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Get Up, Stand Up

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[edit] Facts

[edit] Original version

[edit] 1977 Tosh version

[edit] Live performances

[edit] Bob Marley & The Wailers

[edit] Peter Tosh

[edit] Rehearsal performances

[edit] Bob Marley & The Wailers

[edit] Peter Tosh

[edit] Trivia

  • this song is the anthem of 'Amnesty International'.
  • probably the most live-played song, from 1973 up until Bob's last concert at the Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh.
  • sad enough 'Get Up, Stand Up' was the last song he would ever sing live.
  • when Peter left, Bob changed the lyrics of the last verse from "We're sick and tired of your bullshit game to die and go to heaven in Jesus' name" (which were originally sung by Peter) to "We're sick and tired of your isms skisms, die and go to heaven in a ism skism", probably to make the song more mainstream for the mostly white and non-rastafarian crowds.
  • Tosh re-recorded the song in 1977 for his album "Equal Rights", slightly changing the lyrics and aligning the musical key with his voice.

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

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