Nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning icon Ziggy Marley shares new single Many Mourn For Bob
ZIGGY MARLEY
RELEASES MOVING NEW TRACK ‘MANY MOURN FOR BOB‘
HONOURING HIS FATHER’S BIRTHDAY, TODAY 6TH FEBRUARY
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ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘BRIGHTSIDE’ RELEASED VIA V2
ON 18TH APRIL PHYSICALLY AND 1ST MAY DIGITALLY
Nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning icon Ziggy Marley shares new single Many Mourn For Bob, a powerful tribute to the legacy of his father, the legendary Bob Marley, released to mark what would have been his birthday on 6th February. Accompanied by a moving music video, featuring rare images from Ziggy’s childhood with his father. He also announces the new studio album ‘Brightside’, released on vinyl on 18th April and digital on 1st May.
Marley crafted ‘Brightside’, his 9th solo studio album, via a creative process which was entirely different from anything he’s done to date, both from the songwriting and technical standpoint. The album was recorded using 432Hz, a soothing sonic frequency regularly employed for meditation and other mindful practices. It brings a warm, soulful depth to the mix, which underscores the album’s healing intent.
‘Many Mourn For Bob’ marks the first time in his career that Ziggy has written and recorded an original song specifically dedicated to his father. The powerful track, rich in sentiment and deeply personal, evolved during his experience producing the fan favorite 2024 biographical film “Bob Marley: One Love.” Through that time of reflection Marley gained a newfound perspective on their personal enduring connection and the lasting global impact of his father.
Speaking about the single, Ziggy says, “‘Many mourn for Bob’ is a reflection on my father from the deepest parts of my heart and subconscious mind born from rediscovering him with new eyes.”
words and music by David Marley
[Bob Interlude]
Well well well
Many mourn for Bob So he was young with no regret
The race was hard and he did his best When your whole world lets you down
Where will you turn A ship tossed and battered by the angry sea
He was more than a good friend Yeah he was more than heaven sent
Oh the good Lord bless his soul Reminisce on the days of old
The tide of time keeps raging on You lose the battle just to win the war
Many mourn for Bob When it’s time to have some fun
You find the tears run on down through you face
May eleventh came and the children said
Where will we turn the stars are getting closer nine miles away
And it’s m ore than a memory. Yea it’s more than words can say
You live the life you love. Grow the wings of a dove
The light in the lamp keeps turning on You lost the battle just to win the war
[ Bob interlude]
So where will we turn
Many mourn for Bob Oh he was young with no regret
Many mourn for Bob The race was hard and he did his best
BRIGHTSIDE TRACKLISTING
- JAH We Give Glory
- Racism Is A Killa
- Hey People Now
- Why Let The World
- Many Mourn For Bob
- Sweet Divine
- Make It Paradise
- Brightside