Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur - Various Artists
All-star compilation with an activist agenda.
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- Artist(s): Various Artists
- Genre: Compilation
- Label: Warner Brothers
- Parental Advisory: No
- Edited Version: No
- Release Date: 06/12/2007
Parents need to know
Families can talk about what's happening in Darfur. Why should individuals, families, and communities in other countries get involved with the conflict and genocide in Darfur, and what they can do to help? Families can also talk about music's role in healing. Why is John Lennon's music so relevant to Amnesty International's cause? Although most of the songs on the album were originally recorded in the '70s, how do they fit in with what's going on in the world today? Also, some songs on the album appear multiple times, covered by different bands. Which band's version do you like the best? Why?
Message
Social Behavior:
Themes of parental abandonment on "Mother," political frustration and discontent on "Gimme Some Truth" ("I've had enough of reading things/By neurotic, pig-headed politicians"), social status and alienation on "Working Class Hero," and disdain for organized religion on "God."
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
"Cold Turkey" is about exactly what you think it's about -- getting off drugs, with lyrics like "I wish I was dead" and "Thirty-six hours/rolling in pain/Praying to someone/Free me again."
Violence
"They hurt you at home and they hit you at school" on "Working Class Hero."
Sex
Mention of the word "masturbation" on "Give Peace a Chance" and "making love" on "(Just Like) Starting Over."
Language
"Working Class Hero" features the word "f---ing" two times.
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Reviewed by Denise Duval
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