Now ascending the charts is a re-mix of the song featuring student interview comments edited in. Move over Elgar. Rock singer John Mellencamp will receive an honorary doctorate and give the commencement address next month at Indiana University. Mellencamp lives in Bloomington with his wife, model Elaine Irwin, and their two young sons, Hud and Speck. He is a member of several IU booster groups and a large donor to the school.
Sting speaks for the trees.
Working closely with his wife, Trudie Stylver, the founding member of The Police has lined-up a stellar cast to sing for the preservation of the world s rain forests. The 10th annual celeb singalong will feature the likes of Billy Joel , Elton John and Gladys Knight . They know how to hook people like me. The proceeds are primarily directed towards the Amazonian basin which boasts a majority of the world s surviving forests. The goal is to pay court costs and hire lawyers to gain control of the dwindling ecosystems and turning them over to the people native to the region.