Bob Marley 1980? "Mother B Tape - Reel 1" aka Bedroom Tapes 1 4-track mixer > cassette > DAT > CDR 1. Im A Jailbreaker 2. Live A Life Of Love 3. Live By The Gun- Die By The Gun 4. We and Dem 5. Let Me In 6. Jump Dem --------------- "Mother B Tape - Reel 2" aka Bedroom Tapes 2 (tracks 1 and 2 removed to fit on one CD) 7. Pray For Me 8. 9. Can't Take Your Slogans No More 10. 11. 12. This is one of two cds that make up 'the Bedroom tapes'. Bob solo acoustic..These tapes are originaly from Bobs mom.. This was sent to me from an anonymus source.. Not even a return address on the envelope.... We give thanks for these recordings... Rojah Steffens: On the second ten-inch reel, there is a great deal of one note doodling, tuning, etc. But a couple of very badly recorded, yet fascinating, tunes are revealed. The first is a bossa nova, which makes one think that it was recorded in early 1980, after Bob and Jacob Miller had returned from a record promotion trip to Brazil. There are at least two guitarists in the room, one of whom lays down a lilting Brazilian bed as Bob sings. (tracks 1 and 2 removed to fit on one CD) PRAY FOR ME tell all the weakhearts stay away from my door just can't take your evil no more cup is full and runneth over far as I can see shally wally wah did you say your prayer shall wally way pray for me [repeated 4 times] hey Mr. Klansman get down from the tree can't stand to see the suffering of the majority... The final song that reveals itself is one that Bob's Rasta lawyer, Diane Jobson, says is among her all time favorites of Bob's unreleased masterpieces, a political diatribe against the folly- ticians, whom Bob felt betrayed him at every opportunity. (Remember his famous line "never make a politician grant you a favor/they will always want to control you forever"? This song could easily be a follow-up.) CAN'T TAKE YOUR SLOGANS NO MORE can't take your slogans no more [repeated 4 times] wipe off the paint and the slogans all over the street confusin' the people while the asphalt burns our tired feet I see borders and barriers segregation and riot sufferation of the majority will always be with you and me... can't take your slogans no more... no more sweet talk from the hypocrites... no more sweet talk no more fussing no more sweet talk from the pulpit Many years ago I told Chris Blackwell of the existence of these tapes and urged him to make safety copies on DAT as soon as possible. It didn't matter, I said, who owned what. But if the tapes were allowed to further decompose, no one would have anything to fight over in the future. To this day, no such digital masters have been struck.