"Biko" was covered by a number of well known artists. Robert Wyatt's 1984 version from his "Work in Progress" EP made #35 in that year's John Peel Festive Fifty. "Biko" was featured prominently in "Evan", the penultimate episode of the first season of the American television show "Miami Vice" in 1985. Folk musicians and activist Joan Baez recorded a version on her 1987 album "Recently". Simple Minds released a cover version on their 1989 album "Street Fighting Years", a version later featured on other collections of their music. It was covered by Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango on his 1994 album "Wakafrika". Dibango's version also featured Gabriel, Sinead O'Connor, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Geoffrey Oryema, and Alex Brown. Folk-rock musician Paul Simon recorded a cover of the song for inclusion on the 2013 Gabriel tribute album "And I'll Scratch Yours".