Music video by UB40 performing Kingston Town. For all things UB40: https://linktr.ee/ub40official The night seems to fade, But the moonlight lingers on There are wonders for everyone The stars shine so bright, But they're fading after dawn There is magic in Kingston Town Oh Kingston Town, The place I long to be If I had the whole world I would give it away Just to see, the girls at play Ooh, ooh, ooh And when I am king, surely I would need a queen And a palace and everything, yeah And now I am king, And my queen will come at dawn She'll be waiting in Kingston Town Oh Kingston Town, The place I long to be If I had the whole world I would give it away Just to see, the girls at play Ooh, ooh, ooh And when I am king, surely I would need a queen And a palace and everything, yeah And now I am king, And my queen will come at dawn She'll be waiting in Kingston Town In 1990, UB40 released their cover version of the 1970 song Kingston Town, which was originally written and recorded by Trinidadian artist Lord Creator. The band released the track as the second single from their album Labour of Love II, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one in France and the Netherlands. This official video was directed by UB40’s own Brian Travers, Track personnel: Jimmy Brown – drums Ali Campbell – vocals, guitar Robin Campbell – guitar, vocals, Earl Falconer – bass Norman Hassan – percussion, vocals, Brian Travers – saxophones Micky Virtue – keyboards Astro – toasting, rhyming, percussion #Reggae #kingstontown #ub40 #lordcreator #trinidad #labouroflove2 #alicampbell #1990 #coverversion #ub40band #ub45 #robincampbell #astro #earlfalconer #jamesbrown #mickyvirtue #briantravers #normanhassan #birmingham #hits90s #ub40band #ub40official