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There's no need to feel out
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Pointing fingers folk
Silent looks that spoke
Whether you quiet, whether you shout
I don't care if I'm not a go getter
'cos most the time there is nothing to get
If I don't set trends like stylish jetsetters
What's the use to get highly upset
If you suppose that I'm unaware
With my clothes and with my hair
It's what I chose to be happy with
It is a personal affair
Nobody should feel so afraid
Of impressions they think they have made
The top grade don't make no great shakes
Mllitarisation and its Affects on Durban Bands
In an effort to combat the uprisings of the black working class,
the government relied on a greater mobilisation of defence force
troops (most of whom were young white men, forcibly conscripted
for military service). It was not only the years of conscription
that interrupted many young men's lives, but also the subsequent
military camps that required those men who had already completed
their national service to perform military duties for one to
three months of each year. This compulsory military service
prompted many young white South African men to leave South Africa
as an avoidance measure. This dealt a hard blow to many a South
African band, and the South African rock music scene was harshly
affected by the exodus. Dave Gardner, a prominent
Pietermaritzburg musician who· was emigrating to the United
Kingdom was interviewed by The Natal Witness in 1984. When asked
what the main reason behind the exodus of local musicians to
Europe, this was his response:
The main reason, inevitably, is the army. Many
musicians feel it is unj ust to support the present
government. I feel it is even more important that one
can't try to be a musician and at the same time go off
to camps once a year. If there is a four-piece band
and each person is called up for three different