CROWDED HOUSE, "Help Is Coming," 1999

By Karen Bliss 11/2/15 | www.samaritanmag.com

The New Zealand pop band recorded "Help Is Coming" more than 15 years ago, but it could have been written today about the Syrian refugee crisis.  “Help is coming / We sail tomorrow For Ellis Island…Dreams come true,” Neil Finn sings. More than half a million people have been crossing the Mediterranean by boat, sometimes with fatal results. All proceeds from the sale of the song go to Save The Children to help the thousands of refugee children in need of food, safe water, medicine, shelter and psychological support (minus local taxes). In Canada, at least 86-cents of the 99-cent price will go to Save the Children UK.  Buy it here. — Karen Bliss