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Bob Marley — Burnin' And Lootin'
Album: Live!
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Released: 1975
Length: 5:03
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This morning I woke up in a curfew;
O God, I was a prisoner, too - yeah!
Could not recognize the faces standing over me;
They were all dressed in uniforms of brutality. Eh!

How many rivers do we have to cross,
Before we can talk to the boss? Eh!
All that we got, it seems we have lost;
We must have really paid the cost.

(That's why we gonna be)
Burnin' and a-lootin' tonight;
(Say we gonna burn and loot)
Burnin' and a-lootin' tonight;
(One more thing)
Burnin' all pollution tonight;
(Oh, yeah, yeah)
Burnin' all illusion tonight.

Oh, stop them!

Give me the food and let me grow;
Let the Roots Man take a blow.
All them drugs gonna make you slow now;
It's not the music of the ghetto. Eh!

Weeping and a-wailin' tonight;
(Who can stop the tears?)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight;
(We've been suffering these long, long-a years!)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight
(Will you say cheer?)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight
(But where?)

Give me the food and let me grow;
Let the Roots Man take a blow.
I must say: all them - all them drugs gonna make you slow;
It's not the music of the ghetto.

We gonna be burning and a-looting tonight;
(To survive, yeah!)
Burning and a-looting tonight;
(Save your baby lives)
Burning all pollution tonight;
(Pollution, yeah, yeah!)
Burning all illusion tonight
(Lord-a, Lord-a, Lord-a, Lord!)

Burning and a-looting tonight;
Burning and a-looting tonight;
Burning all pollution tonight
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 bitbanger wrote:

Know what you mean. For me it is just dull. Same chords, same rhythm, and same "rich people are bad" message from some rich guy. Every tune, same thing.


Jamaica was literally a colony until Bob was 17, torn apart by violence and poverty even after that. He survived political assassination attempts.

This is not "rich man bad" music from some middle-class dude.
Posted 3 years ago by webmaster2    [ Reply ]
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Songs like this made Bob a target to the Cabal running the world. 

Rest in Peace great man.
 
 
I respectfully suggest you missed the point of the song.
Posted 3 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
reggae ? skip
Posted 4 years ago by SomeKindOstrich    [ Reply ]
Chair dancin!!!
Posted 4 years ago by jmjohall    [ Reply ]
 bluecshells wrote:
Burning and looting is not supposed to be taken literally.  Just like the bible.  Peace all.
 
He isn't telling people to burn and loot! He is just making a social commentary about all the unnecessary burning and lootin' that he grew up around in Kingston town! Read up on the great Bob Marley history! He would never propose any violence! He was a peacemaker!
Posted 4 years ago by johnmunsonjr    [ Reply ]
One Love Baby
Posted 5 years ago by yippee    [ Reply ]
Songs like this made Bob a target to the Cabal running the world. 

Rest in Peace great man.
 
Posted 6 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
what a talent..... beautiful beautiful

 
agreed!
Posted 6 years ago by SurfDoc    [ Reply ]
what a talent..... beautiful beautiful
Posted 7 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
still love it

 
So right!!
Posted 7 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
still love it
Posted 7 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 8 years ago by johnybladex    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:
Absolutely mind-numbing.  Repetitive and uncreative. 2.

 
Know what you mean. For me it is just dull. Same chords, same rhythm, and same "rich people are bad" message from some rich guy. Every tune, same thing.
Posted 8 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
It's Labor Day! Work!
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
What texture!
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
Magicman. (Much missed.)
Posted 11 years ago by ApricotHurlforth    [ Reply ]
Love them... Live even better! 
Posted 11 years ago by PaoloManana    [ Reply ]
Absolutely mind-numbing.  Repetitive and uncreative. 2.
Posted 11 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
 k-man wrote:
At the Roxy... I was in line to purchase tickets to this show, then left in disgust when I found out they were $10 apiece.

What a silly form of protest. 
 
Ouch! My friend and I went to Ticketmaster back in the day. We were there to buy Def Leppard tickets when my friend noticed there were Peter Gabriel tickets on sale. He tried to talk me into going, but I insisted on the Def Leppard tickets. At least I finally got to see PG on his Secret World tour.
Posted 12 years ago by thewheedle    [ Reply ]
Marley is a legend. His music is legendary. After a few minutes...I'm sick of it. Sorry...
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
At the Roxy... I was in line to purchase tickets to this show, then left in disgust when I found out they were $10 apiece.

What a silly form of protest. 
Posted 12 years ago by k-man    [ Reply ]
good marley  ever marley i like
Posted 12 years ago by mistabird    [ Reply ]
I love you Marley!!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by etipuf    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:

Yeah... by singing about burning and looting.  Real peaceful.

 
Revolutions come from burning and looting. As folks across the Pond should know only too well, the US having been formed by a violent revolution.

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Burning and looting is not supposed to be taken literally.  Just like the bible.  Peace all.
Posted 13 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:

Bob Marley gives us Peace,yeah!!

 
Yeah... by singing about burning and looting.  Real peaceful.

Posted 13 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
 araja wrote:
School just ended. Waiting for summer semester to start.
All the house windows are open. A warm breeze sways the curtains.
Occasional noise from the street, or a lawn mower.
Working, doing something. Nothing important.
Bob Marley on the stereo. Peace.
 
Nice. Vibe well captured.

Posted 13 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
This is the first Marley song that I have ever heard that I did not like. Oh well, can't win em all!

Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Nice concert!  Nice 80 sound!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 araja wrote:
School just ended. Waiting for summer semester to start.
All the house windows are open. A warm breeze sways the curtains.
Occasional noise from the street, or a lawn mower.
Working, doing something. Nothing important.
Bob Marley on the stereo. Peace.
 
Bob Marley gives us Peace,yeah!!

Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
School just ended. Waiting for summer semester to start.
All the house windows are open. A warm breeze sways the curtains.
Occasional noise from the street, or a lawn mower.
Working, doing something. Nothing important.
Bob Marley on the stereo. Peace.
Posted 15 years ago by araja    [ Reply ]
It's just Bob, innit? Always was and always is KEWL.
Posted 15 years ago by somebloke    [ Reply ]
Bob Marley - Burnin' And Lootin'
The Clash - I Fought The Law
The Who - Summertime Blues

For some reason, after the first two of this group, I was thinking of Eric Clapton's cover of "I Shot The Sheriff", which would lead nicely into Bob Marley.

Posted 15 years ago by timc    [ Reply ]
mmmm, love this.  makes me sway in my desk chair...
Posted 15 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
Was fortunate to see Bob's final U.S. concert in Pittsburgh back in the day.  An amazing person and performer.  Long live reggae.
Posted 16 years ago by anotherlistener    [ Reply ]
justin_thyme wrote:
Dated and b o r i n g . I just hit the mute switch, something I very rarely do with RP.
.... dated? Since when has that had any relevance whatsoever? Boring? Well you're entitled to your opinion.. even if it makes you seem like a tasteless sot. Bob Marley is my hero, thanks for this, Bill!
Posted 16 years ago by ValosAtreide    [ Reply ]
I wouldn't call him a prophet, but he sure was good and had a good message. elliotgoettelman wrote:
god, i WISH i could have seen him live. Bob was a prophet. i can only imagine what it would have felt like to be in his presence. i feel bad for anyone who has not closed their eyes and been entranced by the groove that Bob's live performaces were capable of. seeing a performance will always change your opinion of the artist at hand.
Posted 16 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
Dated and b o r i n g . I just hit the mute switch, something I very rarely do with RP.
Posted 16 years ago by justin_thyme    [ Reply ]
bob my man...? we reunite for life~
Posted 16 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
Did he say "How many reefers?"
Posted 16 years ago by goo    [ Reply ]
Saw Bob live in 1976 at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, IL US. AWESOME! Went to visit his home and mausoleum in 2000. Sad. Bob no dead. Bob JAH!
Posted 16 years ago by snitramc    [ Reply ]
Thank you, RP, for introducing me to this album. It has quickly become one of my favorite live albums. The sound quality is even better than on Babylon By Bus!
Posted 16 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
yea! Burn those who gave this a 1.
Posted 16 years ago by minorking    [ Reply ]
What an amazing sound
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
I'm trying to like it ..
Posted 16 years ago by oldsinger    [ Reply ]
I saw this one guy in St. Croix who had a total of two dreadlocks (as in all of his hair combined) They went down to his knees. One of them was about 2 inches in diameter. I think H.R. (in Bad Brains) had three and I thought that was pretty impressive
Posted 16 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Spiritual.
Posted 17 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
god, i WISH i could have seen him live. Bob was a prophet. i can only imagine what it would have felt like to be in his presence. i feel bad for anyone who has not closed their eyes and been entranced by the groove that Bob's live performaces were capable of. seeing a performance will always change your opinion of the artist at hand.
Posted 17 years ago by elliotgoettelman    [ Reply ]
Getting to see Bob Marley live was certainly an awe inspiring event. As Eric Clapton said about Stevie Ray Vaughan, "you knew you were in the presence of greatness".
Posted 17 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
for all the ones who know.
Posted 17 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
Stop your complaining and look at that guitar. How bloody cool is that?
Posted 17 years ago by SpeckDog    [ Reply ]
RP needs more reggae! get realistic, there is such a wide variety out there, i agree, marley can be overplayed, but try some of the late 70's dennis brown at his prime, or some of the new artists, like junior kelly's smile or burning spears grammy winner, or the list goes on and on . . .
Posted 20 years ago by rf    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by linlin    [ Reply ]
Sorry to the naysayers. Bob belongs here and based on the many live performances I attended, it seems pretty "real" to me.
Posted 20 years ago by chinacat    [ Reply ]
Jeronimus_Funk wrote:
Too much of Bob makes everyone , especially if it is some lousy live performance, a long way from the real thing, and you know it!
Unfortunately, we no longer have the opportunity to see and hear Bob live . . . thank goodness he left all of his wonderful works, including this one.
Posted 20 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
reggae sucks :P
Posted 20 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
ALL PRAISE BE TO BOB......REGGAE ON MON!
Posted 20 years ago by PARKJAGMAN    [ Reply ]
Doesn't sound like a lousy recording from where I am sitting... Solid groove...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Jeronimus_Funk wrote:
Too much of Bob makes everyone , especially if it is some lousy live performance, a long way from the real thing, and you know it!
Speak for yourself. I haven't yet experienced "too much of Bob".
Posted 20 years ago by Brad_Eleven    [ Reply ]
Too much of Bob makes everyone , especially if it is some lousy live performance, a long way from the real thing, and you know it!
Posted 21 years ago by Jeronimus_Funk    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by KevDog: As long as this album is one of the things they're burnin', I'm cool with it.
Posted 22 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]