Share your music anthems

Aerolor · 23 July 2021 19:56

SA anthem for Freedom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpMgzWBpu2o

Gimme Hope Joanna

Well Jo’anna she runs a country
She runs in Durban and the Transvaal
She makes a few of her people happy, oh
She don’t care about the rest at all
She’s got a system they call apartheid
It keeps a brother in a subjection
But maybe pressure can make Jo’anna see
How everybody could a live as one
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
Hope, Jo’anna
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
‘Fore the morning come
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
Hope, Jo’anna
Hope before the morning come
I hear she make all the golden money
To buy new weapons, any shape of guns
While every mother in black Soweto fears
The killing of another son
Sneakin’ across all the neighbors’ borders
Now and again having little fun
She doesn’t care if the fun and games she play
Is dang’rous to ev’ryone
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
Hope, Jo’anna
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
'Fore the morning come
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
Hope, Jo’anna
Hope before the morning come
She’s got supporters in high up places
Who turn their heads to the city sun
Jo’anna give them the fancy money
Oh to tempt anyone who’d come
She even knows how to swing opinion
In every magazine and the journals
For every bad move that this Jo’anna makes
They got a good explanation
Even the preacher who works for Jesus
The Archbishop who’s a peaceful man
Together say that the freedom fighters
Will overcome the very strong
I want to know if you’re blind Jo’anna
If you want to hear the sound of drums
Can’t you see that the tide is turning
Oh don’t make me wait till the morning come
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
Hope, Jo’anna
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
'Fore the morning come
Gimme hope, Jo’anna
Hope, Jo’anna
Hope before the morning come

Anthem for sure Minx - My Husband was working in Johannesburg when this came out.

Plankton · 23 July 2021 20:01

^Very nice Minx

Aerolor · 23 July 2021 20:22

This will resonate for anyone who has had to work underground in a mine.

Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster. (again thanks to anyone who can anyone help opening it up - I’ll have to learn)

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=YouTube+Bee+Gees+New+York+Mining+Disaster&&view=detail&mid=39F9BA7E6D974D574F8C39F9BA7E6D974D574F8C&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DYouTube%2BBee%2BGees%2BNew%2BYork%2BMining%2BDisaster%26Form%3DVDRSCL%26%3D0

Roj_Blake · 23 July 2021 20:52

Hi Aerolor
Minx kindly shared this with me.
Hope it helps

This guide is for anyone who finds it difficult and frustrating to upload a video to a post on Over 50s. Hope it helps.

Choose a video on YouTube.

Ensure the video is on the small screen only, not the enlarged screen. (little square at bottom right of your video which enlarges/minimises the video screen)

Ensure sound is at full volume (megaphone icon bottom left-hand side under the video)

Once you are on small video screen you will see the word SHARE underneath the video on the bottom right-hand side.
Click this once.

After you have clicked on share, a little box will appear and you will see the word COPY on the right hand side of video.
Click once on this.

After you have clicked on the word copy, Look quickly at the bottom left of the video screen and you will see the words “LINK COPIED TO CLIPBOARD’’. You have to be quick to spot this as it disappears as quickly as it appears. But don’t worry, once you have clicked the word ‘copy’ that will do.

That’s all you have to do on YouTube. Now you can either exit YouTube or log into Over 50’s on a new tab.

Once back in Over 50s, click on the usual Reply box that you would use to respond to threads and posts. (Not the Quick Reply box).

At the top of the Reply box you will see a small Icon that resembles a yellow stamp.
(5th in from the right, 14th in from the left) just at the top above the smiley’s.

Click on this yellow stamp icon and a little search type box will appear on the screen.
In this box you will see the usual “https://”. Delete this completely and click your curser at the beginning of this search box, ready to enter the following below.

Now in your little search type box Press the following two keys CTRL and V This will bring the URL of your video into view. This bit is important. You need to delete every character that you don’t require in this URL. The https:youtu.be/ must be deleted, especially the forward slash character otherwise it won’t work. All you should have left is what I call the bumph (letters/figures) that comes after that forward slash. Do not delete any of these. Only delete the https bit right up to and including the forward slash.

Last bit now….

Looking at your keyboard, right next to the P Key, you will see some brackets. These are the only brackets you must use. Do not use the brackets on keys 9 and 0 or your upload will not work.

Now with what bumph you have left in your little search type box, you need to put the following at the beginning and end. Using only the brackets next to the P Key, at the beginning of the URL (in small characters and no spaces) Type in left open bracket type the letters yt then type the right close bracket. (please remember to use only the brackets next to the P Key).It’s so easy to forget when one is used to using only the 9 and 0 bracket keys everyday.

Now go to the end of the bumph letters/figures. You will be doing the same again but this time with one extra very important character added, a forward slash before typing the yt letters. (Remember again, using only the brackets next to P Key)

Type left open bracket type the characters /yt then type right close bracket.

It is important that you include the forward slash character before the yt characters at the end of the URL or it won’t work.(there is no forward slash character at the beginning of the URL, only at the end)

Press enter.

Now hopefully, when you scroll down to ‘preview’ at the bottom of your Reply Box, you should see the video in full with sound. It will have the abbreviation ‘IMG’ above and below the video on show. You will feel very smug and happy.

Good luck. Don’t hesitate to message me as many times as you need to if you get stuck, happy to help until you get it right.

Best of Luck. Regards Shroppy

Roj_Blake · 23 July 2021 20:58

Hi Aerolor

I’ve tried converting your link but I think the process only works on Youtube videos,(I’m not to sure so maybe someone can correct me if I’m wrong).

So I’ve pulled it off Youtube for you.Hope you don’t mind.

Lovely song btw.

Aerolor · 24 July 2021 10:31

Hi Aerolor
Minx kindly shared this with me.
Hope it helps

This guide is for anyone who finds it difficult and frustrating to upload a video to a post on Over 50s. Hope it helps.

Choose a video on YouTube.

Ensure the video is on the small screen only, not the enlarged screen. (little square at bottom right of your video which enlarges/minimises the video screen)

Ensure sound is at full volume (megaphone icon bottom left-hand side under the video)

Once you are on small video screen you will see the word SHARE underneath the video on the bottom right-hand side.
Click this once.

After you have clicked on share, a little box will appear and you will see the word COPY on the right hand side of video.
Click once on this.

After you have clicked on the word copy, Look quickly at the bottom left of the video screen and you will see the words “LINK COPIED TO CLIPBOARD’’. You have to be quick to spot this as it disappears as quickly as it appears. But don’t worry, once you have clicked the word ‘copy’ that will do.

That’s all you have to do on YouTube. Now you can either exit YouTube or log into Over 50’s on a new tab.

Once back in Over 50s, click on the usual Reply box that you would use to respond to threads and posts. (Not the Quick Reply box).

At the top of the Reply box you will see a small Icon that resembles a yellow stamp.
(5th in from the right, 14th in from the left) just at the top above the smiley’s.

Click on this yellow stamp icon and a little search type box will appear on the screen.
In this box you will see the usual “https://”. Delete this completely and click your curser at the beginning of this search box, ready to enter the following below.

Now in your little search type box Press the following two keys CTRL and V This will bring the URL of your video into view. This bit is important. You need to delete every character that you don’t require in this URL. The https:youtu.be/ must be deleted, especially the forward slash character otherwise it won’t work. All you should have left is what I call the bumph (letters/figures) that comes after that forward slash. Do not delete any of these. Only delete the https bit right up to and including the forward slash.

Last bit now….

Looking at your keyboard, right next to the P Key, you will see some brackets. These are the only brackets you must use. Do not use the brackets on keys 9 and 0 or your upload will not work.

Now with what bumph you have left in your little search type box, you need to put the following at the beginning and end. Using only the brackets next to the P Key, at the beginning of the URL (in small characters and no spaces) Type in left open bracket type the letters yt then type the right close bracket. (please remember to use only the brackets next to the P Key).It’s so easy to forget when one is used to using only the 9 and 0 bracket keys everyday.

Now go to the end of the bumph letters/figures. You will be doing the same again but this time with one extra very important character added, a forward slash before typing the yt letters. (Remember again, using only the brackets next to P Key)

Type left open bracket type the characters /yt then type right close bracket.

It is important that you include the forward slash character before the yt characters at the end of the URL or it won’t work.(there is no forward slash character at the beginning of the URL, only at the end)

Press enter.

Now hopefully, when you scroll down to ‘preview’ at the bottom of your Reply Box, you should see the video in full with sound. It will have the abbreviation ‘IMG’ above and below the video on show. You will feel very smug and happy.

Good luck. Don’t hesitate to message me as many times as you need to if you get stuck, happy to help until you get it right.

Best of Luck. Regards Shroppy

Thank you very much for that Shroppy. That’s a very old video - before Robin Gibb had his teeth fixed. They did look very young, although I suppose we all did then.

Plankton · 25 July 2021 12:10

Minx · 25 July 2021 12:14

Loved the signage Plank

Minx · 25 July 2021 12:16

Minx · 25 July 2021 12:18

Minx · 25 July 2021 12:25

Minx · 25 July 2021 18:29

Plankton · 27 July 2021 19:11

Roj_Blake · 27 July 2021 20:20

Minx · 28 July 2021 20:08

Arachne · 27 August 2021 17:42

Wow Slade I was a huge fan…

Arachne · 27 August 2021 17:48

The Cranberries - Linger

*sigh

Minx · 27 August 2021 17:54

Arachne · 27 August 2021 18:05

Canadian band… Our Lady Peace this is my favorite of their songs.

Our Lady Peace - Innocent

Arachne · 28 August 2021 17:53

David Bowie - Heroes

Miss you