"Could You Be Loved" lyrics

Bob Marley & The Wailers Lyrics

"Could You Be Loved"

[Bob Marley:]
Could you be loved and be love?
Could you be loved and be love?

Don't let them fool ya
Or even try to school ya! Oh, no!
We've got a mind of our own
So go to hell, if what you're thinking isn't right!
Love would never leave us alone
A-in the darkness, there must come out to light

Could you be loved and be love?
Could you be loved, wo yeah! And be loved?
Could you be loved and be loved?
Could you be loved, wo yeah! And be loved?

[I Threes:]
The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too
So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you

[Bob Marley:]
Love your brotherman!

[I Threes:]
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?
Could you be, could you be loved?
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?
Could you be, could you be loved?

[Bob Marley {I Threes}:]
Don't let them change ya, oh!
(Scat singing)
Or even rearrange ya!
(Scat singing)
Oh, no!
We've got a life to live
{Ooh, ooh, ooh}
They say, only... only
Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive
Stay alive! Eh!

[Bob Marley:]
Could you be loved and be loved?
Could you be loved, whoa yeah! And be loved?

[I Threes:]
Never miss your water until your well runs dry
No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied

[Bob Marley (I Threes):]
Say something! (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?
Could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something! Say something!
(Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something!
Say something! Say something! Say something!
Say something! Say something! (Could you be loved?)
Say something! Say something! Reggae, reggae!
Say something! Rockers, rockers!
Say something! Reggae, reggae!
Say something! Rockers, rockers!
Say something! (Could you be loved?)
Say something! Uh!
Say something! Come on!
Say something! (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something! (Could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something! (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something!
Say something


Thanks to Bereket Afewerki, Tom Murphy for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Bob Marley, Damian Marley, Stephen Marley
This song was written on an airplane in 1979 while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar. The final version of the song also features a cuĂ­ca, a Brazilian drum.
A couple of lines in this song which are sung by I Threes are actually from Bob Marley's first single titled "Judge Not" released in 1962.
This song was the first reggae song that got frequent airplay on major radio stations in the USA. The first station was WBLS in New York where Frankie Crocker put it on air.
With this song Bob Marley wanted to break into the US market in order to prepare potential fans for the Uprising tour. He thought that his reggae music would not be easily accepted among mainstream audiences, so he wrote this song with a faster beat resembling disco.
Joe Cocker made a cover of "Could You Be Loved" on his album "Across from Midnight" (1997).
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, the band of Bob Marley's four eldest children, used to perform this song on their concerts.
Bob Marley's sons Damian and Stephen Marley covered this song for the soundtrack to the film "Blue Crush" (2002) under the title "And Be Loved".
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