What do you think Top Rankin' means?

Bob Marley: Top Rankin' Meaning

Tagged:   No tags, suggest one.
Album cover for Top Rankin' album cover

Top Rankin' Lyrics

They don't want to see us u_nite.
All they want us to do is,
Keep on fussing and fighting.
They don't want to see us live to_gether.
All they want us to do is,
Keep on killing one another.
Top rankin', top...

  1. anonymous
    click a star to vote
    Jul 27th 2023 !⃝

    Top ranking is a saying used by Jamaican emcees to say that they are the best in the music business…. Skanking is a form of dancing in Jamaica. However, it also refers to emcees who are not the best in the business….. therefore, I believe this song is Bob speaking out to other members of the Jamaican reggae community saying they should unite rather than fuss and fight and kill…

  2. anonymous
    click a star to vote
    Aug 25th 2020 !⃝

    A very dub mellow song but with a sharp, demon tearing message. This song is about oppression and the hard struggle. The government and head leaders make us fight against each other. They make us weaker.

    'John saw them comin' this relates to John the Baptiste when he saw Christ for the very first time.

    You see rasta come from christianity. We believe in Jesus Christ but we believe Selassie is Christ in his Second Advent or Coming...


More Bob Marley songs »


 


Latest Articles

 


Submit Your Interpretation

[ want a different song? ]




Just Posted

Amnesia anonymous
Your Smiling Face anonymous
You Should Be Dancing anonymous
Washing Machine Heart anonymous
Souvenirs anonymous
Art Deco anonymous
Let It Go anonymous
The Greatest Show anonymous
Vampire anonymous
Vampire anonymous
Sippy Cup anonymous
A Place For My Head anonymous
I Hope You Dance anonymous
Metaphor anonymous
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) anonymous

(We won't give out your email)