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Free Nelson Mandela 21 years in captivity Shoes too small to fit his feet His body abused but his mind is still free Are you so blind that you cannot see? I said Free Nelson Mandela I'm begging you Free Nelson Mandela Visited the causes at the AMC Only one man in a large army Are you so blind that you cannot see? Are you so deaf that you cannot hear his plea? Free Nelson Mandela I'm begging you Free Nelson Mandela 21 tears in captivity Are you so blind that you cannot see? Are you so deaf that you cannot hear? Are you so dumb that you cannot speak? I said? Free Nelson Mandela I'm begging you Free Nelson Mandela Free Nelson Mandela begging you, begging you please Free Nelson Mandela, you got to, you got to, you got to free, you got to free, you got to free Free Nelson Mandela Free Nelson Mandela Free Free (I'm telling you, telling you, telling you) Free (You've got to free, yeah, you've got to free) Free (Yeah, you've got to free, yeah, you've got to free) Free (Nelson Mandela) Free Free (I'm telling you, telling you, telling you) Free (Free, yeah, you've got to free him now) Free (You've got to free him now, you've got to free him) Free (I'm telling you, telling you, telling you) Free (You've got to free, yeah, yeah) Free (You've got to free, yeah, yeah) Free (I'm telling you, telling you, telling you) Free (Begging you, begging you please) Free (I'm telling you, you've got to free, yeah Free (you've got to free)
A faixa foi lançada em 1984 como single “Nelson Mandela” / “Break Down the Door” e se tornou um hino de protesto contra a prisão de Nelson Mandela pelo regime de apartheid na África do Sul.
Os backing vocals foram cantados por Molly e Polly Jackson, duas jovens que o baterista da banda, John Bradbury, conheceu em um bar em Camden.
O refrão contou com cantoras de estúdio, Claudia Fontaine e Caron Wheeler, que mais tarde apareceriam com Soul II Soul.
Embora seja uma música de protesto, “Free Nelson Mandela” tem um tom animado e comemorativo, incorporando influências musicais da África do Sul.
O single atingiu o nono lugar no UK Singles Chart e foi extremamente popular em África, consolidando seu status como um marco anti-apartheid.
Em dezembro de 2013, após a morte de Nelson Mandela, a canção reentrou na parada britânica, alcançando a posição 96 no UK Singles Chart.
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