Bob Marley!

I own Legend -- the missus is a fan -- I really think he has some cracking songs, but wouldn't be down with a lot of the obscure stuff.
As the guy above implied: he didn't get world famous by being sh!te.

"We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender"

Bob Marley.

zenno wrote: »

Excuse me while i light my spliff' spliff oh god i need to take a lift... and no, it's not a shampoo advert.

Easy Skanking..

One of my favourite Bob songs.

Chuck Stone wrote: »

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

Bob Marley.

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,”

Bob Marley (when he was the first human to set foot on the Moon).

The Road Runner wrote: »

We're jammin we're jammin we're jammin were jammin werejamminwerejaminwerejaminwerejammin Hope you like jam 'n spoon

Chief wiggum did the best cover of this song

old hippy wrote: »

Someone mentioned they don't much care for "black" music, whatever that means. Music transcends all colours and creeds - it is for everyone. There shouldn't be any musical ghettoes.

just stop it would you. what have you against black people that you are so obssesed with skin colour?
if you knew your music history you would know that most modern music originated from african americans. from the slaves singing in the fields to early 1900's blues and jazz, to the 30's blues which was the influence for rock music. when elvis presly started out some people thought he was black as thats where his influences came from his surroundings.

The reason this music resonates with people so much is that it is born from suffering, people trying to sing their blues away in terrible times. That influence was so resonant and passed through music dna it can even be heard when it is coming from the mouths of priviliged middle class kids like the rolling stones and led zeppilin

old hippy wrote: »

I know my history, musical and otherwise. How dare you suggest otherwise.

Cop on. Black music is the root of ALL music we listen to today.

I have nothing against black people - given that I have black & mixed race family for starters. My music history goes back long before your Led Zep and Rolling Stones.

Further than the birth of jazz and blues. Do you actually know where those genres come from, besides reading it in Mojo?

Skin color? WTF are you on about? You're winding up the wrong person.

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dear oh dear oh dear what have i woken up to today,
you've a bit of temper on you it seems. perhaps i jumped the gun as i thought you were coming onto this thread trying to stir up racial tensions, saying you didn;t know what 'black' music meant. hence my lesson on how black artists shaped the music we hear today,

and as the only time i had seen you in any discussions since i joined you were in the thick of constant bickering on two seperate threads about two different subjects, foreign aid and senator paschal mooney. both of which were basically forgotten about while the threads turned into a clusterfuk of bickering. So i presumed the worse. but if your intentions were pure then i apologize. but you seemed to me to be on the warpath and i didn't want bob marley's thread ruined by bickering. as it is now

and as someone mentioned on another thread. Never argue with a fool as onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Well heres your onlooker.

I disagree that black music is the root of ALL music we hear today. classical music has influenced a lot of styles and would be mainly european in origin. I was saying that the great emergence of the last centuries music specifically had african americans to thank for it. And of course before that they brought it with them from africa. But because of the abuse they suffered in america it took on a much more powerful resonance, which as i said has resonated to this day.

weather or not you know lots of black people means noting to me. I take every person i meet with a clean slate and go on from there. nothing to do wit the colour of their skin. i went to college with a lad, real sound soft soul who would never see anyone stuck., but anytime we went out to a club he would make a beeline for any black girl that might come in and spend hours wrecking their heads talking about the hard time black people had through the years. His intentions were good but he was a nightmare on that front.

and btw they're not my stones and led zepilin, i was more of a beatles and beach boys fan growing up and some early elvis. i mentioned the other two because they would have pretty obvious roots in the blues that came before them. And no i dont read effin Mojo either.

Did i wind you up. it seems i may have, you have a lot of posts on here, maybe take a step back from this place, get back to some reality for a bit. its only one of thousands of message boards, not one i think i would like to spend too much time on from first impressions. and there are plenty here im sure who will fight the good fight for you.