Ride Natty Ride

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"Ride Natty Ride" is a reggae song by Bob Marley and the Wailers, featured on their 1979 album *Survival* and known for its militant Rastafarian themes and driving rhythm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Survival
artist Bob Marley and the Wailers
associatedGenreScene roots reggae
associatedMovement Rastafari movement
associatedWith politically conscious reggae
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
genre reggae
hasChorusLyric “Ride, Natty, ride”
hasCulturalSignificance anthem of Rastafarian resistance
symbol of spiritual resilience
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
horn section
keyboards
percussion
hasLivePerformances yes
hasMusicalFeature call-and-response vocals
horn arrangements
prominent bassline
reggae guitar skank
syncopated drum pattern
hasRhythmStyle driving rhythm
hasSubgenre militant reggae
roots reggae
includedIn Bob Marley and the Wailers discography
isFromAlbumEra late 1970s Bob Marley period
language English
lyricalTheme African liberation
Rastafarianism
militancy
resistance
notableLivePerformer Bob Marley
originalMedium vinyl record
partOf Survival
performer Bob Marley and the Wailers
producer Alex Sadkin
Bob Marley
The Wailers
recordingArtistNationality Jamaican
recordLabel Island Records
Tuff Gong
linked to: Tuff Gong Records
releaseYear 1979
tempo medium-fast for reggae
trackPositionOnAlbum Survival side two
vocalist Bob Marley
writer Bob Marley

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Survival hasPart Ride Natty Ride