I said that life (sweet life) - it must be somewhere to be found I said, what do you got for me (concrete, jungle!) now, o-oh!Ĭoncrete jungle (la la-la!), ah, won't you let me be (concrete, jungle!), now. I've got to pick myself from off the ground Won't someone help me? 'Cause I (sweet life). Still, I'll be always laughing like a clown (never, know) I've never known what sweet caress is. G'yeah, now - (never, know) I've never known happiness Man you got to do your (concrete, jungle!) best. Where the living is harder (concrete, jungle!). 'Cause my (sweet life) life must be somewhere to be found. Where is the love to be found? (oo-ooh-ooh) (and the stage) And has changed my day into night, yeah. I said (darkness) darkness has covered my light, (that high yellow moon won't come out to play) The high yellow moon won't come out to play: 'Burnin'' 'Natty Dread' Rastaman Vibration' 'Exodus' 'Kaya' 'Survival' 'Uprising' Confrontation'- posthumous 'Legend'- compilation 'One Love- The Very Best Of'- compilation.No sun will shine in my day today (no sun will shine) Other great Bob Marley And The Wailers albums: Whatever the cover, Catch A Fire is assured of its place in history as the album that launched Bob Marley And The Wailers and reggae on to an international stage and is #123 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums ever. Hardly surprisingly, the 'Zippo' copies are now serious collectors' items. It involved hand-manufacture, and as the record sold ever-more successfully, it had to be replaced by a more conventional cover. The first 20,000 copies of Catch A Fire featured the famous Zippo sleeve which opened at a side hinge to reveal the LP inside. Throughout, the strong bass-lines and upbeat guitar made this a superb first taste of reggae. Stir It Up is more upbeat, even romantic, while the laid-back Kinky Reggae is another highlight. It dealt with the despair of life in the ghetto in opening track Concrete Jungle while Slave Driver tackles the legacy of slavery. The content was both socially aware and militant. Some later guitar and keyboard overdubbing provided the finishing touch and Catch A Fire was launched to rave reviews. London-based but Jamaican raised, Blackwell put up the money for Bob Marley And The Wailers to fly back home to Jamaica to record the master tapes. This historic album release repaid Island Record's Chris Blackwell for his faith in his fellow countrymen.
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