Here is why I can say the lyrics are “Sold Marcus Garvey for rice”
1) I listened to the song! Bob speaks very clearly in all versions I could find, especially on the Exodus album. He says “Sold Marcus Garvey for rice”
2) I listened to the song! Rita and the I-Threes clearly repeat Bobs lyrics and also say “Sold Marcus Garvey for rice”
3) If you look inside the album cover the lyrics are printed very clearly, “Sold Marcus Garvey for rice”
4) Marley refers to Marcus Garvey in his song "So much things to say", saying, "I'll never forget no way: they sold Marcus Garvey for rice". The song criticizes anyone willing to betray independent African leadership and the pittance the traitors receive (hence the phrase "for rice"). ;User:Da Stressor/Pop Culture References to Marcus Garvey
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5)This quote from Bob Marley is a continuation of the idea that the black man belongs in Africa and there is a continuos struggle to get back to the motherland. This was another idea that Garvey preached. He felt that Africa was the land for the black people just as Europe was the land for the white people, Asia the land for Asians, and Middle East the land for Indians and so on. ;THE DREAD LIBRARY Marcus Mosiah Garvey: The Man, his Movement and his Poetry by C. E. Jordan Gremp
Here is why I can say the lyrics are “Sold Marcus Garvey for rice” 1) I listened to the song! Bob speaks very clearly in all versions I could find, especially on the Exodus album. He says “Sold Marcus Garvey for rice”
2) I listened to the song! Rita and the I-Threes clearly repeat Bobs lyrics and also say “Sold Marcus Garvey for rice” 3) If you look inside the album cover the lyrics are printed very clearly, “Sold Marcus Garvey for rice” 4) Marley refers to Marcus Garvey in his song "So much things to say", saying, "I'll never forget no way: they sold Marcus Garvey for rice". The song criticizes anyone willing to betray independent African leadership and the pittance the traitors receive (hence the phrase "for rice"). ;User:Da Stressor/Pop Culture References to Marcus Garvey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 5)This quote from Bob Marley is a continuation of the idea that the black man belongs in Africa and there is a continuos struggle to get back to the motherland. This was another idea that Garvey preached. He felt that Africa was the land for the black people just as Europe was the land for the white people, Asia the land for Asians, and Middle East the land for Indians and so on. ;THE DREAD LIBRARY Marcus Mosiah Garvey: The Man, his Movement and his Poetry by C. E. Jordan Gremp