PETER GABRIEL "BIKO" 1988

[TheSandsie13]

when you think of all the people who have died for the colour of their skin, their religion, or their politics. you wonder if  it will ever end. thank the gods that south africa finally saw that what they were doing was wrong. now lets see if the rest of the world will follow suit.

[TheNellamaria]

Peter ...my " Arcangelo...."

[6060dimitris]

eixa anixi ton anaptira moy kai ego

[waytoohappy1]

I will always remember this - it brought me to tears .... Peter Gabriel means what he sings.... 2 yrs later Mandella was freed......

[apexm5]

A high school friend of mine was lucky enough to see this tour at a smallish theatre in Berkeley, CA ni 80-81 time frame. Gabriel was just feet away from him when singing this song and was crying. 

[MKawarada]

ピーター・ガブリエルという鋼鉄の熊手

それに引っかかれ続けると今まで見たことのない傷口が付いている­。

ビートルズやブライアン・イーノが消し飛んでしまうような強烈な­傷口。

しかし、ジョン・レノンはガブリエルと双璧であろう。

[Gimbelina]

I was only twelve years old when I went to the Wembley concert. Well aware of the situation in SA at the time, out of the many outstanding performances on the day, this is the one that stays with me still.

[mrgoodvibrations]

You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a FIRE! ! ! Once the flame begins to catch the wind will blow it higher!

[ScottfromTexas]

Where is Gabriel's song about the quasi-state that still practices Apartheid? Apartheid South Africa's ally: Israel! US tax dollars actually flow to this anachronistic terror state! Apartheid South Africa was not bad at all compared to Israel - did you know that Apartheid South Africa shared something with the US? Yes, and ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION problem - guess all that BS about the poor ol' Blacks was a little overstated. Meanwhile Israel gets away with ethnic cleansing and murder.

[gaguy1967]

@ScottfromTexas Moron. It is the Arabs that practice aparthied not Israel. Where is multiculturalism in the arab world? Why are Christians killed in Eqypt, why are no other religions allowed in Saudi Arabia? Israel is the most pluralistic country in the middle east.

[sendingmusic]

Respect to all freedomfighters

[quantana927]

Over thirty years later, this song still gives me chills.

[Batman081164]

... once upon a time .. rise the volume and feel the drums

[nightime59]

this is an amazing song, and it tells a story worth being told over and over again....I too remember this concert, and I too taped it....I was 23 at the time.

[maddiek1980]

When this concert was held, I was a very sheltered kid in Jo'burg. I was so ignorant of what was happening in SA - I knew the government was fighting 'terrorists' in South West Africa but that was about it. It would've blown my to mind to have known that so many people around the world were opposed to SA.

[epistte]

I never know the history of this song.

I'm proud to be a member of AI and the ACLU.

[superhep44]

I still know what I did that day I was twenty years old, the concert was broadcasted on radio, and I recorded all the stuff on cassette, now I'm fortytwo and I still think that Peter Gabriel belongs to the greatest personalities in music we have, apartheid is gone but millions of people in south africa live in poorest conditions apart from the football crap, Peter you're great!!!!!

[drasimov]

Oy.

[Diff4us]

Read the book Biko then listen to the power of this song and you will understand.

[walhwalla]

a voice of honor and power for human rights...where are these voices now?

Peter was - and is still - my personal hero of music. Thank you, for all that good stuff!

[Cimbarius]

the NEW Peter Gabriel album "SCRATCH MY BACK" - out middle of February in Canada and Europe, beginning of March in the USA : )

[barbelll1]

Haunting and a flag in history Never forget the lessons that are learnt if so we repeat them Awesome

[sweetassugar69]

charlie burchill on guitar making that fucker cry mick macneil making the keyboards cry and mr peter gabriel making us all i cry with this song !! i was there epic day it was too !!

[cpwolves]

I was at this concert... at the time I was 17yrs old and Gabriel was 38. Now I'm 38, which is worrying as I don't look nearly as good as he does here!

[erevshelshoshanim]

Merci pour Biko et pour tous ceux qui sont encore de nos jours incarcérés et torturés

[flevobirdy]

wat een geweldige boodschap hadden deze muziekanten in die tijd ...... en ja het heeft de regeringen onder druk gezet , de MACHT is aan het volk!!! heerlijk om dit weer eens terug te zien .....

[70genesis]

merveilleux grandiose ça fait plaisir,de voir deux grand artiste comme peter & jim chanter biko

[RedMapp1]

Gabriel is an hero for me too MrPapaBill!

[MoveOverCasanova]

peter gabriel is such a cute guy --- whatever bullshit he is ever going to do, to me he is the incarnation of creative passion --

and biko is not only a political statement, but a very beautiful, touching song.

when i first heard it, i listened to it over and over agin till i - nearly - got sick

[MrPapaBill]

Jim Kerr ( Simple Minds ) who introduced Peter Gabriel on stage, is a massive early Genesis fan. He attended the Foxtrot tour of 1972 in Glasgow. Gabriel remains one of Kerr's biggest heroes.

[derSteffish]

Great! Peter Gabriel with Simple Minds ...

[llordcaocao]

This is a tribute to Stephen Biko..

I love this song , Peter Gabriel is quite possibly my favourite artist of all time.

[RoelKnolan]

His face looks very much like the face of young Bob Dylan. Besides of this.... I've seen Peter live in concert and for sure... he's great.

[comodisc]

Biko!!

The man is dead

The hero remains

[lexy67flc]

Because of Peter Gabriel's vocal support of those who aren't able stand up for themselves and his support for Amnesty International that got me involved in letter writing for Amnesty - something which I have done for more than 20 years now. I'm sure his passion has encouraged others like me to get involved. He's not just a "white artist jumping on the cause bandwagon". He truly believes what he preaches and puts his money and reputation where his mouth is. I have the utmost respect for him.

[crazytexan1]

SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!!!

[TouchdaMonkey]

This song still crushes me.

[mercuryjam85]

THIS MY FRIENDS IS WHAT A TRUE TRUE HUMAN BeING IS LIKE, GOD BLESS AND LOVE FOREVER PETEr, PEACE AND LOVE TO THE WORLD, HATE WILL NEVER DEFEAT LOVE OR COMPASSION YOUR FRIEND jimy

[MelekBetul]

This is for Steven Biko! Thank you Peter. Thank you!

[sweetassugar69]

the minds and peter gabriel together as one ! you don't get better than that !!!

[LittleMissNiceGirl]

This song has an anthem feel to it. Awesome. I love the "bagpipe" sound he gives to some parts of the song too.

[sweetassugar69]

actually the bagpipes was the part of simple minds who were the musicians for gabriel on this day as well when they covered it on street fighting years ! very celtic

[theozwart]

Deep, DEEP respect to Peter Gabriel

[lunargirl3am]

Good memories!

[Becmak]

Is a hard hitting video! Peace!

[TruBlueRepublicanSue]

racism of all sorts needs to end!

[barrettrifles]

We called our dog Biko as a tribute to Steven Biko.

[barrettrifles]

Nelson Mandela and Steven Biko are hero's!

[veldsmw]

Hi

I was at Wembley and Harare to see Peter sign BIKO. fantastic. He is our hero for helping us destroy apartheid. Spreading the word, helping to get Manadela out of Jail. Peter, whatever you have done in your life, this single act makes your life, a life well lived. We love you for that. Fan forever. Walter - born into apartheid, you helped us destroy it.

[Mettal4]

the most powerful song i know. Peter Gabriel is a genious and a hero.

[dolphinsattack]

Israel is a apartheid state, a racist zionist state that treats Palestinians even worse than how the whites treated blacks in S.A. in the 1970's and 1980's according to Nelson Mandella and Arch Bishop Desmond Tuto.

[sophiaturbo]

great song... epic song... it does not matter what P.G. is singing about - this song is generaly great!

[opalo99999]

el racismo es un recurso animal, grotesco , infernal, feroz, que algunas almas debiles y pobres tienen siempre a su alcance.

Aqui en sud ameriaca hay un marcada descriminacion marcada contra el nativo americano el negro y el mestizo, mucho mas que en los Estados Unidos

Hay paises que por tener poblacion blanca creen ser mejor que las que tienen poblacion compuesto de nativos americanos, negros o mestizos.

[astroman2012]

for all those who once went fishing and caught a tench!! whoa whoa whoa!!!

[Lister1962]

I'd love to see a version of this song where Peter is backed by Albannach...

[diablooberst]

Yes it was at Wembley and it was very imperssive.

[JoTheSnoop]

I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was young back in the 1980s.

Never knew what it was about but I loved the tune. When I was in my early teens around 1992-93, I found out what the song was really about and I was amazed at the powerful tune and how music could bring out such powerful messages.

[19Juppidu13]

eines seiner besten stücke, wahr bis heute und viele Regierungen sollten sich 'ein stück davon abschneiden.'

[jr200849]

always got to say most bias,its always the eastern hemesphere, have you ever centered on oh i would say the western hemesphere, ? native americans have been run down since the world knew we existed, should have let us be man, what do you call us savages, who are the real parasites,savages?....

[gandalfcmoi]

Dieu chante BIKO

merci DIEU

[martincasey07]

i was there that day. best performance along with little steven. great man. great day.

[robinestienne]

you have to be spineless not to be moved by this performance. Thank god aparteid is all over

[JustUsIce]

Is this from the Zimbabwe Harare 1988 concert?

[JoergMD]

It is from the Mandela-tribte 1988 in London.

[tomkaulitz18]

No I think this is at Wembley Stadium... it looks like it is anyway

[cadburyenglishman]

Peter could not have had a better band to back him up on this song. Interestingly enough, when the Simple Minds first got their start, Peter Gabriel enjoyed their music and ask them to be his opening act for a concert tour. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. And thank God that officially Apartheid and its perversions are now behind us in S.A., though the deep rooted hatred of mankind can never be erased.

[54spiritedwill54]

There's unbelievable power in this song.The power of truth.

[frankfly232]

This Music is also on "Evan" episode at MIAMI VICE tv show (eighties). This episode is available on DVD ("MIAMI VICE season 1")

[fleischegurken]

This is one of the best songs they ever put on Miami Vice...Evan is one of the best episodes too...

[fleischegurken]

Shit...This reply was for frankfly232...

[Shemwood]

Jim Kerr was pissed off at Gabriel not turning up for rehearsal for this concert...looks like he doesn't need the practice

[KriyaArts]

He didnt need the practice. he had been performing this piece since 1978... and he has perfect pitch.

[Shemwood]

found a charity song from the 80's features Fergal Sharkey/Sinead O'Conner/Peter Gabriel, it's called 'be still' ...type in Fergal Sharkey on you tube

[chiquipax]

well,what can i say! i belive peter gabriel is a music genius.

[FrankAthlone]

Peter is indeed a man of passion & Peace!

[proflight2000]

And just one other point, all the artists in this concert gave their time for free, people like peter gabriel do not make money from peoples hardships, people like peter gabiel stand up for those who cannot stand up and fight for themselves, pity a lot more of us didnt do the same.

[proflight2000]

LOL i cannot believe some of the comments here, this concert was to basically in the end help free Nelson Mandela, it was a concert for the hopes of millions of south Africans who for many years had suffered persecution at the hands of des-pots. Peter Gabriel and amnesty international and others were fundamental in their fight for justice for all people, not just white people.

[ScratchCA]

Good point. The same goes for Palestine. Why doesn't anyone take issue with Israel? Because tanks and jets are money-making consumables with excellent profit margins.

[Jediwarriormedic]

Where is he now, many people made money off Apartheid. Why no songs about Northern Ireland and how they too were tortured. ( No money in it).Only johnny Clegg can sing freedom songs and he has the right too as he is from there. ( see youtube)What about Camp Kwatcha and the millions tortured by the ANC. There is a song in that too.RIP BIKO. You unlike Peter are a decent human being.

[maree120]

how can you even say that? what have you! People thank him for something! and How even dare to complain about this! He's not God, He's just a person who really wants to help Africa and you need to Stop watching his Vid if you dont like it!

[manolard]

riiiiight... by your logic gabriel cant sing about northern ireland as he was not from there. By my logic its a song that i heard when i was young and had no idea what went on in SA. If that is a bad thing - then i am baffled. The song it self is a powerful message if you open your ears and a commercial flop (i think) for gabriel after many releases. Not sure money was his motivation. As for what went on in Ireland - name some locals songs that cover it - will gladly listen.

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[madsylver]

Tired of pissing people of withy your crap????????

[edthewise]

the united states has racism enshrined in its constition as well. only british rockers seem to have been the voice of political consciousness and activist principals, not a peep came from america thern or does today. thanks peter your great mate!

[twannelies]

great to relive this unique moment, thanx for sharing!

[gorbi2001]

I saw that gig on tv and this was the greatest song for me. I searched a long time for this vieo, because i lost my Vvhs tape where i recorded it. Thanks for posting this great stuff here...

[eltonlover234]

whos a better bass tony levin or flea

[chirpieguy]

Tony off pure versatility. :-)

I like Flea too though, gotta love the enthusiasm.

[MaxBS]

Our world is truly a fucked up place. Things dont improve youve still got nations fighting over pointless things and racism everywhere.

[takidigits13]

Truly wonderfull!

[Squab1972]

Brilliant Peter Gabriel says it all, I get goosebumps when he does the chants. An absolute genius.

[TheOttttt]

12 September 2007 Biko was killed 30 years ago by the Apartheid Regime, 12 September has to become International Biko's day, let's not forget!

[FredW2345]

The song is fantastic, too bad it's so misguided. South Africa is a holy livin mess now. Tx Pete.

[peoplebeforeprofit]

Your the one whos clearly misguided.

If It is a mess It's for the indigenous people, the black people, to sort out. Get out you SICK EVIL BOER!!

[henry707]

What a nasty comment. Always easy to type hateful things eh.

[calaloo722]

I cried for 9 minutes straight. you would, too if you read the story of Steven Biko...

[Satori1800]

Peter Gabriel is tied with Reo Speedwagon as greatest bands who ever lived.

Thanks for great video:)

[Kassielbel]

Le Music / The Music/ A Música

[remetelak]

There's unbelievable power in this song.The power of truth.

[Anjagiyt]

THX: Eines der besten Lieder der letzten Jahrzehnte.

[teddybeartom]

the only song that gives me goose bums.i love this song and seen gabriel a bunch of times so the ending chant is amazing

[andydewey]

Beautiful, both the song and the singer

[daddygx71]

hi

[hotlegio]

Thank You, Peter Gabriel. Thx for giving the unrightfully killed a voice.

[twilight0406]

Peter Gabriel - 4 ever!Eine tolle Performance!

[mrchriss]

Peter Gabriel the Best of the Best.

[GrinnellAlumna]

I love this song. This is a great performance. He also performs this in South Africa for the first time at the 46664 concert and he gets choked up. It is the best performance of the whole concert.

[Squab1972]

Brilliant, gives me goosebumps when the crowd chants with Peter Gabriel at the end.

[ChrisBMarton]

Brilliant.

[henry707]

I interesting to read people talking about 'death' to this & that in these comments. Using phrases like 'satanic' & linking it with Bush & Blair. I wonder if they have ever read any of Biko's work - I doubt it. Biko was an amazing man - his work is continued today by his son in South Africa - if you want to know the man - go read his words - you won't be disappointed...

[giovmari]

Things are changed there for God's sake ... hope things will get better even in the m.e.

[Magnolia274]

Love Is Power....

Just Great!

[galak968]

Simple Minds and Youssou N'Dour as back-up were certainly quite good, respectful & efficient, albeit evidently in a different dimension than Peter Gabriel!

[gillianseed]

He looks like he's about to cry whilst getting ready to begin vocals after his opening sentiment.

[gavroche67]

great song...death to fascists and racists

[leducred]

God Bless Biko, Gabriel and all who fight against fascist, satanic pricks like bush and blair.

[juraciauska]

fantastic

[cleveroonie]

Went the gig This was one of the highlights

[timleebee]

Great song!

[lohanlover12]

Great voice and Video