At the end of Richard Donner's film Scrooged (1988), Bill Murray breaks the fourth wall to lead a sing-along of the song. [7] The Dave Clark Five, in 1969. Issued as a single in the UK, it spent four weeks in the top 75, reaching number 31, three positions below that attained by Annie Lennox and Al Green in 1988. [6] Rupert Hawksley (6 December 2013). "Nelson Mandela birthday tribute concerts: how they helped change the world". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 21 December 2013.

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On 11 December 2007, she performed in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway together with a variety of artists, which was broadcast to over 100 countries. [85] Lennox appeared at the Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute in June 2008 [86] and then led a rally against the Gaza War in London on 3 January 2009. [87] In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green released a cover version of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" which reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Are there any songs that have actually inspired people into action? People write and sing about injustice. Music does shed a light on emotions and injustices, yet at the same time, when it comes to actual change, we must take more steps than just singing.All proceeds earned from Annie’s original composition on the album, “Universal Child”, will be paid to The Annie Lennox Foundation. The Annie Lennox Foundation raises money for various charitable projects, primarily those supporting and educating women and children in Africa and people with HIV/Hepatitis C in Scotland. Annie Lennox: The Annie Lennox Collection". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 June 2020. But for now, Lennox is happy sat at her piano, comfortable in her idyllic retreat, playing the pieces she learned in her childhood. We come to the end of our time and, when her PR man enters, she repeats the comment that, she thinks, will be the one that stands out. "I would have been a fantastic man," she tells him and laughs out loud again.