Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution

[App1eM4c]

Best Songwriter Ever!

[ricstewart]

Wow - no one has commented about the white people dancing at 1:32 yet?

[ljbeck123]

Leave your politcal agenda's at the door and listen to the music.

[nicolibri]

@ljbeck123 amen

[enlightenedone676]

Because finally the tables are starting to turn.

[bristolcityifcation]

@enlightenedone676 are they my friend ? not from where im standing !! the times are getting harder for the normal working man !! i just came out from the british army with my chest full of shrapnel after serving my country in kosovo /iraq /sierra leone and afghanistan and do u what help i got ? fuck all !! im worthless ive served my purpose !! my heads twisted from the shit ive seen and u know the only job i can get is private security in iraq !! a merc !! happy xmas everbody !!

[paradotix]

wow echt hamma song i love you



[leathermystband]

this song is exactly what America needs in these dark times... bless you Chapman

[MistressoftheDork]

We are the 99%

[galveias]

Congratulations, America, for finally opening your eyes. Bring more people and make the October 15th the start of a better new world.

I love this song!

[abcgirlofplay]

This remember me my sixth grade of primary school :´) We sang this in the beggining of the yeeaar :3 ow so much memories I am now second grade of secondary school and I still remember the letter

[Shteed]

One of the most captivating song ever.

Great talent! Thanks for all Tracy !

[goozledcom]

If you like this video you will luv my site Goozled.com

[peterausks]

i really love this song :-)

[CaptGolightly]

I could progress or I could retard....and judging by some of the comments here I think I should prefer to progress.

[BBJOHN6969]

Fuck all you progressives the only thing that's gonna happen is We The People are going to rise and blow all you fucks off the map!tracy chaplips is nothing but a low life bitch who does not have a clue,Socialism fuck you all take whats theirs my ass you better run bang your DEAD!

[jerichooo1]

one of the best song ! ^^

[Joanncrtt]

The tables are turning and it's not in our favor. "The People" are NOT corporations!

[weeyin301]

wat ah voice great singer n song writre

[kogcc]

This song was true 20 years ago and I feel it even more today...

[calmhie]

1:34 - she was feeling the grooooove

[StRiBbLeS92]

We need a revolution here. Vote in progressives!! We need to help the people who NEED help, not corporations and the wealthy!!!

[2patrock]

@StRiBbLeS92 -> this progressive agrees with you wholeheartedly-if we can see this-I'm puzzled-why can't they?

[jesgot14]

@StRiBbLeS92 Look up my channel. I am a political artist passionate about writing songs for the ones that are being screwed by the wealthy

[OneSmileyDude]

RP 2012!

[1Lozzix1]

Mubarak, Ben Ali, Abdul Aziz, al-Assad, Gadaffi, Hamad and Saleh have youtube accounts?

[1981WishBone]

7 people dont belive in a Revolution sound.

[1981WishBone]

7 people dont belive in a Revolution sonud.

[109ecroyd]

For ALL Revolutions - La Rage

[magsmartinmacleod]

Love Love Love June 2011

[NautilusStaff]

FOR SPANISH REVOLUTION

[Krebser]

7 people can not whisper

[elisabethsouthorn]

time for a revolution in palestine - claim your world!



[mdlittle5466]

Peace and Love to you Egypt! Show those who believe they are in power what REAL power actually is - it is the People. Take back the lives that you were born with!

[superfrog2980]

power is an illusion

[OneSmileyDude]

Full of Pathos....it speaks right to the soul....

[fuhlgear05]

this one's got a higher tone! awesome!!! she sounds more ladylike,,,

[wynneski]

For EGYPT!... Congratulations and God speed..

[TheRoazdosado]

Fuerza 'indignados'! "ESTÁIS INICIANDO UNA RUTA NUEVA. NO PARÉIS"

ass: El 'Portugues'

[mayoraL87]

spanishhhh revolution!



[BUCKSHOTBLACK00]

@mayoraL87 FUCK SPAIN THIS IS FOR US MOTHERFUCKER

[mayoraL87]

@BUCKSHOTBLACK00 I can't understand why do u have that anger inside of you... Maybe u should try to feel love for the others and for the good causes like the spanish revolution which only wants to reach a better world where the economic powers do not control the society and let the working class sink while they're becaming more rich with the days! You say this is for you... Ok, I agree! It's for you, for us and for everyone who feels the need to make a revolution against this unfair stablisment!

[BUCKSHOTBLACK00]

@mayoraL87 history speaks for its self and again fuck every country in europe especially spain

[atihsi]

She's a rockstar! <3

[WORLDWIDEREVOLUTIONX]

A WORLDWIDE REVOLUTION IS GOING ON

e . n e t 8 4 . n e t

[krankie3]

egypt have found this but england an united states have the biggest thugs of goverment and corrupt system. The problem is they control by making people so busy shopping and doing pointless things. Whilst they steal from us and lie.

[mjjcng8958]

for some reason india arie reminds me if miss tracy.

[sinplicity0]

When will people rise up, to take their share? When? We need to keep asking...when?

[huntman125]

those white people better get some rhythm at 1:34. Jesus

[Hanguk83]

@huntman125 looooooooooooool

[XrayQueen69]

We Need a GAS/AMERICAN'T REVOLUTION!!!! NOW!! PEACE ☮:D

[freebedo]

Thank YOU From Egyptian citizen

[1111che]

Watch out American oligarchy...it's coming...

[FernandoivanVera]

yeahaaaaa

[DharmaBhakti]

Super great song!

[Whynat2]

@ipodtouch1g wow cool

[laidbackfarmer]

We need to stand up in America to the Bankster Gangsters that are raping the citizens and their children!

The "Super Rich" are starting to see the writing on the wall... Do an internet search for the article "Tax the Super Rich now or face a revolution".

[PeterYos]

@laidbackfarmer Well if the Super Rich eot taxed, where their taxes will go? Back in their pockets?

[PeterYos]

@PeterYos eot =get

[Silverhazed]

@PeterYos I think he means that the biggest income for a goverment comes from the working class tax, those people pay everything from roads to goverment buildings.

[PeterYos]

@Silverhazed I see, Thank you

[Troulerbua]

Great Song!

[17Hongo]

Stand fast Libya - you will be free!

[katanakeith]

As long as the government can keep black and white separate we will never be a great nation. I would gladly die for my fellow man but, not for this government.

[Bongus75]

we stand on common ground.....we should recognize as NOW the tables are starting to turn....Mama Earth is complaining!

[Shaden0040]

Tracy needs to make a revised edition of this song and make it harder edged!

WI 14 OH 37 Americans fed up 300,000,000.

Corporations JUST SAY NO!

Power to WE THE PEOPLE

Planet and People before Profits and Prophets

[KianSimmons]

really great video, thanks for posting

[Kimymela]

The highest measure of democracy is neither the 'extent of freedom' nor the 'extent of equality', but rather the highest measure of participation.

~ A. d. Benoist

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms.

It requires change of heart.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty

when the state becomes lawless or corrupt.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

[LightSnowOvernight]

nice to see a singer/songwriter can still do activisit songs...I have missed them

[thiesjaarsma]

The beautiful little, shy girl from the Mandela-concert has grown into a mature, beautiful woman. And still she has a great voice and still this song sounds good. Wow, thanks for posting.

[rainbowdragon131065]

I wish the American people would finally rise up against there evil regime.

[xmuneebx]

Congratulations Egypt

[simpsonsfan2007]

Here's hoping the protests in Egypt end peacefully.

[antoinebabin1]

ok thelouismasonshow she look like a man but she sing like a god 

[TheLouisMasonshow]

she looks like a man

[cobaingirl420]

ready .....lets go this

[jazzbluesreggae123]

"Poor people are gonna rise up and get their share. Poor people are gonna rise up and take what's theirs...."

[carpelogg]

egypt and tunisia have finally seen the light. thank god.

[Achab94]

@carpelogg just waiting here in italy..

[s3fredo]

@carpelogg

But now they are coming all in europe...why?

[dragoncowley]

@carpelogg we in the UK need to take lead from the east, its time to wake up, stand up and make a change, its time for what this beutiful lady has to say to be thrust in to action, REVOLUTION, REVOLUTION AND MORE REVOLUTION, lets all take back controll

[deda21k]

@carpelogg LoL

Egypt and Tunisia was more free before revolution, now capitalism come to their country, like in Libya -NATO and USA terrorist destroy the world, offcors Bank's are on the top of the world, they are top terrorist

Opet your eyes..

Free world <3

[creat3d]

@carpelogg October 15th it'll happen all over the world :)

[lilbromarky1]

@carpelogg The question is, 5 years from now will they be in a better place?  I hope so.

[Metalicmelody]

There's 5 deaf guys who didn't hear how good is this amazing song !

[NIKKID38]

she gets me every time................sings like a angel xxxx

[ellenmbai]

TRACEY CHAPMAN IS A CORAGOUS BLACK WOMEN WHO SPEAKS NOTHING TBUT TRUTH IN HER SONGS

[SuperJAD3]

She was born to sing

[james31townsend]

who keeps disliking this video. He is really a good singer. Give him a chance.

[james31townsend]

This guy is really good. He should cut his hair though.

[drumking30]

@james31townsend i really hope you know tracy chapman is a girl, and if this is just sarcasm, well, your internet sarcasm sucks....

[drumking30]

I hate mentioning the people that dislike videos in my comment, but seriously 5 people really suck

[LebenLeben1]

5 people have the "may I" button missed... so great song best ever..

sounds like a boy...sorry but i think so

[LebenLeben1]

5 people have the "may I" button missed... so great song best ever..

[leosbeljimenez]

bueno

[MrPiejacker]

Tiochfaidh ar La

[evon1214]

VERY....VERY GOOD!!!!!!!!!

[pippismo]

This is the song I am going to play when the whole monetary system will collapse

[Blade887]

I just love the way she sings and how natural she lives her music... just lovely!

[aceteryx]

lol@ essay writers, keep it cool

[ThePhil3001]

the begin nearly sounds like fire water burn from The Bloodhound Gang :D:D:D

[rath1234567890]

@ThePhil3001 ha i thought that too lol

[ssikiotis]

great voice!

[stevenscotthopkins]

ACL - I was there!

[stevenscotthopkins]

ACL - I was there!

[MrHolydoly]

stop at 2.59 xDD

[MrAlvinalvaro]

@MrHolydoly why? :)

[thereyouaree]

awesome!

[qiodihoo]

Unique... I just love her cos she is unique

[quitifa]

She is flat out awesome

[MrMeetzemonsta]

Love her music!

[badassmexicandude]

tracy you are the greatest!! i love u!!

[Richard3414]

I love Tracy Chapman but is it just me or is every live performance with the band on youtube slow as hell. I'd be raging if I went to a concert and it dragged on like this!

[mitou45]

genial tres belle chanson

[rdonaldino]

class act brilliant song writter

[Sallybeeable]

super klasse frau Tracy Chapman <3

[maddieever]

awesome :')

[usrevolution2]

IS IT TIME?! Go to USRevolution2 (dot com) and get your flag of the Second American Revolution. They were recently all over the tax day rallies in Boston and D.C. They will also soon appear in Bob Basso’s new Thomas Paine videos and on Showtime’s “Weeds” show. They look exactly like the flag of Betsy Ross with a Roman numeral “II” in the center of the 13 stars. This flag is now in all 50 states and spreading from porch to porch. They make great gifts for family, friends and recovering Liberals.

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 urge it as much as you want, but it'll never happen. Assuming the U.S army backed the goverment in an armed uprising, untrained civilians would get slaughtered. It's like saying the civilians vs. navy seals, delta force, army rangers, regular army etc. I respect people who have fought revolutions for good reasons, but a U.S revolution-no.

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 Your first revolution was fought against a smaller force, the british, and you were aided by france. Who would back you for revolting against a democratic goverment? The U.N and british would jump straight in, and any uprising would be squashed. You can argue the 'idea' that u.s isn't a democracy anymore, but you have freedom of press, speech, and freedom to vote. Fair enough if you're leader is Mao Zedong, but you live in a free nation. Argue that it's not and i'll compare.

[usrevolution2]

@KurtCobain198666 The U.S.A. was never a Democracy. The majority cannot vote away the rights of an individual. We have always been a constitutionally limited Republic . . . and to the Democracy for which it stands . . . I don't think so . . . People who want freedom will join us. Soldiers will turn weapons on fellow soldiers to defend Liberty . . . Oh yee of little faith.

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 you forget the fact that the U.N has a larger force that the U.S army and special forces combined. You'd get squashed.

[usrevolution2]

@KurtCobain198666 U.N. troops are a joke. I could wipe out a brigade of U.N. troops with a Boy Scout troop.

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 you're living in a illusion that you know will never happen. You're a joke

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 also every revolution that has over thrown a goverment has been considered a failure. The chinese revolution, russia, cambodia, even way back like the thrid serville war etc. Unless you intend to get individuals learned in politics, any revolution will fail. Why? Because who will take power when a revolution succeeds? Who will hold the money? Who will govern the army? Your revolution would face a civil war over power struggles, just like russia, china, mexico etc.

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 oh and i suppose YOU could consider the american revolution a failure because you don't agree with the america it created.

[usrevolution2]

@KurtCobain198666 The first American revolution was a success for 233 years, but Progressives (Socialists) in DC now threaten the very fiber of our US Constitution, and it is time for a Second Revolution to reverse their attacks against the American Dream, our Middle Class, productivity and property rights. My labor is my property and not the property of the State. Wake up young one, before it is too late! Freedom isn't free. Peace is useless without freedom. No freedom, no peace!

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 you're willing to wage civil war over what MAY happen. When you're living under the tyranny of rulers like Stalin, or Pol Pot, then you can whinge about your country. There's no point sounding rebellious about a revolution that will never come. Stop trying to be the next Che Guevara and grow up.

[usrevolution2]

@KurtCobain198666 So you suggest until tyrants start killing people . . . and they wonder how Hitler got to power . . . ?!

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 so what's your plan for this revolution? Will it be armed? Will it be through non-compliance? Will you be Che Guevara or Mohandas Gandhi? When roughly will it start? Who will take power? What will you change and how? How will you deal with the constant attacks by anti-revolutionaries? Give me your 100% exact plan of what you're going to do

[PERRYOL]

@KurtCobain198666 She's talking about the revolution already going on. The revolutions that have ALREADY happened in other countries. It starts as a whisper. Barbados heard it, most African countries listened, it's how America was started. Now will you hear it? Up to you.

[KurtCobain198666]

@PERRYOL yes lets look at countries that had revolutions to overfrow domestic goverments. Cambodia, Russia, China, Vietnam. Yes it all ended very well in those countries. This USRevolution2 is a load of crap because they have no plan, they're just trying to sound cool.

“Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel!”- Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

[cimarronn]

@KurtCobain198666 but we always have the chance to try and to trust

[KurtCobain198666]

@cimarronn you missed my point in my first post. Pol Pot led a revolution, 1,700000 died. Lenin led a revolution, 30, 000 died, plus the 23 000000 under Stalin. Kim Il Sung 1.6 million. The U.S revolution ended with land being taken from the natives and murdered. Then the americans commited what could only be called genocide against afro americans. That cruelty lasted way into the 1970's. There's never been a revolution worth having, but I happen to see Guevara and Castro as hero's thats just me

[Callenge1]

@KurtCobain198666 How many have been killed and are being killed on reservations in the US? How many died to get them on or to stay on the reservations? Oppression is still alive and it didn't stop with genocide against Afro-Americans. The genocide continues on almost every rez in the US. Pick one----Lakotah, Hopi, Crow, Apache.

Nice try to put it in the past tense.

[cimarronn]

@KurtCobain198666 che guevara was a murder im cuban i know that he fought his own fight not for us just for him. for his ego

[KurtCobain198666]

@cimarronn ok you're a cuban, cookie for you. Maybe if you had been born while Che was alive, i'd care about your opinion, but since you wasn't born until after Che died, opinion-invalid. Yes, Che murdered allot of men. He lined Batista's goverment infront of firing squads and had them executed for crimes against humanity. He then pushed the agrarian land reform through so peasents could own land. He volunteered for free manual labour, inpriring others to do the same.

[KurtCobain198666]

@cimarronn Jon Lee Anderson wrote a book about Che called A Revolutionary Life. He was allowed access to CIA and Cuban archives, and couldn't find one shred of evidence that Che murdered any man that wasn't guilty of crimes punishable by death during war. Che had traitors and agents of Batista murdered, but never innocents. It's an anti-communist wives tale. So you list me the people he killed, the facts supported by documents. You can't, its just because yanks despise castro, so they lie

[cimarronn]

@KurtCobain198666 very nice...the agrarian law was a law to take the land from the rich and giv it to fidel castro not the people...he was not god to take the live from nobody this people has deserve to go to jail forever but nobody deserves to die

[KurtCobain198666]

@cimarronn actually, history has proven allot of people deserve to die. Did you know they only carried out 55 executions be firing squad when they took power. Source: released CIA files

[cimarronn]

@KurtCobain198666 amen bro and che gevara was a good guy...

[KurtCobain198666]

@cimarronn yes he was, those 55 people were police officers and army men who were responsible for the torture and murder of civilians

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 Hitler had nothing to do with revolution. He was elected into power. And don't be so pathetic. Do you really think a genocial maniac will be elected into office? And if he did how long would he last with govement agencies like the FBI and CIA, and special forces like NAVY Seals? Your country manage to assassinarte one decent president (Lincoln) and JFK (no comment there) do you really think people would not assissante a genocidal maniac rulingU.S?

[KurtCobain198666]

@usrevolution2 oh actually no you wouldn't kill a genocidal U.S president. Look at Nixon. He ordered the bombing of rice fields in north vietnam knowing it would kill only civilians, killing 70,000 vietnam and cambodian civilians. What did your goverement do? Order his resignation. It's a bit late to go all Vlad Lenin 'c'mon guys thets start a revolution ha it will be fun' when all the damage your country has done has come and gone.

[m4l3nstw0]

PIOSENKA MOJA, NASZA BUZIAK

[TheAngieDee]

I love love love love this song with all my heart!!!

[maurizi1979]

1 delle canzoni + belle al mondo.

[mrgarfy88]

daym!!!nice!!! especially when she sang the run run run run run run!

[TheAngieDee]

@mrgarfy88 Yessssssss :))))))

[mrgarfy88]

@TheAngieDee hehe..glad u think the same way!beautiful lyrics n voice!

[Martin27100]

es ist einfach schön

[usrevolution2]

@Martin27100 Dass glaube ich auch :)

[Martin27100]

cool

[MrsCandyXXX]

Ich liebe dieses Lied, diese wunderbare Frau und ihre wundervolle Stimme. ♥!♥♥

[Ragenar]

Live performances rule. Tracy is a true artist.

[MrBuffy3000]

Der Song ist net schlecht

[Leimx3]

wundervolles Lied (:

[timeireles]

Lotsa luv Tracy!

[Schoolbattle1]

your love save my live

Thanks 4 you Musik

[misszest2502]

Awesome. Love Tracy.

[jusxanovaxgurl]

Absolutely amazing!

[kelibossi]

this song is the best i play it on guitar :D

[jusxanovaxgurl]

I've just recently learned this song on guitar, its so fun to play, but hard to sing along, i get so distracted with the words, there just so deep. Tracy chapman rocks!

[esztyy89]

Can't stop loving her... music :)

[JanRoot94]

the woman at 1.33 OMFG :D:D

[CraigFoye80]

Gotta love Tracy Chapman!! 8)

[JanRoot94]

Nice :)

[youmadatme]

one of the most decent songs i've heard in my life !! I like it alot !! The first time i heard it i thought it was relaxing and smooth to my ears......

[PauleQueenie]

good day

[allofrankiebaby]

she'S fuckin pretty

[laurilu007]

she is and will ever be amazing....this song tell the trues!!!