>A fifth album, “Autoamerican,” came out in 1980 and
>featured a smash cover of “The Tide is High,” a 1960s ska
>song by a Jamaican group, the Paragons

but The Tide is High from The Paragons wasn't a Ska song. It was Rocksteady.

At least the article got the name of The Paragons right, so I suppose some credit should be given there.

Sorry to nitpick there, but I love that song too much for that error to slide.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.