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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."
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.
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 .
While most people know that a baby dog is called a puppy, many may not know what a baby elephant is called. In this fun infographic, explore the world of baby animals. Find out what they’re ...
In 1937 he established own ensemble—Komorní opera, where he performed lesser-known chamber and also baroque music. After the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, the Nazi administration began a program of mass incarceration, deportation, and genocide of the 100,000+ Jewish people there, including the establishment of the ...
Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals ways to restore accidentally deleted text messages on your Android phone.
In that same podcast, the British actor said he was planning on spending Christmas in the U.S. with Zendaya's family. "I'll be with my girlfriend's family, which will be fun. Where we'll be is a ...
Sun City is the first and only album by Artists United Against Apartheid, released on October 25, 1985, [1] [6] by EMI Manhattan Records. The Little Steven -led project features contributions from more than 50 artists from the rock , hip hop , soul , funk , jazz , reggae , latin , and world music genres.