{"id":3028,"date":"2018-07-10T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=3028"},"modified":"2019-04-14T10:19:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T17:19:26","slug":"cover-me-free-nelson-mandela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/10\/cover-me-free-nelson-mandela\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me: Free Nelson Mandela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Bruce took the stage in South Africa for the first time ever, we knew we were in for something special right from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>From the High Hopes Tour <a href=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/26\/where-the-band-was-cape-town-january-26-2014\/\">opening show on January 26, 2014<\/a>, here&#8217;s a wonderful pro-shot video of Bruce&#8217;s opening number: a cover of &#8220;Free Nelson Mandela&#8221; by The Special A.K.A.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vckWpLAFGCA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Never charting in the U.S., &#8220;Free Nelson Mandela&#8221; reached #9 in the UK in its original 1984 release and was massively popular across Africa. When Mandela passed away in December 2013, the song charted once again, reaching #96&#8211;so when Bruce performed it at three South Africa shows in late January 2014, it was very timely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AgcTvoWjZJU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Free Nelson Mandela<br \/>\nFirst performed:<\/strong> January 26, 2014 (Cape Town, South Africa)<br \/>\n<strong>Last performed:<\/strong> February 1, 2014 (Johannesburg, South Africa)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Bruce stepped on a South African stage for the first time, he opened with this faithful cover of The Special AKA&#8217;s protest song, &#8220;Free Nelson Mandela.&#8221; Watch that  pro-shot performance inside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[142,150,1312],"class_list":["post-3028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover-me","tag-cape-town","tag-free-nelson-mandela","tag-the-special-a-k-a"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the_special_aka-nelson_mandela_s.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9w3Lk-MQ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55809,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/kingdom-of-days-january-26-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3028,"position":0},"title":"January 26","author":"Ken","date":"January 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"On this date: Tom Morello joins the E Street Band, Bruce plays South Africa for the first time, the United Steelworkers honor Bruce, and much more.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Kingdom of Days&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Kingdom of Days","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/kingdom-of-days\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/72x800-jo-lopez-capetown-_surfs-up.bruce-capetown-jo-lopez-jan-25-20147E1A6843.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/72x800-jo-lopez-capetown-_surfs-up.bruce-capetown-jo-lopez-jan-25-20147E1A6843.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/72x800-jo-lopez-capetown-_surfs-up.bruce-capetown-jo-lopez-jan-25-20147E1A6843.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/72x800-jo-lopez-capetown-_surfs-up.bruce-capetown-jo-lopez-jan-25-20147E1A6843.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/72x800-jo-lopez-capetown-_surfs-up.bruce-capetown-jo-lopez-jan-25-20147E1A6843.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3565,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2006\/01\/13\/roll-of-the-dice-cover-me-we-shall-overcome\/","url_meta":{"origin":3028,"position":1},"title":"We Shall Overcome","author":"Ken","date":"January 13, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Bruce's 1998 cover of \"We Shall Overcome\" helps keep this most potent of protest songs alive and fresh for a new generation.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/martin-luther-king-we-shall-overcome-1200x768-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/martin-luther-king-we-shall-overcome-1200x768-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/martin-luther-king-we-shall-overcome-1200x768-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/martin-luther-king-we-shall-overcome-1200x768-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/martin-luther-king-we-shall-overcome-1200x768-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55790,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/kingdom-of-days-january-25-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3028,"position":2},"title":"January 25","author":"Ken","date":"January 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"On this day in history: Bruce Springsteen films the video for \"The Wrestler,\" duets with Joe Ely in Austin, and more.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Kingdom of Days&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Kingdom of Days","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/kingdom-of-days\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wrestler.jpg?fit=1200%2C804&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wrestler.jpg?fit=1200%2C804&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wrestler.jpg?fit=1200%2C804&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wrestler.jpg?fit=1200%2C804&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wrestler.jpg?fit=1200%2C804&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55811,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/kingdom-of-days-january-28-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3028,"position":3},"title":"January 28","author":"Ken","date":"January 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Behind the scenes of \"We Are the World\" and the Tunnel of Love Express Tour, plus much more on this date in Springsteen history.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Kingdom of Days&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Kingdom of Days","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/kingdom-of-days\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watw.jpg?fit=736%2C646&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watw.jpg?fit=736%2C646&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watw.jpg?fit=736%2C646&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watw.jpg?fit=736%2C646&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26079,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/26\/cover-me-dont-change\/","url_meta":{"origin":3028,"position":4},"title":"Cover Me: Don&#8217;t Change","author":"Ken","date":"March 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"When Bruce and the E Street Band visited INXS's home town of Sydney in 2014, they paid tribute with one of their very best modern covers.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dontchange.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dontchange.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dontchange.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dontchange.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dontchange.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3248,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/23\/cover-me-willie-nelson-and-emmylou-harris-dry-lightning\/","url_meta":{"origin":3028,"position":5},"title":"Cover Me, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris: Dry Lightning","author":"Ken","date":"July 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris hit a home run with their world-weary take on \"Dry Lightning.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/willieemmy.jpg?fit=500%2C327&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3028"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9104,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028\/revisions\/9104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}