I hate, HATE HATE the song "Do They Know it's Christmas?" by Band-Aid. I'm glad the season is over so I don't have to hear it anymore. It was written/recorded to raise money for famines in Ethiopia in the 80's.
It's not just bad, it's completely offensive. First of all, Africa is not just one big entity that's all the same.
In fact, it's bigger than we think it is.
On to the lyrics!
And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging
chimes of doom
Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime
Well, first off, there are mountains in Africa, so there will be snow someplace on the WHOLE CONTINENT. Secondly, what does snow have to do with Christmas? There won't be snow in Brazil or Australia or
Bethlehem.
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
(Oooh) Where nothing ever grows
No rain nor rivers flow
No rivers, eh? Yeah, cause the NILE isn't in Africa or anything.
Also, more things grow in Africa then in Winnipeg in winter.
Do they know it's Christmastime at all?
Yeah, they do. Or more accurately, the Christians do. The Muslims may or may not know but certainly don't care.
Let them know it's Christmastime again
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again
Once again, the Christians in Africa know it's Christmas and probably celebrate it better then many of us, since they don't have the crass commercialism that has come with it in this part of the world.
One Duck to rule them all.
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It needs to be about 20% cooler.