May 1, 2009

Buy A Bob Marley Poster

What exactly is the attraction when it comes to Bob Marley posters? They seem to be very popular amongst the college crowd for one. Walk through any college campus, and check out all the Marley t-shirts for starters.

Everybody knows who Bob Marley was. His music and persona touched a generation, and many of the generations that followed. It wasn’t just his music, but his beliefs and passion for equality that has carried his name and legacy.

Now, I don’t suggest this, but if you were able to see what was hanging on the walls of many of those same students dorm walls, I bet there would be more then a few Bob Marley posters, photographs or prints. Why exactly is that? For an artist that hasn’t released a single new song in over 25 years that is certainly a perplexing phenomena. Perplexing, but true.

What is it, that makes a celebrity a celebrity? Hard to say, as there are so many, but for the most part, it is a larger than life mystique. Celeberties come and go. Even some icons come and go, but some stay within our pop culture bubble for generations. Bob Marley does. True part of it may because of a tragically short life, but part of it was also the universal message of love he sang of.

There still seems to be persistent demand even to this day for all things Bob Marley. Of a few of the legendary icons he still seems to garner more Google searches. Topping even James Dean, and The Beatles. One has to wonder what Bob would have thought of the internet. He could have reached even more people.

Kinda interesting isn’t it. What is it that makes Bob Marley almost twice as looked for as Marilyn Monroe, and almost four times as looked for as John Lennon? Honestly, I don’t know.

It definitely indicates an interest in Bob Marley, and all things related to Bob Marley, such as music, lyrics, artwork, videos, photographs and posters. I think a little further research is warranted here, to explain these numbers. Suffice it to say though, that Bob Marley was about more than just Reggae music.

It would be remarkable to see a Bob Marley concert today. His message is one that would ring clear in these troubled times. That goodness for the recorded medium. We’ll be able to see and hear him for many generations more.

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