karen@amd.UUCP (Karen Bain) (04/09/85)
Dave - First of all, I do believe a lot of the artists have
donated both their time and money. Second of all, no one
ever said, or suggested, that you or anyone else HAD to
donate anything. Why don't you listen and pay attention
to the message - the meaning behind the campaign. You know
we all share this world, and we all have to survive here,
and all they are asking is if you care about what happens
to the less fortunate people of our world, then please
donate what you can to help. And one more thing - you
may be able to hide away from the reality of starvation,
poverty, injustice, etc., right now; but some day you
yourself will die and pass on to the world beyond, and
you might just have to meet with those souls that you
so readily disreguard. Honestly! How can anything with
such a positive cause be disgruntling? UGH!
-karen b.
*only my opinion - my opinion only*kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker) (04/12/85)
WELL, although one could hardly speak against the sentiment expressed
in these songs, perhaps what I find hard to take is the hype associated
with "We Are the World." If, perhaps, it had been an original idea that
would be one thing, or even if it had been a revival of a classic
idea and everyone thought it was great, fine, but coming as it does
right on the heels of "Do They Know It's Christmas" I find it pretty
remarkable that it made the CBS Evening News, with nary a mention of
either the English or the Canadian songs (I haven't even HEARD the
Canadian song, guess I'm just out of touch). I also find it depressing
that such a ploy must be employed to wrest "donations" from the
American public, but then again, that is hardly a "music" discussion...
Maybe I should talk about the Grateful Dead, instead!
--
It looks so easy, but looks sometimes deceive...
Ken Shoemaker, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
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---the above views are personal. They may not represent those of Intel.