(Something Inside) So Strong
- (Something Inside) So Strong
"(Something Inside) So Strong is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter, Labi Siffre. It was released as a single in 1987 and was the song that brought him back to mainstream popularity in his home country.
The song was inspired by a TV documentary Siffre viewed in 1985, in which a white soldier was seen shooting at black children. Appalled, he penned the song as an anti-Apartheid anthem, which was a very serious issue at the time, advising Africans to stand tall in the face of adversity.
The song was the biggest success Siffre would ever have in his career, peaking at #4 in the UK Singles Chart and bringing him out of self-imposed retirement and back into the public eye.
The song was covered by Pop Idol constestant, Rik Waller in 2002. It was also used in the John Pilger documentary "The War on Democracy". Odetta also performs it in her 2008 tour.
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