Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers es un álbum de Bob Marley, publicado en 1984. El disco incluye 16 canciones, entre ellas «Is This Love», «No Woman, No Cry», «Could You Be Loved» y «Three Little Birds».
Sobre el álbum
La discografía de Bob Marley tiene en este álbum uno de los fenómenos de ventas más extraordinarios de la historia. 'Legend' es mucho más que un simple recopilatorio; es el vehículo que transformó a Bob Marley en un ícono global póstumo. Por lo tanto, su selección de canciones se centra en su material más melódico, accesible y universalmente positivo. Himnos como "One Love", "Three Little Birds" y "Is This Love" definen el tono del álbum.
Sin embargo, esta cuidada selección ha sido criticada por suavizar su imagen, omitiendo gran parte de su faceta más política y combativa. Pese a ello, no se puede negar su impacto. Después de todo, 'Legend' ha introducido la música y el mensaje de paz de Marley a millones de personas en todo el mundo, asegurando que su legado perdure para siempre.
Listado de Canciones
- Is This Love
Letra
I wanna love you and treat you right I wanna love you Every day and every night We'll be together With a roof right over our heads We'll share the shelter Of my single bed We'll share the same room, yeah But Jah provide the bread Is this love, is this love, is this love Is this love that I'm feelin'? Is this love, is this love, is this love Is this love that I'm feelin'? I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know now I got to know, got to know, got to know now I, I'm willing and able So I throw my cards on your table I wanna love you, I wanna love and treat, love and treat you right I wanna love you every day and every night We'll be together, yeah With a roof right over our heads We'll share the shelter, yeah, oh yeah Of my single bed We'll share the same room, yeah But Jah provides the bread Is this love, is this love, is this love Is this love that I'm feelin'? Is this love, is this love, is this love Is this love that I'm feelin'? Whoa Oh yes, I know, yes, I know, yes, I know now Oh yes, I know, yes, I know, yes, I know now I, I'm willing and able So I throw my cards on your table See, I wanna love ya, I wanna love and treat ya, love and treat ya right I wanna love you every day and every night We'll be together With a roof right over our heads We'll share the shelter Of my single bed We'll share the same room, yeah Jah provide the bread We'll share the shelter - No Woman, No Cry
Letra
No woman, no cry No woman, no cry No woman, no cry No woman, no cry Say, say Say I remember when we used to sit In a government yard in Trenchtown Observing the hypocrites As they would mingle with the good people we meet Good friends we have Oh, good friends we lost along the way In this great future You can't forget your past So dry your tears, I say No woman, no cry No woman, no cry Little darling, don't shed no tears No woman, no cry Say, say Said I remember when we use to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown And then Georgie would make the fire lights I seh, log would burnin' through the nights Then we would cook cornmeal porridge Of which I'll share with you My feet is my only carriage And so I've got to push on through Oh, while I'm gone Everything 's gonna be alright Everything 's gonna be alright No woman, no cry No woman, no cry I say little darlin' Don't shed no tears No woman, no cry - Could You Be Loved
Letra
Could you be loved, and be loved? Could you be loved, and be loved? Don't let them fool ya, Or even try to school ya! Oh, no! We've got a mind of our own, So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right! Love would never leave us alone, Ay-in the darkness there must come out to light. Could you be loved, and be loved? Could you be loved, wo now! - and be loved? (The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too, So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you) Love your brother, man! (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be loved?) Don't let them change ya, oh! Or even rearrange ya! Oh, no! We've got a life to live. They say: only - only - Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive - Stay alive! Eh! Could you be loved, and be loved? Could you be loved, wo now! - and be loved? (You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry; No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied.) Say something! (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be loved?) Say something! Say something! (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?) Say something! (Could you be - could you be loved?) Say something! Say something! (Say something!) Say something! Say something! (Could you be loved?) Say something! Say something! Reggae, reggae! Say something! rasta, rasta! Say something! Reggae, reggae! Say something! rasta, rasta! Say something! (Could you be loved?) Say something! Uh! Say something! Come on! Say something! (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?) Say something! (Could you be - could you be loved?) Say something! (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?) Say something! (Could you be - could you be loved?) - Three Little Birds
Letra
"Don't worry about a thing 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright" Singin', "Don't worry about a thing 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright" Rise up this mornin', smile with the risin' sun Three little birds perched by my doorstep Singin' sweet songs of melodies pure and true Sayin', "This is my message to you" Singin', "Don't worry about a thing 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright Singin', "Don't worry (Don't worry) 'bout a thing 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright Rise up this mornin', smiled with the risin' sun Three little birds perched by my doorstep Singin' sweet songs of melodies pure and true Sayin', "This is my message to you" Meaning "Don't worry about a thing" Worry 'bout a thing, no "Every little thing gonna be alright" Don't worry Singin', "Don't worry about a thing" I won't worry "'Cause every little thing gonna be alright" Meaning "Don't worry 'bout a thing 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright" I won't worry Singin', "Don't worry about a thing 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright" Said he don't worry, a-worry 'bout a thing, no no 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright - Buffalo Soldier
Letra
Buffalo Soldier, dreadlock rasta It was a Buffalo Soldier In the heart of America Stolen from Africa, brought to America Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival I mean it, when I analyze the stench To me, it makes a lot of sense How the dreadlock rasta was the Buffalo Soldier And he was taken from Africa, brought to America Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival Said he was a buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta Buffalo Soldier, in the heart of America If you know your history Then you would know where you coming from Then you wouldn't have to ask me "Who the heck do I think I am?" I'm just a buffalo soldier In the heart of America Stolen from Africa, brought to America Said he was fighting on arrival Fighting for survival Said he was a buffalo soldier In the war for America Dreadie, woe yoe yoe, woe yoe yoe yoe Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yoe yo Woe yoe yoe, woe yoe yoe yoe Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yoe yo Buffalo Soldier, trodding through the land Said he wanna ran, then you wanna hand Trodding through the land, yea, yea Said he was a buffalo soldier In the war for America Buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival Driven from the mainland To the heart of the Caribbean Singing, woe yoe yoe, woe yoe yoe yoe Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yoe yo Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yoe yo Woe yoe yoe, woe yoe yoe yoe Trodding through San Juan In the arms of America Trodding through Jamaica, a buffalo soldier Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival Buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta Woe yoe yoe, woe yoe yoe yoe Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yo yo yoe Woe yoe yoe, woe yoe yoe yoe Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yo yo yoe - Get Up, Stand Up
Letra
Get up, stand up: stand up for your right Get up, stand up: stand up for your right Get up, stand up: stand up for your right Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight Preacher man don't tell me, Heaven is under the earth I know you don't know What life is really worth It's not all that glitters is gold Half the story has never been told So now you see the light, eh! You stand up for your right Come on! Get up, stand up: stand up for your right Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight Get up, stand up: stand up for your right Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight Most people think Great God will come from the sky, Take away everything And make-a everybody feel high But if you know what life is worth, You will look for yours on earth And now you see the light, You stand up for your rights, jah! Get up, stand up (Jah, jah) Stand up for your right (Oh, hoo) Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up) Don't give up the fight (Life is your right) Get up, stand up (So we can't give up the fight) Stand up for your right (Lord, Lord) Get up, stand up (Keep us struggling on) Don't give up the fight, yeah We sick an' tired of your ism-skism game Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord We know when we understand Almighty God is a living man You can fool some people sometimes, But you can't fool all the people all the time So now we see the light (What you gonna do?) We gonna stand up for our rights (Yeah, jah, jah!) So you better Get up, stand up (In the morning, get it up) Stand up for your right (In the night) Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight (Don't give it up, don't give it up) Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up) Stand up for your right (Get up, stand up) Get up, stand up (Don't be a nigger in your neighborhood, yeah) Don't give up the fight (Get up, stand up) Get up, stand up (I don't think that should be very good, Lord) (Get up, stand up) Stand up for your right (Get up, stand up) Get up, stand up (I said, don't be a nigger in your neighborhood, yeah) Don't give up the fight - Stir It Up
Letra
Stir it up Little darling, stir it up (Come on baby) Come on and stir it up, little darling Stir it up It's been a long long time since I've got you on my mind And now you are here I say it's so clear To see what we can do, baby, just me and you Come on and stir it up Little darling, stir it up Come on baby come on and stir it up, little darling, stir it up I'll push the wood, I'll blaze your fire Then I'll satisfy your heart's desire Said I'll stir it, yeah, ev'ry minute, All you got to do baby, is keep it in And stir it up Little darling, stir it up Come on and stir it up, oh, little darling, stir it up, yeah Quench me when I'm thirsty Come and cool me down baby, when I'm hot Your recipe, darling, is so tasty And you sure can stir your pot So stir it up Little darling, stir it up Come on and stir it up, oh, little darling, stir it up Come on and stir it up, oh, little darling, stir it up - Easy Skanking
Letra
Easy skanking (skanking it easy) Easy skanking (skanking it slow) Easy skanking (skanking it easy) Easy skanking (skanking it slow) Excuse me while I light my spliff (spliff) Oh God I gotta take a lift (lift) From reality I just can't drift (drift) That's why I am staying with this riff (riff) Take it easy (easy skanking) Lord, I'll take it easy (easy skanking) Take it easy (easy skanking) Got to take it easy (easy skanking) See, we're taking it easy (ooh wa da da da) We're taking it slow (ooh wa da da da) Taking it easy Got to take it slow So take it easy (easy skanking, da da da da da da) Oh, take it easy (easy skanking) Take it easy (easy skanking, da da da da da da) Take it easy (easy skanking) Excuse me while I light my spliff (spliff) Oh God I gotta take a lift (lift) From reality I just can't drift (drift) That's why I'm staying with this riff (riff) Take it easy (taking it easy) Got to take it easy (taking it slow) Take it easy (taking it easy) Skanky take it easy (taking it slow) Tell you what Herb for my wine (ooh wa da da da da) Honey for my strong drink (ooh wa da da da da) Herb for my wine Honey for my strong drink I'll take it easy (taking it easy) Skanky take it easy (skanking it slow) Take it easy (taking it easy) Take it easy (skanking it slow) Take it easy (taking it easy) Oh, taking it easy (skanking it slow) You'll take it easy, ah (taking it easy) Skanky take it easy (skanking it slow) - One Love / People Get Ready
Letra
One love, one heart Let's get together and feel all right Hear the children crying (One love) Hear the children crying (One heart) Sayin', "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." Sayin', "Let's get together and feel all right." Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One love) There is one question I'd really love to ask (One heart) Is there a place for the hopeless sinner Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own? Believe me One love, one heart Let's get together and feel all right As it was in the beginning (One love) So shall it be in the end (One heart) Alright, "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." "Let's get together and feel all right." One more thing Let's get together to fight this Holy Armageddon (One love) So when the Man comes there will be no, no doom (One song) Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner There ain't no hiding place from the Father of Creation Sayin', "One love, one heart Let's get together and feel all right." I'm pleading to mankind (One love) Oh, Lord (One heart) Whoa "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." Let's get together and feel all right "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." - I Shot The Sheriff
Letra
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, ooh yeah All around in my hometown They're tryin' to track me down, yeah 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, but I swear it was in self defense Ooh, ooh, ooh I said, I shot the sheriff, Oh Lord And they say it is a capital offense Ooh, ooh, ooh Hear this Sheriff John Brown always hated me For what I don't know Ev'ry time I plant a seed He said, "Kill it before it grows." He said, "Kill them before they grow." And so, oh, now, now, Read it in the news I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defense Ooh, ooh, ooh Where was the deputy? I said I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town, yeah! All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down So I shot, I shot, I shot him down And I say, if I am guilty I will pay I shot the sheriff, but I say, but I didn't shoot no deputy Ooh, no, oh I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy Ooo, ooo, ooh Reflexes had the better of me And what is to be must be Ev'ry day the bucket a-go-a well One day the bottom a-go drop out One day the bottom a-go drop out I say, I, I, ... I, I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy, no - Waiting In Vain
Letra
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love From the very first time I placed my eyes on you, girl My heart says follow through But I know now that I'm Way down on your line But the waitin' feel is fine So don't treat me like a Puppet on a string 'Cause I know how to do my thing Don't talk to me as If you think I'm dumb I wanna know When you're gonna come I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love 'Cause summer is here I'm still waiting there Winter is here And I'm still waiting there Like I said It's been three years since I'm Knocking on your door And I still can knock some more Ooooh girl ooooh girl Is it feasible, I wanna know now For I to knock some more Ya see In life I know There's lots of grief But your love is my relief Tears in my eyes burn Tears in my eyes burn While I'm waiting While I'm waiting for my turn See, I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain It's your love that I'm waiting on It's my love that you're running from It's your love that I'm waiting on It's my love that you're running from - Redemption Song
Letra
Old pirates, yes they rob I Sold I to the merchant ships Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit But my hand was made strong By the hand of the Almighty We forward in this generation Triumphantly Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have Redemption songs Redemption songs Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Have no fear for atomic energy 'Cause none of them can stop the time How long shall they kill our prophets While we stand aside and look? Ooh, some say, "It's just a part of it We've got to fulfill the book." Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have Redemption songs Redemption songs Redemption songs Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our mind Whoa, have no fear for atomic energy 'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time How long shall they kill our prophets While we stand aside and look? Yes, some say, "It's just a part of it We've got to fulfill the book." Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever had Redemption songs All I ever had Redemption songs These songs of freedom Songs of freedom - Satisfy My Soul
Letra
Oh please, don't you rock my boat 'Cause I don't want my boat to be rockin' Oh please, don't you rock my boat, no no 'Cause I don't want my boat to be rockin' I'm telling you that, oh, whoh-whoh-whoh I like it, like it like this, so keep it steady like this And you should know, you should know by now I like it, I like it like this, I like it like this, ooh yeah Satisfy my soul, oh yeah, satisfy my soul Every little action, there's a reaction Oh, can't you see what you've done for me? oh yeah I'm happy inside all, all of the time, ohh When we bend a new corner I'll feel like a sweepstake winner When I meet you around the corner You make me feel like a sweepstakes winner, watch out Can't you see, you must believe me Oh, darling, darling, I'm callin', callin' Can't you see, why won't you believe me? Oh, darlin' darlin', I'm callin', callin' When I meet you around the corner Oh I said, baby, never let me be a loner And then you hold me tight, you make me feel alright Yes, when you hold me tight, you make me feel alright, whoa honey Can't you see, don't you believe me? Oh, darlin' darlin', I'm callin', callin' Can't you see? Why won't you believe me? Oh, darlin', darlin', I'm callin', callin' Satisfy my soul Satisfy my soul Satisfy my soul Satisfy my soul That's all I want you to do That's all I'll take from you - Exodus
Letra
Exodus, movement of Jah people (Oh,Yeah) Exodus, movement of Jah people Men and people will fight ya down,tell me why When ya see Jah light Let me tell you if you're not wrong, and why (Everything is all right) So we gonna walk, all right, through the roads of creation We're the generation, tell me why (Who trod through great tribulation) Trod through great tribulation Exodus, movement of Jah people Exodus, movement of Jah people Open your eyes, and look within Are you satisfied With the life you're living We know where we're going We know where we're from We're leaving Babylon We're going to our father land Exodus Movement of Jah people, oh yeah Movement of Jah people Send us another brother Moses (Movement of Jah people) From across the sea (Movement of Jah people) Send us another brother Moses (Movement of Jah people) From across the sea (Movement of Jah people) Exodus Movement of Jah people Exodus, Exodus, Exodus, Exodus Move, move, move, move Open your eyes, and look within Are you satisfied With the life you're living We know where we're going We know where we're from We're leaving Babylon We're going to our father land Exodus, movement of Jah people Exodus, movement of Jah people Move, move, move, move Jah come to break downpression Rule equality Wipe away transgression Set the captives free Exodus, movement of Jah people Exodus, movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people Move, move, move, move Move, move, move, move Movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people Movement of Jah people - Jamming
Letra
Ooh yeah All right We're jamming I wanna jam it with you We're jamming, jamming And I hope you like jamming too Ain't no rules, ain't no vow We can do it anyhow I and I will see you through 'Cause everyday we pay the price We're the living sacrifice Jamming 'til the jam is through We're jamming To think that jamming was a thing of the past We're jamming And I hope this jam is gonna last No bullet can stop us now We neither beg nor we won't bow Neither can be bought nor sold We all defend the right Jah Jah children must unite For life is worth much more than gold We're jamming (jamming, jamming, jamming) And we're jamming in the name of the Lord We're jamming (jamming, jamming, jamming) We're jamming right straight from yard Singing Holy Mount Zion Holy Mount Zion Jah sitteth in Mount Zion And rules all creation Yeah, we're We're jamming (Bop-chu-waa) Bop-chu-wa-wa-wa We're jamming (Bop-chu-waa) See, I wanna jam it with you We're jamming (jamming, jamming, jamming) And Jamdown hope you're jamming too Jah knows how much I've tried The truth I cannot hide To keep you satisfied True love that now exists Is the love I can't resist So jam by my side We're Jamming (jamming, jamming, jamming), yeah-eah-eah I wanna jam it with you We're jamming, we're jamming, we're jamming, we're jamming We're jamming, we're jamming, we're jamming, we're jamming Hope you like jamming too We're jamming, we're jamming (jamming) We're jamming, we're jamming (jamming) I wanna (I wanna jam it with you) I wanna I wanna jam with you now We're jamming, we're jamming (hope you like jamming too) And I hope you like jamming, I hope you like jamming 'Cause (I wanna jam it with you) I wanna jam it with you I like, I hope you, I hope you like jamming too I wanna jam it I wanna jam it - Punky Reggae Party
Letra
Punky punky punk Said you're gonna punky punky punk New wave, new phrase New wave, new craze Going to a party And I hope you are hearty So please don't be naughty For it's a Punky Reggae Party It takes a joyful sound To make the world go round Come with your heart and soul Come rock your bone It's a punky reggae party And it's tonight It's a Punky Reggae Party And it's alright What did you say? Protected by society Treated with impunity Protected by my dignity I search for reality New wave, new craze New wave, new phrase I'm saying... The Wailers will be there The Damned, The Jam, The Clash Maytals will be there Dr. Feelgood too Well it's a punky reggae party And it's tonight It's a Punky Reggae Party And it's alright A tip from a gypsy She said "Man you're getting tipsy" Hiding from reality In your world of hypocrisy In your world of hypocrisy In your world of hypocrisy In your world of hypocrisy In your world oh hypocrisy Good God! A bubble, a bubble Looking for no trouble But if you trouble, trouble We'll give it to you double Let me tell you It takes a joyful sound To make the world go round It takes a joyful sound So come and rock your bone 'Cause it's a punky reggae party And it's tonight Well it's a punky reggae party And it's alright A tip from a gypsy She said "Man you're getting tipsy" Hiding from reality In your world of hypocrisy In your world of hypocrisy Hiding from reality In your world of hypocrisy In your world of hypocrisy A bubble, a bubble We're looking for no trouble New wave, new phrase New wave, new craze