Sunday, September 6, 2015

At a U-2 concert in Turin, Bono changes lyric to remember the death of 3-year-old Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi


At a U2 concert in Italy, Bono made reference to Aylan Kurdi's drowning by altering the words in the song Pride (In the Name of Love). He changed the lyrics in Pride (In the Name of Love) from: "One man washed up on an empty beach," to "One boy...." And, at one point in the band's set in Turin, a screen showed footage of refugees.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 6 September 2015.
The image of Aylan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian toddler that washed ashore on a Turkish beach this week, has sparked worldwide outrage and has called for governments to do more to help the tens of thousands of refugees.
Aylan's five-year-old brother Galip and his mother Rehan were also drowned as they were headed to the Greek island of Kos in a rubber dinghy.
At the concert in Turin, Bono has told his fans that ‘we must work together’ to find a solution to the refugee crisis. However, the band's frontman has added that he did not have the answer to the ongoing plight of migrants making their way to Europe from the Middle East and Africa.
Quoting Nelson Mandela, he went on to add that - 'it always seems impossible until it is done'.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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