‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ Review: They Were the World

‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ Review: They Were the World

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In late 1984 the singer and activist Harry Belafonte was both impressed and perturbed by “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” a British charity single featuring a cast of pop stars. The proceeds from the project went to Ethiopian famine relief. Belafonte complained to the music manager Ken Kragen, “We…

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