By no means am I a big reggae fan, but I do like the occasional Bob Marley tune. My view of reggae follows the old line about certain tourist destinations… “It’s nice to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.” I can’t imagine listening to a whole reggae album, let alone owning more than one.
But, like every white college boy, I owned the Bob Marley Legend compilation and I have to admit every song on it is a gem. I feel kind of bad that I sold it back in the legendary greatest-hits purge of the early 2000s. Perhaps I shouldn’t be such an absolutist.
I chose this song because it reminds me of a video I made for my Italian class in college. We put together a fake newscast and a bunch of skits and, because a) I had aspirations to go into film, and b) my Italian was atrocious, I volunteered to shoot and edit the production.
It came out pretty well and I used this song over a blooper reel that followed the end credits. I wonder if I still have that old VHS tape lying around somewhere. It would be a kick to watch it again now.
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Don’t worry about a thing
‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright
Singing, “Don’t worry about a thing
‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright”
[Verse]
Rise up this morning, smiled with the rising sun
Three little birds pitch by my doorstep
Singing sweet songs of melodies pure and true
Saying, “This is my message to you-ou-ou”
[Chorus]
Singing, “Don’t worry about a thing
‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright”
Singing, “Don’t worry about a thing” (Don’t worry)
“‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright”
[Verse]
Rise up this morning, smiled with the rising sun
Three little birds pitch by my doorstep
Singing sweet songs of melodies pure and true
Saying, “This is my message to you-ou-ou”
[Chorus]
Singing, “Don’t worry about a thing” (Worry ’bout a thing, oh)
“Every little thing gonna be alright” (Don’t worry)
Singing, “Don’t worry about a thing” (I won’t worry)
“‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright”
Singing, “Don’t worry about a thing
‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright” (I won’t worry)
Singing, “Don’t worry about a thing
‘Cause every little thing is gonna be alright”
Singing, “Don’t worry about a thing” (Don’t worry ’bout a thing)
“‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright”
Meet Me In Montauk 
I’ll take reggae over country any day:)
I too was a white guy owning the obligatory Legend album–but what a great album it is! Now, I admit that I have not sought out much (if any) additional reggae over the years, but whenever we do visit the islands, I do find myself enjoying the tunes in the local taxi cab and around the pool. except of course for the dreaded Red, Red Wine. Oh, boy, do I hate that song!
An interesting choice for a blooper reel… hmmmm 🙂
I love reggae music because I associate it with utter relaxation. I listen to this song and I’m either on the deck of a cruise ship heading off to sea or sitting pool (or ocean) side, sipping a daquiri and reading a good book. To listen to it in any other context just seems wrong. As I listen now, I have this incredible itch to open up another tab, head to trip advisor and book a weekend in the Bahamas. Thanks for the mini vacation.