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There is a track on the first Arrested Development album, with the refrain "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, Teach him how to fish and he'll eat for ever". I think this message relates specifically to the issue of Aid for the developing world.

It's a cool track with a great bass-line, if I recall correctly. Probably entitled "Give A Man A Fish"?

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Beds Are Burning

Midnight Oil

Out where the river broke

The bloodwood and the desert oak

Holden wrecks and boiling diesels

Steam in forty five degrees

The time has come

To say fairs fair

To pay the rent

To pay our share

The time has come

A facts a fact

It belongs to them

Lets give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning?

How do we sleep when our beds are burning?

Four wheels scare the cockatoos

From Kintore East to Yuendemu

The Western desert lives and breathes

In forty five degrees

The time has come

A facts a fact

It belongs to them

Lets give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning?

How do we sleep when our beds are burning?

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Arrested Development

Mr. Wendel

Go ahead, man

Here, have a dollar

In fact, no, brotherman, here have two

Two dollars means a snack for me

But it means a big deal to you

Be strong, serve God only

Know that if you do beautiful heaven awaits

That's the poem I wrote for the first time

I saw a man with no clothes, no money, no plate

Mr. Wendel, that's his name

No one ever knew his name cuz he's a no one

Never thought twice about spending on an old bum

Until I had the chance to really get to know one

Now that I know 'em to give him money isn't charity

He gives me some knowledge, I buy him some shoes

And to think blacks spend all their money on big colleges

Still most of you all come out confused

Go ahead Mr. Wendel

Go ahead Mr. Wendel

Mr. Wendel has freedom

A free that you and I think is dumb

Free to be without the worries of a quick-to-diss society

For Mr. Wendel's a bum

His only worries are sickness and an occasional harassment

By the police and their chase

"Uncivilized" we call him but I just saw him

Eat off the food we waste

Civilization, are we really civilized?

Yes or no, who are we to judge?

When thousands of innocent men

Could be brutally enslaved and killed over a racist grudge

Mr. Wendel has tried to warn us about our ways

But we don't hear him talk

Is it his fault when we've gone too far and we got too far

Cuz on him we walk

Mr. Wendel - a man, a human in flesh, but not by law

I feed you dignity to stand with pride

Realize that all in all you stand tall

Go ahead, Mr. Wendel

Mr. Wendel, yeah

Yeah, Mr. Wendel

Mr. Wendel, yeah

Lord

Mr. Wendel

Mr. Wendel

Mr. Wendel, yeah

Lord

Mr. Wendel

Mr. Wendel, yeah

Lord

Mr. Wendel

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George Harrison - Bangladesh

Lyrics

My friend came to me, with sadness in his eyes

He told me that he wanted help

Before his country dies

Although I couldn't feel the pain, I knew I had to try

Now I'm asking all of you

To help us save some lives

Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh

Where so many people are dying fast

And it sure looks like a mess

I've never seen such distress

Now won't you lend your hand and understand

Relieve the people of Bangla Desh

Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh

Such a greatdisaster - I don't understand

But it sure looks like a mess

I've never known such distress

Now please don't turn away,

I want to hear you say

Relieve the people of Bangla Desh

Relieve Bangla Desh Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh

Now it may seem so far from where we all

are

It's something we can't neglect

It's something I can't neglect

Now won't you give some bread to get the starving fed

We've got to relieve Bangla Desh

Relieve the people of Bangla Desh

We've got to relieve Bangla Desh

Relieve the people of Bangla Desh

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Jimmy Cliff, "Wonderful world, beautiful people"

Eh---yeah

wonderful world

beautiful people.

You and your girl things could be pretty.

But underneath this there is a secret.

That nobody can repeat.

Take a look

at the world

and the state that it's in today

I am sure you'll agree.

We all could make it a better way.

With our love put together.

Ev'rybody learn to love each other.

Instead of fussing and fighting

cheating but biting

scandalising and hating.

Baby we could have a

R E F R A I N :

Talkin' 'bout the wonderful world

beautiful people.

you and your girl things could be pretty.

But underneath this there is a secret.

That nobody can repeat.

Man and woman

girl and boy.

Let us try to give a helping hand.

This is know and I'm sure.

That the love we all could understand.

This is our world

can't you see ?

Everybody wants to live and be free.

Instead of fussing and fighting

cheating but biting

scandalising and hating.

Baby we could have a.

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"Sympathy", Rare Bird

Now when you climb into your bed tonight

And when you lock and bolt the door

Just think of those out in the cold and dark

'Cause there's not enough love to go 'round

No there's not enough love to go 'round

And sympathy is what we need my friends

And sympathy is what we need

And sympathy is what we need my friends

'Cause there's not enough love to go 'round

No there's not enough love to go 'round

Now half the world hates the other half

And half the world has all the food

And half the world lies down and quietly starves

'Cause there's not enough love to go 'round

No there's not enough love to go 'round

And sympathy is what we need my friends

And sympathy is what we need

And sympathy is what we need my friends

'Cause there's not enough love to go 'round

No there's not enough love

No there's not enough love to go 'round

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