Entre las callejuelas de Kingston, Jamaica, en los años 60, surgió una fuerza musical destinada a cambiar el mundo. En 1963, Bob Marley, junto a Bunny Wailer y Peter Tosh, formaron el grupo que pronto sería conocido como The Wailing Wailers. Estos músicos jóvenes, con profundas raíces en la pobreza, comenzaron a tejer un sonido único que capturó la esencia de su entorno y experiencias. La combinación de ritmos de ska, rocksteady, y el naciente reggae, sirvieron como base para sus primeras grabaciones, atrayendo la atención de Coxsone Dodd, un influyente productor local.
A mediados de los años 60, el grupo sufrió cambios en su formación, pero la visión de Marley permaneció intacta. Con la salida de artistas del grupo, nuevos miembros como Aston "Family Man" Barrett y su hermano Carlton Barrett se unieron, solidificando la alineación que llevaría a los Wailers a la fama global. En 1972, el encuentro con Chris Blackwell de Island Records catapultó al grupo a nuevas alturas. Blackwell les dio la oportunidad de grabar un álbum con la intención de atraer tanto al público jamaicano como al internacional, resultando en la creación de Catch a Fire (1973), un disco que pronto se convirtió en un hito del reggae.
Catch a Fire no solo mostró la capacidad del grupo para crear música cautivadora, sino que también abordó temas de injusticia
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Guava Jelly/this Train/cornerstone/comma...
A. guava jelly [bob marley]
Baby, i really, really love you now.
i think you should stop your cryin';
here my kerchief to dry your eyes,
you know that i love you, yea-eah-eah.
groovy; here i am:
come rub it 'pon me belly
like a guava jelly.
damsel, here i stand:
come rub it 'pon me belly
like-a guava jelly.
B. this train [arr. bob marley]
This train - mm - mm - mm
this train is bound to glory - this train
talkin' 'bout ma: this train is bound to glory - this train
this train is bound to glory,
this train carry no un'oly
this train - i'm a-talkin' 'bout: this train
When i was just a kid,
my mommy used to sing this song
now i've grown to be a man,
well, it still lingers deep down in my soul
i said, it still lingers deep down in my soul
I'm talkin' 'bout: this train is bound to glory - this train
this train is bound to glory - this train
this train is bound to glory,
o dis 'ere train carry no un'oly
this train - i'm a-talkin' 'bout: this train
C. cornerstone [bob marley]
The stone that the builder refuse
will always be the head cornerstone-a
the stone that the builder refuse
will always be the head cornerstone
You're a builder, baby
here i am, a stone
don't you pick and refuse me,
'cause the things people refuse
are the things they should choose
do you 'ear me?
hear what i say!
Stone that the builder refuse
will always be the head cornerstone-a
the stone that the builder refuse, yeah!
will always be the head cornerstone
You're a builder, baby
wo, here i am, a stone!
don't you pick and refuse me,
'cause the t'ings people refuse
are the things they should use
the things people refuse
are the things they should use
do you 'ear me? hear what i say!
Stone dat them builder refuse
will always be the head cornerstone-a
the stone that dem builder refuse
will always be the head cornerstone
D. comma comma [bob marley]
Comma, comma, come back here,
my-y young lady
comma, comma, come back here to me,
my-y young lady, yeah!
jus' while i thought
everything was running smooth,
she left me
while i was in the mood
now i'm callin' to you,
but my world is relying for you to
Comma, comma, come back here,
my-y young lady, yeah!
comma, comma, come back here to me
my-y young lady!
jus' while i thought
everything was running smooth
you know i love you
oh now i love you.