The Story of Pop - Episode 52: The Global Village
Alan Freeman concludes the series by looking at pop music's involvement with issues of global significance - poverty, disease, conservation and famine.
Alan Freeman concludes the series first broadcast in 1994 by looking at pop music's involvement with issues of global significance: poverty, disease, conservation, and famine. He looks back at the charity record, Live Aid, Concerts For Bangladesh, Prince's Trust concerts and USA For Africa, the close ties between musicians and charities and the problems over tax on charity concerts and records.
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XTC
This Is Pop
- Fossil Fuel The XTC Singles 1977-1992.
- Virgin.
- CDVDX-2811.
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The Cars
DRIVE
- THE GREATEST LOVE.
- TELSTAR.
- TCD-2316.
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George Harrison
Bangladesh
- The Best of George Harrison.
- EMI.
- CDP7-466822.
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Bob Dylan
Blowin' In The Wind
- THE FREEWHEELIN BOB DYLAN.
- CBS.
- CD-32390.
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The Beatles
Here Comes The Sun
- ABBEY ROAD.
- PARLOPHONE.
- CDP-746446 2.
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BAND AID
Do They Know Its Christmas
- N/A.
- POLYDOR.
- FEECD-3.
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USA for Africa
WE ARE THE WORLD
- We Are The World.
- n/a.
- B0000-793ZC.
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Status Quo
ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
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David Bowie & Mick Jagger
Dancing In The Street
- THE SINGLES.
- EMI.
- 7243-82809920.
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The Cars
DRIVE
- THE GREATEST LOVE.
- TELSTAR.
- TCD-2316.
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The Police
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
- REGHATTA DE BLANC.
- A&M.
- CDA-64792.
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The Beatles
LET IT BE
- LET IT BE - NAKED.
- WHITE LABEL.
- CDREF-001.
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Peter Gabriel
BIKO
- HIT.
- EMI/REAL WORLD.
- GABRIEL-001.
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The Special A.K.A.
Free Nelson Mandela
- THE 2 TONE STORY.
- 2 TONE RECORDS.
- CCD-5009.
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Simple Minds
Mandela Day
- Glittering Prize - Best Of Simple M.
- Virgin.
- CDVD-2953.
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Pet Shop Boys
HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY?
- BEHAVIOUR.
- PARLOPHONE.
- CDP-7943102.
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Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
Don't Give Up
- ROCK THE PLANET.
- POLYGRAM TV.
- 533-428 2.
-
Elton John
SACRIFICE
- GREATEST HITS 1970-2002.
- MERCURY.
- 986-5570.
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Bob Geldof
This Is The World Calling
- Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere.
- Mercury.
- 830 607-2.
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Sting
The Lazarus heart
- Nothing like the sun.
- A&m.
- CDA-6402.
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XTC
Grass
- VIRGIN.
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