It is right that the music was made at the time. But it is not right to make it again after 40 years. Ethiopia has come out of the history of hunger 40 years ago and recorded a new history. The country has built the first electricity generation dam in Africa. In addition, it has started to export itself beyond Maal through wheat production. The wonderful resorts built in the country have made the country the leading tourist destination in Africa. It is possible to remove other changes. Therefore, the re-creation of this music after 40 years does not consider the current situation of the country.
I think it's fair to ask whether there is a need to rework a message song from 40 years ago for today's times. It's also true that the world has moved on and the state of hunger then and now has changed. I have learned a bit from the opinions expressed in this issue. Africa was also benefiting from economic development, with various buildings standing and living conditions improving. On the other hand, however, some things came up that made me wonder if the situation was still like this. Among them, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has been re-recorded by musicians of the era at each milestone. However, the song has long been criticized for perpetuating the stereotype that Africa is poor. Bob Geldof responded in an interview, "I think it's a very good song, but it's not a very good song. Yet, by buying this song, we can help bring food to starving children. And it is absurd that 40 years later we still only have this way of doing things, but the absurdity of it is real." This song is a bridge. Do They Know It's Christmas?" Geldof told us the story of 40 years that began with "Do I Know It's Christmas? What the world needs now, he said, is the ability to create empathy. He said, "It is very difficult right now to give our thoughts to the terrible things that are happening all over the world. How do we face the horrors in Ukraine? How do we face the horror in Palestine? The characteristic of us human beings is 'empathy. We reach out when someone is hurting. Empathy means putting ourselves in the shoes of those who are going through hard times. With this song, people have the power to change someone's life and the world. Once again, at Christmas, it should serve as a bridge to connect people." Still, Geldof has released a new song this time around. He says this is because there is still a reality that he cannot turn away from.
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It is right that the music was made at the time. But it is not right to make it again after 40 years. Ethiopia has come out of the history of hunger 40 years ago and recorded a new history. The country has built the first electricity generation dam in Africa. In addition, it has started to export itself beyond Maal through wheat production. The wonderful resorts built in the country have made the country the leading tourist destination in Africa.
It is possible to remove other changes. Therefore, the re-creation of this music after 40 years does not consider the current situation of the country.
I think it's fair to ask whether there is a need to rework a message song from 40 years ago for today's times. It's also true that the world has moved on and the state of hunger then and now has changed.
I have learned a bit from the opinions expressed in this issue.
Africa was also benefiting from economic development, with various buildings standing and living conditions improving.
On the other hand, however, some things came up that made me wonder if the situation was still like this.
Among them, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has been re-recorded by musicians of the era at each milestone.
However, the song has long been criticized for perpetuating the stereotype that Africa is poor.
Bob Geldof responded in an interview, "I think it's a very good song, but it's not a very good song.
Yet, by buying this song, we can help bring food to starving children. And it is absurd that 40 years later we still only have this way of doing things, but the absurdity of it is real."
This song is a bridge.
Do They Know It's Christmas?" Geldof told us the story of 40 years that began with "Do I Know It's Christmas?
What the world needs now, he said, is the ability to create empathy.
He said, "It is very difficult right now to give our thoughts to the terrible things that are happening all over the world. How do we face the horrors in Ukraine? How do we face the horror in Palestine? The characteristic of us human beings is 'empathy. We reach out when someone is hurting. Empathy means putting ourselves in the shoes of those who are going through hard times. With this song, people have the power to change someone's life and the world. Once again, at Christmas, it should serve as a bridge to connect people."
Still, Geldof has released a new song this time around.
He says this is because there is still a reality that he cannot turn away from.