British rock group Duran Duran and heavy metal band Scorpions are among 55 world celebrities who have joined in recording a song to draw attention to the global warming crisis, organisers said on Monday.The song is part of a mass media campaign on the threats of climate change organised by the Geneva-based Global Humanitarian Forum, headed by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan.

The song entitled “Beds’r Burning”, which was originally recorded by the Australian group Midnight Oil in the 1980s, can be downloaded from the Internet for free and will be presented to the public at a launch in Paris on October 1.

Some of the other popular artists who add their voices to the anti-global warming song include French ‘Piaf’ actress Marion Cotillard, Senegalese star Youssou N’dour, Irish singer/composer Bob Geldorf, Chinese singer Khalil Fong, and even a Nobel peace laureate, South African archbishop Desmond Tutu.

I just looked up Gaia on Wikipedia and discovered that she is a chthonic deity. Which gives me an idea.  With consonants being less damaging to the environment, to be more Earth-friendly, sanctimonious artists should stop using so many vowels, which would serve to protect our planet from celebrity-manufactured hot air.

I just realized Bob Geldorf is going to sing!  I wonder if he’s a shorter version of that Boomtown Rats guy who organized Live Aid, and does he golf?  I’d love to see a picture of him.

Yeah, I didn’t link it.  It’s the A effing P.

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