I only wonder how much fuel these 'entertainers' used, to get wherever it was they needed to get to, to sing their song - and how much global warming that caused.
I would like to end world concert tours - especially if the singer mentions hunger or global warming. No more. Singers can do one concert in whatever city they live in and beam it around the world to prevent the unconscionable waste of resources and the unthinkable amount of pollution and destruction to the environment. We could drive ten thousand cars around in a circle all day and not equal what Madonna wastes on one of her tours. No more world tours. How many planes does Madonna use - at least 3. The fuel, the exhaust, the waste. Do it via the internet now.
I do like the song though - I saw Midnight Oil in concert once and very much liked their music. I would say 'loved' their music but ... that was a long time ago. The song 'Beds are Burning' was very specific - it dealt with the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and their land - and to clarify the AFP article as to the date - the song was released in 1987.
World celebrities sing to stop global warming
(AFP)
September 14, 2009
GENEVA — British rock group Duran Duran and heavy metal band Scorpions are among 55 world celebrities who have joined in recording a song to draw attention to the global warming crisis, organisers said on Monday.
The song is part of a mass media campaign on the threats of climate change organised by the Geneva-based Global Humanitarian Forum, headed by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan.
The song entitled "Beds'r Burning", which was originally recorded by the Australian group Midnight Oil in the 1980s, can be downloaded from the Internet for free and will be presented to the public at a launch in Paris on October 1.
"If we do not stop the (greenhouse gas) emissions today, global warming will be still be with us in 40 to 50 years," warned Walter Fust, director of the Forum, at a press conference in Geneva.
The media campaign featuring the song is aimed at putting pressure on world leaders to reach an agreement on tackling climate change at a UN-sponsored conference in Copenhagen in December.
Some of the other popular artists who add their voices to the anti-global warming song include French 'Piaf' actress Marion Cotillard, Senegalese star Youssou N'dour, Irish singer/composer Bob Geldorf, Chinese singer Khalil Fong, and even a Nobel peace laureate, South African archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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