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Bob Marley — Is this Love
Album: Exodus
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Released: 1977
Length: 3:46
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I wanna love you and treat you right;
I wanna love you every day and every night:
We'll be together with a roof right over our heads;
We'll share the shelter of my single bed;
We'll share the same room, yeah! - for Jah provide the bread.
Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
I wanna know - wanna know - wanna know now!
I got to know - got to know - got to know now!

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I - I'm willing and able,
So I throw my cards on your table!
I wanna love you - I wanna love and treat - love and treat you right;
I wanna love you every day and every night:
We'll be together, yeah! - with a roof right over our heads;
We'll share the shelter, yeah, oh now! - of my single bed;
We'll share the same room, yeah! - for Jah provide the bread.

Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Wo-o-o-oah! Oh yes, I know; yes, I know - yes, I know now!
Yes, I know; yes, I know - yes, I know now!

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I - I'm willing and able,
So I throw my cards on your table!
See: I wanna love ya, I wanna love and treat ya -
Love and treat ya right.
I wanna love you every day and every night:
We'll be together, with a roof right over our heads!
We'll share the shelter of my single bed;
We'll share the same room, yeah! Jah provide the bread.
We'll share the shelter of my single bed
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This bass line beggining always get me.
Bless you all.
Posted 5 hours ago by upato    [ Reply ]
Share the shelter of your single bed with someone you love and all will be well with your world. Promise.
Posted 1 month ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Yo Bob..
Posted 2 months ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
This is my favorite Bob Marley tune.
Posted 11 months ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
Everyone in my mushrooming multitude of hotel rooms be dancing on the ceiling. So good for the ears. But seriously, what a great song.
Posted 1 year ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
If you are sharing a single bed, it must be love. Later, you'll want a king.
Posted 1 year ago by yofitofu    [ Reply ]
"We'll share the shelter, of my single bed"  Wow!  I'll say it again.
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
What a beautiful line..  "we'll share the shelter, of my single bed"
Such a loss.
Posted 2 years ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
I used to listen to this song when I was living in a half-way house, roughly 10 years ago. I played it during BBQs in sunny weather. I was drawn to the line 'we'll share the shelter of my single bed' in particular. I wasn't sure if I'd ever be well enough to be in a relationship, yet I found comfort in these lyrics, in that I might be able to share my life with someone one day. I did, and I am, for which I count my blessings every day. Peace and love to all
Posted 2 years ago by BlackDog1121    [ Reply ]
gimme more Wailers and Tosh
less BOB
Posted 3 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 Arshellan wrote:
ah yes rega, time to hit 1 and skip
 
If you're going to insult the music, you should at least spell the genre correctly. 
Posted 4 years ago by TLynneHenry    [ Reply ]
 Arshellan wrote:
ah yes rega, time to hit 1 and skip
 
Obviously, you're not part of the Revolution.
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
ah yes rega, time to hit 1 and skip
Posted 4 years ago by Arshellan    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
And Jah provide the bread...
 
I suppose that makes more sense than "we'll jump rope by the bridge."
*cleans ears out*
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
The song of my summer of 2002 - I was 18, had the most fun and least worries in the world.

And I will always, always sing it out loud, no matter where! 
Posted 5 years ago by hana.tisserand    [ Reply ]
Long Live                                                                                                                                      Radio Paradise
Rating to me:                                                                                         8 - Most Excellent           but weak
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
A handful of the RP playlist makes me want a 'repeat' button...and this 10GEM is one of em....I'll manage w/out it I guess...Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
I've always liked the cover of this song by (of all people) Pat Travers. Never thought a heavy rocker would turn out something so thoughtful.
Posted 5 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
I do wish RP would play more modern black music, too...
Posted 5 years ago by david16    [ Reply ]
If you ever get the chance visit the homestead in Nine Mile.  I wish I had seen Bob when he was alive.  But at least I got to pay respects.  Awesome talent, taken from us too soon.
Posted 5 years ago by Retrograde-orbit    [ Reply ]
It becomes a better day whenever I hear this wonderful song.
And Jah provide the bread...
Posted 5 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
 crogers wrote:
Suggestion:  if you're not really feeling this, for whatever reason, I suggest that you sing it.  Yes, out loud.  No, seriously, sing the damn song.  The lyrics are posted right here, just click the Lyrics link and sing along with the song.  Just belt it out.  No one will think you're weird, I promise.  You have a throat that is capable of song — it doesn't matter if you think your voice is something less than stellar... just work it!

If you, after having dutifully sung this remarkable little song, still don't like it, you will have my respect (for whatever that's frickin' worth...) and IMO you will have earned the right  to go on hating it, with a bullet, i.e. "I sang it, I hated it, you can now all summarily go screw yourselves."  

I'm betting you won't feel the same way about it.  I'm betting you'll find that it tickles a part of you that maybe you've forgotten about — the part that makes you want to be a better person, the part that allows you to show compassion for other people, the part that makes you cry at movies that deal with real people living their real lives (and no, NOT the Kardashian flavor of pseudo-reality), that part inside you that you're a little scared to acknowledge.  It's worth it, believe me.  

Why should you believe me?  Well... maybe you shouldn't.  After all, who the hell am I?   However, I can tell you that when I hear this song, I get to feel something wonderful that perhaps you and some others have forgotten how to feel.  I don't care whether reggae appeals to you in general, Marley specifically, or the human race in total.  There is something special in this — just have to lock on and have the courage to feel it.

Peace. 

 
Peace indeed!  I got to hear this tune (this time) as I finished my drive to work, and while it sounds much better blasting from my truck's stereo, I was happy to have a chance to finish listening at my desk at work....where I got to see the snarky comments that seem to have been sparked by your (wonderful IMHO) post.  And I'm also going to up my 9 rating to a 10.  I think this is my fav Marley tune.  LONG LIVE RP and PEACE BE UPON EVERYONE.
Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
My wife always starts dancing when she hears reggae, but she is from the Carribeeeann.
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
 crogers wrote:
So... mean and hateful then.  OK, got it.
 
You just made me chortle. Well worth a {#High-five}
Posted 8 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 crogers wrote:
Suggestion:  if you're not really feeling this, for whatever reason, I suggest that you sing it.  Yes, out loud.  No, seriously, sing the damn song.  The lyrics are posted right here, just click the Lyrics link and sing along with the song.  Just belt it out.  No one will think you're weird, I promise.  You have a throat that is capable of song — it doesn't matter if you think your voice is something less than stellar... just work it!

 
nice suggestion. it is a great campfire jam song... so much heart in it. 
Posted 8 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 ChrisVIII wrote:
 crogers wrote:
If you've rated this less than a 7, you might consider the possibility that you're either dead inside or simply a mean, hateful person.

Just sayin'....
  
Thanks for you condescension but I'm fine. I am not inferior to you, I simply have a different musical taste. Reggae music tends to make me aggressive because it never really starts, it makes me fell like shaking the person singing or those listening with a stupid air on their face. Makes feel like telling them to move and do something, to wake up. 

" just saying' ",  idiot.  

 
So... mean and hateful then.  OK, got it.
Posted 8 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
 crogers wrote:
If you've rated this less than a 7, you might consider the possibility that you're either dead inside or simply a mean, hateful person.

Just sayin'....

 

 
Thanks for you condescension but I'm fine. I am not inferior to you, I simply have a different musical taste. Reggae music tends to make me aggressive because it never really starts, it makes me fell like shaking the person singing or those listening with a stupid air on their face. Makes feel like telling them to move and do something, to wake up. 

" just saying' ",  idiot.  
Posted 8 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
Suggestion:  if you're not really feeling this, for whatever reason, I suggest that you sing it.  Yes, out loud.  No, seriously, sing the damn song.  The lyrics are posted right here, just click the Lyrics link and sing along with the song.  Just belt it out.  No one will think you're weird, I promise.  You have a throat that is capable of song — it doesn't matter if you think your voice is something less than stellar... just work it!

If you, after having dutifully sung this remarkable little song, still don't like it, you will have my respect (for whatever that's frickin' worth...) and IMO you will have earned the right  to go on hating it, with a bullet, i.e. "I sang it, I hated it, you can now all summarily go screw yourselves."  

I'm betting you won't feel the same way about it.  I'm betting you'll find that it tickles a part of you that maybe you've forgotten about — the part that makes you want to be a better person, the part that allows you to show compassion for other people, the part that makes you cry at movies that deal with real people living their real lives (and no, NOT the Kardashian flavor of pseudo-reality), that part inside you that you're a little scared to acknowledge.  It's worth it, believe me.  

Why should you believe me?  Well... maybe you shouldn't.  After all, who the hell am I?   However, I can tell you that when I hear this song, I get to feel something wonderful that perhaps you and some others have forgotten how to feel.  I don't care whether reggae appeals to you in general, Marley specifically, or the human race in total.  There is something special in this — just have to lock on and have the courage to feel it.

Peace. 
Posted 9 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
If I were in the Bahamas with a joint and unlimited drinks and a beautiful sunsetting beach...I'd like this. Otherwise....nahhhh.


Same here.  Can't be dealing with the awful guitar "solo" bits.  It must have felt great to be that wasted.


Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
If you've rated this less than a 7, you might consider the possibility that you're either dead inside or simply a mean, hateful person.

Just sayin'....

 
Posted 9 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
All Bob songs are 9's and 10's....he's too important...
 
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
Well isn't this a nice antidote to the snow swirling outside my window...
Posted 9 years ago by amma123    [ Reply ]
 BobMcboyle wrote:
That feeling of boredom is in your mind, it ain't coming from the song. You need to say 'in dependence upon this song I experience a feeling of boredom, not everyone experiences this - some people experience pleasant feelings - therefore I can't say the song itself is boring, only that I experience boredom.'
 
It's hard to tell if you are being serious or facetious but this is an interesting post.  By a similar train of thought one could say that trees and other plants are not really green; that they are merely projecting light with a wavelength somewhere around 520 and 570 nanometres, which are interpreted by the cones at the backs of our eyes as being "green".  This would, of course, have greatly hampered Richard LLewelyn when he was writing How Green Was My Valley.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]


B is for Bob
Posted 10 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
If I were in the Bahamas with a joint and unlimited drinks and a beautiful sunsetting beach...I'd like this. Otherwise....nahhhh.
 
The music puts me there.....I don't have to be there.
Posted 10 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}      {#Bananajam}       {#Bananajam}

I'm dancing and loving it 
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Ahhh Marley...I love ya.
Posted 10 years ago by vluvlu    [ Reply ]
best song to relax after a busy day ;)
Posted 10 years ago by Musicfan96    [ Reply ]
I was just humming this song in my head, click on RP and now it's playing in my room. Pure Magic! Love Bob.
Posted 10 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Can always count on Bob to improve a dull, rainy Sunday afternoon.
Posted 10 years ago by nipplering    [ Reply ]
 BobMcboyle wrote:
That feeling of boredom is in your mind, it ain't coming from the song. You need to say 'in dependence upon this song I experience a feeling of boredom, not everyone experiences this - some people experience pleasant feelings - therefore I can't say the song itself is boring, only that I experience boredom.'
 
Chuckle, chuckle.  You guys crack me up.
Posted 10 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 sandpebble wrote:
I always thought Pat Travers' cover was pretty good.

 
Me Too! If you can ignore Boom Boom and Snortin' Whiskey (I did), PT made some great music! 

I pretty much wore out my Putting It Straight album...
Posted 11 years ago by Stephenater    [ Reply ]
Yeah, man! {#Sunny}

(... I am willing and able ...)
Posted 11 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote. 
It is a great shame that not more old school reggae (and dub) is not played here, but I can see how it would not appeal to the core of RP listeners. Instead, I have my rather large pile of dub plates to see me through when I have the need for cutdown raw dub reggae. 
 
Far be it for me to send folk away from RP, but you might like RightOnReggae https://radio.rightonscales.com/ - currently playing Yabby You
Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
If I were in the Bahamas with a joint and unlimited drinks and a beautiful sunsetting beach...I'd like this. Otherwise....nahhhh.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
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Posted 12 years ago by rockpommel16    [ Reply ]
der großartige bob wird  unvergeßlich bleiben
Posted 12 years ago by mistabird    [ Reply ]
Absolutely godlike
Posted 12 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
Three letters: P S D.
Posted 12 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
A staple at the Jagdriver household.
Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Not true I am afraid. While Bob was the first to achieve prominense and the spread of Reggae across the world, he was not in isolation. Many of his contemporaies of the time are still playing and touring. King Tubby, the Mad Professor, Yellowman spring to mind. To say there is not much early stuff other than Sir Bob is simply not true. . . there is tons of it.

Bob created a sound that was acceptable to mainstream and is distinctive in its way. But he was only one piece of the jigsaw. A big piece slap bang in the middle perhaps, but certainly not in isolation. 

It is a great shame that not more old school reggae (and dub) is not played here, but I can see how it would not appeal to the core of RP listeners. Instead, I have my rather large pile of dub plates to see me through when I have the need for cutdown raw dub reggae. 
 jersey_birdman wrote:
REally?

Not much pre-Bob reggae out there unless it is Ska: and Ska is not really reggae.  Bob Marley is the representative because he invented it...  An no, he did not invent it like Al Gore invented the internet: many contemporaries were dabbling but there is not doubt it was Bob Marley who made Reggae what it is and others followed...  

You will not get much of an argument on this from any of Bob's peers or those who thrive performing their own reggae today.

I saw Bob live in Philadelphia in 1978: he is and will always be the man when it comes to Reggae.

Cheers.
 tipper wrote:

One day someone will explain to me why this guy gets to be the cream of reggae.

Okay, he has written a couple of decent tunes.

Nobody in their right mind could call him a great singer.

I rather suspect it’s an “okay for white consumption” thing; the dumbing down of protest reggae for popular consumption.

Music doesn’t get much more middle of road than this but I suppose middle of the road is where the money is.

What a shame that Bob Marley has become the representative of a great music genre.

 
 


Posted 12 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Bob is truly one original ~
Posted 12 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:

Doobie sounds so much more sophisticated then "hippie lettuce." I'm not sure why it became synonymous with hippies. The cannabis plant in it's smoking form was brought to us from our friends south of the border. Which is why my favorite euphemism has always been...

"Hairy Mexican Skunk Balls"

 
"Hairy Mexican Skunk Balls"?  That's about the most unappealing name for it I've ever heard. 

Growing up, we called it "Dr. Poke's wonder smoke", "the fingers of love", and my personal favorite, "paper happiness". 

Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:

I just put the cigar down for a doobie.
 
Doobie sounds so much more sophisticated then "hippie lettuce." I'm not sure why it became synonymous with hippies. The cannabis plant in it's smoking form was brought to us from our friends south of the border. Which is why my favorite euphemism has always been...

"Hairy Mexican Skunk Balls"

Posted 12 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
 Danny_G wrote:
Buena Vista Social Club - De Camino a La Vereda {#Arrow} Bob Marley - Is this Love
 
I just put the cigar down for a doobie.
Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Got the Caribbean vacation going, eh Bill!
Posted 12 years ago by anotherlistener    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
very tired of Mr. Dubbie music
 
Not sure what dubbie music is.  I sure love this song.  Even more after a big fat Doobie.

Posted 13 years ago by Groogrux69    [ Reply ]
 eltom wrote:
Well, there are songs that were played too much... this is one of them. It's a pure genious song, but man, we heard it a million times...
 
...and yet it never gets old!

Posted 13 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
Well, there are songs that were played too much... this is one of them. It's a pure genious song, but man, we heard it a million times...
Posted 13 years ago by eltom    [ Reply ]
 The_Seeker wrote:
Boring as bat shit.
 
That feeling of boredom is in your mind, it ain't coming from the song. You need to say 'in dependence upon this song I experience a feeling of boredom, not everyone experiences this - some people experience pleasant feelings - therefore I can't say the song itself is boring, only that I experience boredom.'

Posted 13 years ago by BobMcboyle    [ Reply ]
Just enjoy - if you can.  If you can't - wait a couple of minutes.  Geesh.
Posted 13 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
tipper, your wish has been granted. {#Sunny}

 jersey_birdman wrote:
REally?

Not much pre-Bob reggae out there unless it is Ska: and Ska is not really reggae.  Bob Marley is the representative because he invented it...  An no, he did not invent it like Al Gore invented the internet: many contemporaries were dabbling but there is not doubt it was Bob Marley who made Reggae what it is and others followed...  

You will not get much of an argument on this from any of Bob's peers or those who thrive performing their own reggae today.

I saw Bob live in Philadelphia in 1978: he is and will always be the man when it comes to Reggae.

Cheers.

 tipper wrote:

One day someone will explain to me why this guy gets to be the cream of reggae.

Okay, he has written a couple of decent tunes.

Nobody in their right mind could call him a great singer.

I rather suspect it’s an “okay for white consumption” thing; the dumbing down of protest reggae for popular consumption.

Music doesn’t get much more middle of road than this but I suppose middle of the road is where the money is.

What a shame that Bob Marley has become the representative of a great music genre.



 

 

Posted 13 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
 The_Seeker wrote:
Boring as bat shit.
 
Play with bat shit much?


Posted 13 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Yes.  This IS love. {#Yes}
Posted 13 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
Buena Vista Social Club - De Camino a La Vereda {#Arrow} Bob Marley - Is this Love

Posted 13 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Boring as bat shit.
Posted 13 years ago by The_Seeker    [ Reply ]
REally?

Not much pre-Bob reggae out there unless it is Ska: and Ska is not really reggae.  Bob Marley is the representative because he invented it...  An no, he did not invent it like Al Gore invented the internet: many contemporaries were dabbling but there is not doubt it was Bob Marley who made Reggae what it is and others followed...  

You will not get much of an argument on this from any of Bob's peers or those who thrive performing their own reggae today.

I saw Bob live in Philadelphia in 1978: he is and will always be the man when it comes to Reggae.

Cheers.
 tipper wrote:

One day someone will explain to me why this guy gets to be the cream of reggae.

Okay, he has written a couple of decent tunes.

Nobody in their right mind could call him a great singer.

I rather suspect it’s an “okay for white consumption” thing; the dumbing down of protest reggae for popular consumption.

Music doesn’t get much more middle of road than this but I suppose middle of the road is where the money is.

What a shame that Bob Marley has become the representative of a great music genre.



 

Posted 13 years ago by jersey_birdman    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:

I think the difference is that Desmond Dekker and Toots Hibbert (and the Maytals) performed dance music; whereas Bob Marley could offer not only that but had also edge and made political comment. Many artists start out playing music that they think people want to hear (i.e. dance music) and evolve by becoming introspective—and actually writing songs about what they truly feel inside. The Beatles and Beach Boys come to mind. Others can never evolve, such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

 
And Little Richard was supposed to sing about what?  Being black in America in the 50's?  Or even livelier, being black and gay in America in the 50s?  What he seems to truly feel inside, other than the two items already mentioned, is being a happy guy, cheerful and creative.  And that's what I like about Little Richard.


Posted 14 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]

One day someone will explain to me why this guy gets to be the cream of reggae.

Okay, he has written a couple of decent tunes.

Nobody in their right mind could call him a great singer.

I rather suspect it’s an “okay for white consumption” thing; the dumbing down of protest reggae for popular consumption.

Music doesn’t get much more middle of road than this but I suppose middle of the road is where the money is.

What a shame that Bob Marley has become the representative of a great music genre.



Posted 14 years ago by tipper    [ Reply ]
 sandyclaws wrote:
Just because this song is so very appropriate to my day right now: 8 >> 9.
 
Lucky you!!

Posted 14 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
I always thought Pat Travers' cover was pretty good.
Posted 14 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
Just because this song is so very appropriate to my day right now: 8 >> 9.
Posted 14 years ago by sandyclaws    [ Reply ]
Love this!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by soulcollision    [ Reply ]
...dis is Räggi!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:

I think the difference is that Desmond Dekker and Toots Hibbert (and the Maytals) performed dance music; whereas Bob Marley could offer not only that but had also edge and made political comment. Many artists start out playing music that they think people want to hear (i.e. dance music) and evolve by becoming introspective—and actually writing songs about what they truly feel inside. The Beatles and Beach Boys come to mind. Others can never evolve, such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
 

 Mugro wrote:


Is "evolution" necessary? Must music always have a message to be important? I think that the work of Chuck Berry and Little Richard is just as "important" as that of the Beach Boys and Bob Marley. Perhaps we should not take ourselves and our music too seriously....
 
Good point; there are more than enough things to have to be "serious" about..  By the way, Desmond Dekker made fantastic music too.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]

Think Different Bob Marley by ~iBrainiac
©2008-2010 ~iBrainiac

Bob Marley, the most widely known and revered performer of ska/reggae music.





Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Is this love? You bet your ass, it is!{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by dannyboy57    [ Reply ]
Jah - is he a Bakery owner?
Posted 14 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
I'm checking the RP playlist and notice this song is playing the same time "This Is Love" by Mary Chapin Carpenter is on my itunes!  Nice


Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Ah, message from the Great Beyond!  Hi Deb - miss you!
Posted 14 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
I just have no words that can express how great this song is....Yes. It's love that I'm feelin'.
Posted 14 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
Thirty years gone by and the memories still linger...one can only wonder if they linger for her too! Still love her and this song!
{#Sunny}

Posted 14 years ago by pdjpirate    [ Reply ]

still love this song - everyday and everynight!


Posted 14 years ago by hdaisy    [ Reply ]
 Gednabb wrote:
an 8, but enough already. Played to death everywhere.
 
Agreed. This (and many of the songs from Legend) is good at its essence. But after the 84,376th time, it's just trite.

There are so many lesser-played Marley songs that I'd rather hear on RP.


Posted 14 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
Another gem from Legend, has to be one of the best albums (even if it's a compilation) of all time.
Posted 14 years ago by vstg005    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
Was this dope, was this dope, was this dope, was this dope I was smoking?
Marley = mute.  Sorry.
 
Who's this dope, who's this dope, who's this dope michaelgmitchell?

Posted 14 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
Was this dope, was this dope, was this dope, was this dope I was smoking?
Marley = mute.  Sorry.
 

I am trying to get the correlation between your username and your real name; I mean what does michaelgmitchell have to do with Dick Cheney? Is that one of your hunting buddies or something?{#Stupid}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
Was this dope, was this dope, was this dope, was this dope I was smoking?
Marley = mute.  Sorry.
 

Press two fingers against the underside of your wrist.  Feel a beat?  Good.  There is still hope for you then. 

This song is about the unbridled joy of love.  But even without the message...the music and beat convey the sheer joy of being fully alive.  Open yourself up to it.  That is what RP (and the late Bob Marley) brings to us.


Posted 14 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
My best friend was turned onto Bob his freshman year of college, 79-80.  I'd never heard a reggae bass line before.
Posted 14 years ago by DDB61    [ Reply ]
 Peace_tode wrote:
Great song!!. Effortless is a very good description! How about some good covers? I am partial to the Pat Travers version from Crash and Burn. Of course I am partial to all PT from that point and earlier.
 
I have that cover on a mix CD I did ages ago called "Great Covers by Unlikely Artists"

Given Travers' usual slash and burn style, it's a surprisingly restrained cover with a smashing Hammond B3 supplying the beat.

Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
I'm just glad he quit his job driving a forklift to make music.
Posted 14 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
One of the all-time great talents doing one of the all-time great songs.  There are too many great artists who died too young.
Posted 14 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
Scott Matthews has been playing a great version of this song on his recent tour.
Posted 15 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:

I think the difference is that Desmond Dekker and Toots Hibbert (and the Maytals) performed dance music; whereas Bob Marley could offer not only that but had also edge and made political comment. Many artists start out playing music that they think people want to hear (i.e. dance music) and evolve by becoming introspective—and actually writing songs about what they truly feel inside. The Beatles and Beach Boys come to mind. Others can never evolve, such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

 

Is "evolution" necessary? Must music always have a message to be important? I think that the work of Chuck Berry and Little Richard is just as "important" as that of the Beach Boys and Bob Marley. Perhaps we should not take ourselves and our music too seriously....
Posted 15 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
This one I love, among the best...
Posted 15 years ago by spij    [ Reply ]
https://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/04/22/125-bob-marley/
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Magical interplay between BM and the superb band on this track.
Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
yaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!  

           

            
Posted 15 years ago by arissimo    [ Reply ]
Great song!!. Effortless is a very good description! How about some good covers? I am partial to the Pat Travers version from Crash and Burn. Of course I am partial to all PT from that point and earlier.
Posted 15 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
Here's a mondegreen for you: "...so I throw my cords on your table." Evokes an interesting scene...
Posted 15 years ago by marktberry    [ Reply ]
effortless

Posted 15 years ago by betsyroks    [ Reply ]
Was this dope, was this dope, was this dope, was this dope I was smoking?
Marley = mute.  Sorry.


Posted 15 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
an 8, but enough already. Played to death everywhere.
Posted 15 years ago by Gednabb    [ Reply ]
 xkolibuul wrote:
No, commercial radio and classic rock stations that rotate the same 50 songs brought reggae overplay to America. Nothing against DD and Toots, but Bob gave a depth to reggae that no one had achieved before. There's a reason no reggae artist before or since has matched his body of work.
 
I think the difference is that Desmond Dekker and Toots Hibbert (and the Maytals) performed dance music; whereas Bob Marley could offer not only that but had also edge and made political comment. Many artists start out playing music that they think people want to hear (i.e. dance music) and evolve by becoming introspective—and actually writing songs about what they truly feel inside. The Beatles and Beach Boys come to mind. Others can never evolve, such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
unforgettable -   10.
Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
boober wrote:
After a couple of bones that sounds pretty good,but so does reading a physics book genius.

Where o where has Physicsgenius gone?.....I miss his Jabba the Hut like presence.

Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
It's LOVE that I am feeling for
Bob Marley and beautiful Jamaica!!



Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
My favorite Bob Marley song!
Posted 16 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
Makes me want to go back to Jamaica!
Posted 16 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
{#Crown}
Posted 16 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
Bob only sounds good to people who would enjoy a phonebook reading accompanied by a metronome.
You mean you haven't read the phone book? It's hilarious. Randomly pick a page in the yellow pages and read the top two words. For instance: "Waterproofing Wedding" or "Glass Golf" or "Acoustical Acupuncture". Best thing, it's different for every town! I think it's a bonus to find enjoyment in just about everything. Like my mom used to say "only the boring get bored". Appreciate Marley for his beauty, that's all.
Posted 16 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
This is hitting the spot.
Posted 16 years ago by pixidrizzl    [ Reply ]
This is some of the best Marley. You can hear his whole world in these songs.
Posted 16 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
60% 9 or 10?! Holy moly, folks. It's not that good.
Posted 16 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
Must be getting old - I recognize the first few notes, and my first reaction (like the bowl of petunias) was, "Oh, no, not again."
Posted 16 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
I'm trying not to hit mute--is that close enough? Bob only sounds good to people who would enjoy a phonebook reading accompanied by a metronome.
After a couple of bones that sounds pretty good,but so does reading a physics book genius.
Posted 16 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
LOVIN' this tune!
Posted 16 years ago by ilibjorn    [ Reply ]
LVE Bob Marley
Posted 16 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
Ex El Ent
Posted 17 years ago by lordgeezer    [ Reply ]