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Close down every environmental charity right now, the world is saved

  • May 17, 2007
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Everyone loves a charity single, right kids?

Here's Madonna's 'Live Earth' track, 'Hey You'. 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5TejVAHeM

OH COME ON. Even Geri Halliwell would have second thoughts about lyrics like that and with Pharell involved you might at least have expected something a little more. But of course IT IS FOR CHARITY AND THAT IS WHAT MATTERS. 

Then again, so were this lot:

Band Aid 20 — 'Do They Know It's Christmas'
Wet Wet Wet — 'With A Little Help From My Friends'
Shane Richie — 'I'm Your Man'
Ferry Aid — 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'
Dunblane — 'Knocking On Heaven's Door'
That one Mike Read did which never came out
That one Ozzy Osbourne did which never came out
Liberty X — 'A Night To Remember'
Emma Bunton — 'Downtown'
Boyzone — 'When The Going Gets Tough'
Melanie C — 'If That Were Me'
Pet Shop Boys — 'Absolutely Fabulous'
Hale & Pace — 'The Stonk'
Big Fun, Sonia and Gary Barnacle — 'You've Got A Friend'
Girls Aloud VS Sugababes 'Walk This Way'
McFly — 'Don't Stop Me Now'

Literally, some of the worst records of all time.

You can download 'Hey You' here if you are not too busy.

What's YOUR least favourite charity record of all time? Email us now and tell us!

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