From 'Fairytale of New York' to 'Santa Baby', these songs actually contain lyrics that will make you raise your eyebrows.
- Dec 24, 2018
AceShowbiz - Who Band Aid refers to in the title of their 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is probably the question most people have when they first see the title. But soon after they listen to the full version of the song, most of them are left outraged due to its lyrics. On the song, the band sings, "There's a world outside the window/ And it's world of dread and fear/ Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears/ Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you."
Even though the song was released to raise funds and awareness for various charities in Ethiopia, people call it out for its inaccurate depiction of Africa countries with some dubbing it racist. Bim Adewnumi of The Guardian also pointed out that the lyrics reflected a "popular narrative" that those in the west were the "benevolent elders, helping out poor Africans, mouths always needy and yawning."
