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
Sabotage
Bunny Wailer Lyrics
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Alpha Blondy Sabotage Yeah, Sabotage... Sabotage Yeah, Sabotage... You …
Amy Stroup I don't have time to sabotage anything else I don't have…
AmyStroup I don't have time to sabotage anything else I don't have…
Aphrodite - Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Jungle Remix) I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
B-Say While you gone I'm gon' fill my lungs with toxic gas…
B. Goode My heart beats fast Every time you’re next to me Love just R…
B.Boys I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
Beastie Boys I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
Beastie Boys (bootlegs) I can't stand it I know you planned it But I'm…
Beastie Boys - Lulu Rouge Edit I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
Beastie Boys攀 I can't stand it I know you planned it But I'm…
Bebe Rexha Why do I sabotage everything I love? It's always beautiful u…
Blinders Crash It…
bucharest You’re sabotaging everything You’re sabotaging all my dream…
Cancer Bats I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'ma set…
Catherine Anne Davies If Joan of Arc was a martyr then you'd say…
Chisu Jälleen suloinen sabotage Mä putosin sun ansaas Mä tiesin …
Cloudeater Could this Could this Could this Be love Girl I wonder …
Courtney Orlando Trying not to fuck it up this time Cause all of…
David Guetta vs. Madonna vs. M.A.R.R.S. Sabotage All the lights at sea Destroy your chances Sail in …
Dayday Angels in disguise surround me yea Demons trying to sabotage…
Dead Moon It's the It's the common cause It's the bloody cross It's a …
Dempa gumi.inc せーので駆け出したはずなのにどうして まるで私だけがサボタージュ YESかNOの間でなんとなく生きて まとわりついた悪い…
Der Blühende Brech' dir dein genick, wie ein Kit Kat In dir ist…
Desmond Dekker Sabotaging Sabotage Sabotaging Sabotage You're trying …
Desmond Dekker & The Aces Sabotaging Sabotage Sabotaging Sabotage You're trying to hu…
Destiny You say I don't know you I guess I don't I…
DJ Ton T.B. My heart beats fast Every time you’re next to me Love just R…
Domenic Haynes Trying to meet expectation but I ain't the same Wondering ho…
Drew.0 Out of body How you make me feel the most but…
Emma Kern Take another hit, but I'm already high. Told myself I wouldn…
EST Gee Huh, huh, yeah, uh, yeah, uh Yeah, yeah Long as I known…
Foo Fighters vs. Beastie Boys I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
Four Phonica And if there was magic We could′ve changed this world And if…
G-Mo Skee I'm hard on me Perfectionistic tendencies Self-Critical Intr…
gang starr (gs) I want the public to know, what goes on I mean,…
Ghost Rockers Het wilt niet lukken en ik weet niet waarom sabotage Alles l…
GhostRockers Niet te lukken en ik weet niet waarom (sabotage) Alles loopt…
Guided by Voices I never ever hear you say I remember when we used…
heartstopmiami You used them You did it, cause you knew how to…
Heather Peace I'm a danger My middle name's disaster I don't know what to…
Hella Kidz Ты не знаешь дизи Но я знаю, что ты broke…
HollyWoodYSA Here we go Them L's go around in a circle like…
Hyejin I've been waiting for so long But you know I got…
I-Octane To begin to be in the position we in My bitch…
Jawny Sort of feels like the wind has picked up I mean,…
John Cale Life is short and love is very sweet Look at all…
JoJo Ya, ya, ya, ya Choices, everybody make 'em and the Truth is…
KITCHEN - Beastie Boys I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
Kristinia DeBarge Its sabotage now I keep praying that you'd leave me alone…
Little Pieces of Marmelade I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
Lloyd/Wale It's important to go right into the booth after the…
Lxandra Someone told you that big boys don′t cry But you're drowning…
ManGO! Blue eyes, wristwatch White dragon, sabotage You my lil baby…
Maurice feat. Hot Will (feat. Hot Will) [Maurice] Started on the twenty-first …
Minuit Machine Running away from your life Can′t bear the passing of time L…
Moby Rich I′m bored, that's how it started Half high and half departed…
nAvvvi As I stare up at the enemy Everything is there, in…
New Order You could make my day What did I do anyway? Change your…
Ofln - Beastie Boys I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
P. Goods Water me or drown me I can't grow without you I'm so…
Papa M Sabotage All the lights at sea Destroy your chances Sail …
Phish I can't stand it I know you planned it I'mma set…
Press to Meco They′re slowly throwing all that poison down the well All ar…
Psognar Wanderin' space and time Seeking rest you will not find Turn…
PuffHost I worry a lot The voice in my head Says I′m not…
puntjudith Je saboteert me En ik lijk het niet te leren Je saboteert…
Rexha Bebe Why do I sabotage everything I love? It's always beautiful u…
Rocco and His Bones One at a time Sabotage Drilling holes into my mind Sabotage …
Rotten to the core I can’t stand with my life I can’t talk with my…
Ryokuoushoku Shakai せーので駆け出したはずなのにどうして まるで私だけがサボタージュ YES か NO の間でなんとなく生きて まとわりつい…
Sabotage & Racionais MC's A single question asking why There are no more tears when…
Sam Martin When did it start What set him off If you see all…
Satin I don't deserve second chances I've got what's coming to me …
Sofie Svensson & Dom Där Glider in på klubben Ingen annan ser mig Jag har varit väck…
Sonic Death Саботаж, когда ты рядом Саботаж, я так себя веду Всё, что ес…
Sonny Zero Out of body How you make me feel the most but…
Suede She knows that there are places I won't go, But if…
Suede(스웨이드) She knows the day and places I won’t go But if…
The Beastie Boys I can't stand it I know you planned it But I'm…
The Beastie Boys & Streetlab I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
The BossHoss I Can't Stand It I Know You Planned It I'm Gonna Set…
The C-Types E esse sonho ainda vai me levar longe, Lugares, famílias pe…
The CNK I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'm gonna…
The Haunted It's biased. The facts all obscured. Unrecognizable image of…
The Hellfreaks "I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'm gonna…
The Robe I feel the soil above rumbling The tunnels that we built Cra…
The Sabotage A single question asking why There are no more tears when…
Thousand Below You haven′t been yourself in a while now Forgot what you…
Tvivler Du har udvisket dit selv. Jeg ville ønske jeg kunne…
Unlike Pluto (ohhh) Something got me shakin Feel the seismic rush Rock m…
Velikhan White noise, sunrise, those eyes Are trying to accept the da…
Wale It's important to go right into the booth after the…
Wale Feat. Lloyd It’s important to go right into the booth after the…
Wale Lloyd It's important to go right into the booth after the…
X-Ray & Florian F They say A broken heart Doesn’t come back the same way Shatt…
Yuppicide I can′t afford to make another bad decision And I can't…
Zoe's Shanghai So many pictures All these actors But I keep on seeing you …
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野兽男孩(Beastie Boys) I can't stand it, I know you planned it, I'm gonna…
Beastie Boys I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'mma set…
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 & 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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@helithemaddog4994
Bunny was a fantastic reggae singer
at the peak of his career!! This is perhaps
his best song, at least on the top of
his production. BUNNY <3
@digimongiril23
good concert mam
@princejacgue8175
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@ebrimajanneh28
Really rasta one love ♥️♥️♥️💚💚💚🙏🙏💪💪💪✊💯✌️
@WISEDREDD
Great Looking Out. Ive been listening to the still photo version for a while but had been looking for this particular portion of the Sunsplash just for this song for at least 6 years. Yah Heard?. Now Im saying THANK YOU! & this is before I have even seen it play here on utube. I jumped when I recognized what it was..HOORRAAYY!
@bongdan
I'm glad you found it, is one of my favs
@suzie3716
Rest in peace soldier xxx
@digimongiril23
we rock all night till morning good concert
@digimongiril23
I was at this concert
@bogdan1174
wow great! wish I was there