PROTEST

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PROTEST
A short presentation by Ross Beasley
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Labi Siffre
Nelson Mandela
Something Inside So Strong
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Something inside so strongI know that I can make
itThough you're doing me wrong, so wrongYou
thought that my pride was gone... oh noThere's
something inside so strongSomething inside so
strongBrothers and sistersWhen they insist
we're just not good enoughWell, we know
betterJust look 'em in the eyes and sayWe're
gonna do it anywayWe're gonna do it
anywaybecause there'sSomething inside so
strongI know that I can make itThough you're
doing me wrong, so wrongYou thought that my
pride was gone... oh noThere's something inside
so strongSomething inside so strong
The higher you build your barriersThe taller I
becomeThe further you take my rights awayThe
faster I will runYou can deny meYou can decide
to turn your face awayNo matter 'cause
there'sSomething inside so strongI know that I
can make itThough you're doing me wrong, so
wrongYou thought that my pride was gone... oh
noThere's something inside so strongSomething
inside so strongThe more you refuse to hear my
voiceThe louder I will singYou hide behind
walls of JerichoYour lies will come
tumblingDeny my place in timeYou squander
wealth that's mineMy light will shine so
brightly it will blind youBecause there's
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Reasons for the song
Apartheid
Nelson Mandela
Racism
South Africa
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Apartheid
In South Africa
To separateWhites from Nonwhites
And nonwhites from each other
Townships
African townships invaded by white citizens.
Africans forced to be driven out to new
townships beyond city limits.
Apartheid riots
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NELSON MANDELA
Imprisoned for five years for disagreeing with
racism.
Soon after he acquired life imprisonment
I detest racialism, because I regard it as a
barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man
or a white man.
Released Sunday 11th February 1990 and became
state president of South Africa shortly after.
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My Personal Battle
The music performance licence
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"Why Should We Pay?"
Protest song about the government introducing a
licence performers have to pay to perform live
shows.
Music has always been. Why introduce a licence so
late?
Where will the money go?
Hard for musicians starting out to afford it.
Extra costs to fans
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THANKS FOR LISTENING