"Three Little Birds" was released as Talbot's first single on 10 June 2008 in the UK, and released alongside the album in the U.S. The album was recorded in a bedroom studio, nicknamed "the hut". The songs on the album were chosen with collaboration between Talbot and her management first Talbot and her family wrote "a list of the songs that Connie would sing at her birthday party", and the management then thought "long and hard" about including the more adult songs, including "I Will Always Love You", but Talbot herself insisted. The album was rereleased with more general tracks to replace the Christmas songs, and one of the new tracks was a cover of Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds". The single was then cancelled in favour of an album-first release. The album initially featured several Christmas themed songs, and the first single, "Over the Rainbow"/"White Christmas", was planned be released on 3 December 2007. The release reached number 3 on the UK Independent Singles Chart, and number 1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart in the United States.Īfter rising to fame on the first series of Britain's Got Talent, Talbot signed with Rainbow Recording Company and began production of her debut album, Over the Rainbow. Talbot released a music video to publicise the single, which was filmed in Jamaica. It was taken from the 2008 re-release of her 2007 album, Over the Rainbow. "Three Little Birds" was released as the first single by British child singer Connie Talbot on 10 June 2008. The song was also used in the trailer of the 2007 Sony Pictures Animation film Surf's Up.Ĭonnie Talbot version "Three Little Birds" As part of the album, "Three Little Birds" was covered by Ziggy Marley and Sean Paul Blige, Timbaland, The Pussycat Dolls, Ludacris, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, and Bobby Valentino. The soundtrack features newly recorded music by various artists, including Christina Aguilera, Mary J. ![]() Shark Tale: Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on Septemas the soundtrack of Shark Tale. The cover was also produced by him and, unlike the original, the Monty Alexander version is very Jazz-heavy. ![]() Monty Alexander recorded a cover of "Three Little Birds" in January 1992 and, in 1999, he released it as a hit single. Monty Alexander version "Three Little Birds"įrom the album Stir it up - The Music of Bob Marley Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. The song is written in the key of A major. Bob would still want to go back and he would say, 'What is my Three Little Birds saying? '" After a show, there would be an encore, sometimes people even wanted us to go back onstage four times. I Threes member Marcia Griffiths remarked, "After the song was written, Bob would always refer to us as the Three Little Birds. They were pretty birds, canaries, who would come by the windowsill at Hope Road." However, three female singers from the reggae group I Threes who did shows with Marley claim it is a reference to them. Tony Gilbert, a long time friend of Marley, was present at the time he was writing the song and elaborated, "Bob got inspired by a lot of things around him, he observed life. ![]() Some believe the lyrics are partly inspired by birds that Marley was fond of that used to fly and sit next to his home. Some believe Marley was using birds as a metaphor for the way Jamaicans had to grow cannabis. The source of Marley's inspiration for the lyrics of "Three Little Birds" remains disputed. The song is often thought to be named "Don't Worry About a Thing" or "Every Little Thing is Gonna Be Alright", because of the prominent and repeated use of these phrases in the chorus. It is one of Marley's most popular songs and has been covered by numerous other artists. The song reached the Top 20 in the UK, peaking at number 17. ![]() It is the fourth track on side two of their 1977 album Exodus and was released as a single in 1980. " Three Little Birds" is a song by Bob Marley and the Wailers. For the fairytale, see The Three Little Birds.īob Marley and the Wailers singles chronology This article is about the Bob Marley and the Wailers song.
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