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This blog will be essentially about Bob Marley. Hope you like it, enjoy!
Mani Youssefzadeh

Monday 5 April 2010

Album Comparaison


The father of reggae left, who was he? Bob Marley released his albums “Talking Blue” in 1973 and “Exodus” in 1976. He released his third and last album in 1978”Bob Marley & the Wailers”. The way Bob Marley lived his life did affect his writing and did contribute to the development of his poetry. Bob Marley is undoubtedly my favorite musician. His musical message was all about the unity of the world. Bob Marley had firm devoted beliefs and conviction. Bob Marley contributed enormously to the fame of the Jamaican culture, particularly the Jamaican music mainly reggae.

Through his Art and through his work, Bob Marley insisted on brotherhood.
He influenced many others with his songs and touched the lives of millions with his constant message of peace and love. He constantly taught a certain wisdom and way of life with his music. In the song “One love”, from the album “Exodus”, he is talking about all mankind being one and united: “One Love, One Heart, let’s get together and feel alright”. In the album “Bob Marley and the Wailers”, the song “so much trouble in the world” talks also about unity: now, I know time has come to unity. In my opinion, this was a positive message helping people get together, seeing no differences between one another. The philosophy of unity derived from Bob Marley’s personal beliefs and convictions.

Bob Marley’s Rastafarians values and beliefs played an essential role in his music.
Bob Marley was a member of the Rastafarian movement and a great defender of ganja which he used as a sacrament. The spiritual use of this plant is mentioned in many of his songs. In the album “Talking blues”, the song “Redemption Song” talks about his ganja believes , whereas in the album “Bob Marley and the Wailers” he does not talk about cannabis because he is dying from it. Bob Marley’s convictions were very strong and firm. When his cancer was finally diagnosed on his big right toe, as a Rastafarian religious man, he refused the advice of the doctors and did not accept the suggested treatment. It seems to me that Bob Marley’s believes caused him death. This is why, at the age of 36 years old, the cancer spread through his body and caused death to the best representative and ambassador of the Jamaican culture and music.

Bob Marley’s work contributed greatly to Jamaica’s music becoming widely known outside the Jamaican borders.
Thanks to Bob Marley's work, reggae music also became known internationally. Bob Marley contributed to the acceptance of the Jamaican culture outside Jamaica. For instance, one of Bob Marley's songs, called "One Love" from the album “Exodus “has been used extensively for Jamaican tourism commercials. In my opinion, Bob Marley truly affected the Jamaican cultural theme. No wonder why he has his own museum over there.

Both albums were a huge successes and remained many weeks (56weeks) on the top of the charts. Both albums touched a lot of people who were receptive to their message of peace, brotherhood, unity and love. I think Bob Marley will remain one of the most lyrical and poetical singer of all time. He had said while he was alive that his music will live on forever. He was not that wrong after all.

Sunday 28 March 2010

Mock Report

One day, one I was on the beach in Miami, I fell asleep on the sand, and I burst into this crazy dream. I was in paradise (even if I was on the beach in Miami). I walked and some many famous people that had left Earth. And while I was walking I saw my favorite artist: Bob Marley. I run towards him and asked him if I could ask him some questions, he accepted and this is the questions I asked him and his answers.


Mani: When did you start liking reggae music?

B.Marley: I started liking reggae at the age of seven.


Mani: What made you like reggae and play it?

B.Marley: The sound, the lyrics about love, unity inspired me.


Mani: Why did you have your first concert in Ethiopia?

B.Marley: Ethiopia was a very poor country I wanted to help them enjoy life.


Mani: Where did you meet your wife?

B.Marley: I met Rita in 1962 in Jamaica.


Mani: Why are you so relaxed when you sing?

B.Marley: My music is about unity and love; I can’t play it on hard music I need to chill.


Mani: Did your childhood affect your music?

B.Marley: It did because my parents divorced so I wanted to talk a lot about love.


Mani: Where you scared of death?

B.Marley: No, not at all, like I say in my songs, death comes to everyone why be afraid of it.


Mani: With what items did you get buried?

B.Marley: With my soccer ball, my Gibson Guitar.


Mani: Where did you prefer living?

B.Marley: In Jamaica, because it is a beautiful country with a beautiful culture.


Mani: Did you try making your children like music?

B.Marley: I tried, but just my eldest son, Ziggy became a singer for children in cartoons.

Song Analysis : Get Up Stand Up

Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!

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

Preacher man, don't tell me,
Heaven is under the earth.
I know you don't know
What life is really worth.
It's not all that glitters is gold;
'Alf the story has never been told:
So now you see the light, eh!
Stand up for your rights. come on!

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

Most people think,
Great god will come from the skies,
The Great depression. (1.)
And make everybody feel high.
But if you know what life is worth,
You will look for yours on earth:
And now you see the light,
You stand up for your rights. jah!

Get up, stand up! (jah, jah!
He's 900 years old.
Stand up for your rights! (oh-hoo! )
Get up, stand up! (get up, stand up! )
Don't give up the fight! (life is your right! )
Get up, stand up! (so we can't give up the fight! )
Stand up for your rights! (lord, lord! )
Get up, stand up! (keep on struggling on! )
Don't give up the fight! (yeah! )

We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game -
Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, lord.
We know when we understand:
Almighty god is a living man.
You can fool some people sometimes,
But you , a living dead . (2.)
So now we see the light (what you gonna do?),
We gonna stand up for our rights! (yeah, yeah, yeah! )

So you better:
Get up, stand up! (in the morning! git it up! )
Stand up for your rights! (stand up for our rights! )
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight! (don't give it up, don't give it up! )
Get up, stand up! (get up, stand up! )
Stand up for your rights! (get up, stand up! )
Get up, stand up! (... )
Don't give up the fight! (get up, stand up! )
Get up, stand up! (... )
Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight! /fadeout/

1.This is an oxymoron

2.This is an oxymoron.

Song Analysis : One Love

One Love!
One Heart!
Let's get together and feel all right
.

Hear the children cryin'
(One Love! );
Hear the children cryin'
(One Heart! ),

Strong as an ox
Sayin': give thanks and praise
To the Lord and I will feel all right;
Sayin': let's get together
And feel all right.
Wo wo-wo wo-wo!

Let them all pass all their dirty
Remarks (One Love! );
There is one question
I'd really love to ask (One Heart! ):
Is there a place for the hopeless sinner,
Who has hurt all mankind just
To save his own beliefs?

One Love! What about the one heart?
One Heart!
What about?
Let's get together and feel all right
As it was in the beginning
(One Love! );
So shall it be in the end
(One Heart! ),
All right!
Give thanks and praise to the Lord
And I will feel all right;
Let's get together
And feel all right.
One more thing!

Let's get together to fight
This Holy Armageddon (One Love! ),(1.)
So when the Man comes there will be no,
No doom (One Song! ).
Have pity on those whose
Chances grows thinner;
There ain't no hiding place
From the Father of Creation.

Sayin': One Love!
What about the One Heart?
(One Heart! )
What about the?
Let's get together and feel all right.
I'm pleadin' to mankind!
(One Love! );
Oh, Lord!
(One Heart)
Wo-ooh!

Give thanks and praise to the Lord
And I will feel all right;
Let's get together and feel all right.
Give thanks and praise to the Lord
And I will feel all right;
Let's get together and feel all right.

Maybe I'll do it in a million years(2.)


1.This is an oxymoron.

2.This is an hyperbole.

Tuesday 16 February 2010

Artist Biography

Bob Marley is a reggae singer born in Jamaica, February 6, 1945. His father Norval Sinclair Marley was white and his mother afro American. As a child he suffered a lot from racism and prejudice. He started his career in January 1965 at the age of 20 with a band called the Wailers as a lead singer. He produced his first album in 1974 the name of his album was Bob Marley and the Wailers. His famous songs of that album were One Love and; No Woman, No Cry.

Bob Marley believes in Jah (a lion, symbol of the Lion of Judah), the god of Rastafari. Bob Marley would sing music for Jah while smoking ganja for a spiritual act. His fame begun because he would sing against the Government. Bob Marley hated the Government for two reasons; The Government wouldn't let Rastafarists smoke ganja (a part of their spiritual beliefs) and they wouldn’t let them do what they wanted which was, believe in their God and, sing against the Government... Bob Marley died in May 11, 1981 in Miami because of a vital function disorder. Before his death, Bob Marley wrote a famous book with all his famous quotes and the last one before his death was ''Money can't buy life''.
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