Just When You Think the Absurdity Has Peaked...
...former rock star George Michael (of "Wham!" fame) is "begging pop stars to abandon plans for an anti-war charity record because he says they do not know enough about politics." Michael says current pop celebrities like Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake and Pink just don't measure up to the days when he and other pop musicians performed "Do They Know It's Christmas" in 1984. Not to mention, of course, the protest singers of our day, like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. I think a steady downhill trend can be discerned.
