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A British aid worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has criticised Band Aid 30 charity single as a "bit cringeworthy".
“It’s Africa, not another planet,” Will Pooley told the Radio Times. “Stuff about Do They Know It’s Christmas? It’s just like, actually people live normal lives here and do normal things. That sort of cultural ignorance is a bit cringeworthy. There’s a lyric about ‘death in every tear,’ it’s just a bit much.”
The single, which has become the fastest selling of the year, has recieved a mixed response from social media and the press. Damon Albarn described it as 'misguided', Emeli Sande apologised for the dodgy lyrics, Lily Allen called it 'smug' and many have chosen to donate to the fight against Ebola rather than indulge it. Despite this, it topped the charts, albeit before the man band Take That took over.
Such was the level of criticism that Sinead 'O Connor recently stepped up to defend the song. “I think everyone should shut the fuck up," she said. "If you didn't like the lyrics you shouldn't have agreed to sing the song."
It was also announced recently that Band Aid 30 could be recieving a David Guetta remix. Let's see how defensable the whole thing becomes then.
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