▁City ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁album ▁that ▁contained ▁several ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁Steven ▁Van ▁Z and t - led ▁Art ists ▁United ▁Again st ▁A part heid ' s ▁" S un ▁City " ▁protest ▁song ▁against ▁apart heid ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁se lections ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ve in ▁from ▁that ▁project . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁track , ▁other ▁songs ▁were ▁recorded ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁completed ▁an ▁album ' s ▁worth ▁of ▁material . ▁Dr um mer - mus ician ▁Keith ▁Le Bl anc ▁and ▁journalist ▁D anny ▁Sch ech ter ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁ ▁" Re volution ary ▁Situ ation ", ▁an ▁audio - col lage ▁set ▁to ▁music ▁that ▁took ▁its ▁title ▁from ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁then - inter ior ▁minister ▁Louis ▁Nel ▁condem ning ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Am id ▁a ▁background ▁of ▁y apping ▁police ▁dogs , ▁sounds ▁of ▁may hem ▁and ▁revol t ▁in ▁the ▁town ship , ▁Le Bl anc ▁and ▁Sch ech ter ▁mixed ▁in ▁angry ▁declarations ▁by ▁activ ists ▁like ▁Alan ▁Bo es ak , ▁Bishop ▁Des mond ▁T ut u ▁and ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ' s ▁daughter ▁Z ind zi , ▁loop ed ▁with ▁what ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁interview ▁with ▁her ▁father , ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁meet ings ▁with ▁other ▁artists ▁who ▁volunte ered , ▁B ono ▁of ▁U 2 ▁went ▁back