Bunny Wailer (born as Neville Livingston on 10 April 1947 in Kingston, Jama… Read Full Bio ↴Bunny Wailer (born as Neville Livingston on 10 April 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica-2 March 2021) was a three-time Grammy Award winner, singer, percussionist and devoted Rastafarian, known for the reggae classic Dreamland. He is founding member of reggae group The Wailers with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Bunny, Marley's step brother, toured with the band in England and USA after the success with the 1973 albums Catch A Fire and Burnin', but meant it was against Rastafari to perform for almost only white people and left Wailers 1973. He then made a number of solo reggae albums. Blackheart Man (1976) is a good example of his religious roots reggae, and Rock 'n' Groove (1981) of solid uptempo Sly & Robbie based reggae. He started to tour internationally again and is regarded as one of the most important reggae artists ever. Bunny Wailer has won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1991, 1995 and 1997.
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Bunny Wailer was a singer, songwriter and percussionist, born Neville O'Riley Livingston on April 10, 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was founder and an original member of ska, rocksteady and reggae group The Wailers (formed 1963) along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. The young Livingston spent his earliest years in the village of Nine Mile in St. Ann Parish. It was there that he first met Bob Marley, and the two toddlers became fast friends. The boys both came from one parent families; Livingston was being brought up by his father, Marley by his mother. Later, Bunny's father Thaddeus "Toddy" Livingston lived with Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker and had a daughter with her named Pearl Livingston. Peter Tosh had a son, Andrew Tosh, with another of Bunny's sisters, Shirley, making Andrew his nephew
Livingston was underused as a writer and lead vocalist in The Wailers compared with Marley and Tosh. When Wailers regularly changed producers during the early reggae years in the late 1960s, Livingston continued to be a key part of the group's distinctive harmonies. He sang however lead on "Dreamland" (a cover of El Tempos' My Dream Island, which soon became Bunny's signature song), "Riding High", "Brainwashing" and on one verse of the Wailers' Impressions-like "Keep On Moving", both produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry. In 1971, he recorded the original version of Pass It On
Bunny Wailer toured with the Wailers in England and the United States, but soon became reluctant to leave Jamaica. He and Tosh became more marginalized in the group as the Wailers became an international success, and attention was increasingly focused on Marley. Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh subsequently left the Wailers to pursue solo careers. They were replaced by the I Threes, a move to broaden the base of success for the Wailers in the non-Jamaican market.
After leaving the Wailers, Bunny became more focused on his spiritual faith. He identified with the Rastafari movement, as did the other Wailers. He self-produced a number of his recordings after striking out on his own. He has also written much of his own material as well as re-recording a number of cuts from the Wailers catalogue. Bunny Wailer has recorded primarily in the roots style, in keeping with his often political and spiritual messages. The album "Blackheart Man" is a good example of his roots reggae style and the dub version,Dub d*sco vol 1 equally magnificent if hard to find. "Sings the Wailers" successfully reworks many of The Wailers songs with the backing of top Jamaican musicians, Sly and Robbie. He has also had success recording in the typically apolitical, more pop dancehall style. He has outlived his contemporaries in a culture where death by violence is commonplace.
Bunny Wailer has won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1990, 1994 and 1996.
Bunny Wailer died on 2 March 2021.
ALBUMS WITH ORIGINAL MATERIAL
* ''Blackheart Man'' (1976) [[Island Records|Island]]/Solomonic
* ''Protest'' (1977) Island/Solomonic
* ''Struggle'' (1978) Solomonic
* ''Dubd'sco vol.1'' (1978) Solomonic
* ''In I Father's House'' (1979) Solomonic
* ''Bunny Wailer Sings the Wailers'' (1980) Island/Solomonic
* ''Dubd'sco vol.2'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Rock 'n' Groove'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Tribute'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Hook Line & Sinker'' (1982) Solomonic
* ''Roots Radics Rockers Reggae'' (1983) [[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]]
* ''Live!'' (1983) Solomonic
* ''Marketplace'' (1985) Solomonic
* ''Rootsman Skanking'' (1987) Shanachie (international re-release of ''Rock And Groove'' edited version plus 3 extra tracks)
* ''Rule Dance Hall'' (1987) Shanachie
* ''Liberation'' (1989) Shanachie
* ''Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley'' (1990) Shanachie (international re-release of ''Tribute'' + 2 extra tracks)
* ''Gumption'' (1990) Shanachie
* ''The Never Ending Wailers'' (1991)
* ''Dance Massive'' (1992)
* ''Just Be Nice'' (1993) [[RAS Records|RAS]]
* ''Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary'' (1996) RAS
* ''Communication'' (2000) Solomonic/Tuff Gong
* ''World Peace'' (2003) Solomonic
* ''Rub A Dub'' (2007) Solomonic
* ''Cross Culture'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Combinations Vol.1'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Blackheart Man (Remastered & Extended)'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Reincarnated Souls'' (2013), VP - 3CD + 2DVD set
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Bunny Wailer was a singer, songwriter and percussionist, born Neville O'Riley Livingston on April 10, 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was founder and an original member of ska, rocksteady and reggae group The Wailers (formed 1963) along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. The young Livingston spent his earliest years in the village of Nine Mile in St. Ann Parish. It was there that he first met Bob Marley, and the two toddlers became fast friends. The boys both came from one parent families; Livingston was being brought up by his father, Marley by his mother. Later, Bunny's father Thaddeus "Toddy" Livingston lived with Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker and had a daughter with her named Pearl Livingston. Peter Tosh had a son, Andrew Tosh, with another of Bunny's sisters, Shirley, making Andrew his nephew
Livingston was underused as a writer and lead vocalist in The Wailers compared with Marley and Tosh. When Wailers regularly changed producers during the early reggae years in the late 1960s, Livingston continued to be a key part of the group's distinctive harmonies. He sang however lead on "Dreamland" (a cover of El Tempos' My Dream Island, which soon became Bunny's signature song), "Riding High", "Brainwashing" and on one verse of the Wailers' Impressions-like "Keep On Moving", both produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry. In 1971, he recorded the original version of Pass It On
Bunny Wailer toured with the Wailers in England and the United States, but soon became reluctant to leave Jamaica. He and Tosh became more marginalized in the group as the Wailers became an international success, and attention was increasingly focused on Marley. Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh subsequently left the Wailers to pursue solo careers. They were replaced by the I Threes, a move to broaden the base of success for the Wailers in the non-Jamaican market.
After leaving the Wailers, Bunny became more focused on his spiritual faith. He identified with the Rastafari movement, as did the other Wailers. He self-produced a number of his recordings after striking out on his own. He has also written much of his own material as well as re-recording a number of cuts from the Wailers catalogue. Bunny Wailer has recorded primarily in the roots style, in keeping with his often political and spiritual messages. The album "Blackheart Man" is a good example of his roots reggae style and the dub version,Dub d*sco vol 1 equally magnificent if hard to find. "Sings the Wailers" successfully reworks many of The Wailers songs with the backing of top Jamaican musicians, Sly and Robbie. He has also had success recording in the typically apolitical, more pop dancehall style. He has outlived his contemporaries in a culture where death by violence is commonplace.
Bunny Wailer has won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1990, 1994 and 1996.
Bunny Wailer died on 2 March 2021.
ALBUMS WITH ORIGINAL MATERIAL
* ''Blackheart Man'' (1976) [[Island Records|Island]]/Solomonic
* ''Protest'' (1977) Island/Solomonic
* ''Struggle'' (1978) Solomonic
* ''Dubd'sco vol.1'' (1978) Solomonic
* ''In I Father's House'' (1979) Solomonic
* ''Bunny Wailer Sings the Wailers'' (1980) Island/Solomonic
* ''Dubd'sco vol.2'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Rock 'n' Groove'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Tribute'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Hook Line & Sinker'' (1982) Solomonic
* ''Roots Radics Rockers Reggae'' (1983) [[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]]
* ''Live!'' (1983) Solomonic
* ''Marketplace'' (1985) Solomonic
* ''Rootsman Skanking'' (1987) Shanachie (international re-release of ''Rock And Groove'' edited version plus 3 extra tracks)
* ''Rule Dance Hall'' (1987) Shanachie
* ''Liberation'' (1989) Shanachie
* ''Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley'' (1990) Shanachie (international re-release of ''Tribute'' + 2 extra tracks)
* ''Gumption'' (1990) Shanachie
* ''The Never Ending Wailers'' (1991)
* ''Dance Massive'' (1992)
* ''Just Be Nice'' (1993) [[RAS Records|RAS]]
* ''Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary'' (1996) RAS
* ''Communication'' (2000) Solomonic/Tuff Gong
* ''World Peace'' (2003) Solomonic
* ''Rub A Dub'' (2007) Solomonic
* ''Cross Culture'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Combinations Vol.1'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Blackheart Man (Remastered & Extended)'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Reincarnated Souls'' (2013), VP - 3CD + 2DVD set
Rat Race
Bunny Wailer Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Rat Race' by these artists:
A Broken Silence Stress running through your brain and your running for the…
A Scent Like Wolves I don't live wanna live a lie I'm diving into what…
Al-Doms Ain’t it all, ‘bout the money, hoes and racks up…
AMAESTRA Rat race, rat race Mad face, mad face Rate race This is not…
anai You are now listening to Rat Race With Anai Akuei, Blake Dav…
Andy & the Antichrist Tell 'em we don't wanna play, yeah, yeah We're so okay…
Antidote Mobile phones and fast cars Fax machines and credit cards …
Apocrypth Once again is blurred the fragile line Deviating men from mi…
Avantasia There'll be fireworks tonight Everybody's on their knees A…
Baha Men Well I wake up in the morning each and every…
Beat City Tubeworks Woke up with a shock this morning.. Overslept again! Hit the…
Bigwig Excuse me citizen What are you looking for? Is there…
Billy Idol Wake me from my sleep A cautionary tale A walk in infancy A…
Blessing a Curse Is this an oasis Or just a mirage Cause I think I…
Bob Marley Uh! Ya too rude! Uh! Eh! Oh what a rat race! Oh,…
Bob Marley %26 The Wailers Ah! Ya too rude Oh what a rat race Oh what…
Bob Marley & The Wailers Uh! Ya too rude! Uh! Eh! Oh what a rat race! Oh,…
Bob Marley (Babylon By Bus) (Oh, what a rat race!) (Oh, what a rat race!) (Oh,…
Bob Marley /The Wailers Uh! Ya too rude! Uh! Eh! Oh what a rat race! Oh,…
Bob Marley feat. The Wailers Uh! Ya too rude! Uh! Eh! What a rat race! Oh, what…
Brody Dalle I got a gun pointed at the rat race Got my…
Captain Flatcap n/a…
Chimera Breathe in deep And don't look for me I'll be swept so…
City Boy Nobody knows Nobody cares about Nobody sees all the signals …
Cultura Profética Ah! Ya too rude Oh what a rat race Oh what a…
Deema Rat livin' Rat livin' One too many roaches in my ashtray Li…
Disfear Can you hear the vultures circle, Above the living dead? C…
Don Quez Pursuit to find happiness Who get to the bag the…
Dr. Feelgood We haven't lyrics of this song. Please, add these lyrics…
dr. feelgood/Dr Feelgood Una carrera demencial en la autopista 666 Tu copioto muerto …
Driving Force Never in my life have I lost a race I never…
E.Z. Money Yeah Yeah Yeah I'm Running this shit at a fast pace They got…
EL-MALO 明日になれば みんな笑えること だけど目の前に 変なものウロウロ 苦しい時は 言葉でどう言うの? リア・ジェットでは ガ…
Ensi Adesso dimmi chi c'è sotto quella maschera Prova a mostrare …
Enter Shikari My heart beats in my head and it's thunderous Those caught…
Face All Fears Time out I swear I'm drifting out Into their graves they're…
Fuzz Guns fire for the rat race I stumble on my suitcase The…
Gabriel the angel (Yeah yeah) (Uh huh) 8 ball action But that boy coming in fi…
Gift Of Gab Running, moving, stressing, fussing Cussing, drinking, smoki…
Glamper I stay two-faced You can’t touch me Don’t you know I’m the…
HyV I don't wanna partake in the ratrace I don't wanna partake…
Idle Warship Uhu oh oh Uhu! Don't be afraid come along Enjoy the ride thi…
Idle Warship (Talib Kweli & Res) Uhu oh oh Uhu! Don't be afraid come along Enjoy the ride …
Impellitteri Like the movers and the shakers, I can feel the…
James Tillman I've been traveling for so long Looking for someone to bring…
Joe Bailey You could stay away, but you come too close And you…
Jonathan Painchaud Chaque fois qu'tu penses à ralentir Y a quelqu’un qui t’a…
Jordan Hamilton Runnin' in this capitalistic game Got me feelin much of…
Maida Raine One, two, picking up the pace Three, four, rat is in…
Mandators Here we come again In another styles And this one is a…
Marley Uh! Ya too rude! Uh! Eh! Oh what a rat race! Oh,…
Matt Maltese By the concrete, by the palm trees What a pretty massacre…
Mindless Faith I have that sick feeling I have an empty heart again And…
Najwa Closer into the light I turn my body closer into the…
Perry Novak I've just woke up now opened my eyes I've seen the…
Purling Hiss Everybody wants to have a good time Hey kid, next in…
R. Marley Uh! Ya too rude! Uh! Eh! Oh what a rat race! Oh,…
Rah-C This is the wave Miseducated talk shit misbehave I'm not aff…
Raine Maida One, two, picking up the pace Three, four, rat is in…
Scroobius Pip Aw shit, I'm back in the rat race again. And what's…
Separating the Seas I realize that I've neglected to say How I feel knowing…
Shaded Red Wake at four and Slip into the train Time to join the…
Skindred Too much of us caught inna rat trap we ah…
Special the You're working at your leisure to learn the things you'll…
St. Laura I'm a home that's vacant My souls on vacation I don't wanna…
Stonebwoy Burniton ee baby ee long time I desired you cos of I admired…
Talia Stewart Didn't they tell you I was a savage? Didn't they warn…
The Drifters You know it's cruel Out here in this rat race There's just…
The Gift Of Gab Running, moving, stressing, fussing Cussing, drinking, smoki…
The Insyderz I don't want to be a race car driver in…
The Mandators Here we come again In another style And this one is a…
The Specials You're working at your leisure to learn the things you'll…
The Treatment Rat Race We're in The Rat Trap, Rat Race and there…
U.K. Subs Do what you want and don't give a damn There's a…
Víctimas Del Doctor Cerebro Una carrera demencial en la autopista 666 Tu copioto muerto …
Winger Trapped in this town where the sun never shines In a…
Wolf Down i step back in my tracks everyone else is moving fast i…
®-Bob Marley (Oh, what a rat race!) (Oh, what a rat race!) (Oh,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bunny Wailer:
Amagideon It's the Amagideon! Taking place inna I-ration, inna I-ratio…
Amagideon (Armagedon) War, di war, di war! It's the Armagiddeon. Taking place in i…
Another Dance Now this was just another dance, oee Said, until I looked…
Armagideon War, di war, di war! It's the Armagiddeon. Taking place in…
Bald Head Jesus Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, …
Baldhead Jesus Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him…
Ball Room Floor Hey! No one didn't tell you as to roam the streets But…
Ballroom Floor Hey! No one didn't tell you as to roam the streets But…
Bide Up No more worrying, worrying and pains No more crying, sheddin…
Blackheart Man Tikya the Blackheart Man, children I say, don't go near him …
Boderation What a boderation Dong inna Jamdon yo It's all over creation…
Botha The Mosquito Ever since the abolition of slavery, all nations Scarred by …
Can Told me you loved me Right from the start Don't play no…
Conqueror Just mind how you run up mouth Acting like a Corgan Be…
Cool Runnings Rope in Come on and tune in I said you ride in 'Cause…
Craven Choke Puppy Bob Marley Category › 1971 Craven a go choke puppy Craven a…
Crazy Bald Head Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, …
Dance Rock Come on! To the dance rock, Let me, take you to the…
Dancing Shoes [Chorus] Who's gonna dance with me tonight We're gonna dance…
Dash Wey The Vial Hey! I say you dash wey the vial rasta man! For thou…
Didn't You Know Now you are a miracle, as you are marvelous So be…
Dream Land There's a land that I have heard about So far across…
Dreamland There's a land that I have heard about So far…
Fig Tree Never never knew that the time would come When every…
Fighting Against Conviction Battering down sentence, Fighting Against Convictions (2X) I…
Follow Fashion Monkey Git up you Black yankies Don't be no Follow Fashion Monkey (…
Food If food is the staff of life, Should there be famine,…
Get Up Stand Up Get up stand up stand up for your rights. …
Gotta Keep On Moving Lord, I've got to keep on moving Lord, I've got to…
Here In Jamaica Come along every goodie Come and hear what I have to…
Hypocrite Dip fi diplomatic; 'Yp for hypocratic; Dry, dry, dry for d…
I Anything you can do I can do it better I'm the toughest,…
I Gotta Keep On Moving Jah, I got to keep on moving Jah, I got to…
I'm The Toughest Anything you can do I can do it better I'm the toughest,…
Innocent Blood Too much blood, blood around It's a long time i no…
Johnny Too Bad Johnny was grown in a twisted broken down one room…
Keep On Moving Lord, I've got to keep on moving Lord, I've got to…
Let Him Go 'd like to say! Natty come from jail 'cause Natty get…
Liberation If you are living in a market place And you're no…
Love Fire Fire fire Fire fire Fire fire fire fire Can't put it out …
Man To Man Tikya the Blackheart Man, children I say, don't go near him …
Mellow Mood I'll play your fav'right song, darlin' We can rock it all…
Moses Children Tell them tell them, Tell them the reason why you crying…
Natural Mystic There's a natural mystic Blowing through the air If you li…
Pass It On What your hands do, It's your own eyes that see,…
Put It On Feel them spirit Feel them spirit Feel them spirit Lord, …
Quit Trying You better quit trying to live my life for me You…
Rasta Dread Hey yeah yeah yaaaay nanananaaah eey dread rasta dreadlock (…
Rasta Man Them kill Limumba for his own-a-rights, But them can't kill…
Rastaman Them kill Limumba for his own-a-rights, But them can't kill …
Ready When You Ready Hey! Mi ready when you ready fi go chant down Babylon,…
Reincarnated Souls We are reincarnated souls from that time Living on earth, he…
Rise %26 Shine This is the cry of a people Who were robbed and…
rock Huh, please don't you rock my boat 'Cause I don't want…
Rock 'N Groove Spread out this ya sound is (far and near?) And number…
Rocker You roots(you roots)you radicals you rock to the reggae You …
Rule This Land Jailhouse gets empty, the youth them get plenty. Baton stic…
Scheme Of Things What are you doing toward the scheme of things What are…
Serious Thing The most dangerous thing that exists in the world today…
Soul Rebel Hey! I'm a rebel - rebel in the morning time. Soul rebel…
Stay With The Reggae Hey! They got the man who shot the sheriff, But they got…
Struggle Rise up and trample the dragon Get the dragon before the…
Sun Is Shining Embrace the Son, lest he be angry and smite thee…
That Is Me Finjo ser invisível Pra não ter que te encarar Afogo na pisc…
The Oppressed Song The man oppressed will seem to do the worst But with…
The Toughest Anything you can do I can do it better I'm the toughest,…
This Train When I was just a kid, little children My old man…
Three Little Birds Don't worry 'bout a thing 'Cause every little thing is gonn…
Trouble On The Road Again Trouble on the road again. Trouble on self like a rain. Trou…
Walk The Proud Land Why, why, why, why Do be do be do by dey,…
Want To Come Home You got your brothers and your sisters in the West. They…
Wanted Children Wanted children crying from the Backbones of their fathers W…
Who Feels It Every man thinks his burdens the heaviest But it common they…
Your Roots Are Reggae you roots(you roots)you radicals you rock to the reggae you …
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LambomanZA
on Boderation
It’s a great song and thanks for the lyrics. Message still ring soo true even 2dae.
Nyakwar Osera
on Boderation
Yes reggae surpasses all music in the spread.
Neph
on Cease Fire
How do I get the lyrics to one of his best songs, Ceasefire
Hendrix Banda
on Keep on Movin'
Rest in Eternal Peace King Bunny! We shall miss you for real
Atom. Dread. Adoko
on Reggae In The U.S.A.
Yes i. Love. Bunny. Wailer. Songs
Getrude Rusere
on The Conqueror
I want lyrics
Yassir Waleed Ali
on Gamblings
nice n good stuffs
Wavvy Shotzz
on I Stand Predominate
i love the song.
Wavvy Shotzz
on I Stand Predominate
i love the song.
Basu Ghoshdastider
on Bellyfull
when belly full party on....