Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds Page

The exact inspiration behind the "three little birds" remains a subject of gentle debate among those close to Marley:

: While recorded in 1977 for Exodus , the song was not released as a single until August 29, 1980 . Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds

: Another popular theory suggests the birds represent the I Threes —Marley’s backing vocalists Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley, and Judy Mowatt. Griffiths later noted that after the song was written, Marley would often affectionately refer to the trio as his "three little birds". The exact inspiration behind the "three little birds"

: In 2024, it became the first Bob Marley track to join Spotify’s Billions Club , averaging over 670,000 streams per day. Cultural Impact averaging over 670