"I Shot the Sheriff"-Eric Clapton Cover

I personally like the cover more than the original just because I feel like I can understand the lyrics more in this version than the original. The type of music is very funky. The story itself is one of a harsh life and I believe it to be the story of a slave trying to earn his freedom. My reasoning behind this is due to the lyrics. During a part of the song the lyrics say, "Sheriff John Brown always hated me, For what I don't know, Every time that I plant a seed," and the part where it mentions a seed was my first inclination of slavery. The second inclination of slavery was much later in the song when it says, "Freedom came my way one day, And I started out of town, All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown, Aiming to shoot me down." The mention of freedom is what really caught me off guard but also solidified my thoughts that the song was somehow linked to slavery. The song itself is a very sad song and this can be heard within the artist's voice. It is sad to think that back in history it was so unequal and that people looked at each other so differently. At least now a days we recognize that injustice in today's society and we are doing something about it. But back then it was entirely different story, and many people lost their lives due to slavery.