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As the days went by, the Wailers also discovered a sadly unequal country, in which a large part of the population lived in extreme poverty. They learned that the President had just been re-elected with Gabon was a neocolonial country ruled by a black man. And that the Rastafarians felt that this was a strong act that deserved their respect and admiration. It was in Libreville that their love story began.

The king of reggae, who died at the age of 36, admitted to having 11 offspring from seven different mothers and about 25 others who claim to be of his blood. Marley married Rita, who often performed as a backup singer for the Wailers, in However, he continued to have several affairs. For instance, he had a great love affair with Cindy Breakspeare, who was crowned Miss World in and with whom he had a son, the future singer Damian Marley, in Bongo, on the other hand, was secretly taking the pill and was well aware of the fact that they would never be able to be together.

They all knew he was married… but he was a superstar. The young woman eventually stopped straightening her hair and adopted braids. The doctors confirmed that Marley had only three weeks to live. Get your free PDF by completing the following form. So while you point your fingers, someone else is judging you,' they sing, in a nod to the Bible's warning that we should judge not, lest we be judge. Originally recorded in , 'Iron Lion Zion' was eventually released in on the Songs of Freedom box set and as a standalone single which rightly went top 5.

The finally-released version was sweetened in the studio with additional vocals from the I Threes and some striking jazz sax from Courtney Pine. The title track of 's Exodus album, this track was one of many explicitly religious songs from Bob as he got deeper into his Rastafarian believes as he grew older.

It draws parallels between Moses leading the Hebrews from Egypt to the Promised Land with the Rastafarians own revolutionary search for freedom. An irrepressible funked up reggae disco smash, it was an instant classic on release and hasn't aged a day since. It's probably also a nod to Marley's own exodus from Jamaica, after he left the country for England after he was shot in a failed assassination attempt in December A posthumous hit like 'Iron Lion Zion', fans didn't have to wait nearly as long for 'Buffalo Soldier'.

Co-written with Noel George Williams, aka King Sporty, the song was one of many songs cobbled together for 's Confrontation album. Co-written by Marley with Tosh after Bob saw the poverty in Haiti on tour, it's a righteous funky reggae stomp and the ultimate call to arms.

In its stretched out, expanded form, it was a regular set-closer for the Wailers, and was the last song ever performed live by Bob Marley September 23, at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh. The opening track on 's Catch a Fire, the album that changed everything for Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Concrete Jungle' sets the tone for everything that follows. Originally recorded in Jamaica, like the rest of the album it was reworked with Muscle Shoals session guitarist Wayne Perkins and others — the re-issue includes both versions and is well worth it.

The song is a plaintive cry to God for mercy, sun, sweet life, love, caresses and freedom, only to be confronted with darkness, slavery, captivity and the horrors of life in the concrete jungle.

Maybe the most 'rock' and least 'reggae' song in Marley's whole catalogue, 'Redemption Song' was the last track on the last album released in Bob's lifetime, 's Uprising. The most well-known album version features just Bob and an acoustic guitar giving one of his most disarming, tender and emotional performances.

Rise up this mornin, Smiled with the risin sun, Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep Singin sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin, this is my message to you-ou-ou: Singin: dont worry bout a thing, cause every little thing gonna be all right. Singin: dont worry dont worry bout a thing, cause every little thing gonna be all right!

Rise up this mornin, Smiled with the risin sun, Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep Singin sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin, this is my message to you-ou-ou: Singin: dont worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh! Every little thing gonna be all right. Singin: dont worry about a thing - I wont worry!

Singin: dont worry about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be all right - I wont worry! Singin: dont worry about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be all right.