Steven Van Zandt is rereleasing his 1985 protest LP 'Sun City, which features Bono, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Springsteen
Steven Van Zandt is rereleasing his 1985 protest LP 'Sun City,' which features Bono, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, and Bruce Springsteen.Steven Van Zandt is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from a South African prison by rereleasing his 1985 multi-artist protest LP,The album contains not just his protest anthem “Sun City,” but also Peter Gabriel’s “No More Apartheid,” and “Silver and Gold,” written by Bono along with Keith Richards and Ron Wood.
Van Zandt wrote “Sun City” in response to rock acts like Queen, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, and Cher performing at the South African Sun City resort in violation of a cultural boycott of the country. He recruited an amazing lineup of guest artists to sing on the song “We Are the World”-style, including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Jackson Browne, Pete Townshend, Hall and Oates, Herbie Hancock, Afrika Bambaataa, and several others.
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