Bob Marley & The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff mp3

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• Producer – Chris Blackwell, The Wailers
• Written-By – Bob Marley

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I shot the sheriff, but I didnt shoot the deputy. All around in my hometown, Theyre tryin' to track me down. I shot the sheriff, and they say it was a capital offence. Reflexes got the better of me, And what is to be must be. Every day the bucket goes to the well, But one day the bottom will drop out Yeah, one day the bottom will drop out But I say . I Shot The Sheriff from Bob Marley & The Wailers 1973 album, Burnin Listen to the full album now on all major streaming and digital services Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley, The Wailers. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей. I Shot the Sheriff is a song written by Bob Marley and released in 1973 by Bob Marley and the Wailers. The narrator claims to have acted in self-defense when the sheriff tried to shoot him. The song was first released in 1973 on The Wailers' album Burnin'. Marley explained his intention as follows: I want to say 'I shot the police' but the government would have made a fuss so I said 'I shot the sheriff' instead but it's the same idea: justice. Watch the video for I Shot The Sheriff from Bob Marley & The Wailers's Legend for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The song was first released on The Wailers' album Burnin'. Eric Clapton recorded a cover version that was included on his album, 461 Ocean Boulevard. It is the most successful version of the song, peaking at 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Clapton's only chart-topping hit in the U. I want to say 'I shot the police' but the government would have made a fuss so I said 'I shot the sheriff' instead but it's the same idea: justice. Bob Marley During the controve read more. I Shot the Sheriff is a song written by Bob Marley. On the 2001 documentary The Life Of Bob Marley, Esther Anderson, who was Marley's girlfriend, claims she helped write this and that it is about birth control. The sheriff's name in the song is John Brown. In 1963, Bob Dylan wrote a song called John Brown about a boy who goes to war and comes back badly wounded. Came back to Kingston they killed himi think 1973 exodus was the last album Bob recorded. Jeff from NcI would not say the song is about birth control. It is not literally about killing a sheriff - Marley has said it's more generally about elements of wickedness in general. The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff. On this page you can download song Bob Marley ft. The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff in mp3 and listen online. Bob Marley , The Wailers. Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Legend - The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers. View Tracklist. I Shot The Sheriff. Bob Marley & The Wailers. I shot the sheriff, the sheriff But I swear it was in self-defense, oh no Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah I say, I shot the sherriff, oh Lord And they say it is a capital offense, yeah Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah. Sheriff John Brown always hated me For what, I don't know Every time I plant a seed He said kill it before it grow He said kill them before they grow And so, and so Read it in the news. I shot the sheriff, oh Lord But I swear it was in self-defense Where was the deputy Ooh, ooh, ooh I say, I shot the sheriff But I swear it was in self-defense, yeah Ooh-ooh. I shot the sheriff. the sheriff. But I swear it was in selfdefence. Oh, no Ooh, ooh, oo-oh Yeah I say: I shot the sheriff - Oh, Lord - And they say it is a capital offence. Bob Marley explained some details of this song, I want to say 'I shot the police' but the government would have made a fuss, so I said 'I shot the sheriff' instead but it's the same idea: justice. When Eric Clapton recorded a cover of this song on his album 461 Ocean Boulevard 1974, his version reached a number-one position in the USA. It helped Bob Marley get the attention of a rock audience to his music. Clapton's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003