Vote for your Favourite South African song of all time

[Jangar]

The Sunday Times are doing a poll here:

http://www.thetimes.co.za/printedition/m...Top60.aspx

You can vote for any song you like it doesn't have to be on their list

[ForumAdmin]

Vote for your favourite South African song of all time

TOP 60 Greatest South African Songs of all Time
Our suggestions:
Voting form is underneath song titles

1. Sarie Marais — Afrikaans folk song from the Anglo-Boer war
2. Weekend Special — Brenda Fassie
3. Slave — Lucky Dube
4. Mbube — Solomon Linda
5. Vulindlela — Brenda Fassie
6. African Dream — Vicky Sampson
7. Special Star — Mango Groove
8. Ntyilo Ntyilo — Manhattan Brothers and Miriam Makeba
9. Suikerbossie — David DeLange
10. Lakutshoni’langa — Miriam Makeba
11. Angingweda — Rebecca Malope
12. De la Rey — Bok van Blerk
13. Thath’isghubu — Bongo Maffin
14. Nkalakatha — Mandoza
15. Pata Pata — Miriam Makeba
16. Stimela — Hugh Masekela
17. Zwakala — Stimela
18. Sondela — Ringo Madlingozi
19. Imbizo — Phuzekhemisi
20. Hey Boy — Via Afrika
21. Mmalo We — Jabu Khanyile
22. Quick Quick — MarcAlex
23. Melodi ya Lla — Mahlathini and Mahotella Queens
24. It’s About Time — Boom Shaka
25. Scatterlings of Africa — Juluka
26. Impi — Juluka
27. African Sky Blue — Juluka
28. "k-word" — Arthur Mafokate
29. Burn Out — Sipho Mabuse
30. Substitute — Clout 31. Meadowlands — Nancy Jacobs and her Sisters.
32. Jikijela — Letta Mbulu
33. Paradise Road — Joy
34. Charlie — The Rabbitt
35. Master Jack — 4 Jacks and a Jill
36. Weeping — Bright Blue
37. Zabalaza — Thandiswa Mazwai
38. Doo be Doo — Freshlyground
39. Pantsula For Life — Kabelo
40. YU4Me — Mdu
41. Umqombothi — Yvonne Chaka Chaka
42. Soldier - Chicco Twala
43. Rooi Hotel — David Kramer
44. Acid Rain — Wendy Oldfield
45. I Love You Daddy — Ricardo
46. Hope Joanna — Dr Victor with the Rasta Rebels
47. Matswale — Caiphus Semenya
48. Jabulani — PJ Powers
49. Hita Famba Moyeni — Paul Ndlovu
50. Now or Never — Sankomota
51. Meet Me At the River — Letta Mbulu
52. A Cry, A Smile And A Dance -- Judith Sephuma

53. Take Your Love and Keep It — Steve Kekana and Nana Coyote
54. Ngiyakukhumbula Mama — Soul Brothers
55. Homecoming — Jimmy Dludlu
56. Ngihamba Nawe — Mafikizolo
57. Serantabole — Dolly Rathebe
58. KaZet — Mahlathini and Mahotella Queens
59. Homeless — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
60. Plea From Africa — Sibongile Khumalo

[Spacegirl]

The Sunday Times are doing a poll here:

http://www.thetimes.co.za/printedition/m...Top60.aspx

You can vote for any song you like it doesn't have to be on their list

Via Afrika.... by Via Afrika!

http://www.freshmusic.co.za/mp3/via%20af...afrika.mp3

[Cheffie]

25. Scatterlings of Africa - Juluka

There was also a song by Soweto String Quartet which I cannot for the life of me remember the name of.. but when I hear it, the smell of the African soil comes wafting back to my senses.

[TheDuck]

quite a naff list .. to be sure

no Margaret Singana?

[Ade]

and where's "Ag pleez daddy"?

and I'm surprised "Ek verlang na jou" is not there either

although glad to see Lucky Dube got a mention, although "Back to my Roots" and "Feel Irie" could be there too...

no Jonathan Butler neither...

[gwasi]

No eVoid - "Shadows"
no Ella Mental , no Robin Auld
Would have to go for Juluka or MarcAlex

[Jangar]

I've voted twice so far, Dog Detachments "Miracle (Waiting for a ...)" and Falling Mirror's "Johnny Calls the Chemist", neither of which are on the list.

I still have to vote for "Impi" and a few 100 others :p

[Jangar]

Here's the top 10 so far:

Code:

Song Name Song Number Number of votes
Master Jack — 4 Jacks and a Jill 35 423
De la Rey — Bok van Blerk 12 241
Weekend Special — Brenda Fassie 2 114
Weeping — Bright Blue 36 70
Slave — Lucky Dube 33 66
Hey Boy — Via Afrika 20 65
Scatterlings of Africa — Juluka 25 46
Substitute — Clout 30 43
Sarie Marais — Afrikaans folk song from the Anglo-Boer war 1 40
Doo be Doo — Freshlyground 38 35

[Ade]

I've voted twice so far, Dog Detachments "Miracle (Waiting for a ...)" ...

hehe Dog Detachment, now that brings back memories...
went to see them many times in the Jo'burg area, along with the Asylum kidz...
they used to wear overalls something like this anta2: well, maybe not quite like that, but it's the best icon I could find :haha: