Never mind the financial crisis, if temperatures don’t stop rising dropping, we’re all going to burn up freeze to death. Clearly we must destroy what’s left of our economy immediately.

That’s the message of a bunch of geriatric has-beens from the music world, organized by another has-been best known for his role in the UN’s oil-for-food scam:

British rock group Duran Duran and heavy metal band Scorpions are among 55 world celebrities who have joined in recording a song to draw attention to the global warming crisis, organisers said on Monday.


The song is part of a mass media campaign on the threats of climate change organised by the Geneva-based Global Humanitarian Forum, headed by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan.

Other artists include French ‘Piaf’ actress Marion Cotillard, Senegalese star Youssou N’dour, Chinese singer Khalil Fong, Bob Geldof, whom you may vaguely remember as the guy from an also-ran band who played Pink in The Wall more than a quarter century ago, and – I’m serious – Desmond Tutu. Maybe he does a rap or something.

These folks have at least one thing in common with The Great Climate Change Hoax: they are well past their expiration date.