It's Bob Marley's Birthday. Any Fans?

• Upper90

  From Rolling Stone's (Somehwat respectable) "Immortals: The 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time" Tribute:
  
  http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939216/the_immortals__the_greatest_artists_of_all_time_11_bob_marley
  
  One of my favorite versions of "Redemption Song" by ex Clash frontman Joe Strummer:
  
  
  
  I'm a moderate fan of his music, I don't always like what it's come to stand for, which I won't bore anyone by elaborating on, but at the core, I think Marley was a fantastic songwriter. One of the best songwriters to never get any credit, really.
• UA5straightin2008

  

  big fan here
• Trueblue23

  

  I love Bob Marley.
• Timber

  Buffalo soldier and No woman, No cry are two of my favorites...
  great relaxing music.
• trackandccrunner

  Some great music. Love Bob Marley.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  is this a serious question haha
  
  
  Time Will Tell
  Mellow Mood
  Baby We Got a Date
  
  just to name a few
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  I like Marley somewhat. I'm a fan of Reggae music. I will say there are many songs by Bob that I don't care for and some that I like. Nothing by him really blew me away.
  
  the Clash however, that's a different story. Thanks for posting that link.
• Heretic

  

  I'm a fan. Not a huge fan to the point where I've made owning a lot of his stuff a priority or listen to it all the time, but I do love listening to him every once in a while.
• gerb131

  

  Good stuff.
• End of Line

  

  Good stuff. When you're "relaxed", it's the best music I've ever listened to lol.
• Apple

  

  Probably my favorite Marley song..
  
  
• cat_lover

  I like some of his songs. Buffalo Soldier,No Woman,No Cry and I shot the Sheriff.
• Swamp Fox

  I've never been much of a Reggae or Marley fan. It just doesn't do anything for me, but I respected his talent and could and still can listen to him. I just don't have him on my list of top favorites.
• Upper90

  Yeah, I think I actually know more people that just can't get into him (but do respect), than those that can.
  
  And, yeah, SYL...I love, love, love the Clash.
  
  I could argue London Calling as the GOAT album, but I'm always on the fence about that.
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  Upper90 wrote: Yeah, I think I actually know more people that just can't get into him (but do respect), than those that can.
  
  And, yeah, SYL...I love, love, love the Clash.
  
  I could argue London Calling as the GOAT album, but I'm always on the fence about that.

  I agree that London Calling is in the top 3 GOAT albums. If you narrow the field to punk albums then it's easy.
• UANyg

  one of my favorite lyrics of all time comes from 'no woman, no cry'.
  
  'then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
  of which i'll share with you'.
  
  really simple yet beautiful line. it is widely believed that marley wrote 'no woman, no cry', however when he recorded it the writing credits went to a man named Vincent Ford. Ford was a friend from trenchtown who ran a soup kitchen there. the royalties that ford received from this song allowed him to financially support the soup kitchen, feeding many poor jamaicans.
  
  it makes the meaning of this lyric even more powerful, and shows how much of a kind generous soul bob marley was.
• UA5straightin2008

  

  ^^very insightful uanyg
• Firad

  

  Yep. I'd have to say the No Woman No Cry is my favorite Bob Marley song!
• Fab1b

  

  Been known to "relax" to some Marley myself.