In his biography, they have Bob's brother and sister from his dads side, the white marleys listen to this song. Its about Bob seeing his father for the last time and feeling refused by him. This song is one of Bob's most heartfelt songs. The sister commented how its true that now Bob carried on the MArley name and became the Head cornerstone.

@MiaSBurgess2025

5 ай бұрын

Watch his 2012 Documentary "Marley". Bob father died when he was 10 yrs old. He was rejected by his father's family because they refuse to believe he had a black son. He went to them to help buy him a car to get around and they rejected him. After he experienced that, he wrote this song and never wanted anything else to do with them.

@devonperry

5 ай бұрын

​@@MiaSBurgess2025I think that most people that watched the 2012 documentary assumed that the male person shown along with Bob's half-sister is Bob's half-brother. Because of that they think Bob wrote the song about his father, not realizing it was about his cousin Cecil Marley

Interesting to know that he wrote this after he was rejected by his father's family. This man was truly a genius

@mrshovelhead1

3 жыл бұрын

Timeless LEGEND.!

@teddmunovi9096

2 жыл бұрын

And the father's family owned a construction company, some poetry there, " you are a builder baby..here I am a stone.." You can feel the pain in his voice.

@sbu59

2 жыл бұрын

I cry everytime I listen to it.

@leroybenjamin6169

Жыл бұрын

Marley & Plant Construction Company....big in Jamaica in the 1950s & 1960s.

@BrentLane1

9 ай бұрын

It’s from the book of psalms. “Stone that the builder refuse will be the head cornerstone” (referring to Jesus).

Bob wrote this after being rejected by his father's family. His (white) Uncle owned a large construction company in Jamaica at the time that bared the Marley name. He confronted his Uncle in an attempt to borrow money for a car to distribute their records, after starting their own label. However he was refused not only the money, but that his father was in fact his father. From there you can see the significance, not only the biblical meaning, but how it played true to Bob's personal situation.

@MrElsocio

3 жыл бұрын

You’re got it right!

@MiaSBurgess2025

5 ай бұрын

Best description of how this song came about...all facts!❤

Listen to the song, Im hurting inside by Bob. During the last show he ever played, They did a rehearsal before the show, this was the only song Bob had them play, and they played it over and over for 4 hours. He had just found out that he was going to die, and there was nothing to be done. Very emotional. To me it sounds like a prayer to Jah

robert nesta marley est pour moi un repére grace a lui j'ai réussi a prendre le bon chemin !! pourtant voila le prophéte sélassié c'est comment j'étais plus tot mal barré merci au rastafarisme de m'avoir fait ouvrir les yeux sur ce monde qui a énormemen besoin de paix et de culture !! JAH RASTAFARAI!!!!!

consider who bob would be if his father didnt not reject him. how great he could of been for his family, instead was a blessing to the ears of the world.

My first time ever hearing this beautiful song. I love Bob's music and can't believe I discover something old, but new to me about him everyday. Thanks so much for sharing ;)

@manuelvherrera

2 жыл бұрын

Never is late for this⚽

@MiaSBurgess2025

5 ай бұрын

Go watch his 2012 Documentary, "Marley".

Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head cornerstone. Jesus is the Head cornerstone!

@lewisgreenhalgh7546

Жыл бұрын

Word!

Im only sad about Marleys death for selfish reasons.. Just imagine how many more songs we would have in the years since his death? He will always live thru his music and if there is a heaven, he is where he wants to be, so dont feel bad for him. Love his music and pass it on to your children, he will live FOREVER.

The Lion From Zion May his music and Message Resonate forever. Jah Bless👑💚🦁🙏🏽

Bob Marley 👑❤

wowzer..what a GREAT SONG bought a smile to my weary time..thanks

Marley simplesmente canta e encanta com a alma , o espirito é elevado por que Jah reina e traz o amor , sem o sentimento do amor samos um metal que soar na madrugada . Eu sigo essa linha mesmo não tendo paí ,ou tendo e sendo mesmo que nada ,estou ai , fazendo minha parte com os dois que Deus me deu a responsabilidade , vamos louva a Jah

Well done Bob!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

That's ironic I just watched "Marley" on my flight from Seattle to Boston. I had never heard this song before but couldn't wait to hear it again. I was there for work but got to check out EMP some live music @ The Crocodile and some really great street musicians.Whole trip was somewhat of a musical pilgrimage.

Long Live Bob Marley

a voice for any kind of musics!!! a gold voice!!

Heaven must be jammin 😇💖

IL t'a rejeté et Dieu t'a guidé. Soit toujours en paix BOB. ❤❤🙏

Mon Dieu c'est tellement beau !

R.I.P. Robert Nesta Marley, OM. ❤️💛️️💚 (6 February 1945 - 11 May 1981)

I Love this track so right !X Allways timeless Ever Up timeless

PEACE TO ALL!

@antoniofernando4350

6 жыл бұрын

PEACE...

Amazing demos..smtimes I really love them more than the released versions hhh cuz dem still the early originals u know !

Cause the things people refuse, Are the things they should use.

@ladyclarke9903

4 жыл бұрын

Factz!

@nathanielrossi9659

4 жыл бұрын

Thats right!

His Father was an English soldier but came from a wealthy family, the owned marley lumber in St. Ann where he met Bobs Mom, She was 13 he was 60. Bob was some what of an outcast being half white.

I everybody. This is in my opinion one of the most beautiful song from Bob. And the more i listen to the different versions, the more i think this acoustic version is the best. I play guitar and i really want to cover it, but i have some difficulties in catching the rythme though it doens't sound hard to learn. I would like to know if someone can help me, giving advices or links to videos that can help. Thanks a lot, peace to all.

@thierryhamon

5 жыл бұрын

Tellement tellement d'actualité

Sweet! What an awesome song. Thanks Bob!

Essa música é linda em qualquer tom e ritmo, uma viagem sideral.

terribleeeeee me encanta!! un groso.. GRACIAS BOB POR TODO!!

RESPECT FROM EGYPT (NUBIAN PPL)

That's like getting high when you're high. Simply amazing.

the music neverrrr stop!!! BOB LIVE!!! ;D JAH BLESS

i love this song sooooooooooo much Dam you are so fine ass bob marley Rest In Paradise..

Love di acoustic versions. Lay back and light mi likkle ziggy up

TRUE THAT. I FEEL THE MAN, I BEEN THERE!

@teammichael4952

3 жыл бұрын

✝️ ❤️ 💪

this is just wonderful. thanks

Heard this one many times!

HI Johannes mir get's ebenfals so mein alter,mit BOB's Musik bleibt man immer Jung.peace aus Deutschland/Frankf..............

According to his family members and those who grew up and wrote with him, it is about when his father left he and his mother, hardly recognizing them again. Interracial couples were not accepted then either. His father also ran a construction company that built stone buildings. Bob is saying he is the stone himself and his father is the builder who refused him,. Bob was the one who went on to fame becoming the "cornerstone". The stone that the builder refused, became the head cornerstone. ..

Legend of the falls….

yes, thank you very much for sharing a treasure like this good song of bob. WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! LISTEN IT!!!!!!!!!

Jah bless bob ,the ben ben apex shall return to the top ❤

Thanks Bob!! and Thanks for sharing!!

Sooooo beautiful

The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone-a sing it brother The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone You're a builder, baby Here I am, a stone Don't you pick and refuse me 'Cause the things people refuse Are the things they should choose Do you hear me? Hear what I say! Stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone-a tell me why The stone that the builder refuse, yeah! Will always be the head cornerstone Here I am baby I am, a builder's stone! Don't you pick and refuse me, listen The tings people refuse Are the things they should use Do you hear me Hear what I say The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone that dem builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone

WON-DER-FULL just beautiful

whos here 2024 love this song in nattys rde brilliance

respect bob marley one love jah live...

para sempre o maior artista. ídolo bob

song like a lot Bob's songs quotes the Bible. Righteous 👊👊👊

love it..Amen.

Birth name Robert Nesta Marley Born February 6, 1945(1945-02-06) Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica Died..... he didn't die, he is alive in every single one of his songs.

@devonperry

5 ай бұрын

Birth name was actually Nesta Robert Marley and the name was given by his father. His mother was later told that 'Nesta' sounded like a girl s name so his name became Robert Nesta Marley after that.

Magnifique

Most songs Bob wrote were about his experiences but he wrote it in an indirect manner in which almost any human could relate to them. So to answer your question, yes almost all of Bob's songs were about himself. No one's saying anything bad about him. I wouldn't be surprised if 2000 years from now people worship him just like Buddha and Christ.

Everliving.

your a builder baby, here I am a stone, don't pick and refuse me, cause the things people refuse are the things they should choos

Thank you 🙏🏾

Beautiful song

great sound, man... jah bless

lovely

chills!

Not rare, this is off the Songs of freedom boxset, but an amazing song. In fact, this version here is an abridged part of the whole "marley melody" acoustic track--a must listen

reading the comments is comedy gold here, the Marley movie comes out now suddenly everyone is an authority on his life. I am glad that people are watching the movie but please don't get on here and act as if you knew the man because you just learned about him last week!

myuseraddress1 yes it's in psalms, it's also in the Gospel (Matthew 21:42) and (1 Peter 2:7) and (Acts 4:11) It doesn't refer to Jewish people though. The stone that the builders refused, is Christ Jesus, the cornerstone

@Misteryfoult

3 жыл бұрын

Also all

this should be the top comment, not the other guys.

the things people refuse are the things they should use

Story of my life....

this song was written ,when bob went to his fathers building firm asking for money to buy a car to drive around in to deliver his records,and was refused/disowned by the people working there,then bob went on to be the cornerstone of the marley name ,,,slan anios mo charra

Bob wrote this song after being rejected by his white Father's family after he visited the family Construction Company in the UK and he was right Bob ended up being the most successful and famous of all the Marleys.

R.I.P. Robert Nesta Marley, OM. ❤💛💚 (6 February 1945 - 11 May 1981)

Man love run up and up until he hits the truth. He then realize there is nothing higher, nowhere to go, no where to hide or cower. Truth is supreme, supreme is truth...jahknow

sweeeeeeeet!!!

it was about his father wanting nothing to do with him and ignoring him but marley becoming more important than all of his family.

The Stone is Jesus!

Psalm 118 vers 22

@McMaNi4C

10 жыл бұрын

also, Acts 4 vers 11 ;)

@augieobrien9064

9 жыл бұрын

marcos This is all anyone ever needs to remember in life.

@misterc6012

4 жыл бұрын

Is. 28:16, Matt 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Rom 9:33, Eph 2:20, I Peter 2: 4-10 ☝

ONE LOVE

JAH BLESS!!!

For my Baby Boy.

@dawcpa I think you will find.. the original reference to 'the stone that the builder refuse' is in what is known in Jewish litergy as the Hallel (Praises) recited on Holydays... which predates the Psalms..

this is from his acoustic medley single with like ten songs piled into one

It's a story that A lot of biracial people go through and that's the real truth.

I'm not a big fan of Bob's acoustics, but this i one of the few i like

❤❤❤

Truth ❤️✝️

cool!

The "stone that the builders refused is the head cornerstone" refers to Jesus Christ - rejected by men but chosen by God - 1 Peter 2:4-7.

@lightniiv8674

2 жыл бұрын

Neat😇

@michellesovereign4564

Жыл бұрын

Wrong

@MuntjeShiraLonJetAnthon

10 ай бұрын

Bob chose Jesus before he died...to be saved.

@javierrbaez2990

10 ай бұрын

@@michellesovereign4564. Bob would kindly disagree

@buelroberts3759

10 ай бұрын

​@javierrbaez2990 Look it up, Bob was baptised into the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church on his deathbed. Even before that he was a follower of the Tribe of Judah house of Rastafari, who believe in the divinity of Yeshua, as did Selassie I himself.

Your a builder baby.... Here i am a stone.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm........NICE!

pues esta bien agusto...........good good

Jesus is the head corner stone. dont refuse the stone.

ONE LOVE EVERYONE......

@SirMalker exactly!

HERE I AM STONED !!!

Don't you think and refuse me Cause the things people refuse Are the things they should refuse

❤

@MAC616 well their different musicians, different genre of music. Marley's music is more about voice and lyrics, where Jimi's is obviously focused around his guitar.

R.I.P.

True

TK421atPDX , in "my" opinion the song is meant to people realize that the pyramid that you see every day in the dollars, is missing a the "CORNERSTONE" and that is what rasta is ., being a human from pure nature.