It utilizes the "rocksteady" tradition of romantic songwriting but coats it in the heavy, smoky atmosphere of 1975 roots production.
On the surface, "Sweet Sugar Plum Plum" is a devotional love song. However, in the context of 1970s Jamaica—a time of intense political turmoil and "tribal" violence—songs about steadfast love were often seen as a form of . Wailing Souls - Sweet Sugar Plum Plum
The track was recorded at the legendary , featuring the militant, driving percussion of the Revolutionaries . featuring the militant
The "Sugar Plum" is a metaphor for a partner who provides peace amidst the chaos of the "concrete jungle." Wailing Souls - Sweet Sugar Plum Plum