Bob Marley 在滾石雜誌 RS500 專業人士評選的 500 大歌曲榜一共有4首歌進榜，除了〈No Woman,No Cry [live]〉之外，還有一首獲得第 66名的〈 Redemption Song〉也不能錯過。
Bob Marley 此前已經和他的樂團錄製過另一個版本的這首自由讚歌。當時 Island唱片公司的 Blackwell建議他嘗試用原聲民謠的形式演繹。受 Marcus Garvey 的著作啟發，(Marcus Garvey是牙買加黑人民族主義者他的政治思想被稱為加維主義。)。Marley 的歌詞將音樂視為對抗奴役（包括精神和肉體上的奴役）的解藥。
「我很想多創作一些這樣的作品，」Marley 在1981年去世前幾個月曾這樣說道。這首歌本可能預示著他作品的新方向；然而，作為他最後一張專輯的最後一首歌，它卻成了Marley的墓誌銘。
此曲收錄於他（Island唱片公司）的專輯：《Uprising》 。
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Redemption Song (Official Music Video) - YouTube
歌迷:親愛的 Bob，感謝你的付出。我們愛你。你就像我們的切‧格瓦拉，以及所有在拉丁美洲乃至全世界為反對奴隸制度而犧牲的烈士一樣，永遠活在我們心中。
歌迷:這個人觸動了人們的靈魂！他畢生致力於為世界帶來和平與愛。他唯一的願望就是用他的音樂將全人類團結起來。
Redemption Song
Old pirates, yes, they rob I
Sold I to the merchant ships
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the Almighty
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it
We've got to fulfill the book
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Whoa! Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them-ah can-ah stop-ah the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it
We've got to fulfill the book
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have
Redemption songs
All I ever have
Redemption songs
These songs of freedom
Songs of freedom
