Labi Siffre (born 25 June 1945) is an English poet, songwriter, musician and singer most widely known as the writer and singer of (Something Inside) So Strong, It Must Be Love and I Got The, the sampled rhythm track of which is the basis of Eminems breakthrough hit single My Name Is. (Something Inside) So Strong is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter, Labi Siffre. It was released as a single in 1987 and was the song that brought him back to mainstream popularity in his home country.
The song was inspired by a TV documentary Siffre viewed in 1985, in which a white soldier was seen shooting at black children. Appalled, he penned the song as an anti-Apartheid anthem, which was a very serious issue at the time, advising Africans to stand tall in the face of adversity.
The song was the biggest success Siffre would ever have in his career, peaking at #4 in the UK Singles Chart and bringing him out of self-imposed retirement and back into the public eye.Labi Siffre (born 25 June 1945) is an English poet, songwriter, musician and singer most widely known as the writer and singer of (Something Inside) So Strong, It Must Be Love and I.