Liberian Singers Use The Power Of Music To Raise Ebola Awareness

NPR ^ | October 12, 2014 4:54 PM ET | Jason Beaubien

[a fool in paradise]

Sounds like the marketplace of ideas is getting crowded.

Song Ebola Is Real

Song Protect Us From Ebola

Stop Ebola campaign song

Song Stop Ebola, Sénégal (Y en a Marre)

Song Sweet Africa

Song Lord Have Mercy Ebola

[FlingWingFlyer]

Hopefully, the NFL will wear black cleats, mouthpieces and jock straps once Barry uses his “executive powah” to designate Ebola In America Awareness month.

[Fido969]

Well, as soon as they all break into a chorus of “We Are The World” the virus will vanish!

[Texas Eagle]

“Hi, I’m Qasey Qasim and you’re listening to Liberia’s Top 40......uhhhh, Top 39........I’m Qasey Qasim and you’re listening to Liberia’s Top 38...ah, ferget it. I’m outta here.”

[RegulatorCountry]

I was about to say that we’re well past the time of cute “awareness raising” but they’re actually using the stickiness and memorability of song to teach people about the disease and what to do or not do, so it’s good. Glad I read through the excerpt at least before replying. I bet many won’t. It’s a tradition, lol.

[BitWielder1]

People don't notice people dying around them but they'll notice a song?
... okay. Whatever works I guess.

[Cboldt]

"It's a small world after all"
"I'm so hot"
"Bleeding from my pores over you"

Now, I'd probably enjoy a Weird Al Yankovik take on some song, modified to be about ebola. Even though ebola isn't a laughing matter, Gallows humor, etc.

[null and void]

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[Yosemitest]

Will they raise AWARENESS about THIS ?

Someone said:

"Ebola’s arrival in U.S. was inevitable, experts say"

No it wasn't!
Only with an ILLEGAL ALIEN IN CHIEF, a MUSLIM TERRORIST IN CHIEF, defiling the White House with every decision he makes, could this happen.
He DIRECTED this disease upon us by every policy and every directive he issued,
because he WANTED another CRISIS,
so he could continue to shove his FASCISM/MARXISM down our throats !
DAMN HIM TO HELL !

Dear Heavenly Father, remember Psalms 7:10-17"
and apply it to this VERY VILE deceiver, Barack Hussein Obama, II .
He dug this pit,
so let him fall backwards into his own trap that he himself has directed to be made.

[KSCITYBOY]

I was thinking that someone would redo “Eve of Destruction” using the names of the CDC, Ebola & Obama

[a fool in paradise]

There was a song writer (from Tin Pan Alley) who was interviewed in the 1977 documentary "All You Need Is Love" (a history of recorded music). He discussed one time being contracted to write a song targeted at educating 3 year olds to wash their hands after going to the restroom.

He knew it had to be simple enough to be understood and catchy enough to be remembered.

These songs don't have that jingle quality, and while the intention may be good, too many cluttering the airwaves may cause audiences to "tune out" to the background noise.

[Grampa Dave]

We are sure that this approach will be as effective as the recent black celeb ads saying, “Lets Talk about HIV/AID”.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I’m working on the next one.

Anyone have a good rhyme for “projectile vomiting”?

[a fool in paradise]

When I went to Youtube to find the song discussed in the article (Ebola is Real) and then hunt for other songs that have been composed recently, I noticed a number of news posts (and conspiracy posts running counter claims) to the "Ebola is Real" campaign.

There are banners up saying "Ebola is real" everywhere there.

It took that because some of the locals thought it was more deathsquad and purging going on. Why take precautions if it isn't infectious, rather the work of government agents injecting people or even terrorists doing it?

[a fool in paradise]

I’m sorry, I used up all my good rhymes about “projectile vomiting” in my theme song for ABC’s The View.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I’m sorry, I used up all my good rhymes about “projectile vomiting” in my theme song for ABC’s The View.

...and another keyboard bites the dust! ;)

[Yosemitest]

GLENN BECK: THE "EBOLA FREE" Song ( 12:00 )
Published on Oct 6, 2014

[Army Air Corps]

They can have a fundraising convert and call it EbolAid.

[Yosemitest]

Read Comment #17, and the song on the video is hilarious.

[Yosemitest]

Read Comment #17, and the song on the video is hilarious.