Bob Marley & The Wailers
Redemption Song

THE REVIEW

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds."

This is the meaningful phrase for which we all remember the legendary song "Redemption Song" by the famous "reggaeman" Bob Marley. But this is not Reggae, no, it is simply him picking up a guitar, playing, and singing.

And he speaks to the world

"Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfill the book"

"Redemption" means liberation, freedom from sin through penance; however, it also means freeing oneself from slavery, from oppression. Bob sings precisely this, sings of freedom, sings of redemption. His relaxed voice perfectly adheres to the sound of the hard guitar strings, right from the first notes Marley warms the hearts of those who listen by telling a story

"Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty."

A story of redemption

"Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.​"