Song title: Sun city
(Steven Van Zandt) by Steven Van Zandt Blue Midnight Music, 1985
Sun city
We're rockers and rappers united and strong
We're here to talk about South Africa we don't like what's going on
It's time for some justice it's time for the truth
We've realized there's only one thing we can do
I ain't gonna play Sun City
Relocation to phony homelands
Separation of families I can't understand
23 million can't vote because they're black
We're stabbing our brothers and sisters in the back
I ain't gonna play Sun City
Our government tells us we're doing all we can
Constructive Engagement is Ronald Reagan's plan
Meanwhile people are dying and giving up hope
This quiet diplomacy ain't nothing but a joke
I ain't gonna play Sun City
Boputhuswana is far away
But we know it's in South Africa no matter what they say
You can't buy me I don't care what you pay
Don't ask me Sun City because I ain't gonna play
I ain't gonna play Sun City
It's time to accept our responsibility
Freedom is a privilege nobody rides for free
Look around the world baby it can't be denied
Why are we always on the wrong side
I ain't gonna play Sun City
Relocation to phony homelands
Separation of families I can't understand
23 million can't vote because they're black
We're stabbing our brothers and sisters in the back
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 21/08/1987 Stone Pony, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA during the 1987 "Bar tour"
- 08/10/1987 The Ritz, New York,NY ,USA during the 1987 "Bar tour"
- 29/01/2014 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town ,South Africa during the High Hopes tour
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 21/08/1987 Stone Pony, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 29/01/2014 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town ,South Africa
Song 'history':
Played during the '1987 bar tour', which is the name under which I group the 1987 shows Bruce played with various small bands, or guesting, in small NJ clubs.
One only performance during the High Hopes tour (29/01/2014 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town ,South Africa)
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database