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"Sweet and Dandy" — The Maytals (Festival Song 1969)

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The Maytals' 1969 Festival Song winner — a country-wedding story in perfect miniature — carried worldwide when it appeared in The Harder They Come (1972) and on its soundtrack, where international listeners met Festival music without knowing the contest existed.

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Sweet and Dandy

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Verified iTunes/Apple Music match (JM storefront): Toots & The Maytals — Sweet and Dandy.

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