Johannesburg (Live 1983)

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Gil Scott-Heron - R&B

Johannesburg (Live 1983)

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You know uuhuhuuhm Uuhoh we have been we been send here uuhuhuuh First of all let me say this And maby I'll I'll make it I'll make a second or a third of all You know uuhuuhoh first of all let me say this That like we really appreciate it you coming out on a Tuesday evening And share your vibrations with us Cause it wasen't been nothin' without you And after that you say That along with most of the members of the band I myself have been living in the Wasington area now for about ten years And they have been the most creative period of my life Uuhohoh one of the songs that we wrote We first put it out there were five nations in Southern Africa That we're still looking for independence They were Angola Mozambique's Zimbabwe Namibia and Essania And today as we do these songs for you there are only two nations Nabibi and Esania there still looking for independence And hopefely about the time we got the change to them for you again The entire continent of Africa will have claim libration and we'Ill be free Because we have come to understand's some how That we if if we're all not free we not really free We like to do a song for you about what's the word? It's about trying to find a what's happening in Africa? And when we say what's the word? We would like to have you all say Johannesburg So if we can get everybody to help us out we really Can everybody help us out when we say what's the word and say Johannesburg? Ride on that's we need One two and you know what do Heeheheah I say what's the word? (What's the word?) I've seen what happen? What happened is if you say what's the wo you know Can we do that? Everybody go everybody said yeaheah And then we say what's the word and the about like Ten people said Johannesburg And everybody else like they diden't say nothin' Like lot of people who was laying back Saying yeaheah like I'll be there They diden't know it came that quick you know But Che Guevara has told you gotte be ready You can't tell when it's gonna come Is everybody ready? One two and you know what do Heeheheah Said what's the word? (Johannesburg) Tell me brother have you heard? Not Johannesburg? Somebody tell me what's the word? (Johannesburg) Tell me woman have you heard? From Johannesburg They tell me that our brothers are over there are defying the Man And we don't know for sure because the news we get is unreliable man Yes I I hate it when the blood start flowing here now But I'm a glad to see resistance growing here Somebody tell me what's the word? (Johannesburg) Tell me brother have you heard? From Johannesburg Somebody tell what's the word? (Johannesburg) Tell me woman have you heard? From Johannesburg They tell me that our brothers are over there refuse to work in the mine sometime They may not get the new no But they need to know we're on their side full time Hear now sometimes distance bring misunderstanding here Still but a deep in my heart I'm demanding hear now Somebody tell me what's the word? (Johannesburg) Tell me brother have you heard? From Johannesburg Somebody tell me what's the word? (Johannesburg) Tell me woman have you have you heard? About Johannesburg? And I know that they're struggling over there that ain't gonna free me We're not a child in here yeah but we've all gonna got to be struggling Say if we wanna be free don't you wanna be free free free free? Keep your freedom now Time to go Time to set on all right Can't you feel it now? Can't you feel it now? It just his smile that goes on You tell me that our brothers are over there Refuse to work in the mines sometime They may not get the new no But they need to know we're on their side full time Yes I I hate it when the blood start flowing here now But I'm a glad to see resistance growing here now Sometimes tell me what's the word? (Johannesburg) Say what's the word? (Johannesburg) What's the word? (Johannesburg) What's the word? (Johannesburg) So back in the bag (Johannesburg) So a little bit louder huuhahahaah (Johannesburg) Haven't you heard? (Johannesburg) Is somebody here tell me what's happening? Johannesburg We need all the back Johannesburg You've see like Johannesburg Freedom ain't nothin' but a word ain't nothin' but What's the word? (Johannesburg) What's the word? (Johannesburg) Say what's the word? (Johannesburg) Somebody there gonna picture me what's happening in Johannesburg? We need your back Johannesburg Soon there back Johannesburg Freedom ain't nothin' but a word ain't nothin' but a word Woohuhuhohooh let me see your I.D Let me see your I.D. can't get me want you get up me? Johannesburg now If be ain't nothin' but a I ain't nothin' but a I ain't nothin' but a I ain't nothin' but ahahah ain't nothin' but I wonder how? Still like I ain't Johannesburg what about Johannesburg? Thank you Thank you much I appreciate it Thank you we love you thank you

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