“Who The Cap Fit” is a cautionary tale. The title means that people should accept their wrongdoings. Marley takes aim at false friends, backstabbers and…
Tag: Bob Marley
28/02/2021: “Caution” by Bob Marley
Released as a single in 1971 with “Stop The Train”, this lesser known cut also appeared on The Best Of The Wailers. Despite the name, that isn’t a compilation,…
29/01/2021: “Satisfy My Soul” by Bob Marley
Out of a long and distinguished body of work, this remains one of Bob Marley’s most enduring songs. It’s obvious from the lyrics that the…
28/11/2020: “Jah Is Mighty” by Bob Marley
Dig into Bob Marley’s back catalogue, past “Buffalo Soldier” and “Three Little Birds”, and you’ll be surprised. Many of Marley’s most profound and beautiful songs…
09/09/2019: “I’m Still Waiting” by The Wailers
This song is from 1965. That’s long enough ago for the credits to be to The Wailers or The Wailing Wailers without making any mention…
21/12/2018: “Pimper’s Paradise” by Bob Marley & The Wailers
When a sad song sounds happy, I think it makes it even more poignant. “Pimper’s Paradise” is undoubtedly a sad song. Even the name gives…
17/08/2018: “Thank You Lord” by Bob Marley & The Wailers
A lot of Bob Marley’s early stuff was recorded in the studios of early 70s Jamaica. As I said in the “Trench Town Rock” post,…
21/07/2018: “Trenchtown Rock by Bob Marley & The Wailers
“One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain…” Trenchtown Rock is one of Bob Marley’s more famous songs, and the above…
14/05/2018: “Forever Loving Jah” by Bob Marley & The Wailers
“Forever Loving Jah” is from Uprising, released in 1980, only a year before Bob Marley died. Perhaps as a result of Bob Marley’s reflections on…