I know this is old news to some of you, but a friend of mine emailed me this. Not sure I ever saw the video, but I remember the terrible event.
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In 1989 a human crush occurred during the FA Cup semifinal match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, which resulted in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans. Twenty-three years later the Hillsborough Independent Panel published the findings of its report which concluded that no Liverpool fans were responsible for the disaster, and up to 41 lives could potentially have been saved if the response of the emergency services had been swifter. Steve Rotheram, the MP for Liverpool Walton, expressed a desire to release a charity single to raise funds for the legal costs of the Hillsborough victims' families as part of their campaign for justice. Inspired by Everton's Hillsborough tribute on 17 September 2012, when the Hollies hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" was played prior to their match against Newcastle United, it was decided that a re-recording of the song by various artists would be released as the charity single.
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
4:33 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney : Electric guitar solo, Lead vocals Gerry Marsden : Lead vocals
- Steve Sidwell : Strings arrangement
- Holly Johnson : Lead vocals Robbie Williams : Lead vocals
- Rebecca Ferguson : Lead vocals Paloma Faith : Lead vocals
- Eliza Doolittle : Lead vocals Beverley Knight : Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- Melanie C : Lead vocals Andy Brown : Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- Mick Jones : Electric guitar Peter Hooton : Lead vocals
- Chris Sharrock : Drums Ren Harvieu : Lead vocals
- Dave McCabe : Lead vocals Paul Heaton : Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- Hollie Cook : Backing vocals Jon McClure : Lead vocals
- John Power : Backing vocals, Lead vocals Guy Chambers : Piano, Producer
- Andrew Davitt : Acoustic guitar Cyrus Reynolds : Brass arrangement
- Ian Davidson : Choir arrangement, Choir conductor David Catlin-Birch : Bass guitar
- Alan Hansen : Choir John Bishop : Choir
- Kenny Dalglish : Choir Neil Fitzmaurice : Choir
- Peter Reid : Choir Steve Rotheram : Choir
- LIPA Gospel Choir : Choir Vasily Petrenko : Strings conductor
- Richard Blake : Cornet, Flugelhorn Matthew Lewis : Euphonium
- Meredith Moore : French horn Will Pound : Harmonica
- Glenn Tilbrook : Lead vocals Shane MacGowan : Lead vocals
- Richard Flack : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Oliver Som : Recording engineer
- Paul Stanborough : Recording engineer Liam Nolan : Assistant recording engineer
- Alec Brits : Assistant recording engineer (choir) Tony Draper : Recording engineer (choir)
- Jon Withnall : Assistant recording engineer (strings) Chris Taylor : Recording engineer (strings)
- Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Strings Adi Brett : Strings
- Amelia Jones : Strings Anthony Banks : Strings
- Catherine Marwood : Strings Daniel Sanxis : Strings
- David Rimbault : Strings David Ruby : Strings
- Fiona Stunden : Strings Gemma Bass : Strings
- Gethyn Jones : Strings Hilary Browning : Strings
- James Justin Evans : Strings James Pattinson : Strings
- Kathryn Cropper : Strings Lesley Gwyther : Strings
- Olga Muszynska : Strings Paula Muldoon : Strings
- Paulette Bayley : Strings Rachel Jones : Strings
- Rakhvinder Singh : Strings Rebecca Walters : Strings
- John Hebbron : Strings Sarah Hill : Strings
- Simon Denton : Strings Stephan Mayer : Strings
- Stephen Mann : Strings Susanna Jordan : Strings
- Thelma Handy : Strings William Roberts : Tuba