Cure controversy over Killing an Arab sparks Arab American protests
The Cure face protests in New York after their song Killing an Arab draws anger from Arab Americans. The band agrees to put a lyric sticker on albums and urges DJs to stop playing the track. Lead singer Robert Smith says the song mirrors a scene from Albert Camus The Stranger, stressing the Arab victim's death illustrates futility.
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Lionel Richie Honored for Songwriting Skills
Lionel Richie and Eddy Arnold shared honors at the National Songwriter Awards in Nashville. Richie's Say You Say Me from the motion picture White Nights was named movie song of the year, while Eddy Arnold received a special award for selling 80 million records over a 40 year career. Jimmy Fortune was voted top country songwriter for the third straight year for Too Much on My Heart. The two hour TV special aired from the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
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