BOB MARLEY‘S POLITICAL REGGAE: ‘CRAZY BALDHEAD’

Our musical pan-African icon Bob Marley died on this day in 1981 at the tender age of 36. We look back at some of the deeper, political messages behind his songs, taking a deep dive into the lyrics of his revolutionary tune, Crazy Baldhead.

The title might make it sound like it's about neo-Nazis and skinheads. But 'baldhead' is actually Rasta slang for colonialists, and the words of the song are about fighting back against their cultural, political and economic grip on the Caribbean. Bob's music and lyrics were motivated by his Pan-African ideals.

Unfortunately, copyright restrictions meant we couldn't include the music, but please go hunt it out in the usual places if you don't know it already!

And, of course, let us know your favourite lines in the comments!