Song · Peter Tosh
“Get Up, Stand Up” by Peter Tosh
From the album Equal Rights (1977)
“Get Up, Stand Up” by Peter Tosh appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1989 and 1991. It was first released in 1977 on the album Equal Rights. Its best result is #175 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,991 alternative song of all time.
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Bob Marley and Peter Tosh wrote "Get Up, Stand Up" together, and the Wailers first cut it for Burnin' in 1973. Four years on, Tosh claimed it for himself on Equal Rights, and this is the version with his name alone on the sleeve: lead vocals, guitar and percussion all his, with Bunny Wailer lending his voice to the backing harmonies.
The engine room is strictly heavyweight. Sly Dunbar on drums and Robbie Shakespeare on bass lay down a groove that sounds like it could hold up a building, while Al Anderson's guitar and Earl "Wya" Lindo's keyboards work the spaces in between. It's a militant hymn with the whole message right there in the title, and Tosh sings it like a man who means every syllable.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 175 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 285 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
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