tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post6301457716421259154..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: We Are the World by USA for Africa, 1985Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-88909741201138213052014-02-22T02:48:52.658-08:002014-02-22T02:48:52.658-08:00Tracy, you're welcome. I listen to music almos...Tracy, you're welcome. I listen to music almost daily but I'm no expert. I usually listen to music that sounds good to my ears. There are quite a few singers I haven't heard in a long time now.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-2622278596375281302014-02-22T02:45:18.708-08:002014-02-22T02:45:18.708-08:00David, I consider "We Are The World" a c...David, I consider "We Are The World" a classic too. The music video makes the song that much more enjoyable. Jackson, Wonder, and Springsteen have got more of the song, while some like Kim Carnes have got just a word or two in. I guess what counts is team effort and the cause behind it.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-8126628663310231802014-02-20T12:03:10.071-08:002014-02-20T12:03:10.071-08:00Prashant, I am not that well-versed in any kind of...Prashant, I am not that well-versed in any kind of music, but I have fond memories of a lot of the songs and artists you mentioned. Thanks for the reminder.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-59103492287994698102014-02-20T03:20:34.783-08:002014-02-20T03:20:34.783-08:00I'm with Todd on enjoying the bite of "Su...I'm with Todd on enjoying the bite of "Sun City" a little more. But "We Are the World" left a wider pop culture mark and is a deserved classic. David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-64174309595522639572014-02-19T23:07:39.912-08:002014-02-19T23:07:39.912-08:00Todd, you're right, the booklets only had lyri...Todd, you're right, the booklets only had lyrics and pictures, and no recordings. I think they were around for a year or two. I recall collecting four of the pamphlets. Pop music was immensely popular in India in the eighties with bands and singers like Abba, Jackson, Lauper, Richie, Collins, Madonna, Stewart and many others in great demand. Rock music had its own following, though fewer in numbers I'm sure. Around this time I also listened to some fusion music, particularly that of the famous Indian percussionist and composer Trilok Gurtu. Frankly, I don't think I gave any thought to the social impact, if any, of songs like "We Are the World" and such other charity music albums and programmes, or how much of a difference the two music charities made for poor Africans. All I did was enjoy the music, as I do now. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-61477491949944351092014-02-19T22:22:34.668-08:002014-02-19T22:22:34.668-08:00Dear Yvette, I owe you a big apology. I seem to ha...Dear Yvette, I owe you a big apology. I seem to have inadvertently deleted your wonderful comment while deleting another comment that looked like spam. I tried to recover your comment through cached files but without luck. As always, I appreciated your feedback.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-91407182783903403002014-02-19T22:17:52.234-08:002014-02-19T22:17:52.234-08:00John, I have been listening to rock, perhaps even ...John, I have been listening to rock, perhaps even alternative rock, for many years though I'd scarcely know the difference between the two or the people and groups behind it. I have heard and read about the "new wave" music of the eighties. It's an area of music that deserves more attention on my part.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-71750646042605339492014-02-19T22:08:53.756-08:002014-02-19T22:08:53.756-08:00Charles, I'm a bit of a sucker for that kind o...Charles, I'm a bit of a sucker for that kind of music. But then, there is no pattern to what I listen, much like the books I read and the films I watch.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-7387760708506123252014-02-19T22:07:21.416-08:002014-02-19T22:07:21.416-08:00Todd, I have not heard "Sun City" which ...Todd, I have not heard "Sun City" which I just found out is by Artists United Against Apartheid, a protest group of the eighties. Thanks for mentioning the song. I admit I need to get back into the "overlooked" frame as far as movies are concerned. I haven't seen any early or vintage films as I'd ideally like to and write about.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-71848454024834634962014-02-19T21:56:04.489-08:002014-02-19T21:56:04.489-08:00Col, I haven't listened to the Band Aid song f...Col, I haven't listened to the Band Aid song for a long time. Never occurred to me really!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-79776934508957877812014-02-18T19:30:57.409-08:002014-02-18T19:30:57.409-08:00The pamphlets you describe, Prashant, are an inter...The pamphlets you describe, Prashant, are an interesting phenonmenon...no recordings to go with them, I gather, just the lyric sheets and such? I will disagree with John to this extent--while I didn't think much of Jackson nor particularly Richie as songwriters (nor did I like Richie as a performer at all), they were very much of the 1980s along with the Madonna Ciccones and Duran Durans, even as the more interesting New Wave, punk and college/indy rock and related music flourished in that decade. I think if I seem excessively grumpy about it, the sadness that "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and "We Are the World" brought out in me at the time was great, as well-meant but so utterly inadequate attempts to help the helpless, and nearly so, and on such a scale...but it's hard to see the attempt as unworthy, and I can't imagine anyone was turned away from charitable thought toward the people the songs were meant to celebrate, as opposed to what anyone might think of the performers.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-77467861786457273672014-02-18T18:39:14.840-08:002014-02-18T18:39:14.840-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41362195994798021142014-02-18T07:56:21.043-08:002014-02-18T07:56:21.043-08:00I'll side with Col. Bob Geldof's idea abou...I'll side with Col. Bob Geldof's idea about Band Aid was less commercial than "We Are the World" and produced a better, harder edged song with a truer, less cliche message.<br /><br />"We Are the World" in all its naive sentiment and its bouncy melody is the utter antithesis of 1980s music. For me the 80s was the birth of alternative rock, the "new wave" era. It was a time when I really grew to love rock music that had an edge, was darker, and challenged the listener with unusual rhythms and instrumentation.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41964086904296757652014-02-18T07:42:30.256-08:002014-02-18T07:42:30.256-08:00always rather enjoyed We are the World, although i...always rather enjoyed We are the World, although it is not generally my kind of music. But it's just nice to hearCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-42630637485594683932014-02-18T06:31:30.603-08:002014-02-18T06:31:30.603-08:00As a song, the anti-apartheid "Sun City"...As a song, the anti-apartheid "Sun City" was better, by me; it did also have the advantage of being about a rather more fixable problem than either of the predecessors. I've mostly been using music videos that have dramatic narrative in the monthly music lists, rather than the Friday Overlooked...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5314282241712877882014-02-18T05:52:13.949-08:002014-02-18T05:52:13.949-08:00Much prefer the UK Band Aid song in truth. Much prefer the UK Band Aid song in truth. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com