Specials, The - Free Nelson Mandela Lyrics

Over 20 years in prison.
Gets released.
The first thing he does is divorce his wife.

uff menudo temazo.la caña .i like song.very very good.vaya ritmo.unos genios.una obra maestra

can i say that the singer is handsome as hell

Wow, this song finally makes sense.

My social studies teacher showed me this

They're a good teacher then.
I remember this song from when I was young. It changed me then, and when I randomly (after decades) decides to listen to it tonight it still affects me. I'm glad your teacher is using it to connect students to our history.

Free Nelson Mandela

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My dad apparently ran into the bassist for this band in the airport.

Not the Specials, and Mandela was a fucking terrorist.

really think that Mandela was a crystal pure man?

is this the new minecraft trailer

Mooie muziek toppie hoor leuk om te horen

#1 in NZ back in the day...great song...

not funny didn't enjoy kets take down this video

i agree

Free Nelson Mandela

Great song. Still gets you going all these years later. Classssss

0:51 a 0:54

Yes memories of my years in uni when this song was released

Este hombre reivindicó al ser humano, nos hizo mejores personas en cada rincón del planeta, patrimonio de la humanidad.

South Africa 2019, the rape capitol of the world...after Sweden

My song for my sons assembly 😜

Oh I was soooo suckered in by people like this back then without knowing the facts😐 still the song is cool!

Nelson Mandela is the biggest G

Wasn't this Special AKA though?

Nelson Mandela one great man !!!! god rest his soul !

He was a good boy, 20 years out of jail and he didn't reoffend.

Hope y'all know WHY he spent multiple decades of his life in prison. He wasn't unjustly convicted. Do your research before you lavish praise upon his legacy...

Rest in peace nelson mandela

FREE AT LAST. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. R.I.P Nelson Mandela xx

27 years of struggle gives him a lot of experience

Openly
Commiting treason
And desire of over throw american government
Dear federal judge
Or federal prosecuter
Prosecute and punish me

If the devil thinks i am playing with my life
Then ask him
What life which he destroyed
Or what life
I am only making a bridge
From saying a fuck you to the devil
Even the construction of bridge takes a while
But it will be built
Fuck the devil
And worshippers

What life do you speak about
The devil worshippers the one you ruined

Good luck devil from stopping me from entering the iranian land
I challenge you devil worshippers
Whom have killed its own people to fulfil their greed
May do again to fulfil your greed again
And then blame me for it

Every word count federal prosecuter
Waiting for you to get going

Jerry Dammers, you legend.

Is anyone watching this in 2019? I like this song!

I am Japanese boy
I am watching it!

yes, it is timeless what it stands for, RIP Sir Nelson Mandela

12/6/19 I came to grab the link to turn on another music lover to this phenomenal work of art.

12-21-19...3:31pm pst

You bet

To be pedantic, this is The Special AKA not the original The Specials.

Nelson Mandela, your legacy shall never be forgotten.

Nelson Mandela was a communist tyrant...how's South Africa doing now....?

The Church Street bombing was a car bomb attack on 20 May 1983 by Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in Pretoria. The bomb exploded on Church Street at 4:30pm on a Friday. The bombing killed 19 people and wounded 217.
The Church Street bombing attack was commanded by Aboobaker Ismail, authorized under the leadership of Oliver Tambo and Joe Slovo, with the knowledge and approval of Nelson Mandela. The Church Street bombing murdered both black and white people, and far more civilians than police or military.

A brilliant song I will never forget this song or this wonderful man

Learn to forgive if you can, take a message from the maestro

How soon .. how quick they are to forget 💚😷🎶

Lynzaat brought me here

this is not The Specials...it's the Special AKA

He was and is a and will always will be free ✝️❤️💙💛💜💚🧡📜📝⛵🌊🍇⚓🌿👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣✝️🙏✝️ Love faith hope charity 🙏 love will prevail 🛐 Were the one roof which be gods roof of the 🌎 and the universe 🌌 🙏 Amen love dont hate faith hope charity

I remember, slightly, before mandela was freed (i was 5) and i loved the man he was a hero and not in that politician way were they think by saying they admire mandela for the votes. I was a wee boy my dad told me how shit apartheid was and one day i saw my hero not only freed but a few years later watched his country win the rugby world cup. You are free Nelson Mandela and you always will be.

Great song.

Nelson Mandela was a TERRORIST, only wanted to see who sang this song so I can rework it for #FREETOMMYROBINSON

No one will ever forget this great man! Also Martin king jr and Gandhi and obama and hopefully boris Johnson also David Attenborough and Kevin Hart and jack black and Leonel messi and stormzy and aitch and santan Dave and J hus and Thomas Edison and iwata from Nintendo and Elon musk and the first guy who went to the moon and mark zuckerburg the first realistic robot and Theresa may the second robot. and plan B he was great also MORRISON from London is sick rn and the guy who made ikea and Lidl also we can’t forget Dwayne the rock Johnson and drake! Also logic and TFL also APPLE and MICROSOFT also don’t forget JD sports or Greggs or EE or footasylum and Morrison’s the shop cuz they are the most british and the best shops. Also never forget Sadiq Kahn who gave diversity into our city what a great guy also we can’t forget James corden. But we have to remember that Theresa may and Sadiq were all responsible for the Grenfell fire tho we can’t ever forget Grenfell fire or 9/11 or 7/7 or the 4 terror attacks in 2017 or the time in 2024 when the world will become almost extinct or maybe will survive who knows 🤷🏻‍♂️ but we can never forget the IRA bombings, never forget ww1 and ww2 or the London riots in 2011 they were great! Or the knife crime epidemic in London right now! Never forget them! They should be all remembered by everyone! Please never forget

Why make a song about a terrorist?

Because unlike other terrorists/freedom fighters (depends on whose side you are on) his caused happened to match the growing trend against racism and segregation. P.J O'Rorke put it well when he wrote the USA, Australia and others are racist too, South Africa is just up front and honest about it.

How can you take a speck of sawdust from your brother's eye, when all the time there's a great plank in your own?

@Matt McGuire your metaphors literally don't make any sense.

@Jack Dean It is paraphrased from the Bible. It refers to hypocrites. How dare a person condemn another for doing wrong when the person is guilty of far worse?
The trend was to condemn South Africa for being racist when other countries were just as bad or worse. Hypocrisy in action.
They turned a blind eye to Nelson being a terrorist, as supporting an anti racist made them look good. It diverted attention from their shortcomings.
So yes, Nelson was a terrorist but because he was on "our side" he was a freedom fighter.
Is that clearer?

Anyone else here from Geraldine McQueen / Peter Kay lol 😔😳

Lol he IS A TERRORIST

I still remember ...

Free Winnie Mandela.

We saw this in citizens of citizenship 😂💕❤️😏😭🥰

Wow.. they made a song about him dying but he was still alive and actually died in 2013 that’s sooo weird R.I.P Nelson

"Ooga booga, I'm a dumb bl*ck."
-Nelson Mandela

Having the intuity to f*ck around with such a serious/poignant song alone is a bold move in itself!..

yeet
my guy nelson we miss him

He's free from the constraints of humanity now.

Back when pop stars actually we'rent afraid to be political and speak out!

Margaret Thatcher had the cheek to call him a terrorist

What an amazing guy. Nelson Mandela, Gave devotion to his people and the world. One day his dream will come reality.

Not quite free

I still have my copy of this single as several more by Special AKA, The Boiler & War Crimes; amazing music, so important yet so dance-able!

RIP CLAUDIA FONTAINE 😭 RIP NELSON MANDELA

I love listening to this song while being high
Rip Mendela

shane macgowan on keyboards at 2:13

We like you madiba

Thou you in heaven

This song just made me a better person not that I'm a bad person it's just this song is so inspiring that it's like you should stop racism even gender and skin

R.i.p nelson

This is my classes song ❤️😃🤣

Your very missed your my hero

RIP WE ALL LOVE NELSON MANDELA

Love..
Rovi & Bobby, All west London, Lewisham, Pjay Cranny, Bog Side.
Rebel Latchico
Big up Sampsonite Luggage
Hope you all getting Cut..
Heston are you ok?

nelson Mandela gave the ok to blow up a school bus..but its ok, they were white

Girl in my class has never heard of Martin Luther king and her parents are against Nelson Mandela.

Hmmmm....

They should write a version of this song for Julian Assange

And at the end, Mandela’s kind, wise face smiles over the young people, black and white, who believe in his message.

Lienau CNHS World History 2017

Formative track xxx

Jesus, thats so many years ago ? and plz note the capitalist commercial XD

free the guy

One of the greatest leaders of the 20th century.

To anyone trying to say Nelson Mandela is a terrorist commie dirtbag who killed the people of South Africa I would like to say oh hell no he didn’t! “Throw your weapons into the sea” that is what he said, he was fighting for equality for both blacks and whites. Yes even for whites. He kept the springboeks for a reason yalls

Anon is a beta lol whatchu even talkin abt

Anon is a beta bro is that Mandela’s work NO

Geiles lied rip Nelson Mandela miss you all

Okay, I’m pretty late but in school we listened to this in English as we are learning about Nelson Mandela. Everyone was surprised by this music and we were learning about how apartheid and stuff like that and it surprised everyone that they treated black people like that. If I was alive back then, I would’ve taken part in trying to stop apartheid but I wasn’t. My nana was and she told me about the newspaper that was written. She also showed me pictures about this. Obviously, this is very wrong. At least Nelson got freed in the end but RIP, you will always be remember!
‘It always seems impossible until it’s done’ -Nelson Mandela

whos waching in 2019

Nelson Mandela did a lot for the country as for now the place is totaly corrupt and the black people he supported to start a new life has not happened Black people have not moved on one bit and the country is unsafe insecure i remember in Apartheid days 80 % of Black people were fed and didnt have to worry where there food came from !! I rest my case!!

love this song sooooo much

Epic tune

541 dislikes _ all from Tory central office.

I could kick myself, I paid top $ for a Nelson Mandela but I could have scored a free Nelson Mandela.

I always have it in my head at school im just like Singing it at school xD

Very good

Set him free so he can do view. 😳

Free 'em, free 'em, free 'em, free 'em Nelson Mandela.

Are we so blind as to only find a bunch of white boys to be the band? Really, couldn't they find some native Africans to jam in a funky groove?