Friday, February 16, 2018

“Redemption Song”

Another great episode of Soul Music (BBC Radio 4): about Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” I listened last night. It didn’t make me feel better, but it did make me feel.

Here’s the Marley recording that runs through the episode.

comments: 4

Chris said...

My favorite Bob Marley song. The reference to "atomic energy" in the second verse has always puzzled me a bit.

Michael Leddy said...

Atom bombs, and world destruction? But “none of them can stop the time,” meaning that they won’t bring the world to an end before it’s supposed to end?

Chris said...

I wonder if it was some kind of response to the No Nukes concerts.

Michael Leddy said...

The timing seems right. Or maybe a response to Three Mile Island?