Peter Gabriel

Released: June 2, 1980

Songwriter: Peter Gabriel

Producer: Peter Gabriel

[Intro: Crowd]
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo
Yiva imithandazo yethu
Nkosi Sikelela!
Nkosi Sikelela!
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo
Yiva imithandazo yethu
Nkosi Sikelela!
Nkosi Sikelela!

[Verse 1: Peter Gabriel]
September '77
Port Elizabeth, Sonnenschein
In sechs-eins-neun endlich Ruhe
Nur ein Stuhl ging aus dem Leim

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
Er ist tot
Er ist tot

[Interlude]

[Verse 2: Peter Gabriel]
Du löscht gerade noch eine Kerze
Doch nicht ein großes Feuer
Springt die Flamme einmal über
Treibt der Wind sie immer höher

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
Er ist tot
Er ist tot

[Interlude]

[Verse 3: Peter Gabriel]
Die lange Nacht ist viel zu heiß
Ich träum' nur noch in rot
Die Welt da draußen ist schwarz-weiß
Nur eine Farbe tot

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
Er ist tot
Er ist tot

[Post-Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
Und alle, alle seh'n euch jetzt
Seh'n euch jetzt, seh'n euch jetzt
Sie sind da, sie sind da

[Interlude]

[Outro: Crowd]
...Nkosi Sikelela!
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo
Yiva imithandazo yethu
Nkosi Sikelela!
Nkosi Sikelela!

As a member of Genesis in the early ‘70s, Peter Gabriel helped move progressive rock to new levels of theatricality. He was no less ambitious as a solo artist, but he was more subtle in his methods. With his first eponymous solo album in 1977, he began exploring darker, more cerebral territory, incorporating avant-garde, electronic, and worldbeat influences into his music. The record, as well as its two similarly titled successors, established Gabriel as a critically acclaimed cult artist, and with 1982’s Security, he began to move into the mainstream; “Shock the Monkey” became his first Top 40 hit, paving the way for his multi-platinum breakthrough So in 1986. Accompanied by a series of groundbreaking videos and the number one single “Sledgehammer,” So became a multi-platinum hit, and Gabriel became an international star. Instead of capitalizing on his sudden success, he began to explore other interests, including recording soundtracks and running his company Real World. By the time he returned to pop with 1992’s Us, his mass audience had faded away and he spent the remainder of the '90s working on multimedia projects for Real World.

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