Have you ever listened something that just stays in
your head for a long time and never gets the possibility to get out, not
minding if its years? Well, this song is like that. Falling into the spiritual
category of Reggae, Groundation has always been a big success in the Reggae division
all over the world. From Africa to South America, Groundation has always tried
to reach their audience as close as possible, traveling around the world giving
tremendous concerts to their people. The vast amount of instruments these
Rasta’s acquired is unbelievable, having over 15 instruments in one song,
making it flawless in every aspect. One would think that after they record it, the
song remains identical. However, these Jah lovers do improvisations all the
time as they play the song in diverse countries. Don’t get me wrong, these folks
developed the capacity to do that in every song they have, and that’s what they
do. Subsequently, how do they find all the inspiration to transmit love so
easily?
“People if I had, only one more day, I’d live my life
right, I would. I would find a way to love everyday, all people as I should” is
the opening line to this unselfish song, giving directly the good vibes of the
Reggae culture, being followed by a couple more lines and the chorus, which
essentially brings all the instruments contributing in the song to play in
harmony constructing an impeccable rhythm. Songs alike these are always trying
to deliver a wise message towards us. For example, in this song we can observe
that the artist is trying to tell us to live up the present day to the maximum,
as if we had only one spare day left. Why? Because that’s the way to take
advantage of your life to the maximum, and it should be the only way to live in
order to accept and grab the opportunities we have.
“Live it up, live it up. You can’t (can) go on
forever. Live it up, live it up ya can’t go on forever” is the chorus of the
song, being precise in timing. Basically, what they say in the chorus exists as
the most significant portion of the song, unlike diverse pop generation songs
that sing useless lyrics corrupting and confusing the minds of all who listen
to it, thinking it’s truly virtuous music when it’s just blabbers combined with
auto tune. I remember this song remained as my favorite in 2010, and still,
this is one of the songs that if I listen, I won’t be bored, which I believe
it’s the entire concept of listening to music and basically can apply to
everything like hobbies, food, even friends.
Rasta people often find a sign in which makes them
realize that helping others is superior to exploit the things for their own,
like fame, and when people realize this true feeling, they start receiving love
from everybody. This group has been active since 1998, so its necessary to say
this group is already in the veteran’s circle, to understand the experience and
deepness of each song they compose. According to an interview made from
reggae.fr, Groundation made the song “One More Day” in times of despair and
sadness as of the death of a close friend back in 2008. Being filled with
depression, they used this in order to write a masterpiece, which now is one of
the principal songs of the group, being played almost in any concert, embraced
by the crowd. Groundation has always been an immense influence in+ the reggae
environment, although they remain American, Jamaican Reggae artists stand
pleased to play with them because the unique style they got and the messages
they attempt to deliver.
My picture, Groundation playing live at Lima, Peru, 14 August 2011
Work cited
James, Carles. "Groundation Interview." Groundation,
Biographie Sur Reggae.fr, Artiste, Photo, Vidéo, Article, Discographie, Albums.
Reggae France, 6 Jan. 2005. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.reggae.fr/artiste-biographie/527_Groundation.html>.
Stanford,
Harrison. "Groundation - One More Day." Letras.com.
Letras, 14 Mar. 2008. Web. 08 Dec. 2014. <http://letras.com/groundation/938769/>.
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