Could You Be Loved
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| Single by Bob Marley and the Wailers | ||||||||||
| from the album Uprising | ||||||||||
| B-side | "One Drop" | |||||||||
| Released | 1980 | |||||||||
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| Length | 3:56 | |||||||||
| Label | Island | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Bob Marley | |||||||||
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| Single by Joe Cocker | ||||
| from the album Across from Midnight | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | CMC International | |||
| Writer(s) | Bob Marley | |||
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"Could You Be Loved" is a song by reggae group Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released in 1980 on their last album Uprising and is included on Bob Marley & The Wailers greatest hits album Legend. It was written in 1979 on an airplane while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar.
In the middle of the song, background singers quote a verse from Bob Marley's first single "Judge Not": "The road of life is rocky; And you may stumble too. So while you point a finger, someone else is judging you".
Instruments used on the original record of this song are guitars, bass, drums, acoustic piano, the Hohner clavinet and an organ, as well as the Brazilian cuíca.
Marley's song was played right after the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones used this song for his walkout music at UFC 152.
The song has been played in various movies including:
The song appears in the 2013 video game Just Dance 2014.
Ska punk band Sublime mentioned "Could You Be Loved" in their song "Don't Push" (from their 1992 album 40oz. to Freedom), saying "If I was Bob Marley I'd say could you be loved."
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British singer Joe Cocker covered "Could You Be Loved" on his 1997 album Across from Midnight.
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