No Woman No Cry
Here is one of the most beautiful love songs I have ever heard:
I remember some 10 or 15 years ago having a conversation with a “feminist” (I always put that word in quotes, because it seems to have no fixed meaning) who was offended by it, saying that its central message was “if you have no woman you will not cry.” I was so very upset; the central message of the song had been lost on her. This is a love song from a man to his wife, telling her please not to cry no matter how hard life is.
It’s interesting how language sometimes gets in the way, isn’t it?
(More Bob Marley right here.)
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This is one of my all time favorite songs. I met my first (and maybe only) true love at a concert many years ago, and we danced to this. (Not performed by Bob, BTW, just a cover).
It still stirs emotions. So does Stir it Up, which preceded this song at that concert… And while I was writing this, I heard a Honda commercial that used the exact same chord progression. I doubt Bob’s estate is getting a royalty from that…
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