[MUSIC NEWS] SPIKE AND THE GIMME GIMMES Release We Are The World
Who are the world?
The world is WE!!!!
And we here at Spike and the Gimme Gimmes Worldwide—along with some of our dear friends—want to show our fierce solidarity with some of our favourite worlders… MUSICIANS!
I mean, without them, the Gimmes would be reduced to composing songs of our own.
Can you imagine?!
All proceeds from the sales of our brand new single—featuring a brand new, star-studded rendering of We Are the World from our forthcoming album, Spike and the Gimme Gimmes Shit the Bed, as well as a scorching live version of Happy Birthday—will go to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, so you are morally obligated to buy at least one copy.
If supporting starving musicians is not enough of a reason for you to run out and buy a copy of this single for everyone you know then maybe the amazing group of singers we curated to help us pull this off will be. Not only did all of the Gimmes; Spike, CJ, Swami, Pinch and Jake sing their little hearts out but so did Milo, Nikki Corvette, Tony Reflex, Har Mar Superstar, Dani Miller, Dickey Barrett, Robert “El Vez” Lopez, Stacey Dee, Greg Antista, Johnny Bonnell, Joe Principe, Jolie Holland, Darius Koski, Jesse Wagner, Eva Walker, Chaki Funk Wizard, Jim Lindberg, Efram Schulz, Matt Caughthran, Jon Snodgrass, Blag Dahlia and Miss Guy!
“We’re thrilled to be the beneficiary of this incredible song from The Gimmes and all of their amazing friends! We’re so grateful to all the artists who have lent their voices to support musicians and music industry professionals in need of financial assistance due to a physical or mental health issue.” – Aric Steinberg (Sweet Relief’s Executive Director)
“Think of the plight of the musicians, dear listener. They’re always considerate enough to say, “HOW’S EVERYBODY DOING?!” but do we ever think to ask how their evening is going? Spike and the Gimme Gimmes give you a chance to make amends to the struggling muso in your life, dear listener. All proceeds from the first single, We Are the World, from our upcoming record, …Shit the Bed, will be donated to Sweet Relief Musicians’ Fund! discriminating musical taste?… a hidden charitable side?… You, dear listener, are a CATCH, whatever literally everybody else says about you.” – Spike