Linton Kwesi Johnson - Mi Revalueshanary Fren

[@jasonrhodes4981]

Soundtrack of my life. Thank you, Linton. Let's remember that the efforts of just a small group of committed people can result in profound social change. We are the oppressed, and we know we're oppressed - no need for propaganda. So many different ways to undermine authority. Dogma is not just unnecessary - it's authority itself. How do you undermine authority while enhancing the quality of your own life? Ask a child - they're good at it. Let's struggle for fun, and struggle for revolution. And let's listen to Linton while we do it. Thank you, Linton. Your words have meant so much. Peace.

[@racenemo]

My Revolutionary Friend My revolutionary friend is not the same anymore You know since when? Since the masses that were silenced Started to grumble Since party paramountcy took a tumble From Hungary to Poland to Romania Since their cosy castles started to crumble When we back up one another in reasoning My friend always ends up on the same thing This is the song he loves to sing: Kádár1 He had to go Zhivkov2 He had to go Husák3 He had to go Honecker4 He had to go Ceaușescu5 He had to go Just like apartheid Will have to go A while ago my friend and me were talking So I said to him: The way the earth runs nowadays, man It's getting harder by the day To know where you stand 'Cause when you think you step on solid dry land When you check you find you're in quick-sand You don't notice how the landscape shifts It's like there is a volcanoe underneath and nothing can stop it 'Cause things just bubble and boil down below Strata6 separates and refolds And when you think you reached the mountain top It's a brand new plateau and you go back up My revolutionary friend shook his head and sighed This is what he replied: Kádár He had to go Zhivkov He had to go Husák He had to go Honecker He had to go Ceaușescu He had to go Just like apartheid Will have to go Well, I was never satisfied with what my friend replied And to get a deeper meaning in the reasoning I said to him: Well, allright So Gorby7 gave the people glasnost8 And that posed a lot of problems for the stalinists So Gorby started perestroika9 upon them Confunding bureaucratic strategems But we have to face the cold facts; He also opened up Pandora's box Yes, people power is just a shower every hour And everybody claims they're democratic But some are wolfs and some are sheep And that is problematic: Now, things like that, you would call dialectics10? My revolutionary friend paused a while and he smiled Then he looked me in the eye and replied: Kádár He had to go Zhivkov He had to go Husák He had to go Honecker He had to go Ceaușescu He had to go Just like apartheid Will have to go Well, I couldn't elaborate Plus, it was getting kind of late So in spite of my lack of understanding About the meaning of the changes in the East For the West, nonetheless And although I have my reservations About the consequences and implications Especially for Black Liberation To bring the reasoning to an conclusion I had to agree with my friend Hoping that, when we meet up once again We could have a fuller conversation So I said to him, you know what? I said what? I said: Kádár He had to go Zhivkov He had to go Husák He had to go Honecker He had to go Ceaușescu He had to go Just like apartheid Soon gone lyricstranslate.com

[@normansmith3029]

Another one of Jamaica's finest out of Clarendon, Mr Linton Kwesi Johnson helped shaped the way so black and brown people in Britout (immigrants) could self liberate.

[@salemouldsaad70]

Quel son mais bon sang quel son...25 de lkj et il m'étonne encore... chapeau Linton et respect

[@malikzemmour..]

👌

[@bogup]

Mi revalueshanary fren is nat di same agen Yu know fram wen? Fram di masses shata silence Staat fi grumble Fram pawty paramoncy tek a tumble Fram Hungary to Poelan to Romania Fram di cozy cyassle dem staat fi crumble Wen wi buck-up wananada in a reaznin Mi fren always en up pan di same ting Dis is di sang im love fi sing: Kaydar E ad to go Zhivkov E ad to go Husack E ad to go Honnicka E ad to go Cauchescu E ad to go Jus like apartied Wi av to go Awhile agoh mi fren an mi woz taakin Soh mi seh to im: Wat a way di eart a run nowadays, man It gettin aada by di day Fi know whey yu stan Cauz wen yu tink yu deh pun salid dry lan Wen yu cteck a stack yu fine yu ina quick-san Yu noh notice ow di lanscape a shiff Is like valcanoe unda it an notn cyaan stap it Cauz tings jusa…

[@franzmarcvanderheusen2610]

Der Style hört man sehr sehr selten und Linton Kwesi macht das zu einem Perfekten Sounderlebnis !

[@ezaius2011]

That's what we call music..

[@marcelgeorgeremy419]

No comment always there after all these years

[@yannickmathonnet9173]

ce morceau est une claque aux dictateurs de touts poils

[@laurentdellatorre4430]

Absolument excellent. Merci.

[@yannickmathonnet9173]

tout lkj est excellent, ce gars ne sait faire que dans la precision et l 'excellence, d ou la rareté des ses albums

[@lasdeejay4895]

trop puissant lkj

[@malikzemmour..]

🙏🙏👌

[@revthebutcher]

So Garby gi di people dem glashnas

[@SurfLeleco]

Fya burn Fogo na babilonia

[@tamipucci4920]

Reggae de verdade música boa demais...curtida em 2018

[@BorkaBDaProducer]

It misses on Spotify

[@thomasemanuelzoller4824]

demma trumpa you gotta now pomaso she is gone

[@EduBanton645]

great

[@mumblety96]

This is one of the funniest songs in the world. Don't @ me.

[@riccardo6152]

Un gigante ✌️✌️

[@TheXaimaca]

KWESI ON FRONTLINE MILITANCY AGAINST DESPOTISM MILITANCY AGAINST IMPERIALISM MILITANCY FOR PAN-AFRICANISM MILITANCY FOR EQUALRIGHTS A THIS A KWESI' MILITANCY GUIDANCE

[@afaultytoaster]

ceausescu gets a bad rap but at least he had passion. people knew he cared.

[@dustybeat]

interesting justification...

[@johnware5025]

The judge who sentenced him to death after a farcical trial committed suicide later in life out of regret, Romania is much worse off now unfortunately

[@holgerminte9235]

unglaublich

[@warrengee123456]

i Love his music but all the racist shit is crap

[@cloudthief8918]

What racism?