Friday, December 06, 2013

Simple Minds: Mandela Day

A Scottish band called Simple Minds dedicated a song to Nelson Mandela on his album from 1989 Street Fighting Years

Watch this unofficial video of this song with Spanish subtitles.


It was 25 years they take that man away
Now the freedom moves in closer every day

Wipe the tears down from your saddened eyes

They say Mandela's free so step outside

Oh oh oh oh Mandela day

Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free

It was 25 years ago this very day
Held behind four walls all through night and day
Still the children know the story of that man
And I know what's going on right through your land

25 years ago
Na na na na Mandela day
Oh oh oh Mandela's free

If the tears are flowing wipe them from your face
I can feel his heartbeat moving deep inside
It was 25 years they took that man away
And now the world come down say Nelson Mandela's free

Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free