What is Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up" song talking about?
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The song is a simple call to people all over the world and Rastafarians in particular to stop allowing themselves to be abused and mistreated. It is one of Marley's more political songs. The song was very often performed at Marley's concerts, often as the last song. "Get Up, Stand Up" was also the last song Marley ever performed on stage, on September 23, 1980 at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Many believe the lyrical stanza provided in the original version by Peter Tosh proved to be influential as one of the first raps incorporated before Hip Hop's official appearance in musical culture: We're sick and tired of your ism and schism game Die and go to heaven in Jesus' name, Lord We know when we understand Almighty God is a living man You can fool some people sometimes But you can't fool all the people all the time So now we see the light We gonna stand up for our right The song is the official anthem of Amnesty International. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Up%2C_Stand_Up
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the more i listen to this song, the more i hear. i can't pin point one simple straight forward meaning anymore... brilliant song though. i used to think it had a lot to do with the legalisation of pot but now i think it's deeper than that. i'm not overly religious but i believe in the afterlife and stuff and now i think that the song is more about that. mind you i don't think we should all make ourselves go through hell to get to heaven. yeah, there's tough times, but don't force more on yourself. sorry if this made no sense to you at all....
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