"Mozambique" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan's 1976 album DESIRE. It was also released as a single and reached #54 on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the time of the song's release, the titular country of Mozambique had just emerged from a ten-year insurgency war against Portugal which led to Mozambique's independence. Mozambique had gained independence on June 25, 1975, only about a month before the song was recorded. As a result, some supporters wanted to see the song as lending support to the newly independent country. However, the lyrics of the song don't support such an interpretation, being slight and treating the country as merely a place for a romantic getaway in the sun, apart from a fleeting reference to "people living free". This amused some of Dylan's fans, who did understand the satire.
 USA, Rams Horn Music 1976. Guitar chords, vocals, lyrics and keys, 4 pages |
 same, with price on cover; alternate colour (?) |
