Roman ALAN<p>Jukebox Friday Night has the theme of "Leaders" on Friday 18 July 2025, honouring leaders in any field, including leaders in music, or songs about specific leaders, leadership, or mentioning leaders.</p><p>Peter Gabriel, "Biko" (1980)</p><p>A song inspired by the death of the black South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody on 12 September 1977.</p><p>"You can blow out a candle<br>But you can't blow out a fire<br>Once the flames begin to catch<br>The wind will blow it higher</p><p>Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko<br>Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko<br>Yila moja*, yila moja<br>The man is dead, the man is dead</p><p>And the eyes of the world are watching now …"</p><p>* "yila moja" (Xhosa) = "come spirit"</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsVieeccpQs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=jsVieeccpQ</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/JukeboxFridayNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JukeboxFridayNight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leaders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/SteveBiko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteveBiko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PeterGabriel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterGabriel</span></a></p>