Concrete Jungle

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"Concrete Jungle" is a socially conscious reggae song by Bob Marley and the Wailers, best known as the opening track on their landmark 1973 album "Catch a Fire."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Catch a Fire
artist Bob Marley and the Wailers
associatedWithArtist Bob Marley
associatedWithBand The Wailers
associatedWithMovement roots reggae
composer Bob Marley
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
featuresVocalStyle backing vocals
lead vocals
genre reggae
hasCulturalImpact considered one of Bob Marley’s key early political songs
hasMainTheme alienation
poverty
social injustice
urban oppression
hasNotableLyric Concrete jungle, where the living is hardest
linked to: Concrete Jungle

No sun will shine in my day today
hasNotableVersion Island Records remix
original Jamaican mix
hasSubgenre roots reggae
hasSubject life in the ghetto
struggle for freedom
systemic inequality
includedIn Island Records release of Catch a Fire
isOnSide Side A of original LP pressing of Catch a Fire
label Island Records
language English
lyricist Bob Marley
medium studio recording
openingTrackOf Catch a Fire
originallyReleasedOn Catch a Fire
partOf Bob Marley and the Wailers discography
performer Bob Marley and the Wailers
producer Chris Blackwell
The Wailers
recordedBy Bob Marley and the Wailers
releaseYear 1973
trackPositionOnAlbum 1

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Catch a Fire hasTrack Concrete Jungle
The Specials notableWork Concrete Jungle
Babylon by Bus hasPart Concrete Jungle
Concrete Jungle hasNotableLyric Concrete jungle, where the living is hardest
linked to: Concrete Jungle
Trench Town, Kingston inspiredWork "Concrete Jungle"
linked to: Concrete Jungle
Hall of Fame hasNotableTrack Concrete Jungle