Roger Waters "We Shall Overcome" song for "End the blockade in Gaza"

"an international group of 1500 men and women from 42 nations went to Egypt to join a Freedom March to Gaza. They did this to protest the current blockade of Gaza. To protest the fact that the people of Gaza live in a virtual prison. To protest the fact that a year after the terror attack by Israeli armed forces destroyed most of their homes, hospitals, schools, and other public buildings, they have no possibility to rebuild because their borders are closed. The would be Freedom Marchers wanted to peacefully draw attention to the predicament of the Palestinian population of Gaza. The Egyptian government, (funded to the tune of $2.1 billion a year, by us, the US tax payers), would not allow the marchers to approach Gaza. How lame is that? And how predictable! I live in the USA and during this time Dec 25th 2009-Jan3rd 2010 I saw no reference to Gaza or the Freedom March or the multi national protesters gathered there. Anyway I was moved, in the circumstances, to record a new version of " We shall overcome". It seems appropriate."

Roger Waters

Many thanks to G.E Smith: lead guitar and Thor Jonsson, drum programming and whatever. Thanks guys!!!

PS. 3rd June 2010

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[WorkingAgainstWalls]

Roger Waters, this is just more than anything, keep it up, you are just making more than amazing music.... maybe you know, but maybe not, your music is part of so many people's souls... it carries us to another place, thank you...

[MosterFrance]

USA Govt. control by Israel. Do you know about AIPAC? They control American election , your daily life, your economy , everything. Obama, John Machine,Clinton Bush all are member of AIPAC and all will tell the same voice without any difference. The 1.5 million people in Gaza prison dies without food, madicine before the eyes of the world cause AIPAC

[aamirankita]

grt song which motivates me a lot thankzzzzzzzz