Editing Jimmy Cliff (section)

===1980s and 1990s===
Cliff quickly returned to music, touring for several years before he recorded with [[Kool & the Gang]]. In 1984, Cliff appeared at the [[Pinkpop Festival]] in [[Landgraaf]], [[Netherlands]]. During [[The River Tour]], [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the [[E Street Band]] added Cliff's previously little-known song "[[Trapped (Bruce Springsteen song)|Trapped]]" to their live set; it achieved great prominence when included on 1985's ''[[We Are the World (album)|We Are the World]]'' benefit album. The follow-up, ''[[Cliff Hanger (album)|Cliff Hanger]]'' (1985), won a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album|Best Reggae Album]], though it was his last major success in the United States until 1993. Also in 1985, Cliff contributed to the song "[[Sun City (song)|Sun City]]", a protest song written and composed by [[Steven Van Zandt]] and recorded by [[Artists United Against Apartheid]] to convey opposition to the [[South Africa]]n policy of [[apartheid]].<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years 2">{{cite book| first= John| last= Tobler| year= 1992| title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years| edition= 1st| publisher= Reed International Books Ltd| location= London| page= 409| id= CN 5585}}</ref>

Cliff then provided [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]] on [[The Rolling Stones]]' 1986 album ''[[Dirty Work (The Rolling Stones album)|Dirty Work]]'', and appeared in the comedy ''[[Club Paradise]]'', co-starring with [[Robin Williams]] and [[Peter O'Toole]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0090856/ |title=Club Paradise (1986) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=2012-12-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222040937/http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0090856/ |archive-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> and contributed several songs to the soundtrack, including "Seven Day Weekend", which he sang with [[Elvis Costello]]. In 1988, his song "Shelter of Your Love" was featured in the 1988 film ''[[Cocktail (1988 film)|Cocktail]]''.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

Cliff appeared in the film ''[[Marked for Death]]'' in 1990, performing "John Crow" with the Jimmy Cliff Band.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0100114/fullcredits#cast |title=Marked for Death (1990) - Full Cast & Crew |publisher=IMDb |access-date=2012-12-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222041109/http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0100114/fullcredits#cast |archive-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> His recording of "You Can Get It If You Really Want" was used as a [[Political campaign|campaign]] anthem by the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]] in the 1990 election in [[Nicaragua]].<ref name= politicsIndependent>{{cite news|last1=Dugan|first1=Emily|title='I always support the lower classes': Jimmy Cliff's response to his adoption by Cameron|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/i-always-support-the-lower-classes-jimmy-cliffs-response-to-his-adoption-by-cameron-396101.html|access-date=24 August 2015|work=The Independent|date=6 October 2007 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925170929/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/i-always-support-the-lower-classes-jimmy-cliffs-response-to-his-adoption-by-cameron-396101.html|archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> In 1991, he performed at the second [[Rock in Rio]] festival in [[Estádio do Maracanã]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil. He continued to sell well in Jamaica and, to a lesser extent, the UK, returning to the mainstream pop charts in the U.S. and elsewhere ([[List of number-one hits of 1994 (France)|#1]] in [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|France]]) with a version of [[Johnny Nash]]'s "[[I Can See Clearly Now]]" on the ''[[Cool Runnings]]'' film soundtrack in 1993. In 1995, Cliff released the single "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]", a collaboration with [[Lebo M]], a song from the soundtrack of the film ''[[The Lion King]]''. In 1997, Cliff was a guest star in an episode of the [[Cartoon Network]] talk show ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''.{{cn|date=May 2022}}