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"Buffalo Soldier" is a reggae song written by Bob Marley and Noel "King Sporty" Williams, and recorded by Jamaican band Bob Marley and the Wailers. It did not appear on record until the 1983 posthumous release of Confrontation, when it became one of Marley's best-known songs. The title and lyrics refer to the black US cavalry regiments, known as "Buffalo Soldiers", that fought in the American Indian Wars after 1866. Marley linked their fight to a fight for survival, and recasts it as a symbol of black resistance.[1]

"Buffalo Soldier"
Single by Bob Marley and the Wailers
from the album Confrontation
Released1983
Recorded1978
GenreReggae
Length4:17
Label
  • Tuff Gong
  • Island
Songwriter(s)Bob Marley & King Sporty
Bob Marley and the Wailers singles chronology
"Reggae on Broadway"
(1981)		 "Buffalo Soldier"
(1983)		 "One Love/People Get Ready"
(1984)
Music video
"Buffalo Soldier" on YouTube

Background


The origin of the term "Buffalo Soldier" is theorized as given to black troops by Native Americans.[2][3] The name was embraced by the troops, who were well acquainted with "the buffalo's fierce bravery and fighting spirit".[2] The Buffalo Soldier's duties were settling railroad disputes, building telegraph lines, repairing and building forts, and otherwise helping settlers colonize lands taken from Native Americans. They were also tasked with protecting the colonizing settlers from Native Americans.[2]

The song's bridge, with the lyrics woe! yoe! yo!, was rumored to be inspired by the chorus from The Banana Splits' "The Tra-La-La Song", the 1968 theme from their TV show, written by Mark Barkan and Ritchie Adams. There has been no proof of this, and an August 2008 story by the BBC seems to cast doubts on this origin story.[4]


Reception


Cash Box said that the song's "socio-political theme, steady rhythmic stream and strong but sweet vocals re-emphasize what Marley's magic was all about."[5]


Music video


A music video was produced for "Buffalo Soldier" to promote the single.[6]


Charts


Chart Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7][8] 14
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 29
New Zealand (RIANZ) [7][8] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[7][8] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[10][11] 4

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[12] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


See also



References


  1. Black Heretics, Black Prophets: Radical Political Intellectuals - Bogues, Anthony, Page 198, via Google Books. Accessed 28 June 2008.
  2. National Park Service, Buffalo Soldiers (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2007, retrieved 1 May 2007
  3. Brief History (Buffalo Soldiers National Museum) (PDF), 2008, retrieved 30 November 2009
  4. "Did the Banana Splits inspire Bob Marley?". BBC News Magazine. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 May 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Bob Marley & The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
  7. "BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - BUFFALO SOLDIER (SONG)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. "Bob Marley & The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier". hitparade.ch. 1995-2020 Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Bob Marley & the Wailers". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 161. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  10. "Buffalo Soldier". Songfacts. Songfacts. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. "Buffalo Soldier". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. "Italian single certifications – Bob Marley – Buffalo Soldier" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 January 2022. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Buffalo Soldier" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  13. "British single certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Buffalo Soldier". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

На других языках

[de] Buffalo Soldier (Lied)

Buffalo Soldier ist ein Lied von Bob Marley, das im April 1983 posthum[1] als Single erschien. Es wurde zudem auf dessen Alben Confrontation (1983) und Legend (1984) veröffentlicht. Die Tonart des Liedes ist A-Dur; es dauert etwas mehr als vier Minuten. Buffalo Soldier erreichte in mehreren Ländern Chartplatzierungen, so in Österreich (Platz 14) und Norwegen (Platz 10).
- [en] Buffalo Soldier (song)

[es] Buffalo Soldier (canción)

«Buffalo Soldier» es una canción de Reggae escrita por Bob Marley y Noel "King Williams" Sporty, y grabada por Bob Marley & The Wailers. No apareció oficialmente hasta la liberación póstuma de Confrontation el 1983, cuando se convirtió en una de las canciones más conocidas de Bob Marley.


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