Vanessa Lea & Road Train - Be Brave (Schapelle)

This lovely song was written by Vanessa and Roger Faynes, for Scapelle Corby, in Australia in 2008. It is performed by Vanessa and Road Train in this haunting video. The lyrics can be viewed directly on 'Artists for Schapelle' (http://www.schapelle.net/vanessa.html).


Schapelle Corby landed in Bali in October 2004 to find that 4kg of marijuana had been placed in her board bag. Her world collapsed as she was illegally interrogated for 9 hours, and then subjected to a show trial which actually beggars belief. The court refused to test the drugs for country of origin (if they were Indonesian she could not have imported them), they refused to fingerprint/DNA, and they then burned all this evidence so that it could never be used to free her. The judge had never acquitted anyone in over 500 cases and refused to even order the seizure of CCTV from the airport.

Schapelle Corby didn't have any chance: she didn't have a trial. She was sentenced to a truly horrific 20 YEARS in the hell of an Bali prison cell, longer than murderers, rapists and terrorists often receive.

She is still there now and needs YOUR help. Her cries for justice are not heard and her tears are not seen. Schapelle Corby desperately needs YOU to speak out for her. Please don't walk away... please visit www.schapelle.net for more information.

For more information on Vanessa Lea & Road Train, please visit:
http://www.myspace.com/vanessalearoadtrain

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Vanessa and Road Train
• Be Brave
• Schapelle Corby
• protest song
• innocent

[microwave567]

True and Wise Words From The Heart. Thankyou Roger and Vanessa.

[bangbangtwang]

Wow The English version is every bit as good as the French well done Vanessa

Poor Schapelle she's had enough bring her home!!!!!!!!

[mcchivas]

great song and great message free Schapelle peace

Chivas

[cosmicwoman]

For sure.

Indonesia needs to have world pressure for this injustice and their archaic legal system.

The dark ages for sure.

Funny hey - I live in Vancouver Canada where we are much the much of the west coast of North America and some European cities that allow possession of weed/marijuanna up to an ounce.

With alcohol rampant & all the ignorance around "drugs"(alcohol is simply a widely socially acceptable one) there needs to be education & world pressure to keep countries from doing this.

[inverspeeps]

very very nice and true!! have u tried airing this song or will they not give it a go? it reminds me of the bob dylan one he sang about that boxer dude,maybe it will all come out when shes like 60 or something...too late like everything,heres hoping they let her out a bit sooner,bless her

[marcat92]

This song is so beautiful! I know for sure, that all my friends, family and myself, after hearing of Cordy's story, will NEVER go to Indonesia!! So leave Ontario, Canada out! lol! We dispise the Indonesian Government for the irresponsible decision! WE SUPPORT YOU CORDY SCHAPELLE!