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Musicians of conscience often use their art to draw attention to social issues, as we've seen with Live Aid, Farm Aid, Live 8, and more. Now Amnesty International has joined forces with some of music's biggest stars to draw attention to the crisis in Darfur and end the killing there. Yoko Ono has generously donated the rights to John Lennon's entire solo catalog, and dozens of great musicians have donated their time and talents to record covers of Lennon's music. The result: The CD Instant Karma, which was just released today. The individual songs are also available for download from iTunes. Below is a list of the artists who participated in this project, along with the songs they cover: Aerosmith and The Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - "Give Peace a Chance" Avril Lavigne - "Imagine" Ben Harper - "Beautiful Boy" Big & Rich - "Nobody Told Me" The Black Eyed Peas - "Power To the People" Christina Aguilera - "Mother" Corinne Bailey Rae - "I'm Losing You" The Flaming Lips - "(Just Like) Starting Over" Green Day - "Working Class Hero" Jack Johnson - "Imagine" Jack's Mannequin featuring Mick Fleetwood - "God" Jackson Browne - "Oh, My Love" Jaguares - "Gimme Some Truth" Jakob Dylan and Dhani Harrison - "Gimme Some Truth" Lenny Kravitz - "Cold Turkey" Los Lonely Boys - "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" Matisyahu - "Watching the Wheels" The Postal Service - "Grow old With Me" Regina Spektor - "Real Love" R.E.M. - "#9 Dream" Snow Patrol - "Isolation" U2 - "Instant Karma" Youssou N'Dour - "Jealous Guy" >> Order a discounted copy of the CD from Amazon.com. >> Learn more about this project, or download the singles from iTunes.
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Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views (more...)
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