Greatest Reggae Song...

[Josh]

What do you think the greatest reggae song is, including the past and present?

I'm gonna go with: Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved

 

[ZOOYUKA]

Steppin' Razor-Peter Tosh

 

[BlancoNino]

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/gijoe-reggae.html

 

[Mucho]

Bob Marley_Get Up Stand Up.

 

[krunchykrome]

Informer

 

[DaShen]

One Love - Bob Marley
It has a lot of cultural significance. Especially with the black population. It is a greating and saying used to talk about racial unity, as in instead of killing and hurting each other, the black population should stick together (I think it plays significance in the urban society of today). On a broader scale it began to take on the significance of human unity (outside of race alone), that humans need to be unified instead of hating and killing. Great song with a great message.

 

[MisterJackson]

No woman no cry.

 

[Amplifier]

Three little birds, each by my doorstep...

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Informer

Are you talking about that song by "Snow"?!? That doesn't count. You're one strange, but funny cat.

 

[Darkstar757]

Buju Bonton- Champion

 

[49erinnc]

Put all of Marley's songs in a hat and just draw one out.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Josh
What do you think the greatest reggae song is, including the past and present?

I'm gonna go with: Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved

Could You Be Loved

No Woman No Cry

One Love

Is This Love?

 

[sourceninja]

rendemption song. not sure if it qualifys as reggae

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Walk and don't look back - Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger

 

[iRONic]

Kinky Reggae

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: DaShen
One Love - Bob Marley
It has a lot of cultural significance. Especially with the black population. It is a greating and saying used to talk about racial unity, as in instead of killing and hurting each other, the black population should stick together (I think it plays significance in the urban society of today). On a broader scale it began to take on the significance of human unity (outside of race alone), that humans need to be unified instead of hating and killing. Great song with a great message.

Well put, mon.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

I dont know if I can pick just one of Bob's songs

if I had to it would be-

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

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.
Singin: dont worry about a thing, oh no!
cause every little thing gonna be all right!

 

[eros28]

The theme song to "COPS"

 

[DougK62]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
No woman no cry.

 

[Ricochet]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
No woman no cry.

:thumbsup:

You can't bring up Reggae without Bob Marley. He's the only artist I know who completely dominates a genre.


Edit: UB40's cover of Can't Help Falling in Love is a great song too.

 

[Miramonti]

Stairway to heaven by Zeppelin.

(hence, there is no such thing as a 'great' reggae song )

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Originally posted by: ricochet

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
No woman no cry.

:thumbsup:

You can't bring up Reggae without Bob Marley. He's the only artist I know who completely dominates a genre.


Edit: UB40's cover of Can't Help Falling in Love is a great song too.

The Clash is more Reggae than UB40, ick, it's like people calling No Doubt a Ska band. Blech.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: DaShen
One Love - Bob Marley
It has a lot of cultural significance. Especially with the black population. It is a greating and saying used to talk about racial unity, as in instead of killing and hurting each other, the black population should stick together (I think it plays significance in the urban society of today). On a broader scale it began to take on the significance of human unity (outside of race alone), that humans need to be unified instead of hating and killing. Great song with a great message.

He pretty much took it from The Impressions (Curtis Mayfield) - People Get Ready

If I had to pick the greatest reggae song, it would definitely be No Woman, No Cry.

 

[kogase]

No good reggae song immediately comes to mind, and I've heard plenty.

 

[nakedfrog]

I'm really partial to Jammin'