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Politics and Music: Class Meetings
Professor Courtney Brown
Meeting #12: Political Identity Music: Bob
Marley and Reggae Music, Part 2
LECTURE NOTES
SELECTIONS played in class:
Videos:
Redemption Song
Could You Be Loved
Music Only (from Survival album):
Babylon System
Survival
Ride Natty Ride
QUESTIONS and DISCUSSION: Do you see how Marley's songs have
both a spiritual and political coherence? Can you relate these
two aspects in your own words? What is "Babylon" and
what is the "Babylon system?" What is the significance
of the words "Wake Up and Live?" Relate this to what
Marley means when he sings "Say something" in "Could
You Be Loved." Can you explain the "dreadlocks"
and their significance to Marley's music, politics, and spirituality?
Why is Marley and his message universal and not limited to only
people of color? Can you explain why his spiritual views are
the key to the answer to this question, and can you connect this
with our common captivity in Babylon?