Q: How does Bob Marley like his doughnuts?
A: Wi' jam in!
or
Q: What did Bob Marley say when his wife left him and took the TV?
A: No Woman No Sky.
My favourite song is definately Redemption Song...or possibly Three Little Birds.
Anyway I digress, as someone who likes Bob Marley rather than loves him I was expecting to enjoy this documentary but not sure how much. It's certainly long at about two and a half hours and its not a hagiography, Marley's many girlfriends are featured along with his wife. There is much interesting footage, including the (violent) Jamaican election of 1976 and a Marley concert to celebrate Zimbabwe's independance in 1980. There are also interviews with Bunny Wailer and Lee 'scratch' Perry who are both always good value but its the music of the third world's first superstar that shines through.
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