And 'Sit Down. Stand Up.’ always used to… I mean, it was such a joke, because, you know, the last 2 minutes of the song we just didn’t know what we were doing. We didn’t have a clue, you know. Get up clearly denotes an action. You are lying or sitting down, now move, get up. Stand up can denote the same thing with regard to physical action. However, stand up also connotes standing firm, in a sense, a lack of motion, a resolve. This is especially so since it is followed by your rights, which completes a common slogan stand up for your The song Get up Stand Up by Bob Marley is a song that expresses a Pan Africanist and anti-imperialist view point. The chorus of the song calls for blacks to come together and fight against white oppression and to come together as one to lift themselves out of poverty and hate in the world. In the first verse of the song Bob Marley speaks Get Up, Stand Up. Preacherman, don't tell me, heaven is under the earth. I know you don't know what life is really worth. It's not all that glitters is gold; Alf the story has never been told: So now you see the light, eh! Stand up for your rights. Come on! Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight. These songs will help you remember to never give up on yourself. 1. “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey. Start your playlist off with a bang with this hit by Journey. Even if you’re “just a small-town girl, livin’ in a lonely world,” Journey is here to remind you to keep your head up. 2. "Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. click a star to vote. Jul 18th 2015 !⃝. Omg today I just realised that the lyrics to stand up mean put your hands up or we're going to shoot you because this is a robbery stealing stealing a piece of your heart im a theif im a theif jesus christ all this time I thought we were putting pir hands up because we were dancing. anonymous. Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight Preacher man don't tell me Heaven is under the earth I know, I know you don't know What Jah life is really worth It's not all the glitters is gold Half the story has never been told So now you see the light Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights Get up, stand up, don't give Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Characters. As the Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical story is based on real-life events, it's unsurprising that the characters are also based on real people too. In fact, many of the lead characters in the musical are still alive today. Find out more about the main characters in Get Up, Stand Introduction Bob Marley and the Wailers’ classic hit “Get Up, Stand Up” resonates with people all around the world, regardless of cultural or geographical differences. The song, which encourages the oppressed to rise against their oppressors, has become an anthem for the oppressed, the marginalized, and the downtrodden. JlD8ysk.