Songs to Fight the Plutocracy By: "Biko"

Uploaded by 25million on Sep 7, 2006

The final date of the 1986 Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope Tour. This was the set closer, an emotional version of Biko.

Great Protest Songs writes of this Peter Gabriel song:

Political songs are rarely more powerful than this. Released in 1980, it is about the South African black writer and activist Steve Biko. In late August 1977, Biko was arrested and tortured by the South African police. He sustained series head injuries in the ‘interrogation’ and died in prison shortly afterwards on 12th September. Gabriel often ended his concerts with this song, encouraging the audience to join in and leaving only a drummer on stage at the end.