Madge For It
- 11 Apr 07, 11:44 AM
I have this terrible vision of Madonna at Wembley on July 7, singing ΅®Ray Of Light΅―, wearing a white trouser suit and gazing compassionately to the heavens. She΅―s the big draw at Live Earth, the music industry΅―s conscientious bid to save us all from global warming. Her concert ends with a massed choir, bellowing out ΅®Like A Prayer΅― as Maddy holds her finely manicured hands aloft. James Blunt and Phil Collins are shaking their tambourines and Al Gore wipes away an oceanic tear.
I wish I had the generosity in my heart to think otherwise. Maybe it really will make a difference as this musical cavalcade rolls across seven continents, getting the urgent message out there. But like many others, I΅―ve seen too much hokum and vanity in the entertainments business, often dressed up as piety. My feeling is that music works best when it comes from a counter-culture and not from the mainstream, with all the compromises that comes from the latter.
Wouldn΅―t it be better to have a special day of contemplation and locally organised events ¨C projects that didn΅―t involve air fares, generators, lighting rigs and massive amplification? Or would that get in the way of a fat spectacle?
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How much energy does it take to run these massive conservation concerts?
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