Paul McCartney Leads Music Legends in 'Love Song to the Earth'

Stars led by Paul McCartney have released a song to push for strong action on climate change, in the latest effort by artists after plans for global concerts fell through.

"Love Song to the Earth," unveiled on Wednesday, comes less than three months before highly anticipated UN-led talks open in Paris with the aim of reaching a long-term agreement to control rising temperatures and their destructive impact on the planet.

Over a melody typical of mainstream Western pop, a succession of stars sing verses about the Earth that include, "Looking down from up on the moon / It's a tiny blue marble / Who'd have thought the ground we stand on could be so fragile?"

Besides Beatles legend McCartney, stars who lent their voices included rocker Jon Bon Jovi, folk-pop singer Sheryl Crow, acclaimed Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo and Jamaican rapper Sean Paul.

English pop singer Natasha Bedingfield, who also participated, said that the message was for people to take care of the planet rather than turn a blind eye.

"With this song we wanted to talk about the environment in a way that would help people feel empowered to do something rather than be paralyzed by fear," she said in a statement.

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