Tatiana Villegas Mrs.Weese British and American Lit. 1/10/2023 Bob Marley in Metaphor Whether you've seen him on TV, heard him on the radio, purchased merchandise with his affiliation, or heard his name in the news, you know Bob Marley. Bob Marley was and is a sensation, he made music to make a difference. His music offered therapy for himself and his listeners. Bob’s productions also made way for conversations as his lyrics discussed what was going on in the world and the trauma people were facing. Bob Marley is known for his reggae singing and songwriting, along with his production of steady rock and ska songs. Marley is a Grammy award winner and is featured in the Rock in Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Bob has taken part in 164 songs, …show more content…
Trenchtown is a now famous town in Jamaica for its impact on many successful artists, including Bunny and Scully, Peter Tosh, Delroy Wilson, The Heptones, the Wailers, The Wailing Souls, and The Abyssinians. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and the Wailers were all reggae artists who came from trench town. The high popularity of reggae early on in this town gave Trenchtown the legacy of being the birthplace of reggae music. It is said that Trenchtown is where talent is created. Bob Marley started to make music at 3 and loved to listen to what is called Ska. Ska was a mix of Caribbean-style music and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska was the basis for Bob Marley's rhythmic take on reggae music. His lyrical inspirations came from his upbringing along with the politics in the world. As one listens to Marley's music there are implements of God and religion in many of his songs. His sense of religion came from his mother and wife, as he grew up Catholic by his mother and later became Rastafarian because of his wife's influence. He believed God would save them and carry them through their struggles but one had to also work for their goals and give to god. This theme and belief can be seen and understood through his …show more content…
One love is a song with a large religious take to it and speaks about creating unity in the world. In the song, Bob says, ¨let's get together and fight this holy Armageddon¨. ¨Armageddon: the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil.¨ -Merriam-Webster. The lyric is saying that Marley's people and the people of the world are being challenged by forces of good and evil, as violence was continuing throughout the streets of Jamaica. He used the lyrics to tell the people that they must come together and fight what was going on in the world. The song mentioning Armageddon is also referring to judgment day; the day that is said to be when God comes from heaven to earth to decide whether people will spend eternity in heaven or hell based on if they lived their life following christ. More specifically though I think this song refers to the gang violence that was going on in Jamaica at this time. Murder is a sin as well as a crime and Bob was speaking to the religious people, saying the people have to end murderous acts and have to want to be saved religiously, to spend eternity with God. He was also saying to those who aren't religious that people are the same and everyone has to work together to end violence and become unified. Marley used his platforms to make a change and when he noted how heavy the violence in his home was, he knew he had to do