"Could You Be Loved" is a song by Bob Marley & 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"

In the song are used guitars,bass,drums,piano and brazilian Cuíca.

Appearances in other media [link]

Marley's song was played right after the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.

The song has been played in various movies including:

• the 2002 surfing film Blue Crush starring Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez
• the 2004 romantic comedy 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore
• the 2006 European film Catch a Fire, named after the 1973 album of the same name
• the 2008 film Fool's Gold starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson
• the 2010 documentary film Fire in Babylon about the record-breaking West Indies cricket team of the 1970's and 1980's.

Track listings [link]

7" Single

1. Could You Be Loved - 3:35
2. One Drop - 3:50

7" Single

1. Could You Be Loved - 3:35
2. No Woman, No Cry (Live '75) - 3:57

Charts [link]

Joe Cocker version [link]

British singer Joe Cocker covered Could You Be Loved on his 1997 album Across from Midnight. Unlike the Original the cover is very Rock-heavy.

Track listings [link]

CD-Singles

1. Could You Be Loved (Single Version) 4:35
2. Could You Be Loved (Radio Edit) 4:18
3. The Way Her Love Is 2:44

Charts [link]

Other cover versions [link]

• Ska punk band Sublime mentioned "Could You Beloved" in their song "Don't Push" (from their 1992 album 40oz. to Freedom), saying "If I was Bob Marley I said could you be loved."
• British pop duo Shakespears Sister recorded a cover of the song, which was included on the cassette and LP versions of their 1989 album Sacred Heart.
• French guitarist Marc Antoine and American singer Patti Austin covered the song and the version was featured on A Twist of Marley in 2001.
• Bob Marley's sons Damian and Stephen Marley covered the song and renamed it "And Be Loved" for the soundtrack to the 2002 surfing film Blue Crush.
• American rock band Toto covered the song on their 2002 Through the Looking Glass album
• Lauryn Hill covered the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2011 as a tribute to Marley on the anniversary of his death.
• Rudy Thomas did a Ska treatment of the song, which never charted. Although not ground breaking in any way, Rudy's version is not without merit, replacing the metal synth used on the original with a different voicing that gives his version a new-age reggae feel.

References [link]

1. ^ musicline.de
2. ^ hitparade.ch

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