Hi

I need some help here...

One of my friends asked me to make a compilation for him with songs related to AIDS.

I know just a few... Can you help me with some others??

Here's what I got so far:

George Michael- Do you really eant to know
George Michael- You Have been loved
Boy George- Il Adore
Seal- Prayer for the Dying
Neil Young- Philadelphia
Madonna- In This Life


Thanx a lot

Peace

Janet - Together Again

Neneh Cherry's reworked version of I've Got You Under My Skin from the Red Hot + Blue album.

Rodney Crowell released a brilliant soul-searching album in 2001 called The Houston Kid that had two songs directly addressing HIV/AIDS, pretty amazing for a country artist. I Wish It Would Rain and Wandering Boy are the songs. Put either or both of those on there and skip the Madonna tune. She meant well, but eh.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Amazingly Madonna manged to seem utterly selfish when discussing a friend who died of AIDS. The song had an idiotic "WOE IS ME WHATEVER WILL I DO NOW?" tone.

Padre nuestro - Reign f/ Hurricane G. off of the Red Hot + Latin album.

Cindy Lauper - Say a Prayer
Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
Spearhead - Positive

VoicesCarry said:

That tone was set for the lack of care in society and look down at AIDS victims like monsters.

It doesn't have to be all happy like Together Again

Hardly selfish, Madonna has dedicated much of her career to AIDS awareness

jayaredee said:

JMHO. Ignore it if you disagree I wasn't talking about her career, I was talking about the song.

VoicesCarry said:

I was just setting the record straight, but now you know

jayaredee said:

Part of looking down on somebody is referring to them as a victim.

I don't necessarily think the song is selfish, but it did come from a selfish place in her. She was tired of losing her friends. That sentiment I can definitely understand and don't begrudge her. Musically, I just think it's a boring, poorly constructed song.

RipHer2Shreds said:

i thought it was a beautiful song and was sung exceptionally well at the Girlie Show

jayaredee said:

I'm so glad you're always right in your own mind.

VoicesCarry said:

me too!

RipHer2Shreds said:

That's what I meant - it came from a selfish place in her. She came across as very petulant in that song, it's hard to explain, but maybe you know what I mean.

jayaredee said:

For many years I thought The Smashing Pumpkins's "Disarm" was about someone with HIV. Later on, in some commentary from Billy Corgan I heard, he explained what tha t song was actually about.

The Last Song - Elton John
One - U2 (it's one of the interpretations)
Strangers When We Meet - David Bowie (again, just one interpretation)

Axchi696 said:

How could I forget that one? Very sad, but a beautiful song.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I love this track!!!!!

Prince - Sign 'o' the Times (Well, it's one of the things that this song is about)
Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing
U2 - Miracle Drug (yet another song with two+ interpretations)

Sananda/TTD: Billy Don't Fall

Pet Stop Boys have several. The most powerful are: Dreaming of the Queen, It Couldn't Happen Here, Being Boring (not just about AIDS, but that is a huge part of it), and Discoteca.

Hey orgers i'm a newbie and am a big fan of the board but never posted just wanted to point that 1 out...but isn't the Blow Monkey's "Digging Your Scene" an early song about AIDS. Just wanted to clarify that 1.

thanks.

Is "Too much love will kill you" on Queen's last album Made from Heaven about AIDS? I don't know, download it and listen to it and judge for yourself.

George Michael - Spinning the Wheel

SARAH MACLACHLAN-'Hold On'----heartbreaking tale of a woman witnessing her fiancee die from AIDS.

REBA MCENTIRE-'She Thinks His Name Was John'----song about the consequences of a one night stand

peace

Pet Shop Boys "Go West"?

I realize that it was written by (or at least for) the Villiage People first and was more about Califronia as a sancutary but I've read and agree that even though it's a campy disco song, it does somehow seem to reflect an attitude that AIDs can end in our lifetime, doesn't it...a lot like their cover of "Someday" as well.

VoicesCarry said:

Alot of people i know who survived the first wave of AIDS... the second is coming... seem to be selfish about that period because they lost soo many people. remember almost a whole generation of gay men was lost. many people lost over half their friends... i'm sure it was a rough time

Together Again, while not bitter, is every bit as selfish as In This Life (although it's probably a better song than ITF). Everything that goes on in the song revolves around the protagonist, ie: Janet.

I think it's ridiclious that people are picking apart songs written with a positive intent; glad another thread digressed into my chosen female entertainer writes less selfish AIDS songs than yours.