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Amazing to me that you don't know who these people are. Only the greatest musical artists of all time.
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Haha exactly! Just came from his video about USAforAfrica and he saud he knew 20. % of them. Haha I mus be really out because those and all in this video are LEGENDS!! How can it be someone DOESNT know who they are?I loved them. Again, I must be getting old…. 😂😂😂
Haha i know
"Some of the greatest"....
He didn't recognize George Michael's voice after BG!
Fun fact. Boy George (pink haired guy) was in New York when they started recording. He got the dates mixed up. Bob Geldof tracked him down & called him a basically said 'get your arse over here'. George booked a flight on Concord & made it (just). His first words were 'My throat is dry, I need a brandy' Midge Ure said, 'No time for that, just get out there & sing'. So he did that vocal, hung over, jet lagged & thirsty.
I saw the doco of this day and Boy George did need a sip of brandy to loosen the vocal cords. Bob Geldof mention how he had to call boy George to remind him and said to George “Bono is here Sting, Tony Hadly,George Michael and Marilyn is also here” that’s when George said “of course she would be there” which l think motivated George more to get there.
30 or so artists in all I believe. These were the biggest names of the day. Sting of the Police, Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, Bono of U2, Boy George of The Culture Club front men indeed. None other than Phil Collins on drums. This was organized by Bob Geldoff of The Boomtown Rats. You should look into each of these bands on your channel. They are all legends.
Midge Ure of Ultravox co-wrote the song & produced it. Staus Quo, Bananarama, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Paul Weller, Paul Young & many more.
And Midge Ure of Ultravox
I was wondering if Boy George was "the guy with the bright hair" he immediately singled out as having a great voice.
If so... We could have a *lot* of fun! But the important question is, do we really want to hurt him?
George Michael !
30 of the biggest British names of the day, but, yeah. [ And now I'm going to hear from the U2 fans ;) ]
How can you not know this? Blows my mind!
"The track, which was first released on 25 November 1984, was written by Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof and Ultravox guitarist Midge Ure as a reaction to the shocking television reports of the 1983-85 Ethiopian famine.
Created with the sole purpose of raising funds for the people of Ethiopia, the track featured cameos from famous pop faces- with everyone from Bono to Boy George taking part.
After achieving a Christmas number one that year, the track went on to be the fastest selling single in UK history, only being beaten off the top spot when Candle In The Wind 1997 was released following the death of Princes Diana."
Fake. I don't believe any of these reaction videos are the first exposure
@@Guernsey576 They get hauled out every Xmas, along with Elvis and Bing Crosby, I'm inclined to agree.
They wanted to raise at least £10,000. I think they smashed that goal.
@@windsorSJ and nothings changed.😪
I have seen a number of small documentaries on the making of this and it's very interesting, funny and sad. When Bob Geldof went to Ethiopia he said " there will be no photos of dead babies, otherwise it's off"! Some journalists and photographers were put out. One photographer said "I get a buzz when I take photos of dead people"!! 😡The media feed off negativity! Bob Geldof and Midge Ure put their all into getting this achieved within 24hrs!❤
Bob Geldof (Boomtime Rats) was watching news reports every day about the famine in Ethiopia and was so upset by the reports he saw, that he and Midge Ure (Ultravox) got all the pop stars of the day (British and Irish) to give up a Sunday and make the record (written by Bob and Midge) with a view to raising about £50,000 for the famine relief. It raised much more than that and led to USA releasing a charity song the following Easter (We are the World) for the famine relief. Live Aid followed and in the UK, Comic Relief and Sport Relief continue to this day with regular fund raising events (raising millions of pounds) to provide aid in both the developing world and at home.
Boomtown Rats…
Then in the following year Sor Paul McCartney, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Roger Daltrey, and Elton John also made it.
@@Isleofskye And here it is, if anyone is looking for that second recording... czcams.com/video/NxaGnK3A-Pc/video.html
Canada also released a song for the album.
If you lived in the UK you could never avoid hearing this multiple times every year and know all the words! I understand why people don't recognise some of these 80s stars but I'm always surprised they don't know Sting, Bono and George Michael. Great reaction though.
And Ireland We and the. UK are tuned in to the same songs
It sometimes feels like we were more aware back then....... The music really meant so much, it spoke to us all.....one world, one love, peace to all
Thanks to the Internet we are more "aware" now. The question is do we care as much?
@@xoxxobob61 I so agree. The 'woke' crowd are quick to point out societal ills, but the same folks are literally last in line to help fix the problems. Way to go Geldorf, Ure, and Band Aid for doing what they could to try and make a difference
The performers who sang verses were, in order: Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, and Bono. The chorus included David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Geldof, Ure and many other artists who weren't given a verse but sang the "Feed The World" part and lent their images to the effort by appearing in the promotional photo.
The artists were not all friends, but they set aside their differences and were at least cordial to each other during the recording - with one exception. In the book I Want My MTV, George Michael said: "The only person who didn't succumb to the charitable nature of the day was Paul Weller, who decided to have a go at me in front of everybody. I said, 'Don't be a wanker all your life. Have a day off.'"
Don't forget kool and the gang and Jody watley
Banarama
I’m so glad you picked out Boy George’s voice, he’s incredible! You should check out Culture Club if you haven’t already
wasnt culture club the band that had the huge scandal because they didnt sing their own songs and used background singers to perform their songs and they just lip synched over it
@@KS-mm5ce wrong
@@KS-mm5ce No that was Milli Vanilli! Boy George is actually A awesome singer. One of the best of the 80s✌️🌼
@@marniethedyslexic6445 That's utterly hilarious to me. Wrong county/continent, wrong genre, and there's also the **cough** pigmentation differences.
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George Michael is as talented as any artist you will here if you go down his rabbit hole. Unbelievable live performer and song writer, producer. All his music has substance
Collins is the biggest talent here.
@@davidtaylorbfd I love Phil Collins he’s a great musician great voice. Vocally George Michael Is in a league of his own
Bono was great. As was Boy George. They were all great.
I agree about George Michael, I love him, but Paul Young opened the song really well❤
So surprinsing to me that some people didn't ever hear that song... it's kind of my favorite Christmas song since a long time, each year! ...and, I'm still young ! ONly forty something! 🙂
Even crazier that he didn't recognize one singer.
You are correct. This was the first of these collaborations. Band-aid was the superstars of England and other countries. The second guy is Boy George. Sting, Bono Phil Collins at among the other performers. This effort gave rise to USA for Africa and their contribution "We are the World."
The first and the best
I knew it was Boy! Oh what fun we could have with *those* reaction videos.
The guy who opened the song is Paul Young
There was George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in the early 70s. Might have been 71'
Here’s the list of everyone in this video
Vocalists:
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)
Bono (U2)
Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist)
Chris Cross (Ultravox)
Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats)
Sara Dallin (Bananarama)
Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats)
Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
Boy George (Culture Club)
Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Marilyn
George Michael (Wham!)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Sting (The Police)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang)
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Jody Watley
Paul Weller (The Style Council)
Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
Paul Young
Additional spoken messages on B-side:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson (Big Country)
David Bowie
Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Paul McCartney
Musicians:
Phil Collins - drums
John Taylor - bass
Andy Taylor - guitar
Midge Ure - keyboards and programming
Mildly off topic - but I happen to own an official Frankie Goes To Hollywood t-shirt that is *very* well loved and I'm sure *quite* vintage. It's one of my favorite finds ever.
hats off to you for taking the time out to put on the whole list of Artists that sang on the song that day
I think John and Andy Taylor were holding guitars for show for the cameras. Midge Ure played all instruments on the track except for Phil Collins on drums. As he had the track pre recorded before the artists turned up for their vocals to save time.
From this era there was also “Tears Are Not Enough” by Northern Lights(Canadian artists) and “Stars” by Hear ‘n Aid, which was made up of rock and metal artists that felt left out of the pop collaborations.
And the best of them is 'Feel Inside', by FOTC and Friends.
Lyrics With Performers
(Paul Young)
It's Christmas time
There's no need to be afraid
At Christmas time
We let in light and we banish shade
(Boy George)
And in our world of plenty
We can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world
At Christmas time
(George Michael)
But say a prayer
Pray for the other ones
At Christmas time it's hard
(Simon LeBon)
But when you're having fun
There's a world outside your window
(Sting) And it's a world of dread and fear
Where the only water flowing is
(Bono joins in)
The bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells that are ringing
Are clanging chimes of doom
(Bono only) Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you.
(Everyone)
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time.
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
Where nothing ever grows
No rain or rivers flow
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmas time
Feed the world
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
(Paul Young)
Here's to you
raise a glass for everyone
Here's to them
underneath that burning sun
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
Chorus (Everyone)
Feed the world
Feed the world
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmas time again
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmas time again
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmas time again
Repeat
Only water flowing line is Tony Hadley
Bitter sting of tears is Sting
Christmas Bells are ringing is Simon Le Bon, Bono & Sting
A world of dread & fear is Sting & Simon Le Bon.
You miss Tony Hadley
This was the OG famine relief supergroup. These were the superstars out of the UK. So many iconic singers! USA for Africa was the answer to this.
He literally says "the bitter STING of tears" as you say you've seen that guy before at 2:45
hahahaha I know !!!!!
OK so as you can tell this was part of a massive fund raising event for famine in Africa - This was the UK lineup - the US version of this is We Are the World.
The first meeting between Midge Ure & Bob Geldof took place on 5th of November. Through November, they co-wrote the song, Bob recruited all of the other acts, whilst Midge produced the backing track. On the day, they didn't know who was going to turn up. Recording went on all day, then Midge & Trevor Horn worked through the night so that the manifacturers could start the presses at 8am the next morning. The first batch of record was in the shops just a little over 24 hours after recording started.
Also Midge Ure went out to Ethiopia with the first flight carrying food aid.All of the artists gave their time for free, Trevor Horn provided the studo for free. The music press & many others provided free advertising space. David Bowie (who sadly couldn't make the recording) urged everyone to buy the record, on national television, the manufacturers & distributors waived their fees as did some record shops.
Just Smiles: I remember this. And yes, we're talking star singers every one. It was a fund raising thing. "Band" "Aid"
Another one is Perfect Day - Various Artists, released in the 90s for the BBC's Children In Need charity campaign.
I bought this single on vinyl when it was released. I feel so old that you are not recognizing any of these artists - lol. It was done as a fundraiser because there was a particularly nasty drought causing a famine in Africa. Still brings tears to my eyes to hear it.
Sting sings "the bitter STING of tears" So surprised that most doing these videos do not recognize him now compared to how huge he was in 84.
This song debut during my mid-teens, 1980's, top musical sensations gathered together for one common purpose, awareness for those that were less fortunate, of a basic necessity, food. Still brings me a teary eye.
Band aid was the first group to get together and sing for charity. it was started by bob geldof who took a camera crew to Ethiopia and filmed what was going on. i miss the eighties when people really cared about other souls in need.
All of Britain's best artist and bands of that year/ decade. This was the origin.
Band aid started it all in the 80s ie usa for africa,live aid show at Wembley where they had the likes of status quo,phil collins,queen,david Bowie,paul McCartney, elvis Costello,sade,Bryan ferry,elton john,the who, eric Clapton,and the list goes on.
I find it astonishing that you have never seen this video or heard this song. They should all be familiar to you. They're just younger. The guys voice you said was amazing was Boy George from Culture Club. In the USA you did "USA for Africa". We ( UK) had Bandaid.
I love that you likened them to Wu Tang, proper made me chuckle
There was a famine in Ethiopia in the 80s. Over a million people died. That was the reason for so many collaborations for charity.
This is a great song from the '80s!.
And it was for a great purpose!.
The singer's voices in the intro are incredible!. Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael (RIP), Simon Le Bon.
With that iconic '80s beat.
I remember this as a young kid back then.
You need to watch the story of how band came together. It’s beyond amazing.
Every new video i watch of you reacting to music make me think that rock you have been living under was on another planet. Lol. Keep it up. Your amazing
If you are doing Christmas songs. Then Fairytale of New York by the Pogues would be perfect.
Watching someone discover this for the first time...Wow...this is the song that inspired LIVE AID and later the Americans doing "We are the World". All the singers here were some of the most popular singers from England on the 80s. Paul Young, Boy George from Culture Club, George Michael, Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran, Sting from the Police, Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet, Bono from U2! Phil Collins on Drums, and many others! ❤
You may have heard of a small concert that followed in July of the following year, a little gathering called Live Aid. Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ulatravox) were the masterminds of this amazing collaboration.
I think Queen played at that as well.
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czcams.com/video/NxaGnK3A-Pc/video.html - Live Aid recording of the second version
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Christmas will really be Christmas
When folks are happy everywhere
Christmas will really be Christmas
When there's laughter for everyone to share
When people can live with each other
When peace on Earth has come to stay
Christmas will really be Christmas
With the whole world in a better way
When hearts are filled with joy
Instead of worry and fear
That's when the words, "Merry Christmas!"
Will be so much more sincere
So let's all keep hoping and praying
The time will soon be coming when
Christmas will really be Christmas
And the whole world will smile again
Christmas will really be Christmas
And the whole world will smile again
Christmas will really be Christmas
This song was written by Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats. He had seen a report on the famine in Ethiopia and thought something should be done. He went to Midge Ure, a big time British music producer, and between the two of them they got anyone who was anyone in London to participate. They raised 8 million pounds within 12 months.
You need to watch the story of how Bandaid came into being. You will be blown away.
These were the biggest stars of 1984, at least in the UK, gathered together for charity. The beginning of an era of celebs joining forces & voices for good causes.
I'm so happy that someone suggested this somg! Freaking love it!
It was a charity record to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia and Live Aid came a few months later, both were organised by Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox) and it was the first of the "super group" charity records. The main singers in order are Paul Young, Boy George - Culture Club (pink hair) George Michael (Wham), Simon LeBon (Duran Duran), Paul Weller (The Jam), Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet),Sting (The Police) and Bono (U2) and not forgetting Phil Collins on the drums.
These are WORLD,FAMOUS singers. It is so sad the later generations have so little knowledge of what went before. Almost living in a bubble. In the 60s we knew what happened decades before, and music of all descriptions.
This was the song that started Band Aid. This was to help the starving in Africa, theses are the top groups of the 80s in the uk. This then went on to be a concert shown world wide. America also took part and you did the song we are the world
You should look up what Band Aid was, I think the history of it would be right up your alley.
I loved watching you listen to this beautiful song! Your concentration and appreciation are clearly expressed.
I actually stunned you’ve not heard this during the Christmas season. It’s always on the radio or playing In stores. It was the UK answer to trying to raise money for the famine in Eastern Africa. It’s what led to USA for Africa
Boy George with the pink hair, Sting was who you recognized, Phil Collins killin it on the drums
Glad to see in the comments that I am not the only OLD person that loved and adored all these legends and has this as her favorite Christmas song! Can’t imagine there are people who don’t know who they all are 😊
BAND AID 1984 SINGERS ORDER:
The performers who sang verses were, in order: Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, and Bono. The chorus included David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Geldof, Ure and many other artists who weren’t given a verse but sang the “Feed The World” part and lent their images to the effort by appearing in the promotional photo.
This was the first effort of getting artists together in aid of a cause. It came into being when Bob Geldof watched about the starvation happening in Ethiopia. All the other ones came after this.
the flight of the concords did one of these in NZ called "Feel inside (stuff like that)" and you want to watch the long version. its very cool! very feel good type song
Pink hair Boy George. I found that I knew 99% of these singers. A walk down memory lane of my youth.
This was the British pop elite, well Bono/U" are Irish, way back in 1984. They orginally intented to have Paul McCartney and David Bowie singing but their schedules didn't allow them to. However at Live Aid the year after both Paul McCartney and David Bowie sang the parts they had intended to from the begining. In 1984 there was this huge famine in Etihopia so Bob Geldof and Midge Ure managed to bring togeher all of these guys for one occation. Everyone had to stay in the studio as all of them had to sing the "feed the world" chorus. This became a huge hit world wide and in the UK it became super huge. This gathering was the main inspiration for U.S: for Africa and the We Are the World song featuring the American artist elite. A song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and prodiucec by Quincy Jones.
Band aid group of England artists. USA for Africa came out after this
One of my favorite songs of all time and I still listen to it even after Christmas for the rest of the year
So fun watching you figure this out! Thanks!
This was a collaborative effort organized by Bob Geldolf of the Boom Town Rats, to raise funds to help with a terrible drought in Africa. Millions were starving. The pink haired guy with the amazing voice is Boy George from Culture Club. Their songs are worth a listen too. And now I feel old...you weren't even born when this came out!
02:56 That's Bono, he's the singer in U2, my favourite band =) You should definitely check them out ;)
Others you liked and are really good are George Michael, Boy George, Sting (both his solo career and his band, The Police). You also seemed to like the singer in Duran Duran. That's a band I don't like XD
This was written by Bob Geldof, who then put together the Live Aid concerts, all to fight the famine in Ethiopia. He also stars in the film Pink Floyd: The Wall, which I highly recommend.
This is what started it off. We are the world and live aid came after this song.
The first singer Paul Young also has an amazing voice. This lead up to "Live Aid" where many iconic performances where - like Queen's.
Bono didn’t want to sing the line “well tonight thank god it’s them instead of you” but Bob Geldof knew it would have the biggest punch to the listeners. And it did. I still get chills when he sings it. A lot of people need to watch the BBC doco that inspired Bob Geldof to do something. I still remember when l was 7 when this came out and the footage of the starving children with a thousand flies around them.
I love the honesty of that line.
In 1982 I was listening to a frequent lunch-hour fave talk news magazine on the radio in Toronto and heard about famine and drought in Ethiopia, 20M possibly at risk. I thought, "Someone must do something, but decided against reaching out to leading lights-for music AND activism- in my local scene, reasoning, "Nobody knows me, they'll pull something together on their own. A year-and-a-half later, Bob Geldof(Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure(Ultravox-long braid/pony tail, laughs and points at camera) wrote this song and gathered the cream of the then current crop of British pop and rock to record it. The American('We Are the World'-USA for Africa) and Canadian('Tears Are Not Enough') efforts soon followed. 1985 saw Live-Aid, the worldwide simulcast-TV and radio-of concerts in Philadelphia and London featuring many top stars from all over, yielding classic, GOAT performances by Queen, for example. In 2005, with Live-8, they celebrated the 20th anniversary, the spirit and message with an expanded slate of venues and stars.
This was the UK Band Aid that launched Live Aid, Full of all the famous groups and solo artists of that period.
Recorded in 1984. Steve en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)
Your expression: whaaaat derp. Ramp it up princess
Do Freddie at the Live Aid concert at Wembley, arguably the best concert performance ever by an artist./group ...
Band Aid inspired We are the World ...👍
Back when the Brits ruled the world and the Americans followed. One year later Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie took a page of Band Aid and did the USA for Africa project. However the same guys who did Band Aid (Bob Geldof and Midge Ure) went on to do Live Aid later on in the US and the UK.
Just curious to know how old you are because just about everybody you see in this video are practically Legends!
This was followed by the worldwide event in '85 that was Live Aid. The one where Queen stole the whole show. Terrible famine in Africa which prompted it all. Yes they got the food, the medical supplies, and the money to help the infrastructure of orphanages etc. Plus flying in tons of seed to grow crops. It really felt like we were helping to save them. It made me proud to be British.
Christmas wishes to you Mr Boyd, love, peace and music from East Coast of England x
Yep. I can remember helping raise money for Live Aid, via World Vision, in my first year of college in 1988. They gave us each a piggy bank in the form of a bread box. We were so shocked and disturbed by the images of the starving in Ethiopia that, we felt we had to do sumtink, no matter what little. Methinks it's timely we start sumtink for Sustainability and Managing Climate Change. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure - can u come up with sumtink pls?
Listen to "Tears Are Not Enough" by Northern Lights. That was Canada's big stars singing for the Ethiopian famine relief effort in 1985. Band Aid was the English singers. USA for Africa was the American singers.
I love this song and not just because of the lyrics and meaning, but because all the participants are famous music singers and song writers.
I didn’t scroll through all the comments but there was an updated version of this with another great lineup. I forgot the exact year 2014’ish (give or take). Same song but different set of voices, I love both versions and if you haven’t heard it maybe you could post that one also. Glad you discovered this Christmas song it’s one of my favorite. 😊
One of my Christmas favorites!
Your innocence of this song is lovely love you
This was a similar collaboration to USA for Africa. However, this was done with mainly English stars. Paul Young ( who opened it) then Boy George followed ( with the pink hair), Simon leBon you liked his voice, Sting from "The Police" is the man you said looked familiar.
That shot where Sting sings about the bitter sting of tears always gets me.
You should check out the history of this song - literally thrown together in under 48 hours by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Recorded in both London and New year - basically if you wanted to be on it, you had to get there on the day. Phil Collins famously chartered Concorde to be able to be in New York to perform on both recording sessions. The song was in reaction to the Famine in Ethiopia, and raised a huge amount of awareness and money for the cause. These days the sentiments are a bit dated, and might be considered "White saviour" esque - but at the time it was a pure and well intentioned attempt to do something to help a dreadful tragedy.
You're mixing up Band Aid and Live Aid. This was only recorded in London, and the only person who took a Concorde flight for this was Boy George. He was asleep in a New York hotel and got woken by Bob Geldorf, telling him to get his arse back to London. George got a Concorde flight back (with his own money), and the first thing he said was can someone get me a brandy. Professor of Rock put a video up a couple of days ago, interviews with Midge Ure, Paul Young and Tony Hadley about it.
Phil Collins took a scheduled flight from Heathrow on Concorde for live aid, after getting a helicopter ride from Noel Edmonds to the airport. Not a charter flight.
It’s was a crazy EP when released…it played 24/7 everyday …on MTV and MTV LONDON…I was a college senior…I cried when they showed the DOC ON MTV…T SHIRTS, POSTERS… I played this album to death
Your reaction was amazing! This was my era so it is odd to come across someone who hasn't heard of this song and doesn't know a the singers. Some of them were famous as well - Boy George, Sting, U2 - even in America! RIP Paula Yates, George Michael and Rick Parfitt who appear in this video.
Hey from the UK! The artists performing in this charity song were predominantly UK bands which is prob why you don’t recognise them. USA for Africa recorded their charity song, we are the world, in response to the Band Aid release.
If you were breathing in America when this song came out you know just about every Artist on the song. MTV played the Hell out of this video back then! ( My God I even knew who "Marilyn" was!)
The first country to create a record to raise money for Africa all the British talents joined in this the amount of money raised unbelievable bob geldolf brain wave
Band-Aid was the original, the first of its kind and it remains the best charity-funding song ever, and one of the greatest Christmas Rock songs of all time. Until 1997, it was the biggest selling single of all time. (In 1997, Princess Diana died and so her friend Elton John and his lyricist, Bernie Taupin, rewrote the words to "Candle In the Wind", their 1973 ode to Marylin Monroe, to honour the fallen Royal.)
They are lead singers of different groups. The singers features on solos are:
1. Paul Young
2. Boy George (Culture Club)
3, George Michael (Wham!)
4. Simon LeBon (Duran Duran)
5. Sting (The Police)
6. Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
7. Bono (U2)
8. Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Also appearing are:
David Bowie (solo artist)
Jody Watley (solo artist)
Marilyn (Solo artist)
Robert "Kool" Bell, James T. Taylor & Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe, Johnny Fingers, Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
Phil Collins (Genesis; solo artist)
Chris Cross, (Ultravox)
Sara Dallion, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
Glenn Gregory, Marilyn Ware (Heaven 17)
John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
Jon Moss,
Richard Parfitt, Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Paul Weller (Style Council)
The group was organized by Bob Geldof, the lead singer of the Irish band The Boomtown Rats after seeing a news report about the famine in
Ethiopia. This was the group that started the "charity supergroup" fad that was popular in the 1980's. This song actually came out before
U.S.A. for Africa's "We Are the World". There have been several later versions of this group, one in 1989, called Band Aid II, one in 2004, called Band Aid 20 (Released 20 years after the original version), and one in 2014, called Band Aid 30 (30 years after the original version)
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, of Ultravox, later organized the LiveAid concerts held in July, 1985, held at Wembley Stadium in England, and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Probably the most notable performances were the one by Queen and the reformed Led Zeppelin.
Guy 1 - Paul Young
2 - Boy George
3 - George Michael
4 - Simon Le Bon (lead singer of Duran Duran)
5 - Sting (lead singer of Police)
6 - Tony Hadley (lead singer of Spandau Ballet)
7 - Bono (lead singer of U2)
8 - Phil Collins on drums (drummer and singer of Genesis)
and others
This was a supergroup put for the charity by Bob Geldof (singer of Boomtown Rats). Song was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ur. Profits of this song went to Ethiopia Relief. Bob Geldof said he expected/hoped for £70000, the song brought £8mln. It was 1984. The following year was Live Aid, the biggest concert in the world. It was watched by around 2bln people. Two main concerts were in Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia (there were also concerts in other countries). All together Live Aid collected around £127bln for the Famine Relief in Africa.
USA for Africa is another which came out after this❤️ you will love it. BandAid is the song which sort of launched the Live Aid 'movement' which became a concert broadcast live from many countries with many wonderful artists of the time. It was in response to the terrible plight of people starving in Africa. All the proceeds were to help feed them.🙏👣😔❤️
it is always helpful to research the song first.
From the beginning, Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon le Bon, Sting,Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet, Bono, Phil Collins on Drums, Paul Weller of Style Council, then it shows Francis Rosdi of Status Quo, then Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet, then Sting, Simon, etc singing with Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17 joining them, then it shows Kool and the Gang arriving, then Keren, Siobhan, and Sara, from Banarama arriving, the Jody Watley arriving, the Marilyn arriving, then a crowd shot, then Midge Ure from Ultravoxx, and Bob Geldof from the BoomtownRats, the two who got the whole thing together. This was the first one. It then inspired Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson to do something similar with We are the World. Then there was the live concert, Live Aid. Bob saw that there was a huge famine in Ethiopia and wanted yo fo something about it, so he contacted Midge. They wrote the song and Bob ran into Tony from Spandau and asked him if they could help and told them that Duran Duran were already on board, then he ran into Simon le Bon and asked him if Duran² could help and that Spandau Ballet had already signed on. The night before they recorded the dong and video, Spandau and Duran² had performed in Germany so they wre all hung over. Boy George hadn't arrived, so Bob found out where he was, called him in New York, and Boy George bought a ticket for the Concord, arrived at 8 that evening, and recorded his part. The whole thing was recorded. I would love to see a documentary with all of the background footage. I bought the single the day it was released in the US. I still have it. The flip side has an extended version with messages from Sir Paul McCartney, and David Bowie, who turned down a knighthood. David's message is so good, as was everything he did. 💜💜💜
It's amazing how just a simple song like this galvanised the world and became what was probably the biggest event in the world in the 80's.
Could we do it again? I'd like to think so.
The flower of 80s UK pop.
The song was written and produced in 24 hours.
It's the 1st "of those kind of things" really...
Much Respect to Irishman Bob Geldof (of the band The Boomtown Rats) who motivated, organised and wrote Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas", as a charity Single to raise money in relief of the Ethiopian Famine 1983 - 1985.
Bob Geldof was also instrumental in organising Live Aid, which raised £145 Million in 1985.
Ye should check out The Boomtown Rats --
The Boomtown Rats ~ I Don't Like Mondays
The Boomtown Rats ~ Rat Trap
The Boomtown Rats ~ Banana Republic
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They had the ability to smash videos together; most of these performers did this in separate locations.
band aid - do the know it's christmas to fight hunger in ethiopia was collabed by
Vocalists
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)
Bono (U2)
Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist)
Chris Cross (Ultravox)
Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats)
Sara Dallin (Bananarama)
Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats)
Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
Boy George (Culture Club)
Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Marilyn
George Michael (Wham!)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Sting (The Police)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang)
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Jody Watley
Paul Weller (The Style Council)
Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
Paul Young
Additional spoken messages on B-side
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson (Big Country)
David Bowie
Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Paul McCartney
Musicians[19]
Phil Collins - drums
John Taylor - bass[b]
Midge Ure - keyboards and programming
How can you get to your age and not knwo about liveaid, these are some of the greatest singers of the past century
Same as USA for Africa and We Are the World. English version. Came out at the same time as the American, and band aid which was a concert that was broadcast on television live from several places in the world.
It was after a spare of the moment idea, these wonderful folk arrived to a studio with limited info of what was going on, many straight from gigs and parties the night before. No make up prep and PR bull. Genuine raw collaboration of talent. A timeless song. Sadly, still a vital cause.
These are some of the people who sang in this song.
This is the one of singers from England, have you heard of the American one from 1985?
Boy George (Culture Club)
Bono (U2)
Paul Young
Sting (The Police)
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Phil Collins (Genesis)
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)
Don’t forget George Michael (Wham!)
They are bands and singers from the 80s, Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure came up with the song, Phil Collins drummed on the song and was the only musician to sing at both Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia. Boy George and Culture Club appeared in an episode of The A-Team.
Your reaction kills me. Top new wave artists of the 80s. I remember getting dropped off at the mall with my friends to get this album