Bob Marley - No Women No Cry (original) Apr 2026

The song reminisces about Marley's early days living in the government yards of Trenchtown , a Kingston ghetto.

While Bob Marley wrote the song, he gave the official songwriter credit to his friend Vincent "Tartar" Ford , who ran a soup kitchen in Trenchtown. This ensured Ford received royalty checks to keep his community kitchen running.

To properly navigate this song, you need to know the difference between the actual studio original and the definitive live version: 1. The True Studio Original (1974) Natty Dread (Released October 1974) Bob Marley - No Women No Cry (Original)

More experimental and raw, lacking the massive anthemic crowd energy of the later release. 2. The Definitive Live Version (1975)

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⚠️ The song is officially titled "No Woman, No Cry" (singular), not "No Women, No Cry". 🎵 The Two "Original" Versions

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for the studio album Natty Dread , though the 1975 live version from the album Live! is the world-famous rendition most people recognize.