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Virtual 'Love Sweet Love' From Quarantined Berklee College of Music Students

Student Shelbie Rassler, eager to bring her community together amidst quarantine and isolation, organized a massive performance of the pop classic "What the World Needs Now" and put it on YouTube.
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If there's a sliver of a silver lining in these uncertain times, it's music, from free, virtual concerts to suggested playlists. One of the most inspiring efforts we've seen this week comes from a virtual performance of Burt Bacharach/Hal David's "What The World Needs Now" by students from Berklee College of Music.

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