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a persecution between a sheriff, John Brown and an African American. ‘’Sheriff John Brown ’’ was a white racist who felt that black people should not be given an opportunity to succeed in life because he is more or less black. one day black people decided to shot brown after realizing that brown is about to shoot him but

he ended up being framed for killing the deputy The first stanza tells us about

I shot the sheriff but I didn’t shoot no deputy Oh no, oh

I shot the sheriff but I didn’t shoot no deputy Ooh, ooh, ooh. Yeah. All around in my hometown, they are trying to track me down They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy, For the life of a deputy But I say;Oh,now,now.Oh! But I swear it was in self defence.

I say; I shoot the sheriff – Oh, Lord! And they say it is a capital offenc Sheriff Brown always hated me For what I don’t know Every time I plant a seed he said ‘Kill it before it grows’

This song is opened by the solo drum which is played in slow beat, then followed by the solo rhythm of electric guitar and bass which is also played in slow tempo. This song is opened by the using of background voice in the verse ‘’

I shot the sheriff’’ means to assure about the songs meaning of voicing a protest which do not only felt by one people. The first stanza tells us about Bob Marley who was blamed for a murder that he didn't intentionally commit, and the fact that he didn't believe him when he sings “swore that it was in self-defence" Bob Marley starts in a raising pitch as if his voice urges to convince the listener that signifies the racists acts and discriminations toward black people..When Bob Marley and the Wailer’s enter this part of the song the accompanying music is faster, while Bob Marley starts in

a rising pitch as if his voice urges to follow the music which is getting faster. Listening to the Bob Marley and the Wailer’s musical presentation of this part of the song, the combination of the music and the vocal transform an idea that they will offer their listener with something difference, that is the practice of racism

However, Bob Marley voice suddenly change into a high pitch which is full of frustration When he sings ‘’sheriff brown always hate me for what I don’t know’’ Bob Marley tries to convince the listener that the sheriff do the prejudice to the black people. There are two ‘’John Browns’’ in America's History, the other one owned slaves and was notorious for his cruel and murderous treatment of people of African descent. The researcher thought that Bob Marley was using the However, Bob Marley voice suddenly change into a high pitch which is full of frustration When he sings ‘’sheriff brown always hate me for what I don’t know’’ Bob Marley tries to convince the listener that the sheriff do the prejudice to the black people. There are two ‘’John Browns’’ in America's History, the other one owned slaves and was notorious for his cruel and murderous treatment of people of African descent. The researcher thought that Bob Marley was using the

people and their hopes and dreams are oppressed. this is the oppression against

black people that every time they have a dream to do something or a goal just to forget about because American society is towards the black people 'that the bring to there country in the first place.' and keeps the majority of African Americans at

a lower class level.. It is ironic how the white people don't like the blacks in America but they were the ones who brought them to America in the first place. Up until today African Americans still continue to be oppressed by the American society and a majority of them remain in the lower class

The second stanza tells us about Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town, yeah! All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down, So I shot - I shot - I shot him down and I say: If I am guilty I will pay.

I shot the sheriff Oh lord

I shot the sheriff but I didn’t shoot a deputy Every day the bucket a –go a well

In the second stanza ‘’Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down So I shot,

I shot, I shot him down And I say, if I am guilty I will pay’’ This stanza was not a fight that the speaker wanted, but the situation was created by the “Sheriff.” The speaker was willing to leave, but the “Sheriff” was about to kill him, so he acted in self-defense

‘’Shooting the sheriff and not the deputy’’ can be signifies as is just a way of expressing that black people were always being punished for crimes more severely then necessary. It's like he is saying, "I did the crime, but you are punishing me for something much more serious". It's a well known fact that in the US, black people who stole bread to feed their children were sentenced to the same amount of time as white people who committed murder. ‘’Every day, bucket a go a well, one day the bottom have to drop ou’’t ...signifies that the peoples longsuffering under this system eventually resulted in the symbolic shooting Sheriff Brown. Marley’s critical view of government made him a political target in Jamaica and elsewhere and in 1976 an attempt was made on his life

The third song which is going to be analyzed are ‘’could you be loved’’ written by Bob Marley. This song can be found in album released in 1980. Could You Be Loved was written by Bob Marley as a result of him witnessing the terrible American school system, people living in poverty, and a multitude of circumstances which caused the oppression of African American people. In the line,” Don’t let them fool you or even try to school you” Marley is writing about

Scholl between African American and white people. The first stanza tells us Could you be loved ... and be loved could you be loved ... and be loved don’t let them fool you or even try to school you, oh! No

This song is opened by the solo rhythm of electric guitar which is played in a slow tempo, then followed by the of electric bass guitar and the slow beat of the drums This song is opened by the using of background voice in the verse ‘’Could you be loved’ means to assure about the songs meaning of voicing a protest which do not only felt by one people.

In the first verse ‘’could you be loved’’ signifies as a group of people finally black people receive the respect that we deserve, treat each other like brothers, in the next verse when Bob Marley sings ‘’don’t Let them fool you’’ Bob Marley voice suddenly changes into a high pitch which is full of frustration when he sings this verse, he wants to criticized to the American school system who did the segregation between African and white peoples. This verse tells about the segregation faced by Black people in American Scholl. Segregation is the physical and social separation of groups or categories of people. Black people in American society experienced desegregation by housing patterns, schooling, busing and other institutions, due to their ancestral slavery that led them to the inferior position. In this line Bob Marley wanted the world to know about the educational injustice that is taking place in American school system.

We've got a mind of our own. So go to hell if what you’re thinking is not right Love would never leave us alone In the darkness there must come out to light Could you be loved ... and be loved could you be loved.... and be loved

In the verse ’so go to hell if what you’re thinking is not right’’ Bob Marley sing this verse in an angry voice to symbolize his anger felling, it also signifies the African American should not give up with this injustice any longer. In the verse ‘’in the darkness there must come out to light’’ signifies that eventually African American will receive the respect that they deserve it proofed when in the 1964, there was Civil Rights Act. An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes . It means that there was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that extended voting rights and outlawed racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public.

tremendous long-term impacts on the whole country. It prohibited discrimination in public facilities, in government, and in employment, invalidating the Jim Crow laws in the southern U.S. It became illegal to compel segregation of the races in schools, housing, or hiring.

When there was a civil right act in United States, and the result is there were no more differences between black people and white people. There is no more segregation and black people and white are study in the same Scholl.

In the next stanza tells us about The road of life is rocky And you may stumble too So while you point your fingers Someone else is judging you Love you brotherman

In the second stanza ‘’ while you point your finger’’ signifies the white people who do prejudice to black people. And if the black people judge someone, they are no better than the person judging you. In this line Bob Marley wants to suggest that although the black people having a bad prejudice from the white people, they don’t have to do the same thing with the white people, they can learn and listen and considered them like their brother.

Don't let them change you or even rearrange you, oh! No we’ve got a life to live They say only, only only the fittest of the fittest shall survive Stay alive You ain't gonna miss your water Until you're well runs dry No matter how you treat him Them will never be satisfied Say something Say something Say something Say something, say something Reggae,

In this Line ‘’ them’’ signifies to White people who considered black people as slaves or second class citizens in the united states, here Bob Marley suggest that black people have to be stick with their beliefs, they have to be proud and confidence with their racial pride which is black. In the next stanza ‘’ Stay alive’’ here signifies the black people that don’t have to give up with their condition they have to struggle to get their right same as other people and fighting against racism. ‘’say something Reggae’’ means that Black people should not take In this Line ‘’ them’’ signifies to White people who considered black people as slaves or second class citizens in the united states, here Bob Marley suggest that black people have to be stick with their beliefs, they have to be proud and confidence with their racial pride which is black. In the next stanza ‘’ Stay alive’’ here signifies the black people that don’t have to give up with their condition they have to struggle to get their right same as other people and fighting against racism. ‘’say something Reggae’’ means that Black people should not take

philosophy was that everyone has the right to freedom and that

black people should fight against the system to achieve freedom The refrain of the song is only a single line which is the same as the title of the song ‘’ could you be loved’’