ahh sun city
sun city
south africa
south africa
scatting
rundmc
we’re rockers and rappers united and strong
grandmaster melle mel duke bootee
we’re here to talk about south africa we don’t like what’s going on tell it
afrika bambaataa kurtis blow
it’s time for some justice it’s time for the truth speak it
big youth all rappers
we’ve realized there’s only one thing we can do
hook
we gotta say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
oh no no no
i i i i i i
i ain’t gonna play sun city
everybody say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
no no baby
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
david ruffin
relocation to phony homelands
pat benatar
separation of families i can’t understand
eddie kendrick
million can’t vote because they’re black
bruce springsteen
we’re stabbing our brothers and sisters in the back
hook
we’re gonna say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
we’re gonna say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
george clinton
our government tells us we’re doing all we can
joey ramone
constructive engagement is ronald reagan’s plan
jimmy cliff daryl hall
meanwhile people are dying and giving up hope
darlene love
well this quiet diplomacy ain’t nothing but a joke
hook
we’re gonna say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
i ain’t gonna play no no
we’re gonna say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
don’t wanna play don’t wanna play
scatting
bonnie raitt
it’s time to accept our responsibility
ruben blades john oates
freedom is a privilege nobody rides for free
lou reed
look around the world baby it cannot be denied
bobby womack
somesomebody tell me why are we always on the wrong side
hook
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
will someone tell me what’s going on
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
4
rundmc
bophuthatswana is far away
kurtis blow run dmc afrika bambaataa
but we know it’s in south africa no matter what they say no matter what they say
duke bootee grandmaster melle mel afrika bambaataa
you can’t buy me i don’t care what you pay
linton kwesi johnson all rappers
don’t ask me sun city cause i ain’t gonna play
hook
we’ve gotta say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
5
jackson browne bob dylan
relocation to phony homelands
peter garrett
separation of families i can’t understand
nona hendryx kashif
million can’t vote because they’re black
bono
we’re stabbing our brothers and our sisters in the back
hook
we’ve gotta say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
no no no no no
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
we’ve gotta say
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
no no no no no
i i i i i i
ain’t gonna play sun city
over scatting
it ain’t that far away
it ain’t that far away sun city
don’t go no no no no no no no
sun sun sun sun city
ain’t gonna play sun city
brothers and sisters being stabbed in the back
don’t not gonna play sun city
Artist: Artists United Against Apartheid
Year: 1985
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 361