Bob Marley was Jamaica's first international superstar and helped to spread the reggae music form around the world (Reggae Music History 2004).   Not only could Marley be described as a great songwriter, but he could be characterized as a man of “musical genius and a great leader of men” (Reggae Music History 2004c:1).   Many of Bob Marley's songs were used to spread Rasta thought throughout the world, and “One Love” is no exception.

"One Love” is a song in which Marley helps to communicate the need for brotherhood and good will.   The lyrics of the song express Bob Marley's beliefs in global unity.   He believed that this could be achieved though “the spirit of love” (Marley and Mayfield 2002c:1).   The song encourages one to “get together and feel all right.”   Marley asks if there is a place for the “hopeless sinner who has hurt all mankind.”   He says that if everybody comes together, the response will be “One Love.”   At the end of the song, Bob Marley pleads to all of mankind to engage in One Love and that together, everything will be all right.