Les Yeux de la faim

"Les Yeux de la faim"
Single by Fondation Quebec-Afrique
ReleasedMay 1985 (1985-05)
Recorded1985
GenrePop
Length4:25
LabelKébec-Disc
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jean Robitaille

"Les Yeux de la faim" (meaning "The Eyes of Hunger") is a French-language song written by Canadian journalist Gil Courtemanche and Canadian composer Jean Robitaille. It was recorded by a one-off supergroup of many musicians to raise funds for the Quebec-Africa Foundation, a charity to help people facing famine in Africa. It was released as a charity single in May 1985 in Quebec.[1] "Les Yeux de la faim" was one of a number of such supergroup singles released around this time, along with "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in the United Kingdom, "We Are the World" in the United States and "Tears Are Not Enough" in English Canada.[2]

  1. ^ "They're singing for someone else's supper". Montreal Gazette, 26 April 1985.
  2. ^ "Ethiopian aid crusade adds Quebec chapter". The Globe and Mail, 24 April 1985.