcoming album 'UB45', following 'Champion', which was the official anthem for the Birmingham #CommonwealthGames Listen here - 🎵 https://lnk.to/UB40RRW 🎵 #RedRedWine #UB40 #Reggae #Music #NewMusicOut #RedWine | UB40

UB40 recorded a version of "Red Red Wine" for their album of cover versions, Labour of Love. According to UB40 member Astro, the group's former vocalist and trumpet player, the band was only familiar with Tony Tribe's version and did not realize that the writer and original singer was Neil Diamond. Astro told the Financial Times, "Even when we saw the writing credit which said 'N Diamond,' we thought it was a Jamaican artist called Negus Diamond." "Red Red Wine" is a song originally written, per

Original Versions of Popular '80s Songs -- Here are the original versions of popular cover songs from the 1980s. Featuring "Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Rod Stewart vs Robert Palmer vs The Persuaders; "Red Red Wine" by UB40 vs Neil Diamond; "C'est la Vie" by Robbie Nevil vs Beau Williams. #80smusic #coversongs #rodstewart #robertpalmer #ub40 #neildiamond #robbienevil | Tommy Edison