Starting out in 1963 with the group Bob Marley & The Wailers, he forged a distinctive song-writing and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide.
The Wailers would go on to release some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee Scratch Perry.
After The Wailers disbanded in 1974, Marley pursued a solo career which culminated in the release of the album Exodus in 1977 which established his worldwide reputation and became one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 75 million albums and singles.
Bob Marley was a member of this Rastafari movement, whose culture was a key element in the development of reggae. Bob Marley became the leading proponent of the Rastafari, taking their music out of socially deprived areas of Jamaica and onto the international music scene.
Now considered a "Rasta" prophet, Marley's adoption of the characteristic Rastafarian dreadlocks and famous use of marijuana as a sacred sacrament in the late sixties were an integral part of his persona. He is said to have entered every performance proclaiming the divinity of Jah Rastafari.
A few months before his death, Marley was baptised into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and took the name Berhane Selassie (meaning the Light of the Holy Trinity in Amharic).
His best known songs are a mixture of reggae, Roots Reggae, and rhythm and blues, which include:
I Shot the Sheriff
Exodus
Could You Be Loved
Redemption Song
No Woman, No Cry
Three Little Birds
Buffalo Soldier
Is This Love
One Love
Stir It Up
Jammin'
Get Up, Stand Up
His posthumous album Legend (1984) became the best-selling reggae album ever, with sales of more than 12 million copies.
Bob Marley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994; in December 1999, his album “Exodus” (1977) was named Album of the Century by Time Magazine and his song “One Love” was designated Song of the Millennium by the BBC.
Awards and Honors:
1976 - Rolling Stone Magazine's "Band of the Year"
1978 - United Nations' Peace Medal of the Third World
1981 - Jamaican Order of Merit
1994 - The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
1999 - Time Magazine's Best Album of the Century
2001 - Star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame
2001- GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award
2004 - Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (#11)
2006 - The United Kingdom's "Blue Plaque"
2006 - Bob Marley Boulevard named in Brooklyn, New York
2010 - GRAMMY Hall Of Fame (Catch A Fire)
2012 - August the 7th, proclamed Bob Marley Day (Los Angeles)
2013 - GRAMMY Tribute Performance
Marley tragically died of cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida on May 11, 1981.
Religion:
Bob Marley was a member of the Rastafari movement, (not rastafaranism as that is seen as a derogortory term as Rasta's don't like being refered to as an ism) whose culture was a key element in the development of reggae music in Jamaica. Rastas belive they are outcast from their native Zion and looked on Ethiopia as their real home and Tafarai Makonnen, who took the title Haile Sellasie I(Power of the Holy Trinity in Amharic), after he became the emperor of Ethiopia, as their leader. Rastas belive H.I.M. is Jesus in flesh. Rastas are considered to be black Jews.
Rastas claim their root from King Solomon and Abbysinian queen of Sheba, through lineage of their son Menelik, emperor of Abbysinia. H.I.M. is said to be a direct decendant of Menelik. 'Ras' means Head and 'Tafarai" means Creator. 'Jah' is the shortened form of the Hebrew word Jehovah. Rastas belive in one truth and that is the truth of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Sellasie I, King of kings, Lord of lords, conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah, two hundred and twenty-fifth ruler of the three thousand year old Ethiopian empire, elect of Jah, Light of the world. Jah Rastafari live out. Rastas preach a non-materialistic, egalitarian way of life. Bob Marley became a leading proponent of the Rastafari, taking their music out of the socially deprived areas of Jamaica and onto the international music scene. Bob Marley was baptized by the Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Church in Kingston, Jamaica on November 4, 1980.
Diet:
Marley's diet was ital; fruit, vegetables and fish; which is food approved by the Rastafari movement.
Family:
Bob Marley had 13 children: three with his wife Rita Marley, two adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and the remaining eight with separate women.
His children are, in order of birth:
Imani Carole, born May 22, 1963, to Cheryl Murray;
Sharon, born November 23, 1964, to Rita in previous relationship;
Cedella born August 23, 1967, to Rita;
David "Ziggy Marley", born October 17, 1968, to Rita;
Stephen Marley, born April 20, 1972, to Rita;
Robert "Robbie", born May 16, 1972, to Pat Williams;
Rohan, born May 19, 1972, to Janet Hunt;
Karen, born 1973 to Janet Bowen;
Stephanie, born August 17, 1974; according to Cedella Booker she was the daughter of Rita and a man called Ital with whom Rita had an affair; nonetheless she was acknowledged as Bob's daughter;
Julian Marley, born June 4, 1975, to Lucy Pounder;
Ky-Mani Marley, born February 26, 1976, to Anita Belnavis;
Damian Marley, born July 21, 1978, to Cindy Breakspeare;
Makeda, born May 30, 1981, to Yvette Crichton.
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There She Goes
Bob Marley Lyrics
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There she goes and now my teardrops start
And ere I go once again
Through these lonely heartaches and pain
That's all remain all remain
Now I know love is a guessin' game
She goes with the pieces from my heart
There she goes and now my teardrops start
Who's gonna put back the pieces to my broken heart
Once again, once again now I know this could be the end
And she gone with the pieces of my heart
There she goes and now my teardrops start
And here I go once again
Through these lonely heartaches and pain
That's all remain
Now I know this could be the end
She goes with de pieces from my heart
There she goes and now my teardrops start
There she goes with the pieces from my heart
Bob Marley's "There She Goes" is a poignant depiction of the heartbreak that comes with the end of a relationship. The repetition of the chorus, "There she goes with the pieces from my heart," emphasizes the profound emotional pain that the singer is feeling. The image of the woman taking pieces of his heart suggests that the relationship had a profound effect on him, and now that it is over, he feels incomplete, as if parts of him are missing. The tears he sheds further emphasize the depth of his anguish.
The singer also acknowledges that love is a "guessin' game," suggesting that he was never quite sure how the relationship would end. He feels despair at the thought of having to endure the "lonely heartaches and pain" of a breakup once more. The final lines, "Who's gonna put back the pieces to my broken heart...now I know this could be the end," reveal the desperation he feels at the thought of never being able to love again.
Line by Line Meaning
There she goes with the pieces from my heart
The woman he loves has left him, taking parts of his heart with her as she left.
There she goes and now my teardrops start
His heartbreak is so massive that he can't do anything but cry.
And ere I go once again Through these lonely heartaches and pain
He knows that he's going to experience the misery of heartbreak again and again.
That's all remain all remain Now I know love is a guessin' game
All that's left of his heart is pain, and he's realized that love is something that is never certain.
Who's gonna put back the pieces to my broken heart Once again, once again now I know this could be the end
He's questioning who can fix his broken heart because he knows that his love story may never have a happy ending.
And she gone with the pieces of my heart There she goes and now my teardrops start
She has taken some of his heart with her as she has left, causing him to cry.
She goes with de pieces from my heart There she goes and now my teardrops start There she goes with the pieces from my heart
The same message is repeated, emphasizing the pain he's feeling from her departure.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BOB MARLEY
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