Monthly Archive: March 2016

Bob Marley is definitely one of my all-time favourite music artists and it wasn’t an easy task narrowing down all the songs of his that I love to only five. Well, I somehow managed to do it and trust me, it wasn’t an easy task. So here it is, a list of the five Bob Marley songs that I love the most:

1. Rastaman Chant (ft. Busta Rhyme) – Don’t get me wrong, I also love the original version of this song, but the remix with Busta Rhyme has a really special place in my heart. It’s my favourite song out of one of my favourite albums – Chant Down Babylon which is a tribute album produced by Stephen Marley which features great and truly classy remixes of some of Bob’s most beloved songs. And that bassline… How can you not love this song!

2. Is This Love – Yeah, OK, I’m a softy. I can’t help but being moved by the innocent, almost naïve lyrics of this song. Released in 1978 as a part of the Kaya album, this is one of Marley’s most romantic songs. And, you know, most of his songs were not romantic in the man-woman sense of the word, but rather in a social-political way. Still, we are all human and secretly or not that secretly crave for love and that’s exactly what this song is about.

3. Get Up Stand Up – Undoubtedly one of the most popular Bob Marley songs, this reggae classic is always in my playlist. The song was written by Bob himself and then band member Peter Tosh and was released in 1973. It’s a part of the Burnin’ album and was often performed in concerts. A true classic with a universal social message.

4. Three Little Birds – There’s nothing better than waking up and putting this song on! The whole days is brighter and shinier under the sounds of one of the simplest yet most positive reggae songs out there!

5. Satisfy My Soul – Though it’s not the most popular song of his, it’s definitely my favourite. It always calms me down and makes me feel happy. Even the most tedious activity becomes easier and more pleasant with this song. It definitely satisfies my soul and will forever be one of my all-time favourite pieces of music!

What about the songs that almost made it into the list, you might ask. Well, I had so many contenders it’s hard to list them all. Still, the strongest among them were definitely Trench Town Rock, Root Rock Reggae, Small Axe, Buffalo Soldier, Could You Be Loved, Kinky Reggae and No Woman No Cry. In the end I decided that Satisfy My Soul, Three Little Birds, Get Up Stand Up, Is This Love and Rastaman Chant are my favourites. Which are yours?