How Does Bob Marley Use The Power To Change The World

Imagine being able to change the world by just singing a song….seems unreal right? From just one perfect harmony, one might be able to create empathy in the world, help heal the distressed, give a voice to those who consider themselves voiceless, and unite society. When we live in a world where war and fighting is unfortunately too common, music can be the healing "medicine" to fix all of this.

It all began in 1976 in Jamaica, when there was a huge rivalry between

political parties began and the city was being torn apart by gun battle. To try and help, Marley wanted to perform concert in Kingston, Jamaica on December 5, 1976. unfortunately, this plan fell through when a gunmen shot into Marley's home, and shot Marley in the arm. Despite the fact that he was almost killed, Bob Marley still decided to perform the "Smile Jamaica" concert 2 days later.

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It has the power to bring many different people together for a common interest. Bob Marley used the power of music to basically change the world for the better; but imagine now his songs had negative messages supporting violence and war…. it would have had the same powerful effect but only in the opposite direction.Because of the Work Bob Marley has done, society has a responsibility to take advantage of the power of music and be able to change the world for the better. Music has the power to do what billions of past generations were trying to do: erase enemies, but instead of war, society will fight with music. Music helps when words mean nothing because it is the “universal language of all kind”; everyone understands it (henry Longfellow 1). As everyone sung in harmony, they begun to realize that they all had each other. If all this is deemed possible, music can be that superhero that we’ve all been waiting for, and possibly we will be able to save the world, one concert, one fan, and one song at a