Music for UNICEF Concert
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The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song was a benefit concert of popular music held in the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on January 9, 1979. It was intended to raise money for UNICEF world hunger programs and to mark the beginning of the International Year of the Child. The concert was videotaped and broadcast the following day on NBC in the U.S. and around the world. The moderator was David Frost, with Gilda Radner and Henry Winkler also introducing some of the performers. Henry Fonda made a short appearance. Each performer signed a large parchment declaring support for UNICEF's goals.
The concert was the idea of impresario
Performers
The Music for UNICEF Concert featured some of the biggest names in
Elton John was scheduled to perform but did not appear.
A recording of the concert was released on an
- ABBA — "Chiquitita"[1]
- Bee Gees — "Too Much Heaven"
- Andy Gibb— "I Go For You"
- Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John — "Rest Your Love on Me"
- Olivia Newton-John — "The Key"
- John Denver — "Rhymes & Reasons"
- Earth, Wind & Fire — "September"
- Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson — "Fallen Angels"
- Rod Stewart — "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
- Donna Summer — "Mimi's Song"
There were also opening and closing songs, performed by all participants:
- Opening medley, ending with part of ABBA's "He Is Your Brother"
- Closing song: Jackie DeShannon's "Put a Little Love in Your Heart
All songs featured a sixty-six-piece orchestra, conducted by Israel's Nurit Hirsh, who made her first American appearance.
See also
References
- ^ "ABBA-låt lönsam hit för Unicef" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2021.