Talk:Biko (song)

Cry Freedom

The song is described as being part of the soundtrack of the 1987 film Cry Freedom. I have not seen this film. It sounds plausible that Biko would have been included, perhaps over the end credits, but the official soundtrack album doesn't have it; a result of record company wrangling, or was the 1987 live version a tie-in that was not actually in the film? -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 18:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I can provide more info.When the movie had its premiere in Spain,I watched it.One of my reasons to do so was precisely that I had heard the song was in the soundtrack.I can confirm it's not.It may have appeared in frames that were cut for the final version.The fact is,I can confirm that the song doesn't appear in the film,at least as it was shown in Spain. --Aristarco de Samotracia (talk) 12:33, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

mislink

reference editing appears to be a no-no, so i'll simply ask that the "sequence of events" link be corrected (was directing to the correct site but for some reason a different page, a segment of history ending 22 years before Biko's death) to http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/bikos-death-sequence-events-whilst-detention-18-august-12-september-1977 . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.78.166.161 (talk) 18:54, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Should there not be a Social Impact section?

I am struck as we sit in vigil for Nelson Mandela that Steve Biko's death and THIS song in particular help galvanize the Western World's activism and oppoisiton to Apartheid and yet, there is not much about that in the article. This song hit many of us who were teenagers in the face like a flying brick when it came out. It's haunting quality and Robert Fripp's innovative guitar techniques that sound like screams and the end of the world in some places in the song aren't mentioned either. Most of us who then went on to Univeristy in the 1980's formed the vanguard of the American and European Student Movements against Apartheid. Most of us would never have been moved to action and involvement so early had it not been for this song. Is there a gifted Peter Gabriel fan aboard who can help me add a Social Impact section? I feel it is more than appropriate.LiPollis (talk) 09:10, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

incorrect translation?

Gabriel sings (allegedly) "Yihla Moya" (not Yehla as on the main page) which does not mean "Come Spirit" it means "Go up/Ascend Spirit". If it was "Come Spirit" it would say "Yiza Moya". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.237.118.50 (talk) 19:02, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Citation style

I'm currently engaged in expanding and sourcing this article, and given the large number of sources with many pages, sfn citations make more sense than the current format. If anybody has any objections to the switch, please let me know, and I will self-revert. Vanamonde (talk) 16:55, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Biko (song)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Ritchie333 (talk · contribs) 10:33, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, I will look at this now and hopefully get the review done by the end of the day. A quick look through suggests it is pretty close to meeting the GA criteria, so it shouldn't take long. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 10:33, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

• "The government of South Africa placed a "banning order" on him in 1973" - any particular reason for "banning order" being in scare quotes?

• No reason. Fixed.

• "Gabriel also incorporated sounds into his recording not of his composition." - I don't understand what this means

• Yeah, not my best sentence...reworded.

• "Gabriel released the song both as a 7-inch single and as a 12-inch single" - we've already been told this earlier (via an explanation of the song's introduction), do we need to mention it again?

• Guess not. Reworded.

• ""Biko" was first released as a single in 1980" - this should probably move from "reception" to "recording and releases"

• Yep. Reworded.

That's about all I can think of - I've done a small copyedit to the article. On hold. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:15, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, Ritchie333: I've addressed your comments. Vanamonde (talk) 17:02, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

All looks fine to me, passing. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 17:03, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Many thanks. If you have any suggestions for DYK hooks, feel free to add them here. Vanamonde (talk) 17:51, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Bookend songs

this edit contradicts the references already in the article. If you wish to change the content, you really need to provide a weightier source than a youtube version of the song. Vanamonde (talk) 05:13, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Personnel

I don't know what source is saying that the instrumental credits weren't provided in the original album, they are there if you look on the lyric sheet. Therefore, whatever source is saying they aren't is false, which I'm trying to correct. I would cite the original LP but Wikipedia doesn't provide that option. Those credits ARE there, though.Lethalintoxication4900 (talk) 18:43, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

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