Roy Harper 'I Hate The White Man' On Later With Jools Holland 2011

[growsmadder]

listen to the full song!!!............in all its glory. and then appreciate . xx 

[twolunches]

He took himself way too seriously.

[Iacrodgers]

Really nice tones in his guitar playing. Nice low notes come through well.

[poada2008]

king

[Mayociaran]

hey man wats the craic, listen I was only being tongue in cheek. I actually love this song. If I'm being honest Jools Holland is the first time I have listened to Roy Harper.

I interpret this song as a valid critique of the hegemony of the whiteman today and throughout a large part of world history. It reminds me of Neil Young's classic Cortez the killer.

Brilliant tune

Fairplay Roy

[TimGluckman]

This racist? R u joking? If a person of colour sang it, then that might be arguable. Ever heard of self-criticism.

This song was really inspiring when i first heard it in 1971 - and still is - when at Leeds Uni. It successfully deploys a shock tactic ie word 'hate';

apartheid wa in full swing with the UK white elite living off the backs of black ppl.

For example. Only a few years after first serious laws v Jim Crow

[Mayociaran]

This song is very racist. You can tell by Roy's expression after finishing up that he feels rather ashamed of himself to be singing it :) :)

[htnhrd]

hats off to (roy) harper

[kaykieslice]

oh roy <3

[drsmithi]

Cheers for that mate. There's a special web-only broadcast of Green Man from the same show, linked through Roy's website.

[johncoxy2112]

Brilliant .Thanks for posting