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The song was released as the first single from the album on February 23, 2010, a full month ahead of the album. It was published on-line by Pitchfork on January 22, 2010. [1] The duo performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman on April 2, 2010 in promotion of their new album. [2]
Oliver Tambo and the ANC's school in Tanzania "was sure happy when we gave them a big check", according to Schechter. In South Africa, "Sun City" inspired musician Johnny Clegg to create a local organization similar to Van Zandt's. "Sun City" also became the catalyst for the 1988-91 South Africa Now TV series.
Van Zandt became interested in writing a song about Sun City to make parallels with the plight of Native Americans. Danny Schechter, a journalist who was then working with ABC News' 20/20, suggested turning the song into a different kind of "We Are the World", or as Schechter explains, "a song about change not charity, freedom not famine."
A music video was produced for the song, directed by Anton Corbijn. The video is featured on the Directors Label series DVD The Work of Director Anton Corbijn. On February 14, 2008, Joseph Arthur and his band The Lonely Astronauts performed "In the Sun" live on the Late Show with David Letterman.
The House erupted into applause when the House announced former Rep. Matt Gaetz would officially be stepping down from his Florida seat and would no longer be a member of the 119th Congress.
(Reuters) -Grubhub settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday for allegedly misleading customers about order fees, adding restaurants to ...
The choice to send a previously seen family photo marked a departure from recent years, as Prince William and Princess Kate are known to share brand-new pictures for their Christmas cards.. The ...
The Fortunes released a version of the song as a single in the UK in April 1969. [citation needed] The Beach Boys recorded a version of the song in 1971, which remained unreleased until the 2021 box set Feel Flows was released. A cover version by Bobby Wright reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1974. [67]