Various Artists -- Get Up! Stand Up! (DVD)

Release date: 17 June 2013

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“Get Up! Stand Up!” presents highlights from The Human Rights Concerts – the series of benefit concerts staged between 1986 and 1998 to raise awareness and funds for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organisation Amnesty International. The first set of performances come from “A Conspiracy Of Hope”, Amnesty’s 25th anniversary US concert tour in 1986. This was followed by “Human Rights Now!”, the historic 5-continent 20-concert world tour undertaken in 1988. The series continued with stand-alone concerts “An Embrace Of Hope” in Chile in 1990 and “The Struggle Continues” in Paris in 1998. The list of musicians who contributed their services is extraordinary and includes some of the world’s foremost artists - drawn from several nations and representing a wide range of musical styles. The primary factor uniting them was their desire to donate their time and talents to place a spotlight on Amnesty’s vital work campaigning for people whose human rights are abused. Building on the achievements of Amnesty’s legendary “Secret Policeman’s Ball” benefit shows, albums and movies  - these concerts brought awareness of the cause to an ever-wider public.  This new release is designed to continue that mission and raise further funds for Amnesty’s crucial work.

Track List

From “A Conspiracy Of Hope” (1986)
1) Bob Geldof & Steven Van Zandt – Redemption Song   2) Third World – Now That We’ve Found Love   3) Joan Armatrading – Love And Affection   4) Ruben Blades (with Carlos Santana & Fela Kuti) – Muevete   5) Miles Davis – Speak / That’s What Happened   6) Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side   7) Peter Gabriel – Shock The Monkey   8) Bryan Adams – Run To You   9) Bryan Adams – Summer Of ’69   10) U2 – MLK / Pride (In The Name Of Love)   11) U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday   12) The Police – Message In A Bottle   13) The Police – Every Breath You Take

From “Human Rights Now!” (1988)
14) Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ ’bout A Revolution   15) Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer   16) Sting – Don’t Stand So Close To Me   17) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Born In The USA   18) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – I’m On Fire

From “An Embrace Of Hope” (1990)
19) Inti-Illimani – Bailando, Bailando   20) Wynton Marsalis – Jungle Blues   21) Jackson Browne – Lives In The Balance   22) Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U

From “The Struggle Continues” (1998)
23) Bruce Springsteen – No Surrender   24) Tracy Chapman – Fast Car   25) Alanis Morissette – Hand In My Pocket   26) Peter Gabriel & Youssou N’Dour – Shaking The Tree   27) Jimmy Page & Robert Plant – Rock And Roll   28) Radiohead – Karma Police   29) Radiohead – Bones   30) Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman & Youssou N’Dour  – Get Up, Stand Up

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