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Artist: Peter Gabriel
Track: Biko

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Biko Biko
Wafa wafela sizwe Biko Biko
Biko Biko
Wafa wafela sizwe Biko Biko Biko Biko

September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine
It was business as usual
In police room 619

Oh Biko (Biko Biko) Biko because
Oh Biko (Biko Biko Biko)
Oh Biko (Biko Biko) because
Oh Biko (Biko Biko 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 Biko) Biko because
Oh Biko (Biko Biko Biko)
Oh Biko (Biko Biko) because
Oh Biko (Biko Biko 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 Biko) Biko because
Oh Biko (Biko Biko Biko)
Oh Biko (Biko Biko) because
Oh Biko (Biko Biko Biko)
Yihla moja yihla moja
The man is dead the man is dead

Yihla moja yihla moja
The man is dead the man is dead
Yihla moja yihla moja
The man is dead the man is dead
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Peter Gabriel – Biko
“Biko” pays homage to South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Bantu Biko who died in 1977 while in police detention. In 1980, the song reached the top 40 in the UK and almost
Peter Gabriel – Biko (Live)
[Verse 1] / September '77 / Port Elizabeth weather fine / It was business as usual / In police room 619 / [Chorus] / Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko / Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Peter Gabriel – Biko (Live) [Athens 1987]
[Intro] / "This song was written for a brave man. A man who wasn't afraid to speak up for the rights of his people, whatever the cost to himself. For a man who was arrested
Peter Gabriel – Biko Samples
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Paul Simon – Biko
September seventy-seven / Port Elizabeth's weathered find / It was business as usual / In police room six one nine / Oh Biko, Biko, Bikos Biko / Oh Biko, Biko, Bikos Biko / Yihla
Simple Minds – Biko
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
Peter Gabriel – Biko (Live) [Buenos Aires 1988]
[Intro: Peter Gabriel] / Muchas gracias / Sometimes when a man is brave enough / To fight for the rights of its people / The cost can be very high / This is a song written for a
Peter Gabriel – Biko Covers
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Peter Gabriel – Biko (Live 1982)
Thank you / This is the Steven Biko / September '77 / Port Elizabeth weather fine / It was business as usual / In police room 619 / Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko / Oh Biko, Biko
Manu Dibango (Ft. Geoffrey Oryema, Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Peter Gabriel) – Biko
September '77 / Port Elizabeth weather fine / It was business as usual / In police room 619 / Oh Biko, Biko, Biko, because / Oh Biko, Biko, Biko, Biko / Oh Biko, Biko, Biko
Playing For Change – Biko
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 / -
Peter Gabriel – Biko (Ein deutsches Album)
[Intro: Crowd] / Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika / Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo / Yiva imithandazo yethu / Nkosi Sikelela! / Nkosi Sikelela! / Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika / Maluphakanyisw
Joan Baez – Biko
September '77 / Port Elizabeth - Sonnenschein / In Sechs-Eins-Neun endlich Ruhe / Nur ein Stuhl ging aus dem Leim / Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko / Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Biko” by Peter Gabriel?
“Biko” by Peter Gabriel was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Q:Who produced “Biko (Live)” by Peter Gabriel?
“Biko (Live)” by Peter Gabriel was produced by Peter Gabriel & Peter Walsh.
Q:When did Peter Gabriel release “Biko (Live 1982)”?
Peter Gabriel released “Biko (Live 1982)” on June 8, 1983.
Q:When did Peter Gabriel release Biko (Re-release) - Single?
Peter Gabriel released Biko (Re-release) - Single on November 9, 1987.
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel – born on February 13, 1950 – is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and activist. He was the first vocalist for the band Genesis in the
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Peter Gabriel - Biko - Remastered translation in Italian
Italian translation of lyrics for Biko - Remastered by Peter Gabriel. September seventy-seven Port Elizabeth′s weathered find It was business as usual In police...