Week Nine Blog Post

Week Nine
Bradley Nelsen
         I shot the Sherrif
         Eric Clapton
       Reggae is one of the most unique song genres. Both in sound, with its odd twangy guitar riffs, and in origin, being songs from jamaica that casually found their way to the states due to accidental radio stations overlapping. This "trippy" sound that briefly followed psychedelic rock took America by storm. It was fresh and foreign, with its inspiration drawn from Africa, and gave Jamaican singers, like Bob Marley, a chance at the American dream. Reggae gained a huge following from young adults and college students (A.K.A Dope Smokers) and in turn, Reggae inspired select musicians as well. 
         Eric Clapton made a variation of I shot the sheriff by Bob Marley that took the classic rock and blues singer on a trip down Reggae avenue. Perhaps this was Eric Clapton's attempt at psychedelic rock, which reggae draws a lot of inspiration from. For example, both genres talk about difficult social or political issues, Bob Marley's "I shot the sheriff" one of the simplest; Is killing a local sheriff a justifiable argument for self-defense, or is it a charge of manslaughter just the same?

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  1. Connor DidericksenMarch 23, 2022 at 10:07 AM

    I really like the way you have organized your blog post. I like the typewriter style font and the overall formatting of the post. I personally am a huge fan of Eric Clapton so I was excited to see that your blog post was on one of his songs. This song in particular is one of my favorites; I also love the reggae twist that Clapton adds to the song.

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