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Prologue
00:54
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2. |
Houghton Parents
04:10
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Should fate not cut the thread of life
they’ll waste away
in mausoleums built to last
a thousand years.
Their world seem so
secure and safe.
The servant still serves tea
outside,
on the lawn,
beneath the trees.
It taste so good.
Silverware reflects the gardener’s
Teesav suit.
For the twenty years he served the family
he’d get the boot.
Students framed
for better days.
The sporting team,
beneath the glazed
living room eyes,
seek their demise.
This neighbourhood
still feel so good.
The swimming pool
is only used at Christmas time
when the children are on holiday
from you UCT.
Pregnant, Jenny
wrote the freedom charter on her bedroom wall.
How times have changed.
But her parents still believe
the politics they see on TV.
On the patio, the maid serves tea.
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3. |
Potential Aggressor #1
00:57
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4. |
Golden Rendezvous
04:21
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5. |
Underground
02:56
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The power lines have fallen down
there’s a curfew in the town
I take your hand we must escape
before it is too late
we can hide out near a lake of poisoned water
can you see
how the smoke from burning houses
hangs over the city
and our leaders have all gone underground
we head towards a mine shaft
where some other refugees
are organising shelter
and resistance to the siege
a message to the civilized red faces in the west
bring your hammer and your bi-sickle and fix this bloody mess
our leaders have all gone underground
some children steal a motor car from soldiers
it is seen through infra red binoculars
images flash on a screen
the technology is there to crush subversion everywhere
but the spirit of resistance
pregnates the atmosphere
and our leaders have all gone underground.
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6. |
This Land
03:29
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7. |
Fraud City
03:16
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there is something you should know about me
after I've gone you must be strong. I have to disappear
a major business deal fell though
something went wrong
at ESKOM - take care of the kids
all this I have done for you ,my dear,
I took what I could
our life will be good
join me when you can
rotten to the core corrupt
the apple of your eye
can't make ends meet can't satisfy
can't deny connections with the east
4 million rand stashed away for better days
away from home
pull a sheet across your eyes
don't pretend to be surprised
take what you want
put it in a suitcase head for Argentine
east west south is best
but
please don't send me back to Fraud City
"'n kommunis agter elke bos"
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8. |
Hoe Ry Die Boere
01:33
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9. |
Mafeking Road
05:22
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Mafikeng Road
Imposing structures dominate this capital
Homeland experiments in architecture
Airport and Parliament buildings stand firm
Things fall apart with the stadium they built on
Mafeking Road
Israeli building experts disappear into the night
Mafeking Road
So it goes we were told that the centre would not hold
Foreigners leaving or being told to leave
Currency changes hands
Passports endorsed
Tears at the airport
a farewell embrace
Houses are empty
the schools are all closed along
Mafeking Road
Get out of here and never show your face again
Mafeking Road
So it goes we were told that the centre would not hold
Excerpt from a Tswana Propaganda TV show.
translated, the voices are saying:
I wanted to say that I recognise you when you jumped over the wall of the Kraal
so you eventually became a soldier
and you became a terrorist
go-ahead mock me but this will be the last time that you do this
please you’re hurting me
if you scream I will kill you
I wish my examination was over I can’t wait to join the army
I wonder where they’ll send me
what do you want in our house?
I came to visit the sergeant
The Sergeant agrees that I will not make a mistake by joining the army
go now and become a soldier that all of us people can be proud of
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10. |
The Maids Day Off
03:13
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11. |
Maids Day Off #2
03:49
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12. |
Greatest Hits
01:08
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13. |
Teargas
02:09
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TEARGAS laid down after cops had teargassed us in the Market Teatre during the ECC concert that year (1987)
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15. |
Brighter Future
02:14
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16. |
Healthy Way of Life
03:41
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Existing in exile must rate
favourably to this present state
of uniformed mentality.
I think the Boere* are watching me.
Pathetic individual
I clutch my sticky steering wheel.
Sweating out a private fear
in a shirt designed for yesteryear.
That’s why I’ve always had my doubts
about the healthy way of life.
How can I lose myself for a while?
Smoking zoll** is out of style.
Inside me things are out of control.
Drinking too much alcohol.
Think I’ll have a bath sometime
Wash the creases from my brow.
Brush my teeth and stand up straight
Put a smile on my face
That’s why I’ve always had my doubts
about the healthy way of life.
( guitar solo replaced by mad fascist wannabe dictator ranting in Afrikaans.)
Standing here like a tree
Waiting to work in a factory
Swiping floors and making tea
Such a healthy life for me
Unskilled labour is easy to reproduce
Its nothing new
Fun and games in industry
While working towards redundancy
Thats why I’ve always had my doubts about the healthy way of life.
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*Boere - SA slang for police
**zol is SA slang for weed
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17. |
Veraaiers
02:20
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Kalahari Surfers South Africa
Warrick Sony is a South African composer, producer, musician and sound designer.
He is the founder and sole permanent member of the Kalahari Surfers. They made politically radical satirical music in 1980s South Africa.
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