facebook Bob Marley is flying on a airplane to Jamaica. WallInfoPhotosSongs/VideosBob MarleyLogout Wall InfoPhotosSongs/Videos Write something… Share Information Friends Which one of my songs is your favorite? Wall InfoPhotosSongs/Videos Photo Here I would have to say “I shot the Sheriff” which you recorded in From the album “Burnin”. Wow, I’m impressed by your knowledge of my songs and recording years. “I Shot the Sheriff” is also one of my favorite songs. Why do you like it? I like it because of its slow tempo and reggae genre. The dynamics of the song weren’t to loud like screaming, but weren’t to soft like a whisper. The ambiguous mellow mood also added a difference from many other songs. I have always been wondering what the song was about, could you tell me? The song is about a man, who I’m singing in the view of, who shot the sheriff John Brown, who hates him, and is wrongly accused of killing the deputy. The song also has deeper messages about racism and oppression of black people. Here are some lyrics. “I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh! I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.) Yeah! All around in my home town, They're tryin' to track me down; They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy, For the life of a deputy. But I say: Oh, now, now. Oh! (I shot the sheriff.) - the sheriff. (But I swear it was in selfdefence.) Oh, no! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh)Yeah! say: I shot the sheriff - Oh, Lord! - (And they say it is a capital offence.) Yeah! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah! Sheriff John Brown always hated me, For what, I don't know: Every time I plant a seed, He said kill it before it grow - He said kill them before they grow. Ziggy Marley Peter Tosh Damien Marley Bunny WailerThe Wailers Genre(s)::Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady Members:: Bob Marley Hometown: Nine Mile, Jamaica and Kingston Jamaica Record Label: Beverley’s Current Location: Deceased View photos of Bob Marley Send Bob Marleya message

Wall InfoPhotosSongs/Videos Detailed Information Basic Information Genre(s): Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady Members: Bob Marley Instruments Played: Vocals, Guitar Hometown: Nine Mile, Jamaica and Kingston, Jamaica Record Label: Beverley’s Current Location: Deceased Formed: Wailers Disbanded: First Time and Second Time Band Member Biography: Bob Marley -Born : February 6, 1945, Died: May 11, Died because of cancer. Was apart of the band Hit Albums/Years: Burnin” Natty Dread 1974 Hit Songs/Years: “I Shot the Sheriff” 1973 “One Love” Awards/Achievements: Peace Medal of Third, Jamaican Order of Merit, Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Fun Facts: Left school at age 14 to make music with Joe Higgs Contact Information Official Band Website: Citations For Research: Ankeny, Jason. "Bob Marley." allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation, Web. 20 Jan "Bob Marley Biography." Biography.com. N.p., N.p. Web. 31 Jan.. Information Friends Genre(s)::Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady Members:: Bob Marley Hometown: Nine Mile, Jamaica and Kingston Jamaica Record Label: Beverley’s Current Location: Deceased Photo Here Artist/Band name and status facebook WallInfoPhotosSongs/VideosBob MarleyLogout Ziggy Marley Peter Tosh Damien Marley Bunny WailerThe Wailers View photos of Bob Marley Send Bob Marleya message

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Featured Video facebook WallInfoPhotosSongs/VideosBob MarleyLogout Wall InfoPhotosSongs/Video Featured Songs Photo Here Artist/Band name and status Reasoning “I Shot the Sheriff” “Get Up Stand Up” I chose Bob Marley because I had listened to his son Damian Marley but never really listened to Bob Marley, so I picked him.