Sing Our Own Song (1986)

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Sing Our Own Song is a song and single written and performed by British group UB40. [1] It featured backing singers Jaki Graham, Mo Birch and Ruby Turner.[1]

Key Lyrics

When the ancient drum rhythms ring

The voice of our forefathers sings

Forward Africa run

Our day of freedom has come

For me and for you

Amandla Awethu


We will fight for the right to be free

We will build our own society

And we will sing, we will sing

We will sing our own song

Background

The song was written as an anti-apartheid song and was censored in South Africa. Featuring the ANC rallying cry of "Amandla Awethu", it is considered a protest song of the time.[2][3]

Reception

Sing Our Own Song was released in 1986 it reached 5, on the UK charts, staying for nine weeks. It made 1 on the Dutch charts in 1986.[4]

Reference

  1. "Sing Our Own Song". Discogs. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. "Avoid the censored songs". SABC Media Libraries. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. "UB40". The Biography Channel. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. "UK Official charts - UB40". www.officialscharts.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.