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“Get Up! Stand Up!” captures the highlights from “The Human Rights Concerts” - a series of successful charity concerts between 1986 and 1998, that were staged to raise awareness and funds for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization Amnesty International.
The first recordings are from Amnesty’s 25th anniversary tour “A Conspiracy Of Hope”, followed two years later by “Human Rights Now!”, the legendary 20 concerts-long tour through five continents. The series continued with the con- cert “An Embrace Of Hope” in Chile in 1990 as well as “The Struggle Continues” in 1998’s Paris.
This 2CD Digipak Editions includes an impressive tracklist boasting worldwide superstars like Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Miles Davis, The Police, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Sting, The E Street Band, Jackson Browne, Alanis Morisette, Radiohead, Youssou N’Dour, Bob Gedolf & Steven Van Zandt. They are all united by the desire to devote their time and energy to the goals of Am- nesty International and to work for humanity and justice.
Tracklist
CD 1: Bob Geldof & Steven Van Zandt - Redemption Song / Third World - Now That We’ve Found Love / Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection / Ruben Blades - Muevete / Miles Davis - Speak / That’s What Happened / Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side / Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey / Bryan Adams - Run To You / Bryan Adams - Summer Of ‘69 / U2 - MLK / Pride (In The Name Of Love) / U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday / The Police - Message In A Bottle / The Police - Every Breath You Take / Tracy Chapman - Talkin’ ‘bout A Revolution / Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
CD 2: Sting - Don’t Stand So Close To Me / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Born In The USA / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - I’m On Fire / Inti-Illimani - Bailando, Bailando / Wynton Marsalis - Jungle Blues / Jackson Browne - Lives In The Balance / Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U / Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender / Tracy Chapman - Fast Car / Alanis Moris- sette - Hand In My Pocket / Peter Gabriel & Youssou N’Dour - Shaking The Tree / Jimmy Page & Robert Plant - Rock And Roll / Radiohead - Karma Police / Ra- diohead - Bones / Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman & Youssou N’Dour - Get Up, Stand Up