Listen to Everybody Wants To Be Somebody by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Everybody Wants To Be Somebody

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Reggae

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Sean Diedrick

Keyboards

Shiah Coore

Bass Guitar

Courtney Diedrick

Courtney Diedrick

Drums

Dory Lobel

Guitar

Ranoy Gordon

Guitar

Julian Marley

Guitar

Scott Mayo

Saxophone

Andrew Lippman

Trombone

Javier Gonzalez

Javier Gonzalez

Trumpet

Roselyn Williams

Roselyn Williams

Background Vocals

Erica Newell

Background Vocals

Rochelle Bradshaw

Rochelle Bradshaw

Background Vocals

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Lead Vocals

Marc Lee

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Songwriter

Sean Diedrick

Composer

Courtney Diedrick

Courtney Diedrick

Composer

Marc Lee

Composer

Shiah Coore

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Damian Marley

Producer

Marc Lee

Recording Engineer

Tim Harkins

Recording Engineer

Peter Mack

Assistant Recording Engineer

Matt Tuggle

Assistant Engineer

Errol Brown

Mixing Engineer

Dave Kutch

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Everybody wanna be somebody

Everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 2]

Look away a gwan upon the acre

Every man a turn entertainer

I'm guessing everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 3]

Hollywood dreams get to Sonia

And so she pack up and fly out to California

Undressing, everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 4]

If you catch up in a scuffle with a youngster

That want to build him name up as a gangster

Don't test him, everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 5]

Who am I to defend or oppose this dread?

If that's what they must do just to be noticed

More blessing, everybody wanna be somebody

More blessing, everybody wanna be somebody

More blessing, everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 6]

Don't deny the youth the opportunity

Just because him come from a certain community

No, everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 7]

You see the little woman what you have as helper

Give a helping hand, better you help her

Oh, everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 8]

The big man what drive him car

The juvenile what selling the star

I'm saying, everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 9]

Who am I to defend or oppose this dread?

If that's what they must do just to be noticed

More blessing, everybody wanna be somebody

More blessing, everybody wanna be somebody

More blessing, everybody wanna be somebody

[Verse 10]

Everybody wanna be somebody

Written by: Courtney Diedrick, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Sean Diedrick, Shiah David Coore

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