(Music) 1. Why was this song originally not promoted to be a “hit?”
A. Bob Marley didn’t think it was good enough.
B. The song was too controversial.
C. The story of the three little birds wasn’t true.
D. The song seemed too light and simple for Bob Marley’s music.\
2. Why do you think Marcia Griffiths and the two other female singers she worked with believed that “Three Little Birds” was their song?
A. They were conservationists and believed in protecting birds.
B. Bob Marley often referred to the singers as his “three little birds,” so they felt he dedicated the song to them.
C. He wanted to keep them happy, so he always said nice things so they wouldn’t quit the band.
D. They had to be referred to as Marley’s three little birds as a condition of their contract.
3. Why did Bob Marley eat Italian food?
A. It was nourishing and healthy.
B. His wife was from Italy.
C. He loved parmesan cheese.
D. He didn’t like other types of food.
4. Why did “Three Little Birds” eventually become a huge, popular song?
A. The record company suddenly decided to invest millions of dollars to promote it.
B. People felt bad for Bob Marley that his song wasn’t doing well, so they decided to help him out by buying it.
C. It was adopted as the Jamaican national anthem.
D. The song was too good to be ignored- the world finally realized what a great song it was- people listened to it often and made it extremely popular, and the song was also made even more famous when other groups recorded and sang it.
5. Why have so many other music groups recorded and performed “Three Little Birds?
A. There’s a lot of money to be made by singing Bob Marley songs.
B. They all worked with Bob Marley at some point in their lives.
C. The message of the song, that everything will work out and be alright, is very appealing.
D. They were required to do this song by their record companies.