Bob Marley - Cornerstone (Rare Acoustic)

Bob Marley - Cornerstone (Rare Acoustic)

[@Desanguereal]

In his biography, they have Bob's brother and sister from his dads side, the white marleys listen to this song. Its about Bob seeing his father for the last time and feeling refused by him. This song is one of Bob's most heartfelt songs. The sister commented how its true that now Bob carried on the MArley name and became the Head cornerstone.

[@MiaSBurgess2025]

Watch his 2012 Documentary "Marley". Bob father died when he was 10 yrs old. He was rejected by his father's family because they refuse to believe he had a black son. He went to them to help buy him a car to get around and they rejected him. After he experienced that, he wrote this song and never wanted anything else to do with them.

[@devonperry]

​@@MiaSBurgess2025I think that most people that watched the 2012 documentary assumed that the male person shown along with Bob's half-sister is Bob's half-brother. Because of that they think Bob wrote the song about his father, not realizing it was about his cousin Cecil Marley

[@JasonTrini1]

Interesting to know that he wrote this after he was rejected by his father's family. This man was truly a genius

[@mrshovelhead1]

Timeless LEGEND.!

[@teddmunovi9096]

And the father's family owned a construction company, some poetry there, " you are a builder baby..here I am a stone.." You can feel the pain in his voice.

[@sbu59]

I cry everytime I listen to it.

[@leroybenjamin6169]

Marley & Plant Construction Company....big in Jamaica in the 1950s & 1960s.

[@BrentLane1]

It’s from the book of psalms. “Stone that the builder refuse will be the head cornerstone” (referring to Jesus).

[@Desanguereal]

Listen to the song, Im hurting inside by Bob. During the last show he ever played, They did a rehearsal before the show, this was the only song Bob had them play, and they played it over and over for 4 hours. He had just found out that he was going to die, and there was nothing to be done. Very emotional. To me it sounds like a prayer to Jah

[@ChipDeville02]

Bob wrote this after being rejected by his father's family. His (white) Uncle owned a large construction company in Jamaica at the time that bared the Marley name. He confronted his Uncle in an attempt to borrow money for a car to distribute their records, after starting their own label. However he was refused not only the money, but that his father was in fact his father. From there you can see the significance, not only the biblical meaning, but how it played true to Bob's personal situation.

[@MrElsocio]

You’re got it right!

[@MiaSBurgess2025]

Best description of how this song came about...all facts!❤

[@imari2305]

My first time ever hearing this beautiful song. I love Bob's music and can't believe I discover something old, but new to me about him everyday. Thanks so much for sharing ;)

[@manuelvherrera]

Never is late for this⚽

[@MiaSBurgess2025]

Go watch his 2012 Documentary, "Marley".

[@IZAKDAVID911]

Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head cornerstone. Jesus is the Head cornerstone!

[@lewisgreenhalgh7546]

Word!

[@christine85571]

R.I.P. Robert Nesta Marley, OM. ❤️💛️️💚 (6 February 1945 - 11 May 1981)

[@All.Natural.]

Well done Bob!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@arthurheine6522]

consider who bob would be if his father didnt not reject him. how great he could of been for his family, instead was a blessing to the ears of the world.

[@carinedoremifasollasi4154]

Bob Marley 👑❤

[@user-ug4hw7oq7y]

Long Live Bob Marley

[@mojorising1]

Heaven must be jammin 😇💖

[@yesenia0305]

Im only sad about Marleys death for selfish reasons.. Just imagine how many more songs we would have in the years since his death? He will always live thru his music and if there is a heaven, he is where he wants to be, so dont feel bad for him. Love his music and pass it on to your children, he will live FOREVER.

[@redsoxyeargmail]

That's ironic I just watched "Marley" on my flight from Seattle to Boston. I had never heard this song before but couldn't wait to hear it again. I was there for work but got to check out EMP some live music @ The Crocodile and some really great street musicians.Whole trip was somewhat of a musical pilgrimage.

[@rastafaman61]

robert nesta marley est pour moi un repére grace a lui j'ai réussi a prendre le bon chemin !! pourtant voila le prophéte sélassié c'est comment j'étais plus tot mal barré merci au rastafarisme de m'avoir fait ouvrir les yeux sur ce monde qui a énormemen besoin de paix et de culture !! JAH RASTAFARAI!!!!!

[@fatousall8746]

IL t'a rejeté et Dieu t'a guidé. Soit toujours en paix BOB. ❤❤🙏

[@tarikmounih3559]

Amazing demos..smtimes I really love them more than the released versions hhh cuz dem still the early originals u know !

[@sugerlipsxjamiewright4170]

I Love this track so right !X Allways timeless Ever Up timeless

[@closetome]

wowzer..what a GREAT SONG bought a smile to my weary time..thanks

[@cosmiccrystal7]

PEACE TO ALL!

[@antoniofernando4350]

PEACE...

[@TheJoscarlos]

Marley simplesmente canta e encanta com a alma , o espirito é elevado por que Jah reina e traz o amor , sem o sentimento do amor samos um metal que soar na madrugada . Eu sigo essa linha mesmo não tendo paí ,ou tendo e sendo mesmo que nada ,estou ai , fazendo minha parte com os dois que Deus me deu a responsabilidade , vamos louva a Jah

[@adeninahaba7769]

Mon Dieu c'est tellement beau !

[@DAIDJUNIR7779]

a voice for any kind of musics!!! a gold voice!!

[@smileglendalestyle]

i love this song sooooooooooo much Dam you are so fine ass bob marley Rest In Paradise..

[@mobbista]

RESPECT FROM EGYPT (NUBIAN PPL)

[@fernandoselzer]

terribleeeeee me encanta!! un groso.. GRACIAS BOB POR TODO!!

[@Desanguereal]

His Father was an English soldier but came from a wealthy family, the owned marley lumber in St. Ann where he met Bobs Mom, She was 13 he was 60. Bob was some what of an outcast being half white.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Sweet! What an awesome song. Thanks Bob!

[@user-lt2zk1ws5n]

The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone-a sing it brother The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone You're a builder, baby Here I am, a stone Don't you pick and refuse me 'Cause the things people refuse Are the things they should choose Do you hear me? Hear what I say! Stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone-a tell me why The stone that the builder refuse, yeah! Will always be the head cornerstone Here I am baby I am, a builder's stone! Don't you pick and refuse me, listen The tings people refuse Are the things they should use Do you hear me Hear what I say The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone that dem builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone that the builder refuse Will always be the head cornerstone The stone

[@nickybanning7290]

Love di acoustic versions. Lay back and light mi likkle ziggy up

[@alfredcougar]

I everybody. This is in my opinion one of the most beautiful song from Bob. And the more i listen to the different versions, the more i think this acoustic version is the best. I play guitar and i really want to cover it, but i have some difficulties in catching the rythme though it doens't sound hard to learn. I would like to know if someone can help me, giving advices or links to videos that can help. Thanks a lot, peace to all.

[@thierryhamon]

Tellement tellement d'actualité

[@queenbeenightlyredux]

Cause the things people refuse, Are the things they should use.

[@ladyclarke9903]

Factz!

[@nathanielrossi9659]

Thats right!

[@antoniofernando4385]

Essa música é linda em qualquer tom e ritmo, uma viagem sideral.

[@bear540540]

the music neverrrr stop!!! BOB LIVE!!! ;D JAH BLESS

[@msupermo]

this is just wonderful. thanks

[@PIFFthePUFF420]

That's like getting high when you're high. Simply amazing.

[@KlusterKing]

TRUE THAT. I FEEL THE MAN, I BEEN THERE!

[@teammichael4952]

✝️ ❤️ 💪

[@DJnic55]

Legend of the falls….

[@antonnguyen9870]

Heard this one many times!

[@aurilioangelo5869]

Thanks Bob!! and Thanks for sharing!!

[@Clarkrobertson69]

Jah bless bob ,the ben ben apex shall return to the top ❤

[@oz_media]

According to his family members and those who grew up and wrote with him, it is about when his father left he and his mother, hardly recognizing them again. Interracial couples were not accepted then either. His father also ran a construction company that built stone buildings. Bob is saying he is the stone himself and his father is the builder who refused him,. Bob was the one who went on to fame becoming the "cornerstone". The stone that the builder refused, became the head cornerstone. ..

[@kanakiennerosa219]

yes, thank you very much for sharing a treasure like this good song of bob. WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! LISTEN IT!!!!!!!!!

[@Infidel66]

Sooooo beautiful

[@marcustuuhetoka1340]

song like a lot Bob's songs quotes the Bible. Righteous 👊👊👊

[@etienne180]

WON-DER-FULL just beautiful

[@PIFFthePUFF420]

Most songs Bob wrote were about his experiences but he wrote it in an indirect manner in which almost any human could relate to them. So to answer your question, yes almost all of Bob's songs were about himself. No one's saying anything bad about him. I wouldn't be surprised if 2000 years from now people worship him just like Buddha and Christ.

[@kieranmccrory3960]

love it..Amen.

[@BigbossMM]

HI Johannes mir get's ebenfals so mein alter,mit BOB's Musik bleibt man immer Jung.peace aus Deutschland/Frankf..............

[@raulguarana]

para sempre o maior artista. ídolo bob

[@RadianceIzHere]

respect bob marley one love jah live...

[@cannersmovie]

Not rare, this is off the Songs of freedom boxset, but an amazing song. In fact, this version here is an abridged part of the whole "marley melody" acoustic track--a must listen

[@TamiaRachelle]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@DoudouZouti1]

Magnifique

[@LeoMusicSlave]

great sound, man... jah bless

[@abdounyass8723]

Beautiful song

[@Marley1226]

Everliving.

[@christine85571]

R.I.P. Robert Nesta Marley, OM. ❤💛💚 (6 February 1945 - 11 May 1981)

[@aaaaasssss]

lovely

[@melonhead49]

chills!

[@mcwarty29]

whos here 2024 love this song in nattys rde brilliance

[@phrenchvanilla]

Story of my life....

[@tannersanta]

Birth name Robert Nesta Marley Born February 6, 1945(1945-02-06) Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica Died..... he didn't die, he is alive in every single one of his songs.

[@devonperry]

Birth name was actually Nesta Robert Marley and the name was given by his father. His mother was later told that 'Nesta' sounded like a girl s name so his name became Robert Nesta Marley after that.

[@ralphlaude3670]

❤❤❤

[@dixieboy009]

sweeeeeeeet!!!

[@95DANGER]

ONE LOVE

[@JordyPordyPuddinNPie]

this should be the top comment, not the other guys.

[@FdViv]

JAH BLESS!!!

[@KaizokuJoe]

reading the comments is comedy gold here, the Marley movie comes out now suddenly everyone is an authority on his life. I am glad that people are watching the movie but please don't get on here and act as if you knew the man because you just learned about him last week!

[@mollysgerry]

this song was written ,when bob went to his fathers building firm asking for money to buy a car to drive around in to deliver his records,and was refused/disowned by the people working there,then bob went on to be the cornerstone of the marley name ,,,slan anios mo charra

[@Torres99532]

it was about his father wanting nothing to do with him and ignoring him but marley becoming more important than all of his family.

[@lilmomma556]

this is from his acoustic medley single with like ten songs piled into one

[@RagtimeIrvin]

I'm not a big fan of Bob's acoustics, but this i one of the few i like

[@drileana]

the things people refuse are the things they should use

[@teammichael4952]

Truth ❤️✝️

[@jedimindtricks87]

your a builder baby, here I am a stone, don't pick and refuse me, cause the things people refuse are the things they should choos

[@eugenia628]

this is powerful being an acoustic version...thank you for posting this

[@cassondraperry5500]

For my Baby Boy.

[@dawcpa]

The "stone that the builders refused is the head cornerstone" refers to Jesus Christ - rejected by men but chosen by God - 1 Peter 2:4-7.

[@lightniiv8674]

Neat😇

[@michellesovereign4564]

Wrong

[@MuntjeShiraLonJetAnthon]

Bob chose Jesus before he died...to be saved.

[@javierrbaez2990]

@@michellesovereign4564. Bob would kindly disagree

[@buelroberts3759]

​@javierrbaez2990 Look it up, Bob was baptised into the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church on his deathbed. Even before that he was a follower of the Tribe of Judah house of Rastafari, who believe in the divinity of Yeshua, as did Selassie I himself.

[@BUDFATHER1]

ONE LOVE EVERYONE......

[@CreativaTube]

The Stone is Jesus!

[@JonnyRootsDem]

Man love run up and up until he hits the truth. He then realize there is nothing higher, nowhere to go, no where to hide or cower. Truth is supreme, supreme is truth...jahknow

[@Zeeceei]

@dawcpa I think you will find.. the original reference to 'the stone that the builder refuse' is in what is known in Jewish litergy as the Hallel (Praises) recited on Holydays... which predates the Psalms..

[@craigthomas652]

❤

[@johnlewis6585]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm........NICE!

[@bluesmessiah33]

It's a story that A lot of biracial people go through and that's the real truth.

[@1cornpoops]

pues esta bien agusto...........good good

[@thawthepast]

cool!

[@Oliver1456]

myuseraddress1 yes it's in psalms, it's also in the Gospel (Matthew 21:42) and (1 Peter 2:7) and (Acts 4:11) It doesn't refer to Jewish people though. The stone that the builders refused, is Christ Jesus, the cornerstone

[@Misteryfoult]

Also all

[@marcosdomingos1]

Psalm 118 vers 22

[@McMaNi4C]

also, Acts 4 vers 11 ;)

[@augieobrien9064]

marcos This is all anyone ever needs to remember in life.

[@misterc6012]

Is. 28:16, Matt 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Rom 9:33, Eph 2:20, I Peter 2: 4-10 ☝

[@-Accio-]

Don't you think and refuse me Cause the things people refuse Are the things they should refuse

[@tb22k]

😮❤

[@chriscross018743]

R.I.P.

[@zaknivac]

HERE I AM STONED !!!

[@ElJubranco]

Jesus is the head corner stone. dont refuse the stone.

[@lukap20]

@SirMalker exactly!

[@dasiimweug]

Bob wrote this song after being rejected by his white Father's family after he visited the family Construction Company in the UK and he was right Bob ended up being the most successful and famous of all the Marleys.

[@loricalabrese4371]

❤👼

[@brybrytrudy]

@MAC616 well their different musicians, different genre of music. Marley's music is more about voice and lyrics, where Jimi's is obviously focused around his guitar.

[@chadcarlson2629]

True