Eric Clapton took it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974, beating Marley’s own assault on the charts but doing wonderful things for Marley’s international profile. The doctor who prescribed the pills became the unwitting anti-hero of the song, with Marley simply subsisting the world “doctor” for “sheriff.” Considering some of the lyrics (“Sheriff John Brown always hated me / For what, I don’t know / Every time I plant a seed / He said, ‘Kill it before it grow'”), it makes sense, but ultimately, no one will ever really know. According to, at the time, Marley was very opposed to her taking birth control pills, which he considered sacrilege. Bob Marley Interviews: Nice Time: Gold (1967-1972) Nice Time 71-Nicoteen -Night Shift: 5 Claic Albums: No More Trouble: Catch A Fire: No Sympathy-No Water -No Woman No Cry: Easy Skanking In Boston 78: No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley Live Cover)-Oh Lord, I Got to Get There -One Cup Of Coffee: Songs of Freedom: One Draw-One Drop: Survival: One. Or at least, it was according to Marley, who explained his intent behind the song as: “I want to say ‘I shot the police’ but the government would have made a fuss so I said ‘I shot the sheriff’ instead… but it’s the same idea: justice.” His former girlfriend, Esther Anderson, has a different take. I Shot the Sheriff is the ultimate diss track against bullies with badges.
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