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WAR
CHILD
HEROES
- Various
With
so many
conflicts
on our
planet,
musicians
usually
band
together
to make
a stand
in protest,
empathy,
or a
call
to action
(from
Band
Aid
&
Live
Aid,
to USA
for
Africa
and
the
Save
Darfur
John
Lennon
covers
collection).
A highly
pertinent
and
worrisome
problem
(especially
in Africa)
besides
kids
being
displace,
killed
or raped,
is the
forceful
integration
of innocent
children
into
military
forces.
War
Child
Heroes
was
created
to benefit
children
affected
by war.
The
concept
of this
compilation
has
current
artists
doing
cover
versions
of legendary
groups.
The
originators
of these
songs
got
to choose
who
they'd
like
to redo
their
songs.
The
new
artists
include
Beck,
The
Kooks,
The
Hold
Steady,
Hot
Chip,
Lily
Allen
(with
Mick
Jones),
Yeah
yeah
Yeahs,
Franz
Ferdinand,
Duffy,
Estelle,
Rufus
Wainwright,
Scissor
Sisters,
Peaches,
Adam
Cohen,
Elbow,
The
Like,
and
TV On
The
Radio,
covering
songs
from
Bob
Dylan,
The
Kinks,
Bruce
Springsteen,
Joy
Division,
The
Clash,
The
Ramones,
Blondie,
Paul
McCartney,
Stevie
Wonder,
Brian
Wilson,
Roxy
Music,
Iggy
Pop,
Leonard
Cohen,
U2,
Elvis
Costello,
and
David
Bowie.
While
many
of these
new
versions
are
quite
listenable,
some
will
have
you
running
back
to the
brilliant
originals!
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- Paul
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