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"Redemption Song" is a song by Jamaican singer Bob Marley. It is the final track on Bob Marley and the Wailers' twelfth album, Uprising, produced by Chris Blackwell and released by Island Records. [3] The song is considered one of Marley's greatest works.
At the time he wrote the song, Bob Marley had been diagnosed with the cancer in his toe that later took his life. According to Rita Marley, “He was already secretly in a lot of pain and dealt...
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American prison drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover ...
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The idea that songs can bring redemption has echoed down the centuries. The wretch that was saved in “Amazing Grace” was rescued from Hell by a song – “how sweet the sound.” The appalling crime he’d committed was the same crime that afflicted Bob Marley in his “Redemption Song”: the writer of “Amazing Grace” was a slaver; Bob Marley was a descendan...
“Redemption Song” was a serious composition because Bob knew his time on Earth was severely limited when he wrote it. In the summer of 1977, Bob had been diagnosed with a malignant melanoma under a toenail. He had decided not to have the toe amputated, as doctors had suggested. Bob carried on touring, writing, and recording, but within two years he...
The song took in Marley’s own feelings about his onrushing sad demise, slavery, and its impact on the minds of its descendants, religion and destiny (“We’ve got to fulfill the book”), but did not forget to address his fans. Fear not, the song said. Your existence is not defined by the world powers, by destructiveness, by evil; your purpose is not d...
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Jun 28, 2024 · Bob Marley’s iconic song, “Redemption Song,” holds a deep and powerful meaning that resonates with listeners across the globe. Released in 1980, this masterpiece is an anthem of freedom, justice, and the emancipation of the human spirit.
Oct 15, 2021 · Bob Marley essentially had that opportunity with “Redemption Song,” the last song on his final album with The Wailers, Uprising, in 1980. He died on May 11, 1981 at age 36 from complications ...
Sep 10, 2017 · Bono of the rock band U2, because of the sheer power of “Redemption Song”, he used to take the song with him to every meeting or encounter he had with a politician. This Bob Marley classic is one of the most covered song in the history of music.
