![]() Babylon By Bus (1978) [ larger cover art ] |
Live if you want to live
(Rastaman vibration, yeah! Positive!)
That's what we got to give!
(I'n'I vibration yeah! Positive)
Got to have a good vibe!
(Iyaman Iration, yeah! Irie ites!)
Wo-wo-ooh!
(Positive vibration, yeah! Positive!)
If you get down and you quarrel everyday,
You're saying prayers to the devils, I say. Wo-oh-ooh!
Why not help one another on the way?
Make it much easier. (Just a little bit easier)
Say you just can't live that negative way,
If you know what I mean;
Make way for the positive day,
'Cause it's news (new day) - news and days -
New time (new time), and if it's a new feelin' (new feelin'), yeah! -
Said it's a new sign (new sign):
Oh, what a new day!
Pickin' up?
Are you pickin' up now?
Jah love - Jah love (protect us);
Jah love - Jah love (protect us);
Jah love - Jah love (protect us).
Rastaman vibration, yeah! (Positive!)
I'n'I vibration, yeah! (Positive!) Uh-huh-huh, a yeah!
Iyaman Iration, yeah! (Irie ites!) Wo-oo-oh!
*Positive vibration, yeah! (Positive!)
Pickin' up?
Are you pickin' up now?
Pickin' up?
Are you pickin' up now?
Pickin' up? (Jah love, Jah love -)
Are you pickin' (protect us!) up now?
Pickin' up? (Jah love, Jah love -)
Are you pickin' (protect us!) up now?
Pickin' up? (Jah love, Jah love -)
Are you pickin' (protect us!) up now?
Pickin' up?
Are you pickin' up now?
[* Sleeve notes give this line as "Vibes, got to have a good vibe".]
| Aural_not_Oral (End of the Oregon Trail) | Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 14:23 Love it. Always sounds good to me. |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 12:28 NoMorMarley wrote: I'm so tired of hearing the same old tired Marley songs, I registered just to protest! If I want oldies, I can find dozens of ways to scratch that itch. Keep it fresh and let poor old Bob rest in peace. There are no old tired Marley songs on RP. |
| misterbearbaby (Marina del Rey, California) | Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 10:59 Reggae is indeed a very big "vibe." Many people, perhaps millions of people, believe Marley was sent to Earth from almighty God with a message for us all. Considering his music, there's a clear beauty and symmetry in that principle. Hence a 10, for "Godlike" seems appropriate. My first hint of this came when, as a young feller, I tooled into a parking garage in Seattle that was staffed by a group of North African dudes, playing the Wailers really loud on the stereo. The guys went nuts and excitedly explained to me the above principle to me making it clear he had somehow saved them and that he was their Christ. Good choice in Christi, I say. |
| NoMorMarley | Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 10:57 I'm so tired of hearing the same old tired Marley songs, I registered just to protest! If I want oldies, I can find dozens of ways to scratch that itch. Keep it fresh and let poor old Bob rest in peace. |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 10:48 So incredibly tired of Bob Marley and the whole reggae vibe. Great message...just so, so tired of it. |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 06:20 mbolch30307 wrote: Anyone named Marley gives me PSD... guess that's better than SBD's! |
| mbolch30307 (Atlanta) | Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 06:15 Anyone named Marley gives me PSD... |
| akaike (Down on the Bayou) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 14:04 carl425 wrote: Reggae should never be recorded. Only performed live within 100 yards of a tropical beach. And only when I have a rum based beverage in my hand. you are already there if you want to be...just close your eyes and let Bob spirit you away....and that is one reason reggae is recorded. |
| carl425 | Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 07:59 Reggae should never be recorded. Only performed live within 100 yards of a tropical beach. And only when I have a rum based beverage in my hand. |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 16:06 nerakdon wrote: Not as compelling as some. It sounds like he was more into the crowd than the song. I bet it would have been amazing to be in that crowd, though! I saw him in concert in Boston right before he died, he was wonderful. Also found two joints on the floor, smoked one on the way back home. My friend looked over at me and said "I am driving", I looked at her and said nothing. Ah the memories of youth, best stuff I have ever smoked in my life. |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 16:02 Frater_Kork wrote: Are the backup girls singing "Just a little bit cheezier"? Well, that is what my head is telling me from now on. Bit your tongue, those are the I-Threes. My friend and I wanted to be them back then!!! |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 07:23 Are the backup girls singing "Just a little bit cheezier"? Well, that is what my head is telling me from now on. |
| jen3005545 (Fort Worth, TX) | Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 07:21 Swweeeeet. ![]() |
| ziakut (The Windy City) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:58 One song of Bob Marley a month is just about good enough...Love it but in real small doses. |
| LYS | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:57 POSITIVE |
| gjones | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 04:48 Nice way to begin Friday morning. . . more please : ) |
| QueenLucia (On the edge and ready to jump) | Posted: May 11, 2011 - 13:03 30 years gone, but never forgotten. RIP Bob. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jan 05, 2011 - 19:56 reminds me it's recycling day! |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Jan 05, 2011 - 19:53 nerakdon wrote: Not as compelling as some. It sounds like he was more into the crowd than the song. I bet it would have been amazing to be in that crowd, though! Unlikely any of them remember it. |
| nerakdon (Colorado) | Posted: Jun 29, 2010 - 00:13 Not as compelling as some. It sounds like he was more into the crowd than the song. I bet it would have been amazing to be in that crowd, though! |
| coccyx | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 10:57 o for the luvva..... I guess it stands to reason, though; it's tough to get through a day without any BM. |
| derekd (Just Visiting This Planet) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 10:56 Jah mon. |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 10:54 Love this song, though as in almost all songs, I prefer the studio version. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 08, 2010 - 00:56 ![]() positive vibration by ~curryfish ©2008-2010 ~curryfish acrylic on gesso on board |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: Apr 10, 2010 - 17:17 |
| michaelgmitchell (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 11:02 Nope, not ON the train, 'toter' ... getting off and walking. Minus the Marley. toterola wrote: Pardon me, but are you sure you're on the right train? I'm just asking. michaelgmitchell wrote: Bleh. Marley. Again. Bllllehhhh. Pass the drugs, man. |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 10:59 Jah Love, Protect Us |
| wildrudi (NW Germany, Oldenburg) | Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 14:36 ....yeah...ohh...what a new day... |
| ortallcowgirl (Globe, Arizona) | Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 08:21 Im feeling the positive vibrations..........feeling dam good |
| iscoot4peace | Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 08:20 I had the pleasure of seeing Bob and the Wailers w/the I-Threes in Boston at the Bradford Ballroom about 18 months before he died. Awesome does not begin to describe him live...and every rasta within driving distance was there. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Aug 17, 2009 - 13:01 Positive vibrations, Yeah!! |
| TanteJensen (one step ahead from my shoe shine, two steps away from the county line) | Posted: Jul 01, 2009 - 01:55 lophrequa wrote: so you let a couple hippies you didn't like create your opinion for you? Yep. Don't like it either. Maybe that adds not a small amount of negativity to my sentiments. I sure do hope that settles one day and I will appreciate Bob Marley on his own terms. |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Apr 28, 2009 - 14:17 Lightin' up,will you, please,, |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Apr 12, 2009 - 18:16 TanteJensen wrote: I'm sure you are very nice and gentle in person but I have to say that sadly, sadly, some of the reggae hearing weed smokers I encountered so far were among the most closed minded people I've yet had the pleasure to meet. I have grown not to like them, and following that, I've grown not to like Bob Marley. I actually liked it before I learned you are not allowed to listen to anything else while ... well, doing anything, actually. Have a nice day! so you let a couple hippies you didn't like create your opinion for you? |
| TanteJensen (one step ahead from my shoe shine, two steps away from the county line) | Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 05:44 Oscar_the_Grouch wrote: rating a 10 to counter the ignorant haters out there GTFO out of my RP and come back with open minds I'm sure you are very nice and gentle in person but I have to say that sadly, sadly, some of the reggae hearing weed smokers I encountered so far were among the most closed minded people I've yet had the pleasure to meet. I have grown not to like them, and following that, I've grown not to like Bob Marley. I actually liked it before I learned you are not allowed to listen to anything else while ... well, doing anything, actually. Have a nice day! |
| Oscar_the_Grouch (In my trash can) | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 13:46 rating a 10 to counter the ignorant haters out there GTFO out of my RP and come back with open minds |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 13:01 |
| wtango (Asheville, NC, USA) | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 12:57 GREAT live recording of the master- can feel the energy of the crowd. The whole album is one of my favorite B.M.W. records, especially the version of "Stir It Up". |
| toterola (Further) | Posted: Feb 08, 2009 - 16:10 michaelgmitchell wrote: Bleh. Marley. Again. Bllllehhhh. Pass the drugs, man. Pardon me, but are you sure you're on the right train? I'm just asking. |
| cosmiclint (Vancouver BC) | Posted: Jan 07, 2009 - 12:12 fredriley wrote: Thanks, mate, that's a handy tip. Mind you, 6 hours output is going to result in one massive metalfitter of a MP3 file... Not to mention the frustration of bumping the "next" button on your mp3 player when you're three hours in and losing your place ![]() I came up with this last year when my company was experiencing bandwidth issues with our provider. I couldn't reliably stream RP, so I would record six hours worth every day and put it on my laptop to listen to the next day. The -l switch tells it the number of seconds you want it to run, so you could use the command streamripper http://206.71.145.10:8006 -a -A -d /path/to/some/directory -l 3600 -r to record a one-hour block, for example, or whatever suits your needs. You could also use a while loop to get it to record a series of smaller files: i="0"(Substitute square brackets for the < and > in the above code). The above would create 4 one-hour mp3 files. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 08:19 cosmiclint wrote: I posted this in another song, but here's what I do: I use Streamripper to record rp in six hour blocks that can be copied to my iRiver portable music player. That way, I can listen to rp even when I don't have an Internet connection. If you have a Linux box (and if you don't, you should), you can use a simple bash script like this to automate the process: if < ! -d "/path/to/some/directory" >; then streamripper http://206.71.145.10:8006 -a -A -d /path/to/some/directory -l 21600 -r fi
I use cron to run the script nightly. It only records if needed.
Update: if you really don't have a Linux box and don't want to be bothered to get one, VLC will record streams as well. There is a wizard in the File menu. Pretty straight-forward to set up. PM me if you have any questions and I'll try to help. Again, this method just records blocks of RP, it doesn't break them up in to individual songs. If you want to do that, Streamripper is your best bet. But if you just want to "time shift" RP, to listen in the car or on your Walkman, VLC works great. Thanks, mate, that's a handy tip. Mind you, 6 hours output is going to result in one massive metalfitter of a MP3 file... |
| cosmiclint (Vancouver BC) | Posted: Dec 07, 2008 - 10:00 i4niblind wrote: Bill!!!!!, I NEED RP IN MY CAR!!.. This is urgent.. I have to go but don't want to miss the rest of the song... What can be done about this? I posted this in another song, but here's what I do: I use Streamripper to record rp in six hour blocks that can be copied to my iRiver portable music player. That way, I can listen to rp even when I don't have an Internet connection. If you have a Linux box (and if you don't, you should), you can use a simple bash script like this to automate the process: if < ! -d "/path/to/some/directory" >; then streamripper http://206.71.145.10:8006 -a -A -d /path/to/some/directory -l 21600 -r fi
I use cron to run the script nightly. It only records if needed.
Update: if you really don't have a Linux box and don't want to be bothered to get one, VLC will record streams as well. There is a wizard in the File menu. Pretty straight-forward to set up. PM me if you have any questions and I'll try to help. Again, this method just records blocks of RP, it doesn't break them up in to individual songs. If you want to do that, Streamripper is your best bet. But if you just want to "time shift" RP, to listen in the car or on your Walkman, VLC works great. |
| michaelgmitchell (Belleville, ON Canada) | Posted: Dec 07, 2008 - 09:54 Bleh. Marley. Again. Bllllehhhh. Pass the drugs, man. |
| i4niblind (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 18:29 Bill!!!!!, I NEED RP IN MY CAR!!.. This is urgent.. I have to go but don't want to miss the rest of the song... What can be done about this? |
| almafi | Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 18:26 This is one of those great relatively unknown Bob Marley songs. This is the best version too. ![]() |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Nov 02, 2008 - 21:18
Of the records a live of Bob Marley, this song is one of most sensational and vibrant!; it is enters the songs more heard of always for me. Is ever greatful remembering Mr. Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley **10 ** |
| Wittgenstein (Sydney, Aus) | Posted: Oct 21, 2008 - 05:56 Kittee wrote: What makes you think they'd have you? |
| Kittee (NC- Dreaming of the Mountains) | Posted: Oct 21, 2008 - 05:55 |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Oct 04, 2008 - 00:50 no comment - 10. |
| godspeed (maui) | Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 14:21 bob love protect us.....feeling irie~ |



....yeah...ohh...what a new day...
