War

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"War" is a politically charged reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers, best known for its lyrics adapted from a speech by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I calling for global peace and equality.

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War canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Bob Marley & The Wailers
associatedFigure Emperor of Ethiopia
Haile Selassie I
associatedIdeology Ethiopianism
Pan-Africanism
associatedMovement Rastafari movement
associatedWith anti-colonialism
civil rights movement
basedOn Haile Selassie I address to the United Nations
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
culturalImpact regarded as one of Bob Marley's most political songs
widely quoted in peace and human rights contexts
genre reggae
hasChant Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war
hasInfluenceOn conscious reggae
political reggae
hasSubject human rights
justice
peace
war
language English
lyricAdapter Alan Cole
Bob Marley
Carlton Barrett
lyricalTheme anti-racism
global peace
political struggle
racial equality
lyricsAdaptedFrom Haile Selassie I speech
message call for end to war
call for equality of all races
condemnation of racial discrimination
notableLivePerformer Bob Marley
Damian Marley
Ziggy Marley
performedIn concerts worldwide by Bob Marley & The Wailers
performer Bob Marley & The Wailers
politicalContent yes
recordingArtist Bob Marley
The Wailers
title War
writerOfLyrics Haile Selassie I

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