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#ThrowbackThursday - A political song that inspired millions─── 13:13 Thu, 29 Jan 2015
We go back to the year 1980 with a song that has moved millions around the world even other musicians such as Bono, Alicia Keys and John Legend. This song is listed as one of the Top 20 Political Songs of all time.
On her 2013 Australian tour Alicia Keys, on learning of the passing of Nelson Mandela, sang this Song with John Legend as a tribute. Here is a live studio version of the song from 1980 performed by the legend that is Bob Marley.
"I carried Bob Marley’s Redemption Song to every meeting I had with a politician, prime minister, or president. It was for me a prophetic utterance or as Bob would say ‘the small ax that could fell the big tree’. The song reminded me that freedom always comes with a cost, but for those who would prepare to pay it, maybe ‘emancipation from mental slavery’ would be our reward." — Bono of U2
Source: wikipedia
