I know you’ve all heard Bob Marley once or twice in your lives, whether you knew it or not. His songs have been in everything from movies and commercials to video games. One of his songs happens to be my absolute favorite, “Three Little Birds“. I guess you could say it goes well with my carefree and easy going nature.
This song has such a wonderful message. Its saying that we shouldn’t concern ourselves with petty problems and letting them drag us down, but that we should keep a positive attitude and enjoy the life that we have and do the very best we can. I mean, with its positive lyrics and reggae jam, its hard not to be sucked into a world of tropical sunrises with steel drums, a groovy guitar playing and no worries when you hear it, I know I sure do. That’s why I love this song and all others alike.
I believe that we over think and over analysis things in this modern time; If we could just step back and say to ourselves “Don't worry about a thing…” then I feel like we would live in a less stressed world; “Cause every little thing gonna be alright.”. That is what, at least what I think, Bob Marley is trying to say, that we don’t need the fussing and fighting because if don’t sweat the little thing then we will be okay. Its like a short piece of advice on how we should look at the world.
Now I know that not everyone is into reggae music and the Rastafaria movement, but that’s okay. I don’t feel like you have to be to enjoy the music. Music is a universal gift. Without songs like this one the world would be a sad and cold place, in all probability full of uptight people that dislike one another.
I hope that you’ll look up this song as soon as your done reading this(song can be found in Bill's Bangin' Boom Box), because if you haven’t heard it then you really need to. And even if you don’t get the same feelings out of it as I do then I think you will still enjoy “Three Little Birds”, at least it should make your day a little brighter.
I knew that it would be hard for me not to enjoy this blog due to my love for Mr. Marley. I thought it was really cool how you used quotes to express your view of what Bob was trying to say. Hypocrites will listen to his songs and dismiss them just because of his demeanor. If people actually listened, then they would see that his words are positive and meaningful. I thought that this was overall a great blog. I did spot a few grammatical errors, but it was nothing major. Good Job.
ReplyDeleteBob Marley was a very powerful person. He was and still is one of few muscians who sing/play for a reason. I have heard several of his songs but never this one. It is an uplifting song that I am sure I will download to my Ipod as soon as I get home. Since there was already a slight interest for me in Bob Marley your blog grabbed my attention. I believe over all you accomplished your goal of letting us know why this is your favorite song and in doing so you have probably grabbed a few other supporters for his music! Job well done I would say and thanks for giving me something new to listen to.
ReplyDeleteSo, i will be honest, i never really cared for or listened a lot to rasta or any other type of reggae music. So it's safe to say i had heard a lot of Bob Marley, but never heard any of his music. I checked the song out while reading, and though it didn't really change my opinion on the genre, it did help ease a little stress (which was a bit of a surprise), so i am much obliged to you and to Mr. Marley as well.
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