Bob Marley was born on this day in 1945. What a wonderful occasion to spend your Sunday binge listening to Bob’s greatest albums! 

They say reggae music is special because it follows the rhythm of a human heartbeat. As Bob Marley said, when music hits you, you feel no pain.

I discovered Bob when I was a kid, and I can only thank my parents for their great taste in music.
Back then, I didn’t really understand the lyrics of his songs, but I can still remember the transcendent power of the music. Today, if I had to describe Bob’s music with one word, it would be “home”.
No matter where I am, his warm voice, his guitar, and the Jamaican steel drums have the power of taking me home. His music accompanied me through my teenage “rebellious” years (Songs like “Get up, stand up”, “I Shot The Sheriff”), as well as during my “peace & love” hippie phase (which oddly enough doesn’t seem to come to an end soon).

“Don’t worry about a thing, ‘Cause every little thing is gonna be alright.”

Bob’s whole aura was extremely positive and cheerful, but you cannot simply sum up his ideas in “One love, one heart; Let’s get together and a-feel all right”. Bob was above all else a brave fighter for human rights. 

“Until the philosophy
which hold one race superior
And another inferior
Is finally and permanently
Discredited and abandoned
Everywhere is war”

“That until there no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation
Until the color of a man’s skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes
I say war”

“Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Don’t give up the fight”

I still love discovering and rediscovering old and underrated songs from his early years, or traditional Jamaican melodies that influenced his work. 

What’s your favorite Bob Marley song? Let me know in the comments below.