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Nelson Mandela

Mark · 1 reply

Nelson Mandela
Mark
4 years ago
Jul 23, 2019 - 9:10pm
[www.discogs.com] features a collaboration with Queen, but it looks like Mandela has prior releases.
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Bloopy
4 years ago
Jul 25, 2019 - 3:18am
His other releases and compilation appearances are all political speeches or use of his speech on tracks. But then so is that one:

[www.queenpedia.com]
"The song features extracts from Nelson Mandela's speeches."

Not sure it meets the "intentionally joined the collective whole of the band" rule. Sure, Mandela intentionally put on a benefit concert with Queen on the bill, but it's not clear if he made an effort to participate on the track or if producers just accessed a speech archive on their own initiative. In this live version where he's on stage and they bring a lectern for him, he doesn't use it and they just walk off while the recording of his speech plays:
[www.youtube.com]
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