Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/13/84; site intelca.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!intelca!kds
From: kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: We Are the World - disgruntling?
Message-ID: <553@intelca.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 04:41:39 EST
Article-I.D.: intelca.553
Posted: Fri Apr 12 04:41:39 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 14-Apr-85 03:18:12 EST
References: <1187@amd.UUCP>
Distribution: net
Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
Lines: 19

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.
{pur-ee,hplabs,amd,scgvaxd,dual,omovax}!intelca!kds
	
---the above views are personal.  They may not represent those of Intel.