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FREE was composed on February 11th 1990 by TonyB and Jimmy Duncan whilst on holiday in Barbados. We were sitting in Jimmy's beach house at Palm Beach, Barbados and we had the TV on....It was a momentous day in history as we were watching Nelson Mandela walk FREE after 27 years of imprisonment.
The Berlin Wall had recently fallen too! The fight for Freedom is a struggle that continues.......
Musicians:
TonyB: Hammond B3
Biggie Irie: Vocals
Jimmy Duncan: Guitar, Keys, Horns, drum programming, BV’s
Arturo Tappin: Saxophone
Philip Brennan: Bass
Alan Silverman: Mastering (NY City)
Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Jimmy Duncan at Paradise Alley Studios, Barbados
FREE - Bajan Mix
Music & Lyrics: Jimmy Duncan & Tony Brannon
FREE
We're here and every day the world is changing, sooner or later people gotta be free
The time has come to do some rearranging, something is missing, ya gotta agree
We've all got to learn to live together, the messages are everywhere, just look around and see
FREE FREE FREE, they’ve knocked down the walls and they’re free
East and the West, challenging the rest to be free
FREE FREE FREE, they've opened the gates and he's free
Courage and strength, that’s what it takes to be Free
The best ideal is love and understanding, bright rays of hope, break through in time
The politics of life are so demanding, causes the friction, plays with our minds
Men give their lives and still we’re not together, what more does it take for everyone to be?
FREE FREE FREE, they’ve knocked down the walls and they’re free
East and the West, challenging the rest to be free
FREE FREE FREE, they’ve opened the gates and he’s free
Courage and strength, that’s what it takes to be Free
Rap/Chant
Oh there’s never been a better time, to seize the chance for of all mankind
Berlin walls and freedom calls, dictators and apartheid falls
History’s shown the human race, Hitler, Stalin, Noriega’s face
Their reign of terror and misery, must never come again in history
Panama and Afghanistan, Angola, China must make new plans
Close the doors to regional wars, religious strife on Beirut shores
Lennon’s dream, “Give Peace a Chance”, still shines bright if we take a stand
and join the struggle to be …..
FREE FREE FREE, they’ve knocked down the walls and they’re free
East and the West, challenging the rest to be free
FREE FREE FREE, they’ve opened the gates and he’s free
Courage and strength that’s what it takes to be Free
FREE FREE FREE, they’ve knocked down the walls and they’re free
East and the West, challenging the rest to be free
FREE FREE FREE, they’ve opened the gates and he’s free
Apartheid must fall, we all hear the call to be FREE
FREE FREE FREE, FREE FREE FREE
- Genre
- Reggae