Remembering Bob Marley...
 

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30 years ago today, Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley (my boyfriend/husband/shawty in another life) passed away. Some found/find his death to be mysterious and "too convenient."

Whatever the case may be, I still listen to his music on a regular basis. I love all of his songs, even the stuff from the very beginning of his career.

Here are my favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlk9Sj4Ns2k
"Stir It Up" (boomchickawowow!!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64QkD5pBWWE
"No Woman No Cry"

What say you, GCers?






(And Marley's fine self made some fine sons. :o)

My FB status today is a shout-out to Bob Marley.

A fun game for procrastination would be to use nothing but Bob Marley lyrics and song titles in normal conversations.

And...go....!!!

Rise up this mornin', smile with the risin sun, three little birds, pitch by my door step...sun is shining, the weather is sweet, make you want to move your dancing feet...

(Maybe? LOL)

THIS! :D

and,

Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights.
Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight...

...'Cause all I ever had...redemption songs...all I ever had...redemption songs...these songs of freedom...songs of freedom....

:D

*****

And for those who didn't notice, I put "Three Little Birds" with "Sun is Shining."

Also,
http://social.entertainment.msn.com/...e-e5c5c59f89c6

http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Enter...MSNIIT&lc=1033

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huynn0Nz1O4

Dynamic, captivating, charismatic, magical. Just as relevant today as it was then.

ETA: fixed the link, it should work now.

:( That link doesn't show up for me.

Correct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huynn...layer_embedded

^^^thanks, I messed up, you fixed it, appreciate it :-)

;)

:D Awesome link.

Strongly political concert with great performances. I also love to see a fine man dance (who knows how to dance). It does something to me.

I listened to the Rastaman Vibrations album over and over again while working on my senior thesis. The other KDs in the house were probably ready to kill me, but I got an A. Thanks, Bob!

Among all the Bob songs today, here's another song worth a listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMVVhgU3OO0
("Bob Lives On" by Horace Andy)

The original "Turn the Lights Down Low"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZEmTywFe34
(LOL @ some of the comments in the comments section)

Lauryn Hill's remake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JREcKmXDeAs

Me too.

And I wore out my Rastaman Vibration LP. Literally wore it out. Think I drove my neighbors stark raving mad. "Jah love, Jah love, protect us"; those were some fine moments in my living room, dancing to that.

I...either have a very dirty mind...or....

I see "dancing" at the end of this post...but...I...still...LOL

Thanks for posting this:D

"3 Little Birds" is my favorite Marley song (and it might be one of the best songs of all time - definitely makes the first cut) ... so of the ones unmentioned, I'll dig a little further back into the early Marley era for some favorites.

Sometimes we forget that Bob Marley and the Wailers weren't just the seminal reggae band - they also pioneered dub and ska, putting out some of the best mid-tempo stuff of the time:

"Guava Jelly/This Train" - this version is a beating, a near-rival for "3 Little Birds"
http://youtu.be/1Cw_8ko6PrI

"Mr. Brown" - the best song about Jamaican ghosts, period:
http://youtu.be/3VbwibwTZrM

"One Cup of Coffee" - first single from a 17yo Marley ... the voice isn't developed, but creates a pantheon-level first-wave ska track anyway:
http://youtu.be/he5Dv0tSr3Y

"Simmer Down" - Collaboration with the legendary Skatalites, showing the amazing amount of talent working in a relatively small population ...
http://youtu.be/ItIkqcss0iU

Another reason why KSigRC is my cousin.

Being an Alpha Gam I get to celebrate Bob quite a bit if I have on something more yellow than buff ;)

I enjoy Soul Shakedown and Hallelujah Time, as well as Put it on and Lively up Yourself.

I also have to give Bob a shout out because if it wasn't for his music I wouldn't have had a witty retort when Mormons asked me where I thought Zion was located. My answers were: Israel, a park in Utah, and a mountain Bob Marley Sings about.

Awesome! :)

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Remember when the Marley family lost a copyright lawsuit? Has anything changed regarding that?

:mad: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=116010

The Onion: Bob Marley Rises From Grave To Free Frat Boys From Bonds Of Oppression
 

The Onion posted the following article this afternoon. So funny.

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Bob Marley Rises From Grave To Free Frat Boys From Bonds Of Oppression

More at http://www.theonion.com/articles/bob...oys-from,1808/

Natural Mystic reminds me so much of the old college dorm.

I still wonder how the world would be if he were still alive.