While it was the biggest award night of the year for musicians, it was an even bigger night for both music lovers and fans watching the 55th Annual Grammy Awards at home.

One of the most anticipated performances of the evening was the all-star tribute to Bob Marley. The reggae icon would have celebrated his 68th birthday on Feb. 6, but he died from cancer on May 11, 1981, at the age of 36.

The tribute to Marley was kicked off by pop star Bruno Mars with his hit Locked Out of Heaven. Tackling the hefty emotions one can feel from sex and love, Mars was said to have been inspired by songs like The Police's classic Roxanne, which deals with a man who falls for a prostitute.



Mars and his band performed with Sting on another Police hit, Walking on the Moon. Mars switched roles as backing vocals and rhythm guitar to Sting's lead.

Sting reportedly wrote the classic song while drunk in a hotel room in Munich.

"I got up and starting walking 'round the room singing: 'Walking round the room, walking round the room'. That was all," Sting said. "In the cool light of morning I remembered what had happened and I wrote the riff down. But 'Walking round the room' was a stupid title so I thought of something even more stupid which was 'Walking on the moon.' "

"None of this would be possible without Bob Marley," Mars stated before introducing Rihanna and Ziggy Marley. The artists all came together on stage to close out the tribute with a performance of Marley's classic Could You Be Loved.

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