Rhodesians Never Die

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"Rhodesians Never Die"
Single by Clem Tholet
from the album Songs of Love and War
B-side "Hey, Hey, Jerome"
Released1973
Genre Folk
Length2:24
Label Teal
Clem Tholet singles chronology
"Vrystaat"
(1969)		"Rhodesians Never Die"
(1973)		"Peace Dream"
(1977)

"Rhodesians Never Die" is a Rhodesian patriotic song, written and first recorded by Rhodesian singer-songwriter Clem Tholet in 1973. [1] Though originally released as a pop song, its lyrics caused it to gain an iconic status amongst Rhodesians during the Rhodesian Bush War of the 1970s. [2] It caused the phrase "Rhodesians never die" to become a popular patriotic phrase amongst Rhodesians, especially during the Bush War. [3] That phrase also became a slogan amongst white supremacists. [4]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ African Affairs, Volume 87, Royal African Society, 1988, page 66
  2. ↑ Frederikse, J.; Partridge, B. (1983). None But Ourselves: Masses Vs. Media in the Making of Zimbabwe. Heinemann. p. 51. ISBN   978-0-435-96201-2.
  3. ↑ Godwin, Peter; Hancock, Ian (25 March 1993). ‘Rhodesians Never Die’: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia, c.1970–1980 (1 ed.). Oxford University PressOxford. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203650.001.0001. ISBN   978-0-19-820365-0 . Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Ismay, John (10 April 2018). "Rhodesia's Dead — but White Supremacists Have Given It New Life Online". The New York Times Company. The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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