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Live! is a 1975 album by Bob Marley and the Wailers which was recorded live in concert during July 1975 at the Lyceum Theatre, London. " No Woman, No Cry (Live '75) " was released as a single. Background
The song was written after Marley had been stopped by a night-time police carcheck. The influence of Marley's increasing devotion to Rastafari can be heard in religious-themed songs like "So Jah S'eh", "Natty Dread" and "Lively Up Yourself", while Marley's reputation as a romantic is confirmed with smooth, seductive songs like "Bend Down Low".
"Satisfy My Soul" is a song by Bob Marley and the Wailers, it was originally recorded in 1970 as "Don't Rock My Boat" before being re-recorded in 1977 and then released in 1978 as a single for their album Kaya being released that year. It peaked at number 21 in the UK charts upon its release.
"Rude Boy" is a 1964 Bob Marley song. One of his earliest songs and singles, it was included by Clement Dodd in the first The Wailers album Wailing Wailers , 1965. [1] The anthem placed The Wailers at the head of the rude boy music culture. [2]
"Waiting in Vain" is a song written by reggae musician Bob Marley and recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers, for their 1977 album Exodus. Released as a single, it reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2012, Marley's former girlfriend Esther Anderson claimed that the lyrics, "Sheriff John Brown always hated me / For what, I don't know / Every time I plant a seed / He said, 'Kill it before it grow'" are actually about Marley being very opposed to her use of birth control pills; Marley supposedly replaced the word "doctor" with sheriff. [4]
"Get Up, Stand Up" is a song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. It originally appeared on The Wailers' 1973 album Burnin'.It was recorded and played live in numerous versions by Bob Marley and the Wailers, along with solo versions by Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer.
The song was also covered by Sublime, and can be found on the box set Everything Under the Sun. The song is about morality, and may have been based on the Biblical quote "Judge not lest ye be judged". Some of the song lyrics are paraphrased in the background vocals of the later Marley hit "Could You Be Loved".