Coverinfo
Bruce performed the song 39 times (including multiple times during same shows)
The song was performed 21 times during the Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour. The song was performed twice on each date, opening the proceedings in a stripped-down version featuring Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Sting, and Youssou N'Dour, and closing in a full-band version featuring the same artists and sometimes other additional artists too, and backed by the E Street Band. Human Rights Now! Was a worldwide tour to raise awareness of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the work of Amnesty International. Other than Springsteen, the concerts feature Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour, plus guest performers from each of the countries where the concerts are held.
1988-10-15 Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2x)
1988-10-14 Estadio Mundialista Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
1988-10-12 Parque Antártica, São Paulo, Brazil (2x)
1988-10-09 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast (2x)
1988-10-07 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe (2x)
1988-10-03 Olympiáko Stádio "Spyros Louis", Athens, Greece
1988-09-30 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India (2x)
1988-09-27 Tokyo Domu, Tokyo, Japan (2x)
1988-09-23 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland (2x)
1988-09-21 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (2x)
1988-09-19 John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia (2x)
1988-09-17 Olympic Stadium, Montreal (2x)
1988-09-15 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto (2x)
1988-09-13 Estadio Nacional De Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (2x)
1988-09-10 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain (2x)
1988-09-08 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy (2x)
1988-09-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France (2x)
1988-09-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France (2x)
1988-09-02 Wembley Stadium, London, England (2x)
During
a benefit show for the Amnesty International Foundation. The song was
performed with Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour. This
live 10 Dec 1998 version was first officially released on The Paris
Concert For Amnesty International: The Struggle Continues... home video
in 1999.
Lyrics
, stand up for your right
Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right
Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right
Get Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight
Preacher man don't tell me heaven is under the earth
I know you don't know what life is really worth
Is not all that glitters in gold and
Half the story has never been told
So now you see the light, aay
Stand up for your right. Come on
Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right
Get Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight
Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right
Get Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight
Most people think great God will come from the sky
Take away everything, and make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You would look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
You stand up for your right, yeah
Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right
Get Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight
Get Up, Stand Up. Life is your right
So we can't give up the fight
Stand up for your right, Lord, Lord
Get Up, Stand Up. Keep on struggling on
Don't give up the fight
We're sick and tired of your ism and skism game
Die and go to heaven in Jesus' name, Lord
We know when we understand
Almighty God is a living man
You can fool some people sometimes
But you can't fool all the people all the time
So now we see the light
We going to stand up for our right
So you'd better...
Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right
Get Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight
Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right
Get Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight