Song · Bob Marley
“No Woman No Cry (Live)” by Bob Marley
“No Woman No Cry (Live)” by Bob Marley appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2009. Its best result is #198 on the Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,020 alternative song of all time.
The "No Woman, No Cry" most people carry around in their heads is this one. Bob Marley and the Wailers first recorded the song in 1974 for Natty Dread, their seventh studio album, but the best-known version was caught onstage at the Lyceum Theatre in London on 17 July 1975, during the Natty Dread Tour, and issued on that year's Live! album as well as on a single. Vincent Ford gets the writing credit.
Out of the studio and in front of a crowd, the song finds a looser, warmer sway, and it's this take that kept turning up on compilations, the greatest-hits set Legend among them. The live version entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005, and Rolling Stone ranked it 37th on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 198 | Live 105 | Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) | 500 |
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