The 2010 video clip that satirized the activists aboard the Mavi Marmara was a send-up of what 1985 charity single?
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We Con the World We Con the World is an 2010 video clip that satirizes the purportedly peaceful intentions of the political activists aboard the Turkish-owned flagship, MV "Mavi Marmara", which led the Free Gaza flotilla. The video uses the tune and style of the 1985 video "We Are the World", with actors portraying the ship's captain and passengers while waving fake weapons as they sing in criticism of the activists' attempts to "make the world abandon reason" and ignore facts about Hamas as they try to breach the Gaza blockade.
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We Are the World "We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup United Support of Artists (USA) for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie (with arrangements by Michael Omartian) and produced by Quincy Jones for the album "We Are the World". With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is one of the fewer than 30 all-time physical singles to have sold at least 10 million copies worldwide.
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La religieuse (song) "La religieuse" (meaning "The Nun") is a single by Celine Dion released in France in 1987. A music video was released for the song.
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No One Is to Blame "No One Is to Blame" is a song by British musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on his second studio album, "Dream into Action", which was released in 1985. Following the success of the previous singles taken from the album, the original track for "No One Is to Blame" was re-recorded to give the song a more radio-friendly sound. Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham produced the re-recording, with Collins adding his own backing vocals and drum work. This new version of the song was included on the 1986 US EP "Action Replay" as well as the CD version of Jones's 1986 studio album, "One to One".
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Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love is a 2008 documentary film directed by filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi that chronicles Senegalese icon Youssou N'Dour as he releases his Grammy Award-winning album "Egypt" and works to promote a more tolerant view of Islam. The film features musical superstar/activists Bono and Peter Gabriel. The documentary screened at festivals internationally including the Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival in 2008, winning numerous audience awards as well the Special Jury Prize at the Middle East International Film Festival in 2008 and a nomination for the Pare Lorentz Award at the International Documentary Association Awards in 2009. The film premiered in New York City as the opening night of Brooklyn Academy of Music's Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas Festival in 2009, and opened in theaters in the US and internationally to much acclaim. The film's soundtrack was released by Nonesuch Records in 2010.
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The Wishing Well (song) "The Wishing Well" is a charity single released in 1987 to raise money for the redevelopment of Great Ormond Street Hospital via its (GOSH) Wishing Well appeal. The song featured an ensemble line-up of pop stars under the name GOSH! It reached No.22 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1988.
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Irhal "Irhal" (إرحل) is a song by the Egyptian musician Ramy Essam, released in 2011. It was entirely composed by Ramy Essam and exhibits poetic lyrics which illustrate the public's frustration with the current political circumstances in Egypt. Its title is directly translated, in English, as "Leave", being that its message is aimed at expressing the youth's displeased attitude towards President Mubarak's dictatorial regime. "Irhal" famously became the anthem of the Egyptian protests in Tahrir Square. Many believe that Mubarak's resignation was much attributed to the popularity, and the strong message that spread, due to a YouTube post that instantly went viral after its release.
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Hvor små vi er "Hvor små vi er" is a 2005 Danish charity single performed by a group of Danish artists (singers, actors and musicians) under the name Giv Til Asien (translated as Give to Asia). A small number of artists from other European countries also participated.
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Biko (song) "Biko" is an anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released by Charisma Records as a single from Gabriel's eponymous third album in 1980.
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Easter (Marillion song) Easter is a song from English neo-progressive rock band Marillion's 1989 album "Seasons End", which became a UK Top 40 hit when issued as a single in 1990. Allmusic describe the song as "heartfelt" with an "imaginative electric-acoustic arrangement". As with many Marillion songs, the album version features an extended guitar solo by Steve Rothery, which has become a fan-favourite, although it is heavily edited for the single version. The song was written by singer Steve Hogarth before he joined the band in 1989 and was inspired by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The title is in reference to Easter 1916 by William Butler Yeats. Portions of the video were filmed on the Giants Causeway.
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Ouvéa (ship) Ouvéa, named after Ouvéa Island, was the name of a yacht used by three DGSE agents to import the naval mines used to sink the Greenpeace protest yacht "Rainbow Warrior" in 1985, killing photographer Fernando Pereira. The Ouvea was sailed to Norfolk Island after the bombing, from where one of the bombers flew to Australia, narrowly escaping arrest. After New Zealand Police arrested two other agents still in New Zealand, the "Ouvéa" set to sea and was scuttled, while the crew transferred to the French submarine "Rubis", to make their escape.
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Charity record A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause.
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Rizwan Hussain Rizwan Hussain (Bengali: রেজওয়ান হুসেইন "Rezwan Husein"; born 7 December 1973) is a Bangladeshi-born British television presenter, barrister and an international humanitarian worker. He is also a former Hindi music singer and producer and is best known for presenting Islamic programs and charity events on Islam Channel and Channel S. Hussain was CEO of the east London-based Global Aid Trust (GAT) education charity, until his resignation in response to the broadcast of "Exposure: Charities Behaving Badly", an episode investigating charities allegedly promoting extremist views.
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Llorando se fue "Llorando se fue" (English: Crying [he/she] went away ) is a Bolivian folk song recorded by Los Kjarkas in 1981 on the album "Canto a la mujer de mi pueblo" and released as a B-side of the "Wa ya yay" single in 1982. The song has been very popular in Latin America since the 1980s and has been covered several times. It obtained international fame with artists such as Wilkins in 1984, Argentine singer Juan Ramón in 1985, Brazilian singer Márcia Ferreira in 1986 and the French pop group Kaoma in 1989. Kaoma's cover "Lambada" was an unauthorized translation of the song and based on the music of Cuarteto Continental group and Márcia Ferreira's Portuguese version that led to a successful lawsuit against Kaoma's producers Olivier Lorsac and Jean Karakos. Recently, the song was adapted by several artists including Ivete Sangalo, Red Fox's "Pose Off", Jennifer Lopez for her 2011 single "On the Floor", Don Omar's "Taboo" and Wisin & Yandel's "Pam Pam".
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1990 Chilean telethon The 1990 Chilean telethon was the ninth version of the solidarity campaign conducted in Chile, which took place on 7 and 8 December 1990. The theme of this version was ""No-one Left Out.""
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Rescue Me (Madonna song) "Rescue Me" is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna from her first greatest hits compilation "The Immaculate Collection" (1990). It was written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone, who also worked with her on the worldwide chart-topping single "Vogue" (1990) as well as her fifth studio album "Erotica" (1992). Sire Records released "Rescue Me" as the second single from "The Immaculate Collection" on February 12, 1991, and as the third single on April 7 in the United Kingdom. It peaked in the top-five in countries such as Ireland, the UK, Italy, and South Africa, and at number nine on the US "Billboard" Hot 100.
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Some Like It Hot (song) "Some Like It Hot" is a song recorded by The Power Station. It was the first single released from the group's 1985 eponymous debut album. Released by Parlophone Records in 1985, the song features heavy drum beats from Tony Thompson and vocals from Robert Palmer. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number six on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart. The video featured the transgender model Caroline Cossey (a.k.a. Tula). The song was featured in the 1985 movie "National Lampoon's European Vacation". It was also featured in "It's a Trap!", the "Family Guy" parody of "Return of the Jedi".
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Mkhuseli Jack Mkhuseli "Khusta" Jack (born 31 May 1958) was a South African Anti-Apartheid activist in the 1980s, known for his involvement in the Anti-Apartheid struggle and his efforts in the Consumer Boycott Campaign. Currently he is a businessman in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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Rainbow Warrior (1955) Rainbow Warrior was a former UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) trawler called the "Sir William Hardy". She was purchased by the environmental organisation Greenpeace UK – an office established in May 1977 with Susi Newborn, Denise Bell, David McTaggart, Charlie Hutchison and Allan Thornton as directors. The ship was active in supporting a number of Greenpeace anti-whaling, -seal hunting, -nuclear testing and -nuclear waste dumping campaigns during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She was sunk whilst in Auckland harbour in New Zealand by operatives of the French intelligence service (DGSE) on 10 July 1985, killing photographer Fernando Pereira.
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Flotilla of Hope The Flotilla of Hope was a voyage by yacht carried out in 2004 by protesters critical of the Australian government's asylum policy. Two boats, the "Eureka" and the "One Off", sailed to Nauru, a Pacific island nation which is host to Australia's offshore immigrant detention centre. They intended to deliver goods to those interned (most detainees are families who fled conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq), but were not allowed to land by the Nauruan government. Under an agreement put into effect earlier that year, Australia had taken responsibility for the island's finances and civilian police force. Following the action, asylum was granted to over half the refugees on Nauru and Aladdin Salanin who was in solitary confinement on Manus Island, New Guinea was released.
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Penso em ti, eu sei "Penso em ti, eu sei" ("I Think of you, I know") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed in Portuguese by Adelaide.
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Not Alone (Linkin Park song) "Not Alone" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Linkin Park from the first compilation album, "Download to Donate for Haiti". It is the twenty-first single by the band, which was released on October 21, 2011. The song is the opening track on the album. In addition for the song to be released as a single, it was partially released early on January 19, 2010 with the release of the album as a promotional single.