All Clem Tholet Lyrics (en) Total 9
Clem Tholet - Vrystaat!(Vrystaat!) In Mexico they're rude and call us names They will not let us join Olympic games They think they've got us by the neck But do we worry wot the heck
Clem Tholet - BoozeI've got a pain in my head My eyeballs are red And my tongue is like a roll of barbed wire Well, my back is a wreck It's hanging down from my neck My
Clem Tholet - Somebody Else's SongI've been burdened, I've been troubled I've been wasting my life too long But I've been living out somebody else's dreams Singing somebody else's songs
Clem Tholet - With His HandsWe came a hundred years ago Through rivers and through rain A thousand miles of dreaming And a thousand miles of pain We came upon a country As fine as any land Where a
Clem Tholet - On the Cold SideI awake, from troubled sleep In the middle of the night Reaching for the soft hand That once held mine so tight My fingers touch the pillow Where you once laid your head
Clem Tholet - Another HitlerIf the world had another Hitler Then where'd they go this time? Would they stand aside and let him roll on through? Would they keep their smug expressions Or hide trembling in
Clem Tholet - Power and GloryCome and take a walk with me through this green and growing land Walk through the meadows and the mountains and the sand Walk through the rivers and the valleys and the plains Walk
Clem Tholet - The M'sasas are TurningThe M'sasas are Turning to gold and to red In the light of the sun they’re like fires When the winter has gone and time has moved on The memory will never grow tired
Clem Tholet - What a time it wasWhat a time it was With so few friends to turn to What a time it was When all we did seemed wrong We'd broken all our bonds And the battle plan was drawn What a
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Clem Tholet
Clem Tholet (1948 – 6 October 2004) was a Rhodesian folk singer who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War.
Clem was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare in Zimbabwe) in 1948 and began writing songs while he was an art student in Durban, South Africa. One of his first songs, Vagabond Gun was a category winner in the South Africa Music Festival in 1966. Clem later moved back to Rhodesia to work in advertising. He started singing at Rhodesia’s first folk venue, The Troubadour in Salisbury’s Angwa Street. While performing there, he met Sue Eccles and Andy Dillon. The three formed a trio called The Kinfolk. The group moved to South Africa, and shortly after moving to Johannesburg, South Africa, Sue left the group.
Clem and Andy formed a new group with Yvonne Raff, which they called The Legend Trio. This new trio began singing at the original Southern African “Troubadour”, and were also involved in a number of SAFMA’s National Folk Fests.
Clem married Jean Smith (daughter of Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith) in 1967.
Clem began a solo career, recording some singles with Art Heatlie at Trutone. Mel Miller, Peter Leroy and Sylvia Stott briefly joined Clem to form a group in 1970, before Clem moved back to Rhodesia in 1971. Clem moved back and soon built up a strong following. He did a series of Rhodesian Television shows, and presented a radio program called Folk on the Rocks, which was on the air for two seasons. The name came from the folk club Clem ran at The Beverley Rocks, where it played to regular packed houses.
A popular star of the annual Bless ‘Em All Troop Shows, and in great demand in the Rhodesian entertainment scene, Clem recorded his first album Songs of Love & War at Shed Studios. Clem wrote and produced the album himself. The album was awarded a Gold Disc. He wrote the soundtrack and songs for the C.I.S. film What A Time and the theme song for a film honouring the wounded troopies of Rhodesia, Tsanga, Tsanga.
He produced a second album at Shed Studios, called Two Sides to Every Story, before moving back to South Africa. After living and working in the advertising industry for many years in Cape Town, Clem died on 6 October 2004 after having suffered from the effects of a debilitating illness for a number of years .
Clem’s last album, Archives was (and is) sold as a fund raiser to benefit the Flame Lily Foundation. This fund raising project seeks to provide funds for the living expenses of elderly former residents of Rhodesia / Zimbabwe living in South Africa, who have been denied their pensions by the Zimbabwe government.
Clem was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare in Zimbabwe) in 1948 and began writing songs while he was an art student in Durban, South Africa. One of his first songs, Vagabond Gun was a category winner in the South Africa Music Festival in 1966. Clem later moved back to Rhodesia to work in advertising. He started singing at Rhodesia’s first folk venue, The Troubadour in Salisbury’s Angwa Street. While performing there, he met Sue Eccles and Andy Dillon. The three formed a trio called The Kinfolk. The group moved to South Africa, and shortly after moving to Johannesburg, South Africa, Sue left the group.
Clem and Andy formed a new group with Yvonne Raff, which they called The Legend Trio. This new trio began singing at the original Southern African “Troubadour”, and were also involved in a number of SAFMA’s National Folk Fests.
Clem married Jean Smith (daughter of Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith) in 1967.
Clem began a solo career, recording some singles with Art Heatlie at Trutone. Mel Miller, Peter Leroy and Sylvia Stott briefly joined Clem to form a group in 1970, before Clem moved back to Rhodesia in 1971. Clem moved back and soon built up a strong following. He did a series of Rhodesian Television shows, and presented a radio program called Folk on the Rocks, which was on the air for two seasons. The name came from the folk club Clem ran at The Beverley Rocks, where it played to regular packed houses.
A popular star of the annual Bless ‘Em All Troop Shows, and in great demand in the Rhodesian entertainment scene, Clem recorded his first album Songs of Love & War at Shed Studios. Clem wrote and produced the album himself. The album was awarded a Gold Disc. He wrote the soundtrack and songs for the C.I.S. film What A Time and the theme song for a film honouring the wounded troopies of Rhodesia, Tsanga, Tsanga.
He produced a second album at Shed Studios, called Two Sides to Every Story, before moving back to South Africa. After living and working in the advertising industry for many years in Cape Town, Clem died on 6 October 2004 after having suffered from the effects of a debilitating illness for a number of years .
Clem’s last album, Archives was (and is) sold as a fund raiser to benefit the Flame Lily Foundation. This fund raising project seeks to provide funds for the living expenses of elderly former residents of Rhodesia / Zimbabwe living in South Africa, who have been denied their pensions by the Zimbabwe government.