Concrete Jungle
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"Concrete Jungle" is a socially conscious reggae song by Bob Marley and the Wailers, best known as the opening track on their landmark 1973 album "Catch a Fire."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Concrete Jungle canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Catch a Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Marley and the Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBand | The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | roots reggae ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle |
backing vocals
ⓘ
lead vocals ⓘ |
| genre | reggae ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | considered one of Bob Marley’s key early political songs ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ urban oppression ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
Concrete jungle, where the living is hardest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No sun will shine in my day today ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersion |
Island Records remix
ⓘ
original Jamaican mix ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | roots reggae ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
life in the ghetto
ⓘ
struggle for freedom ⓘ systemic inequality ⓘ |
| includedIn | Island Records release of Catch a Fire ⓘ |
| isOnSide | Side A of original LP pressing of Catch a Fire ⓘ |
| label | Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | Catch a Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedOn | Catch a Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bob Marley and the Wailers discography ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Marley and the Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris Blackwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bob Marley and the Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | 1 ⓘ |
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