Canadian supergroup???
I got this from a friend...
So back in December of 1984, in response to the terrible drought in Ethiopia, a supergroup of British musicians were brought together to record a fund raising song for Africa. The end result is "Do They Know It's Christmas", a touching song jam packed with top stars:
Not to be outdone, US musicians were mobilized the very next month to sing a similar song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. The end result is "We Are the World", a touching song jam packed with top stars:
And just one month later, Canada decides they want to pretend they are a real country as well, and they get their top "stars" together to record a similar relief song. The end result is "Tears are Not Enough", a touching song jam packed with, well, um, actually, aside from Bryan Adams (who co-wrote the song), I can't actually recognize a single Canadian "star". In fact, most of these performers look so ridiculous that I have trouble believing they are pop royalty, and am in fact still trying to convince myself that this isn't some elaborate Canadian parody of the previous two songs. If you look closely, you can see actors John Candy and Eugene Levy among the "stars", further fueling my suspicions. I mean, the US and Britain send Africa our greatest musical talents, while the best Canada can muster seems to be Bryan Adams gargling gravel and Wayne Gretzky leading a singing all-star Hockey team.
