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"Sun City"
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album
_Sun City - Artists United Against Apartheid_
(Various Artists, 1985)

written by Little Steven

Lou Reed: vocals
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Ahhhhh, Sun City
na-na-na-na-na-na
Sun City
....

Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah

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

We gotta say, I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I, I, woh, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
Everybody say, I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I-I-I-I-I-I
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 out brothers and sisters in the back

I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City

Our government tell 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, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah

It's time to accept our responsibility, yeah
freedom is a privilege nobody rides for free
Lou: LOOK AROUND THE WORLD, BABY, IT CAN'T BE DENIED
.... somebody tell me why -
- are we always on the wrong side

I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
says, I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City

Bophuthatswana 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, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I-I-I-I-I-I
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, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I-I-I-I-I-I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
I, I, I
I ain't gonna play Sun City
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na
na-na-na, yeah
.... repeat and fade out

I used to really like song. I loved Pat Benatar's "I"'s.

Little Steven.

Lou Reed was the main vocals on this? I thought all others took turns with vocals...


this was soo the cool kid's We Are The World...

loved this song...

Mara said:

Ah, but that part was sung -- squalled, even -- by Bobby Womack. My favorite part of the song...