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Mothers of the Disappeared

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 9, 2017 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:21, 22 February 2017 (UTC)



"Mothers of the Disappeared" is a song by rock band U2. It is the closing track on their album The Joshua Tree, released on 9 March 1987. The song was inspired by lead singer Bono's experiences in Nicaragua and El Salvador in July 1986, following U2's involvement on Amnesty International's A Conspiracy of Hope tour. He learned of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, a group of women whose children had been "disappeared" by the Argentine and Chilean dictatorships. The lyrics contain an implicit criticism of the Reagan Administration, which backed two South American regimes that seized power during coup d'états and which provided financial support for the military regime in El Salvador. Thematically it has been interpreted as an examination of failures and contradictions in US foreign policy. The song was favourably received by critics, and has been performed live on several tours, starting with the 1987 Joshua Tree Tour. It was played at four concerts on the 1998 PopMart Tour in South America, during two of which the Madres joined the band onstage (pictured).
 * Most recent similar article(s): New wave of British heavy metal (27 January 2017)
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 * Promoted: 23 October 2011
 * Reasons for nomination: 30th anniversary of release
 * Support as nominator. Melicans (talk, contributions) 17:06, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Support as it is well written and appropriate reason for specific date but surely it's worth putting the reason for the specific date (the fact that it was released on March 9, 1987) in the lead section? Mojo0306 (talk) 15:50, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Support as a long-time editor of many other U2 articles. I edited the lead to recognize the anniversary, and also removed into about Rattle and Hum (not so important), and simplified info on live performances. – Dream out loud  (talk) 09:43, 1 February 2017 (UTC)