Crazy Baldhead
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"Crazy Baldhead" is a politically charged reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers from their 1976 album *Rastaman Vibration*, criticizing oppression and social injustice.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Rastaman Vibration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBand | The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Rastafari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Babylon system
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oppressive systems ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| featuresBackingVocalsBy | I-Threes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | reggae ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | anthem against oppression ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
Rastafarian consciousness
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oppression ⓘ political protest ⓘ resistance ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | roots reggae ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
“Build your penitentiary, we build your schools”
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“We gonna chase those crazy baldheads out of town” ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicFeature |
offbeat guitar skank
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one-drop drum pattern ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bob Marley political songs canon ⓘ |
| includedOnStudioAlbum | Rastaman Vibration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPoliticallyCharged | true ⓘ |
| label |
Island Records
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Tuff Gong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livePerformanceStapleFor | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Rastaman Vibration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInGenreMovement | roots reggae ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Aston Barrett
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ⓘ
Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bob Marley & The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| trackOn | Rastaman Vibration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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