It’s not a cure for cancer’.
I’ve been guilty of taking myself far too seriously on many occasions, so it’s these wise words I try to remember whenever it’s time to pull my head in.
It’s always nice doing the mahi that does make a difference though.
Years ago Murray, Murray and I wrote ‘You Make the Whole World Smile’ - the Red Nose song - to help raise awareness of Cot Death Prevention; and money, to conduct ground breaking research into the causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The little earworm is one of the reasons you don’t hear so much about cot death anymore.
Hammond Gamble is one of the most generous, humble people you’ll meet. Getting Hammond to sing the track was a gift. Which wasn’t quite how he saw it. “I really don’t know why you asked me.” Hammond remarked as he was warming up for the session in the big room at Stebbings. “There’s plenty of good singers out there.”
Mmm not really. But how about, ‘because you’re a bloody legend?’
This was a job from way, way back in the day. My daughter was just walking when she appeared in the video. She’s celebrated 30 trips around the sun since. Cassingle anyone?
The double platinum song spent three weeks at No.1 and repeated the trick a year later. Anika Moa did a version in 2010 to raise awareness for Cure Kids.
Like every project here, if some magic happened, then it’s all down to mahi tahi.
Kia ora for that.