Do They Know It's Christmas? And do you know who's singing?
I remember when I first heard this as a kid and got all upset by the idea of other kids in Africa not knowing it's Christmas and not having food and how the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears.
These days, when I hear the song I listen to pick out the voices of British pop/rock stars.
When I heard the song Friday, I figured it was time to track down the video. Which helps with the matching voices to singers bit, but only somewhat -- turns out I can't identify these guys by sight.
This is what I could make out from the first couple of minutes of the video: First there's the guy that I don't remember but for some reason I think he's the other dude from Wham!, then Boy George, then there's Phil Collins playing drums, then the guy that I think is from Duran Duran, then there's Duran Duran Guy singing with Sting, then someone I don't recognize at all, then there's Sting and Duran Duran Guy and Bono, then it goes into a montage... etc.
If any charitable WTNers can help me fill in the blanks, I'd be most appreciative. Just don't judge me for failing to remember this whole cast of characters, I think I was like 7 when this song came out.
DAN SCAPUSIO joined the Sun Sentinel's online team in 2008. A self described Internet enthusiast, he says the World Wide Web brings him joy, sadness, excitement, joy and a deep sense of terror all at once. For him, it's a crossroads where college humor and the most valuable scholarly information can be found and, in some cases, even melded.
