Bob Marley was born 75 years ago today. From 'Trench Town Rock' to 'Jamming' and beyond, here are his 50 greatest songs
and religious devotion, “One Love” has become his most enduring hit. The song was released three different times. In 1965, the Wailers cut the first version as a wonderfully upbeat ska number with a light Rastafarian message for their debut LP,. “We were not really trained singers, y’know, we were just, like, singing . . . learn harmony,” Marley said of that rendition.
Blackwell had noticed the similarity to the Impressions’ 1965 single “People Get Ready,” and, in an effort to protect Marley legally, suggested, “Why not just give Curtis Mayfield half?” Although it came out as a single in the Seventies, it took on a new life after Marley’s death, when it was rereleased with a video featuring cameos by Paul McCartney and members of Bananarama, to accompany the massively successful 1984 greatest-hits album,The single reached Number Five on the British chart that...
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