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Thread started 06/30/16 12:04am

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Prince and Bob Marley collab?

I just had to post this, it's been on my mind for a long time.

I heard Prince and Bob Marley recorded a song together. Was it ever released?

Marley’s manager, Don Taylor, tried to arrange a collaboration between the two legends in 1979–Prince had just released his second album, while Marley died just a year and a half later–but was unsuccessful in his efforts, largely because of Prince’s wardrobe, or lack of it. After a Prince show in Los Angeles, the reggae legend visited him backstage. Taylor said, “When we called on Prince, he met us in this skimpy leopard g-string undergarment, which immediately aroused Bob’s Jamaican macho feelings, and so our stay was as brief as Prince’s g-string and Bob’s discomfort was shown all over his face.”

(Excerpted from the 2006 book Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton’s Little John?: Music’s Most Enduring Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed, published by Three Rivers Press, written by Gavin Edwards.)

http://rulefortytwo.com/secret-rock-knowledge/chapter-9/prince-bob-marley/

Eye wanna make Love to U,
2 times maybe 3,
If u want to go 4 or 5,
Baby that's alright with me,
eye will be your little baby,
eye can be your big strong man....
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Reply #1 posted 06/30/16 2:18am

TooLate

What!! Oh My God!! If this was true and would be released I would literally be happy until the end of my life. I didn't know they met. Why is there no photo?

[Edited 6/30/16 2:19am]

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Reply #2 posted 06/30/16 3:00am

NorthC

TooLate said:

What!! Oh My God!! If this was true and would be released I would literally be happy until the end of my life. I didn't know they met. Why is there no photo?

[Edited 6/30/16 2:19am]


Because
1) it was 1979 when people didn't take selfies of everything yet.
2) read the piece again and you'll realize that being potographed with Prince was the last thing Marley would want.
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Reply #3 posted 06/30/16 4:23am

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They didn't record together because Bob, being homophobic, saw Prince's outfit and assumed he was gay, and it made him uncomfortable.

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Reply #4 posted 06/30/16 7:58am

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Militant said:

They didn't record together because Bob, being homophobic, saw Prince's outfit and assumed he was gay, and it made him uncomfortable.

How do you know this? eek

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Reply #5 posted 06/30/16 8:09am

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Prince is my #1

Bob Marley is my #2

The title of this thread had me estatic. I wish there was a pic of these two or that they had collabrated. I can't even imagine what it would sound like?

I was exicted to see Prince had started to do Waiting in Vain on his P & M Tours... I wish I had a good digital copy of just that song. Maybe they will release an official P & M live album one day?

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Reply #6 posted 06/30/16 8:54am

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nursev said:



Militant said:


They didn't record together because Bob, being homophobic, saw Prince's outfit and assumed he was gay, and it made him uncomfortable.



How do you know this? eek


Don spoke on their meeting in his book on being Bob's manager. I don't recall him labeling Bob "homophobic". He did speak on the awkwardness of the meeting coz P was in his draws.
[Edited 6/30/16 9:02am]
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #7 posted 06/30/16 9:17am

luvgirl

Prince is my # 1
Bob Marley is my number #2


If this is right and its released, I will lose my mind! If u look at my profile in other favorite artist, you will find Bob Marley!
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Reply #8 posted 06/30/16 9:27am

AlexaDeParis7

luvgirl said:

Prince is my # 1 Bob Marley is my number #2
If this is right and its released, I will lose my mind! If u look at my profile in other favorite artist, you will find Bob Marley! [Edited 6/30/16 9:18am]

I know me too. I am a huge Marley fan. In fact I pretty much exclusively listen to Prince (& company) and Bob Marley/reggae. I was trippin when my 2 worlds collided and Prince started doing Waiting in Vain I thought for certain I would get to see this once he brought the P & M tour my way... bawl bawl bawl

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Reply #9 posted 06/30/16 9:43am

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Rosie used 2 play a lot of Bob around P.
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #10 posted 06/30/16 10:30am

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nursev said:

Militant said:

They didn't record together because Bob, being homophobic, saw Prince's outfit and assumed he was gay, and it made him uncomfortable.

How do you know this? eek


First off, he's Jamaican. That part isn't hard to put together when it comes to bigotry with sexuality.

He was Rastafarian, which is a Christian-type religion that basically believes in quality of everyone, except when it comes to homosexuality. They believe homosexual acts were against the Creator, and was therefore a sin. This antiquated belief is still prevalent in Jamaican society and culture. You really don't want to be gay and living in Jamaica. They have near-zero tolerance for it.

It's odd, because the islands are really divided on this. Some countries in the Caribbean are quite welcoming and accepting of LGBTQA+ people, while others have no tolerance for it at all. Picking the wrong island for a vacation is the difference between having a great time, and being in fear of showing any part of who you are as a gay person.

It's quite logical to even assume that Marley was homophobic, and that someone like that would be simple enough to assume a man is gay because of the way he dresses. I never got the Prince-is-gay rumor. That man had more pussy that most men would ever dream of having.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #11 posted 06/30/16 10:45am

nursev

TrivialPursuit said:



nursev said:




Militant said:


They didn't record together because Bob, being homophobic, saw Prince's outfit and assumed he was gay, and it made him uncomfortable.



How do you know this? eek




First off, he's Jamaican. That part isn't hard to put together when it comes to bigotry with sexuality.

He was Rastafarian, which is a Christian-type religion that basically believes in quality of everyone, except when it comes to homosexuality. They believe homosexual acts were against the Creator, and was therefore a sin. This antiquated belief is still prevalent in Jamaican society and culture. You really don't want to be gay and living in Jamaica. They have near-zero tolerance for it.

It's odd, because the islands are really divided on this. Some countries in the Caribbean are quite welcoming and accepting of LGBTQA+ people, while others have no tolerance for it at all. Picking the wrong island for a vacation is the difference between having a great time, and being in fear of showing any part of who you are as a gay person.

It's quite logical to even assume that Marley was homophobic, and that someone like that would be simple enough to assume a man is gay because of the way he dresses. I never got the Prince-is-gay rumor. That man had more pussy that most men would ever dream of having.



I was married to a Jamaican for 10 years...he is my sons father lol so you don't have to explain to me how they think. I asked how does he know?
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Reply #12 posted 06/30/16 10:46am

nursev

NinaB said:

nursev said:



Militant said:


They didn't record together because Bob, being homophobic, saw Prince's outfit and assumed he was gay, and it made him uncomfortable.



How do you know this? eek


Don spoke on their meeting in his book on being Bob's manager. I don't recall him labeling Bob "homophobic". He did speak on the awkwardness of the meeting coz P was in his draws.
[Edited 6/30/16 9:02am]


oh I see...this explains it lol
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Reply #13 posted 06/30/16 10:48am

nursev

I found out two years after I married him that he didn't like Prince...his ass had to go lol
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Reply #14 posted 06/30/16 11:15am

PliablyPurple

I have this book. It's good bathroom reading smile. The author does give citations for each anecdote. Some were interviews by the author, but a lot of the stories come from other sources. This one comes from Per Nilsen's book Dance Music Sex Romance: Prince: The First Decade. Now yours for only 473$! He also has a tidbit about Madonna and Prince, which in 2006 may have been news, but now it seems to be common knowledge that Prince played uncredited on Act of Contrition and Keep it Together. The Prince/Madonna anecdote comes from Paul Zollo's book Songwriters on Songwriting: Revised and Expanded (4th Ed.).

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Reply #15 posted 06/30/16 12:49pm

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TrivialPursuit said:



nursev said:




Militant said:


They didn't record together because Bob, being homophobic, saw Prince's outfit and assumed he was gay, and it made him uncomfortable.



How do you know this? eek




First off, he's Jamaican. That part isn't hard to put together when it comes to bigotry with sexuality.

He was Rastafarian, which is a Christian-type religion that basically believes in quality of everyone, except when it comes to homosexuality. They believe homosexual acts were against the Creator, and was therefore a sin. This antiquated belief is still prevalent in Jamaican society and culture. You really don't want to be gay and living in Jamaica. They have near-zero tolerance for it.

It's odd, because the islands are really divided on this. Some countries in the Caribbean are quite welcoming and accepting of LGBTQA+ people, while others have no tolerance for it at all. Picking the wrong island for a vacation is the difference between having a great time, and being in fear of showing any part of who you are as a gay person.

It's quite logical to even assume that Marley was homophobic, and that someone like that would be simple enough to assume a man is gay because of the way he dresses. I never got the Prince-is-gay rumor. That man had more pussy that most men would ever dream of having.


They are going by scripture. Ever stop 2 think about how they became Christian in the first place? Ironic when u really think about it.
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"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #16 posted 06/30/16 12:51pm

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nursev said:

I found out two years after I married him that he didn't like Prince...his ass had to go lol

lol
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #17 posted 06/30/16 12:52pm

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I sure doubt it.

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Reply #18 posted 06/30/16 1:20pm

TooLate

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TooLate said:

What!! Oh My God!! If this was true and would be released I would literally be happy until the end of my life. I didn't know they met. Why is there no photo?

[Edited 6/30/16 2:19am]


Because
1) it was 1979 when people didn't take selfies of everything yet.
2) read the piece again and you'll realize that being potographed with Prince was the last thing Marley would want.

Wait Iphones didn't exist in 1979? eek .....

I was just thinking it's too bad they didn't take a little picture for the history books and for my fan side as I love Bob Marley. Sorry for posting.
[Edited 6/30/16 13:21pm]
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Reply #19 posted 06/30/16 1:26pm

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nursev said:

I found out two years after I married him that he didn't like Prince...his ass had to go lol

spit Oh, damn! I spit water all over the screen. mad You owe me a new computer! razz lol

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #20 posted 06/30/16 1:28pm

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NorthC said:
Because 1) it was 1979 when people didn't take selfies of everything yet. 2) read the piece again and you'll realize that being potographed with Prince was the last thing Marley would want.
Wait Iphones didn't exist in 1979? eek ....... I was just thinking it's too bad they didn't take a little picture for the history books and for my fan side as I love Bob Marley. Sorry for posting. [Edited 6/30/16 13:21pm]

Nah, we had something called payphones. lol

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #21 posted 06/30/16 1:44pm

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nursev said:

I found out two years after I married him that he didn't like Prince...his ass had to go lol

lol
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Reply #22 posted 06/30/16 1:52pm

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Lol @ payphones. I think people just used them when they were fighting with their significant other razz.

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Reply #23 posted 06/30/16 2:36pm

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nursev said:

I found out two years after I married him that he didn't like Prince...his ass had to go lol

lol



I like Prince lurking
Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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FragileUndertow said:

nursev said:

I found out two years after I married him that he didn't like Prince...his ass had to go lol

lol



I like Prince lurking

lol eek
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #25 posted 06/30/16 2:44pm

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Just saying lol
Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #26 posted 06/30/16 3:38pm

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NinaB said:


They are going by scripture. Ever stop 2 think about how they became Christian in the first place? Ironic when u really think about it.


And I'm a born again Christian, and have yet to find a scripture written against homosexuality in its original form.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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TrivialPursuit said:



NinaB said:



They are going by scripture. Ever stop 2 think about how they became Christian in the first place? Ironic when u really think about it.


And I'm a born again Christian, and have yet to find a scripture written against homosexuality in its original form.


...well, there's thousands of denominations & many differ on translations etc etc. The study of which is not my speciality or interest.
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #28 posted 06/30/16 3:48pm

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Photography wasn't invented until 1983, the year before Purple Rain.

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Bob Marley and Prince recorded seven double-albums together in 1980, but Warners refused to release them.

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After his death in the 9/11 attacks in New York, Bob Marley was buried with a copy of Dirty Mind in his hometown of Green Acres, Nebraska.

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Reply #29 posted 07/01/16 6:10am

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NinaB said:

nursev said:



Militant said:


They didn't record together because Bob, being homophobic, saw Prince's outfit and assumed he was gay, and it made him uncomfortable.



How do you know this? eek


Don spoke on their meeting in his book on being Bob's manager. I don't recall him labeling Bob "homophobic". He did speak on the awkwardness of the meeting coz P was in his draws.
[Edited 6/30/16 9:02am]
Jaimica is not a gay friendly country not know and not back then. Don Taylor said that Bob was uncomfortable with Prince's attire what other reason the being "homophobic" would he have been uncomfortable. Sometimes we need to get out of the clouds.
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