Over 40 Years On from The Death of Bob Marley- His Legacy Remains Unimpeached in Every Corner of the World

Over 40 years on from the death of Bob Marley he remains a spiritual man for millions in every corner of the world. His words are lived by, and his music is lived along to. With wisdom, dreaminess and melody he changed the way we look at music, offering up so much, and asking only for our ears in return.

He did this all in 36 years full of creativity and fearless intent.

Below we have chartered his life in the words that he left behind. His legacy remains unimpeached and the lyrics are natural as though he was reading from a sermon already written. Through some of Bob Marley’s greatest lines, we tell the philosophy and life of a master.

Some Bob Marley’s Greatest Lines:

“Concrete Jungle”

“No sun will shine in my day today; the high yellow moon won’t come out to play.”

“400 Years”

“So, won’t you come with me, I’ll take you to a land of liberty, where we can live, live a good, good life and be free.” (With Peter Tosh)

Marley wasted no time in delineating his message to his new-found global audience and was quick to declare himself as the guiding light of liberty.

“Sun is Shining”

“Sun is shining, the weather is sweet, make you wanna move your dancing feet.”

He might not have even been added to the playlist, he’ll simply float in there naturally like the sound of the wind through the trees. His music calls for sunshine and he knew how to capture it in sound.

“Positive Vibrations”

“If you get down and you quarrel every day, You’re saying prayers to the devils, I say.”

Marley asks you to stand aside and pursue your own spirituality.

“Buffalo Soldier”

A Buffalo Soldier is what Native Americans termed the black cavalrymen they fought in the second half of the 19th Century. Bob extended the imagery further, using it to take in the fight that black men faced simply to survive as the sons of slaves in America and the Caribbean.

Some of his greatest lines can be found on YouTube.