Bangladesh, Bangladesh

Ao ler o post abaixo lembrei de George Harrison. Ele foi o primeiro músico a fazer um show de rock beneficente. Foi em 1971, em Nova York para as vítimas de um cicline que atingiu Bangladesh. Tenho um DVD aqui em casa que mostra a entrevista de George a Ditt Cavvet. Ele fala da dificuldade de mandar o dinheiro arrecadado para as vítimas, a preocupação de que algum centavo fosse desviado. Sem contar as gravadoras que colocaram vários empecilios para que seus artistas não gravassem o disco com as músicas cantadas no show.

Bangladesh ainda sofre com os ciclones. Então vamos cantar com George Harrison:

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 great disaster - 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