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Subject: "USA for Africa" trash...
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 12:58:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  3 12:58:00 1985
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	This note is concerning the recent USA for Africa recording...

	First off, it really pisses me off that they did this first
in England, and the American artists copied the English and NOW 
the only version you hear (not to mention that pit of video dreck, MTV)
is the USA for Africa one.  Grrrr...

	Secondly, and more to the point, I am not at all impressed 
by the fact that these artists got together and pressed a disc - so
that the poor American consumer is left actually footing the bill
for whatever aid we send to Africa....why didn't these rich slobs
(read especially folks like M. Jackson Inc.) just GIVE some of their
millions?  Noooo!  They just visit a recording studio for an hour
(with all sorts of expensive catering, I've heard) and sing and now
WE have to be the ones donating the money.  I suspect that there is
not a single person reading this net that can afford to donate as
much money (or even a fraction as much) as ANY of the people that
made the track.

	The worst thing is, the music is pretty pathetic...and the
video reminds me a lot of the self-indulgent Police junk - a 'gee,
isn't it neat to see us at work?' sort of attitude!

	Anyone else disgruntled by this shit?

						Dave Taylor
						Hewlett Packard