Peter Gabriel - Biko
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- 'Biko' is taken from Peter's third self-titled solo album. Video directed by Lol Creme.
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Recorded both at his home studio at Ashcombe House, near Bath, and at London’s Townhouse Studios, Peter’s third self-titled album was produced by Steve Lillywhite. The album saw Peter change his writing style; now the rhythm came before the melody and the songs were built up on top of the rhythmic sequences. The album delivered a top 5 UK single in Games Without Frontiers and Peter’s first overtly political song in the shape of totemic closer Biko. It also features notable contributions from Kate Bush, Paul Weller, Phil Collins and David Rhodes.
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September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine
It was business as usual
In Police Room 619
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
- The man is dead
The man is dead
When I try to sleep at night
I can only dream in red
The outside world is black and white
With only one colour dead
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja,
- The man is dead
The man is dead
You can blow out a candle
But you can't blow out a fire
Once the flame begins to catch
The wind will blow it higher
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
- The man is dead
- The man is dead
And the eyes of the world are watching now
Watching now
PG3 tracklisting:
Intruder
No Self Control
Start
I Don't Remember
Family Snapshot
And Through The Wire
Games Without Frontiers
Not One Of Us
Lead A Normal Life
Biko
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I'm from Brazil and no matter where on planet Earth you are from, if you are against racism, social injustice and slavery, then you are my brother!
Hello brother ! Greatings from Belgium ! 👋
Bless you for standing with humanity.🇸🇪✝️🙏☮💚💛❤
I believe that I dont see colour I see a person
If a person is horrible it's not because his colour it's personitally
I'm totally against racism. Even here in the United States, which is the number one most racist country on earth.
I saw Peter Saturday night. He ended the show with “Biko”….what a powerful song and ode to memory. We all need to fight against any injustice. Anywhere. Any color. We all bleed red.
i saw him 10 years ago same thing, the entire audience fists in the air Peter listed out current day human rights violations -was so powerful
Free Palestine!
Bless you for that mind.🇸🇪✝️🙏☮💚💛❤
@@drunkvegangal8089BLESS YOU.🇸🇪✝️🙏☮💚💛❤🇵🇸
It's true
" You can blow out a candle but you can't blow out a fire . .. " I was blown away by this epic song when I first heard it 40 odd years ago and it still grips me to the core .
Remember the day so well,
Many nights in college, almost 40 years ago, I got stoned and fell asleep to this song.
I love that lyric
You should see it live, in person.
"Once you blow out the flame..... the wind make it higher"!
I came here today to honor the memory of Steven Biko. I've admire his courage and humanity since hearing this song in the late 80's. I cry each time I hear this song as I feel a personal connection as does Peter. The eyes of the world are watching now!
Well said.
I remember coming home and seeing the photo in the papers of that lad carrying the kid in his arms from Soweto and thinking about his pain and the greed and insanity of Apartheid.
Peter Gabriel should be honoured for this song.
bless you
🗣 *Left a firm impression as an 8 year old who had just moved to London in 1983!’*
Powerful song, powerful beautiful lyrics.
Things were going so well with Mandela in power.
Now tragically, the same old evil game begins again. The people and the colours change, but the human tragedy remains the same.
You cry each time you hear this song? Man up son
Peter Gabriel memorialized and honored Steve Biko for humanity in this beautiful, heartfelt and immensely touching song.
And yet we are still animals ,
😢
Iam here to honor the memory of Steven Biko.
You will never be forgotten.
Michael Ohlenschläger, Frankfurt/Main.
He still lives in our head, Cologne 😊🎸🏡🎉🇩🇪
When I was young I'm 60 now I read a book about biko I loved it
Things are different now I dont see color I just see a person
Don't you agree
I am from South Africa I was 7 when he died 11years later in the SA Defence Force I heard this song was banned for so many years. I thank my father for raising me that all men are equal regardless of you color, race belief and up brining. What an amazing song and artist.
+Lodi Cronje Respect to you Lodi
+Lodi Cronje A flood starts with one drop.........
I don't understand what really determines your ways of living just by a color what are you gonna live by a color for the rest of your life no! You're no different from a Caucasian Asian Hispanic or African American at all we are all equal also Rest in peace Steven Biko you seemed like a great guy
Good father you have
At least Peter Gabriel is genius with his involvement in human rights unlike bob Geldof who goes on about raising money for the starving in ethophia which I get but is always mouthing off in the media.if he wanted to talk about charity why not pay royalties to band mates in the boomtown arts
I am white but would give up my life for Steven Beko because of his principles we all bleed the same colour
What about Martin Luther King
I totally agree
no u wouldnt, stop talking shit
U right segrigation is disintergration ov humanity
Any segrigation is disintergration of civilisation
Biko believed in the equality of all mankind and he was killed for that. We salute him for his bravery. He was true to his conscience.
Agree, we all should lear from Biko about to believe equality to all people in mankind
Amen !
💃🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌷Biko
And now? Country of SA any better? Fuck steve biko. He was a COMMUNIST.
If you truly believe what you wrote, you WILL contact me DAVIDJONATHANGARRIS@GMAIL.COM 🐶🐶🐶
Thank You Peter Gabriel.
He ended his final encore with Biko last night in Ottawa, Canada. Incredibly powerful
I was there, it was completely unexpected. Thought it was so cool.
@@MarkusNetwork the way they walked off at the was very moving
"IT IS BETTER TO DIE FOR AN IDEA THAT THAT WILL LIVE, THAT TO LIVE FOR AN IDEA THAT WILL DIE" Steve Biko we live for you
How come I cry for his soul when listen to this song ?😢Do we all grieve for Biko ?
Yes
Yes we all cry for Biko and all the injustice
One of the most epic songs against police brutality that the world has ever seen. Much respect to Peter Gabriel.
No it's Apartia against a man's color
Innertubez- Agreed.
These people were not policemen - they were murderous thugs disguised in a uniform they were unfit to wear.
This is not just police brutality, otherwise you underplay the fact that its state sponsored brutality under apartheid.
And now 40 years later we still have this problem. What a sad world
Just watched and was thinking the same thing.
Racist people can kiss my ass!!
It’s sooooo much better than it was then.
I was thinking the same thing let's just hope that in time things will change
@@creamydistortion Seriously! I’m soooo tired of it and those that perpetuate and persist with it. It’s sickening.
Those who do not know their history, are bound to repeat it. Sadly, this song is as relevant today, as it was then. Stephen Biko, you live through us, and we continue your fight! Peter Gabriel, you are a world treasure, and an inspiration.
Actually, a lot of people do not know anything about history, war and politics. That is why the patterns are on rewind for many hundred years.
@@Mrs20090515 on top of that, you have to keep in mind that most history people learn in school is of their own country.
I grew up in the American school system, granted, it was private School, but we didn't learn any South African history; we only learned the history that was "applicable to us."
Meaning, obviously American history, and some European age of exploration history.
While you could go under the argument "same ish, different toilet" this song is the first time I've ever heard the name.
@@eddiedingle767 nah we didn’t learn shit about SA in my nyc public schools either, I’d doubt the rest of America gets taught about it
It’s repeating itself now to the First Nations people
Por la primera línea Colombiana ARRIBA
"You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire. Once the flames begin to catch, the winds will blow it HIGHER !" R.I.P. Alexi. The whole world is watching. 2/16/2024 ✌✌💕💕🕊🕊
Don't think Putin cares but heroes are heroes
Say his name: Alexi Navalny RIP forever in out hearts
Was at the amnesty international Wembley gig in 88 when he performed this. Brilliant.
Ditto.... I went for Mr Gabriel's performance. Still got the tee shirt and the amnesty booklet of human rights.
Peter Gabriel. A gift to us all. We ❤ you
This is one of the most powerful songs I have ever heard. The lyrics are amazing and I absolutely love the bagpipes! RIP Steve Biko.
I've just reading a collection of Steve Biko's writing entitled "I Write What I Like." Very thought-provoking and interesting. Best read in a quiet place with no distractions or background noise.
Peters music has meaning to it! Unlike the repetitive crap of today that’s says nothing !!😢
R.I.P. Stephen Biko
In memory of Steven Biko and Nelson Mandela forever in my mind
❤❤❤ God Bless Steve Biko if you don't stand for something you fall for anything! ❤❤❤
I saw this movie with my father when I was in high school, and it changed my heart & vision for the meaning of life. I remember it was the first time I cried in front of my dad since I was a child. I was left with a profound sense of love for all those who suffered longing for justice and freedom for all people.
what is the movie called?
@@shiv88806 Cry Freedom
Why did the Bantu fight so hard to be in proximity to the Boers, if they were indeed so awful?
I learned about SA in college. As an immigrant from Mexico I had never heard of South Africa or their struggles, however having had the opportunity to visit woke up my passion for politics. I went in as an environmental science major but soon discovered politics was my true calling
This song will always make me feel both despair and hope in equal measure every time I hear it.
I think Biko had more faith in hope
Segrigation is disintergration of civilisation get up stand up
Thank you Mr Gabriel.
One man. One voice. He says what we should all say. Much respect
"The eyes of the world are watching now."
I remember Steven Biko and his Black Consciousness movement.
I lived in Jeffrey's Bay close to Port Elizabeth. His death made me leave South Africa for Swaziland where I fought against Apartheid until the hit squads killed my friends in Manzini in a cross border raid. I now live in Venezuela. I have been here since 1986.
Wilcox Wilcox thank you for your contributions... we stand on your shoulders. Bless you, bless you!
Charles Ottoman shame on you
Charles Ottoman How are the whites suffering you piece of sh......
@@farhadareff1266 I think Charles' somewhat insensitive comment refers to things like this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_South_Africa#Anti-White_violence
Wilcox Wilcox ...So you say...🙄🤨
That scream in the beginning touches me to the core.
Few musicians have written songs as intense or as soul stirring as Peter Gabriel has. This particular song’s impact proves that point quite well.
one of the best musicians in history
Goosebumps music. . . .RIP Steve. I'm a proud South African.
Then , You must recognize the terrorism inflicted on the whites too.
Awesome. Still sends shivers down my spine and brings tears to my eyes. Not many other songs can do either, let alone both.
Same for me.
True that. Makes me tear up....... every fucking time I hear it. Blm. Hopefully the eyes of the world are watching now and this hideous racism can end.
I was playing this song today 21/10/2022 and I cried big up peter Gabriel ,
Live long peter 💟💟💟
Great concert in Calgary back in the day. When he played Biko, I told my friends that the concert was over. You can't do any better. You can't do any better than Biko! Biko, Biko, Biko! .....
Still makes me cry every time I hear this song 😭 RIP Steven Biko, we still remember you and your sacrifice to help bring down apartheid ✊ from NH in the USA
Denzel deserved an Oscar for portraying the life of Steve Biko peter sung this song from his heart beautifully done RIP STEVE BIKO✊🏿
Why no song for the poor blacks who died with a Mandela flaming tyre around their necks?
He's racist's against whites, a white actor's career would be over with this asshole rich twit acting as poor Biko, he'd turn in his grave having a rich twit racist representing everything he fought against disgusting rip Steven biko
@@barreltapper u can sing about it urself nothing can stop you.
@@barreltapper : Because white supremacists just like you still hold most of the power in the world. But that is changing, and you know it. It's you are so desperate to downplay any moves humanity makes to create a better world for all of us.
@@samryan9591 : Source, or GTFO because otherwise you're obviously the racist here if you can't provide it.
This song is why I left every Peter Gabriel concert sobbing and in tears.
Probably why he usually ended the set with it.
me too, man. Me, too.
Happy early 72nd Birthday to Peter Gabriel!!!!
AG SIESTOG ...FOK.
after all this years ... one of the most important songs ever ... a song for all people around the world
THE DEEPSTATE {LUCIFER} WANTS TO ERADICATE HUMANITY .
The More You Know
SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Physical Warfare
@@christendomdefenderbeready3251 time to get off Facebook for once and go touch grass; I’m sure your family misses (unradicalized) you
A salute to ALL the Bikos of the world. May many more be born ! We sure need them !
Great
I’m a biko right here!
Tampà-Bay 18.44 2#7#9#3 19.47 1#5#6 20.17 3#10#1#5
JA, And send their poor souls to the beloved UK , They taught us ....apartheid ...and then fuked off to their shitty island when the ''people'' rebelled , no wonder all their ''colonies '' rebelled and fought to be rid of their hypocrisy ...
My name us Vico Soriano, thanks!!....by the way i think im a good man
REMEMBERING STEVEN BIKO 💯
Just been to the concert, this song is still so powerful after nearly 40 years ❤❤❤
Saw Peter play this song with Tracy Chapman Sting Bruce Springsteen and 175,000 people in mid 1980 in Philadelphia USA, was the turning point of my life. Was so amazing and made me realize I am a person of the planet earth, not only American.
Lucky you did!
Aahk
41 years ago today, September 12, Pretoria, South Africa
And the world is still plagued with injustices, oppression, racism.
Let us not be indifferent to it.
Let us not be...!
So true.Nothing has changed.,and nothing will. That's the sad part
Truer words were never more spoken
Why , the mankind, do not learn !! Again so much hate all arround the world . Mainly becaus of only 1 reason “ fucking dollars”!!😡😡
Peter Gabriel is a very courageous and powerful artist! This song had to be made!!! I can't imagine being beaten to death!! Basically murdered by police in their custody!! Patrice Lumumba, George Floyd, Rodney King, and Stephen Biko, Nelson Mandela Rest in Justice!!
We have not forgotten the atrocities committed against all of you by the corrupt, cowardly police/military!!! In 2020, really nothing has changed!!
BUT, THE FIGHT AND STRUGGLE CONTINUES!!
hate killed Biko, love keeps Biko alive....
Era el mejor de genesis
@Atheos B. Sapien Actually it's Afrikaners, but Boers are Afrikaners who farm. Thus. All Boers are Afrikaners but, not all Afrikaners are Boers.
that's probably one of the smartest things i have ever seen written. thank u for that wisdom and enlightenment.
Right
If only love could heal a heart and soul filled with destructive hate
Reduces me to tears every single time. One race.
My siblings, my fellow Earthlings! ❤🌍🌎🌏
Human 👌😊❤️✌️
Me too ! The cruelty of humans still shocks me after all I've seen for 50 plus years !
When David Bowie died, I played all his songs on a loop with a heavy heart, yet remained dry-eyed, and I know I will at least have a catch in my throat should anything fatal happen to Bono or Sting.
But if ever Peter Gabriel leaves this life before I do, I will break down, cry ugly tears and sob like a little baby. And I won't know how to stop. No, I won't know how to stop. So Mr. Gabriel, please make sure you live a long, long, long time as there is already too much to be depressed about in the world.
lovely....im the same....beautiful man and artist
You're doomed my friend.
But no tears for Steven Biko? How about Trayvon Martin? The problem becomes clearer.
Gaia So if I was around in 1968 when MLK was killed, I might have joined an underground organization to stand up to the fucking KKK pieces of shit.
@@neccowaif9 There's so many..known and unknown..here and then only the angels and demons can bear witness..my love..take care..and hold on
One of the greatest songs Peter Gabriel ever recorded
The college François truffaut- ex lieutenant MOREL had a English teacher, Mrs. Contendin who taught us the song DON'T GIVE UP, from the album SO by PETER GABRIEL ..... And I immediately "hooked" and "liked"... Since 1985, "MY LOVE STORY" has not been EXTINCT !!!!
ETERNAL FLAME.... THE BANGLES...
One of the greatest songs..ever recorded. Fixed it for you - no offence intended.
SA was so closed at this time. I thank musicians like Peter Gabrial and Paul Simon who were brave enough to ’sing out’. These songs have changed our (western) understading and focus. Thank you ❤️
Huh? Paul Simon played Sun City.
Like someone else said this song is epic even now 2020
ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD
@Brandon Moore ABSOLUTELY AGREEE!!
IT MAKES ME VERY SAD TO CRY THERE IS NO JUSTICE!! 😢
SO SAD THAT SUCH A HEARTLESS COLD CREATURE LEADS AMERICA 😔
FOR GEORGE FLOYD
I once heard that "when the heart speaks, the heart hears and believes." This song has incredible power all these years. TRUELY moving. Peter Gabriel has a magnificent way of telling stories with his lyrics. I love his music. Biko is a favorite forever.
Dieses Lied begleitet mich seit über 30 Jahren. Das ❤️ spricht,hört und glaubt!!! Dankeschön Peter Gabriel
A song I grew up with because of my amazing parents. Still brings me to tears
@Glamore Beauty Bar Peter Gabriel Biko is of my favorite song
You can blow out a candle but you can't blow out a fire
the wind will only blow it higher
Kevin Miller. Well said google me Katiza cebekhulu
you will be surprised
I lived in South Africa yrs ago I like u Africans
A Burrage the best line in this song
I can't get enough of this wonderful song...today marks 40yrs since the death of the greatest Biko. I can imagine if my country was led by such a wise leader. Thank you Peter Gabriel
shivers down my spine watching Biko performed live in the 80's
would have been 70 today. Happy birthday Mr.Biko wherever you are.
Gosto muito de ouvir está linda homenagem a esse guerreiro africano .mim dói a alma ver pessoas negras ser exterminadas assim..parabéns Peter gabriel
Heaven
I wanna say Happy 71 Birthday to Peter Gabriel Tomorrow!
The sound of bagpipes gets me every time in this piece, since I was a kid, and still does.
On this day I listen in tribute to another perished freedom fighter. Alexi Navaly thank you for sacrificing your life. 💜
I was thinking the same
just read this - thought the same. a power for good tortured to death@@newubik2
This song is from so long ago.. Stephen Biko you are not forgotten and you did not die in vain. Thank you Peter Gabriel for your artistic genius. Sadly, I feel the reason I couldn't stop hearing this song in my head and had to look it up is because America is looking alot like South Africa these days... Don't you worry Mr. Biko, we got souljas here that will stand. as long as I got 2 legs I can stand.
Only love can conquer hate
Was just thinking this.
Your right. But then why is South Africa worse off than ever? It's bleeding rich whites.
I can't answer this.... The I AM is giving permission for this. We must always remember from great men like him that we are co-creators in our reality. 1 person absolutely can change the world. If you have 2 legs, stand
as an artist, I always pray that I will be ready with the skills at the right moment to make a poster, a painting, something to encourage people to keep fighting and not give up.
The genius of Peter Gabriel is, without this song, alot of us western kids might never heard of Biko. And he packed the story in the lyrics too!
I was with you until you made the comment about the US looking like Aparteid era SA. That was stupid. Yes, we have racism, but to say we have legalized racism where minorities can be brutalized with no consequences for the perpetrator is an absolute lie. Unfortunately, pseudo-movements like BLM has cultivated a following based on lies and bogus propaganda.
I cant help but cry when I hear this as a South African citizen
Real activist : Peter Gabriel
This was an absolute life changing song for me, 1980 age 22 and realised that music could make a difference, I had been aware of Biko's death in 77, but this song told the world.
Did it make a difference for everyone?
@@BamBamBAMCrypto I think it elevated it into the concience of a lot of people.
For Nelson Mandela, Steven Biko and all people of South Africa! Love and Peace!
Elisa Bellafa please do not use Mandela and Biko on the same sentence.
From a South African who was born under oppression and still live under oppression.
Sorry,didnt mandela kill people when he was younger,but that seems be forgotten,2 wrongs dont make a right
@@sowhat1273 your under oppression if your white in south africa,so dont fucking lie
Biko was a Communist Bastard
mandela effect fucked up dont do it
I heard this song for the first time back in 1985.
I touched my 4 year old heart from back then.. I didn't know why I felt the way I did. Almost 40 years later I still feel the same impact everytime I hear or watch this video. Everytime.. everytime.
When they can do this to a man who advocated peace they could do it to anyone. RIP Steve Biko. And every other person who has died for peace.
So be it! For the sake of humankind!
People who have sought peace in violent times, usually get gunned down. MLK was one that you first think of. Biko should be remembered for going against the grain for his country's sake in the throes of corruption. Still, racism is something that you're born into, doesn't belong here, but thrives. R.I.P. This part of history is ignored by many and is rarely ever mentioned in high school textbooks. You can't bring out the black's perspective if one unexperienced; misunderstood is writing.
When they can't control you with their violence and hatred, they hate you even more. Never stop trying to change the world with non violence.
Another commenter made the greatest observation: Hate killed Biko, but love keeps him alive. That would apply to all pacifists/humanitarians who were murdered working for peace/a better way.
His voice is amazing. This effortless surge of immeasurable strength and power.
His passion and anger are palatable. Thus, making the song align with your astute comment.
Thank you, Peter Gabriel, for always helping us to keep in mind of all the injustices in the world, which are still occurring today. I cry because of those injustices.
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities .-Voltaire
That is a statement president Trump understands too well
@@omogaju I doubt that former President Trump understands much of anything. He’s been a toady for his friends. They understand, though.
Cry Freedom should be shown to all students worldwide great movie as real as it gets
und noch heute ist dieses Lied auf meiner Play liste... eines der wenigen aus dieser zeit... aber es wird ewig dort bleiben
Thank you for teaching me about Steve Biko when no one else would.
I read the books and I watched the movie, plus all the reporting being done about apartheid in general.
I was 12 living in Scotland first time I heard this song and learned about Steve Biko around the same time as Bobby Sands...leaves a lump in your throat those were powerful times.
God rest them both
We listened to BIKO in zoom church services this morning. AMEN, powerful and beautiful. Thank you Peter Gabriel and all the artists.
They murdered BIKO But His Spirit Shall Live Forever On
And its stays the same. Godverdommo
Never can kill a Spirit like his
Peter Gabriel is a very courageous and powerful artist! This song had to be made!!! I can't imagine being beaten to death!! Basically murdered by police in their custody!! Patrice Lumumba, George Floyd, Rodney King, and Stephen Biko, Nelson Mandela Rest in Justice!!
We have not forgotten the atrocities committed against all of you by the corrupt, cowardly police/military!!! In 2020, really nothing has changed!!
BUT, THE FIGHT AND STRUGGLE CONTINUES!!
They are so stupid. By doing their stupid actions, they created a martyr. They will go to HELL for their actions.
Amen🙏❤️🙏
Miami vice !! Love it one of my favorites Evan
Peter sei un grande!!!! La tua voce mi entra dentro da sempre!!!!!!!!! Ti amo!!!!
Every time i heard this song i must cry because its beautiful. The story behind the songs.. Truth
Neddskorg, South Africa is still very racist. It's mostly the white who are rich and in economic control. Everybody is not Mandela or Biko.
I cry too!!
Simon Erdmann 1
You cankill a man but his greatness will live on he will in the hearts of those who loved him
@@jannilsson7963 : And it continues here in my country still as well..
The eyes of the world are also watching US now.
I think that most who live in America who claim "African-American" have no clue about this man's sacrifice. It's a tragic loss in history . I'm Native American Indian and believe you should know all you can about your past elders. Learn the truth not what the government teaches you !!
Public and private schools taught many of us about the suffering of the American Indian. The entertainment industry brought 'Biko' to my education. My wanting to know more sent me to the public library, bookstore and I thirst more knowledge. So many deaths for freedom. So many we never knew about. Learn how to take the small amount you learn in elementary, middle and high school and seek for more education of this one page of information. National Geographics journalist, Discovery, Animal Kingdom - if it isn't real - it will educate you to Think!
I read about your great chiefs like sitting Bull,crazy horse, cochise and Geronimo to name a few
Your people suffered just the same, in fact many Native American nations were completely wiped out in one of the worst cases of genocide in human history.
@@janesgems7 The suffering continues 😢
Biko by Peter Gabriel is a song that is history making and is pop statue of greatness of lyric and memories of apartheid at its worse!!
We need more like this that will stand for what is right no matter what the cost.
Peter Gabriel was threatened for this song.
I still weep uncontrollably whenever I hear this song.
Steven Biko, your Forever in Our Heart❤. 🇿🇦
This song give me goosebumps every time. Eternal song for justice
Solid song. One of the best and meaningful songs, ever. RIP Steven Biko! ✊
I remember the effect this song had on me in my late teens and still brings a tear to my eye the way the most beautiful and powerful works of art do,.Greatest protest song ever and to this day I get a kick out of sharing it with new generations of music lovers who are also blown away by it .
I came from a country where police brutality is rampant, Argentina, so this song moves me, too.
Saw him twice in the 80's, and he closed both shows with this song, and it's still so powerful .
Such a powerful song that will echo thru the ages
Always found this song powerful. Came into my head with events of recent weeks. I see others are finding the same connections. "The eyes of the world are watching now".
Biko lives
✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🇿🇦🌹🌹🌹
What a song and what a talented artist
A song that puts chills down my spine and a tear in my eye. For godsake let everyone see the film and do not let the apocolypse of WW2 South Africa be repeated forever more as it is now in Africa and Syria.
I am feeling the same!
A brave man indeed. Thank you, Peter, this song is one of the modern gospels. Biko, Gandhi, King, Suu Kyi, Mandela... and more!
+J Paul Hawthorne who is Suu kyi?
+shygirlnow2011 Aung San Suu Kyi is a pro-democracy campaigner and now leader of the opposition in Burma/Myanmar. She was held under house arrest for 15 years by the military junta.
+William Hesson Ahhh,yes, I do remember hearing about her in the news!
And such is her greatness that she refuses to call the murder of muslims in her country a problem.
Where is my name
Today I am blessed. Bad emotional night, liquor store 10 am Sunday morning, not good. Fell upon this song that is part of my soul on RUclips once again. Listened, wept, lather rinse, repeat. This song was part of my youth. Chanted as one in unison with 35,000 of my friends, brothers and sisters until tears poured out of our eyes in a shared human experience unheard of today. Drinking, crying I decided to walk 100 yards to the warm waters of south Florida and stand in the ocean listening to this song 4 or 5 times. Multiculturalism all around me. A black man stood out to me. He mid 40s me late 50s. Explained to him I was having a emotional morning and told him what I was listening to and why. I asked him to Google it, listen to it and pass it on. He had it playing while he handed me some spiritual literature to read and learn. Come on people, it's 2021 our world is supposed to be a better place....... in a movement, a cause, you can blow out a candle, easy no problem. But, you can't blow out a fire, a bunch of candles. Cause once the flame begins to catch, the wind, you blowing, will blow it higher. Humanity, peace, freedom are those causes. Trump, white nationalists.....the opposite. Teach, your children well.....alcohol and Sunday mornings, not good. Be safe everyone
For all prisoners of conscience. Stephen Biko, September 1977. Thank you, Peter.
he died the year i was born.
Peter's "Love of humanity" always has touched me... What a "selfless" tribute....
I remember seeing Biko on tv when he was still alive. What a strong personality full of hope.
What a shock him being murdered was.
This song was important to get world support to help end Apartheid.
Therefore I'm truly shocked to read how some people react. Whatever is wrong now, in SA
is not Biko's doing, nor of the integrity Mandela brought to the stage, nor of their ideology.
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Whatever corruption hurts SA today, is a new day and new case. It won't be solved by hate against a color or ideology. Power corrupts. All countries need leaders with integrity. And people like Biko and Mandela lived that. And for that they get songs made about them.
So you want change? Live a life that gets you songs made about you. And that only happens when you touch most of humanity in a way that shows humanity.
(first to check my skin colour to see how they'll respond loses 200 points)
Such an Underrated song in Gabriel's Career.
defo underrated
It's about the farthest thing you can get from underrated. Only youth or pure ignorance could make such a stupid comment. The tune helped turn the eyes of the WORLD on South Africa and was an anti apartheid anthem. How is that in any way shape or form considered "underrated"? That word is probably the # 1 misused word to describe thousands of songs on RUclips by people who no clue of music history. Google is your friend
@Brandon Moore….you're an idiot too then
I love PG - and this will become his ONLY song, in terms of what it says , what it has already achieved and what it might yet still achieve ... he won't do it - but he should re-release it ... and raise fresh awareness to the HORROR SHOW that still goes on in 2020 .... 43 years after the death of the great man SB
As one who was 16 when Steven died, this song was NOT under-rated at all, the western radio stations around the world didn't want to play it. There is a difference younguns.
So moving. May God have mercy.
Ninampeza na kumhamu Steve Bantu Biko si haba. Afrika tutapata uhuru kamili siku moja. Tumenyanyaswa na kudhulumiwa na wazungu mabeberu kwa muda mrefu lakini uhuru uko njiani tutaupata kesho. Waafrika tuko pamoja milele daima dawamu kwa hili.
Peter Gabriel - ever ahead of his time.
Powerful song about a great man Biko and by a great man Peter Gabriel. God bless everyone from Patrick