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First Time Hearing - Band Aid | Do They Know Its Christmas …A Star Studded Event with some Legendary Artist
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Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a charity song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded by Band Aid, a supergroup assembled by Geldof and Ure consisting of popular British and Irish musical acts at the time.[1] It was recorded in a single day at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, in November 1984.
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
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"Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a charity song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded by Band Aid, a supergroup assembled by Geldof and Ure consisting of popular British and Irish musical acts at the time. It was recorded in a single day at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, in November 1984.
Written in three days I think, recorded, produced, mixed and played on Radio One all within 24 hours. Incredible when you think about it, after all this was the 80s, couldn't do it all on a lap top back then!
The release of this single also lead to the Live Aid global concert and follow up charity singles such as We Are The World by USA for Africa. All went on to raise millions for famine relief
The vast majority of the British acts involved were English and not to be left out of the mix were two American acts, Kool & The Gang and Jody Whatley, who the year prior left Shalamar to go solo.
@@chrisab66 Which again shows you how professional those musicians were. A good example is Phil Collins, because the initial version of the song only had computer drums. (Yup, they already were around, look up a device called the LinnDrum, and you'll be blown away if you look up on how many songs it was used on.)
Collins came in, heard the recording and said "Sounds a bit dead innit? Let me have my crew bring over my drums, and I'll spruce it up a bit." And again as you yourself pointed out, this was before recording on Laptops, so everything in the studio had to be prepared.
And Geldof was going, "We only have a single day to record, this, it will take you way too long to set your drums up and prep the studio for you to get the best sound." But Phil's crew arrived half an hour later, the drums were set up in twenty minutes, Phil did a dry run and nailed the track in two takes. Done: a professional musician at work.
This song was heart breaking when it was released because we knew it was about Millions of people starving to death in Ethiopia at the time. The power of Music is undeniable in this song because it still makes me emotional 38 years later. Thank you for reviewing this.
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Yeah this is where MJ, Lionel Ritchie etc got the idea to do ‘We Are The World’ the year after seeing the British artists do this 👍
but at least MJ and the rest of those artist let women sing a line or verse....unlike this song.....
@@joetravieso3542 have a day off!!!
@@joetravieso3542cry harder
The greatest gift they will get this year is life. That line hits hard
"And tonight thank God it's them instead of you." .... There but for the grace of God go I.
The performers in this song are: Adam Clayton (U2), Phil Collins (Genesis, Solo), Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats), Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet), Chris Cross (Ultravox), John Taylor (Duran Duran), Paul Young, Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17), Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran), Simon Crowe (Boomtown Rats), Marilyn, Keren Woodward (Bananarama), Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet), Jody Watley (Shalamar), Bono (U2), Paul Weller (The Style Council), James 'J.T.' Taylor (Kool & The Gang), George Michael (Wham!), Midge Ure (Ultravox), Martyn Ware (Heaven 17), John Keeble (Spandau Ballet), Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet), Roger Taylor (Duran Duran), Sarah Dallin (Bananarama), Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama), Pete Briquette (Boomtown Rats), Francis Rossi (Status Quo), Robert 'Kool' Bell (Kool & The Gang), Dennis J. T. Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Andy Taylor (Duran Duran), Jon Moss (Culture Club), Sting (The Police), Rick Parfitt (Status Quo), Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), Johnny Fingers (Boomtown Rats), David Bowie, Boy George (Culture Club), Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood), Paul Mccartney, Stuart Adamson (Big Country), Bruce Watson (Big Country), Tony Butler (Big Country), Mark Brzezicki (Big Country)
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Classic song. Many great artists in there as well. The British do make some of the best music of all time
This song is always go deep in my heart i feel like crying i was 20 years old in 1984 after this song MJ and Lionel Richie came USA for Africa we are the world and in my country south Africa we were inspired by those 2songs band aid and USA for Africa and our artists come with the song called let be a peace in our land the song was a charity song in South Africa for victims of political violence.
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 have the DVD box set of Live Aid and they actually showed the some of the doco on the big screen at the Philadelphia concert. People had a look of shock.
We Are the World was inspired by and followed Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas (which came first and started the trend of celebrities from different groups coming together to raise awareness and funds). Band Aid started the idea, which was copied not only by We Are the World, but by other countries/regions as well. They set the template/blueprint. This also led to Live Aid from Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. It was in reaction to seeing and then visiting Ethiopia in the midst of a devastating famine.
BOY GEORGE SLAYING VOCALALY ALSO WITH HIS HAIR & MAKEUP 💯
the start of live aid
All the proceeds went to famine relief in Africa. Bob Geldof also organized the concert "Live Aid". It raised millions of dollars from the concerts in England and Philadelphia.
USA for Africa's proceeds went to famine relief in Africa also.
My senior year in HS…thanks for a great memory. This was performed by major British pop stars; organized by Bob Geldof. 100% of the proceeds went to Band Aid Fund to help with poverty in some African countries. We still kick in $10 a year for the fund and every time this song is played, more royalties go to the fund to keep supporting humanitarian efforts. This is kinda like the USA for Africa video done by US pop stars. Y’all picked a good one to react to!!
Bob was asked live on Sky news about 10 yrs ago why he had made £15m from doing this and he cut the interview and walked off 😂
@@marcwarren5985 of course they all made money.
You've just inspired me to donate every year now
I didn't realize we still kick in "$10 a year for the fund " as you said. Is that $10 every year because it all helps...
This song was for Band Aid, it was before the Americans did their song which was inspired by Do they know its Christmas time. I bought this single record in the uk and still have it.
The famine in Ethiopia- in just 2 years (1983-1985) over 1.2 million starved to death, it was of biblical proportions. If you have heard USA for Africa this was before that and after they did their own song when they saw Band Aid and then came Live Aid the concert...lyrics, 'where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears...where nothing every grows, no rain no river flows, do they know it's Christmastime at all...here's too them underneath that burning sun."
As others have pointed out, this is the same charity, set up by Irish Rocker Bob Geldof, which also gave us USA for Africa's “We are the world”. But as this music video shows, the way this was done is completely different from how the stars of USA for Africa did it.
Because here you can see the stars intermingling with each other, some brought their children. There were road stories, a lot of pleasantries and everybody treating it as a fun time. At one time, the stars got hungry, so a crew member was sent out to get some grub from a local snack bar, nobody complained. All the noses were pointing into the same direction. “We're going to make a difference here.” Because, as the title of the song already says, those people in Ethiopia had no reason whatsoever to celebrate Christmas, in fact, Christmas was the furthest thing on their minds.
Fast-forward a couple of months, Bob Geldof is contacted by Lionel Ritchie, to have him involved with USA for Africa. So Geldof flies over to Los Angeles and is confronted by a sheer culture shock when walking in. Because, the stars were complaining, some of them were going “I'm too famous for this, this is bad publicity.” But what broke camel's back for him was when a huge lavish banquet was brought in so everybody could eat. Geldof said a few choice words and stormed out. Lionel Ritchie tried to suss the situation but telling him “You don't get it, that's the way things are done in America.” wasn't really helping matters.
In the months that followed and with Geldof putting Live Aid together, it was that same grumbling that prevented him from getting the biggest artists to play the American stage. Why do you think, Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen weren't playing Live Aid? Because their managements were telling them, “Don't do this, it's commercial suicide.”
Geldof meanwhile found himself delivering the famine relief aid in person in Ethiopia, leading the charge like a general on the front. And the people in the camps knew who he was and often came up to him singing “We are the world” and Geldof telling them “Sorry, that's the wrong song.”
Shocker thought everyone has heard this
Yes shocking
[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 & Simon LeBon (Duran Duran)]
But say a prayer
Pray for the other ones
At Christmas time it's hard
But when you're having fun
[Simon LeBon & Sting]
There's a world outside your window
And it's a world of dread and fear
[Sting & Simon LeBon]
Where the only water flowing
Is the bitter sting of tears
[Bono & Sting]
And the Christmas bells that ring there
Are the clanging chimes of doom
[Bono]
Well tonight thank God it's them
Instead of you
[Boy George & Others]
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life (Oooh)
Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
[Marilyn & Glenn Gregory]
Here's to you
[Paul Young]
Raise a glass for everyone
[Marilyn & Glenn Gregory]
Here's to them
[Paul Young]
Underneath that burning sun
[Paul Young, Marilyn & Glenn Gregory]
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
[Chorus: All]
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
Your very own Kool and the Gang were touring the UK at the time and joined in.
Steph you're a legend. This was at the same time as Live Aid concert, the purpose being to raise funds for the starvation in Africa.
Live Aid was an enormous thing here and in the USA
This was before USA for Africa. This was from the UK and I still have the 12" single.
George Michael’s n Whams Last Xmas came out about the same time. George donated all the proceeds to Ethiopia famine along with donating his singing voice to this song. This is how America did We are the world
there is no way you never heard this song, it plays every year on christmas holidays every radio station around the world ,non stop lol
There are several documentaries on the making of this song and video. It made me feel very nostalgic.
The long version is a bit better, with some background footage. I still quote Midge Ure to this day ‘Feed the people. Stay alive.’ British bands had always released a song on Christmas to celebrate the season. This one came out a few months before the US song, for the same cause. Ethiopian famine killed millions and this charity helped blunt the suffering. Merry Christmas!
Great Couple! x
♥ this xmas classic!
At the end it says - "Dear Bob and Midge, it's 8.00am on the 28th November 1984 just 48 short hours after you'd finished mixing the record. The video is complete and ready for TV sets all over the world"
Bob Geldof an amazing man. Even raised a child of his ex-wife when she and the the little girl's father passed. He said he couldn't walk away. His children deserved to be raised with their sibling and she shouldn't be put in anyone's care but his. Eminem also did that with his daughters cousin. Eminem stepped up and raised her as his own.
Merry Christmas guy's
Very good
It made multi millions £ for Africa, Bob Geldof and Bono’s baby 😢😢
This song came out before We Are The World and was the inspiration for USA for Africa both to raise money for the extreme famine at that time on the continent. Dionne Warwick & Friends " That's What Friends Are For" was the benefit for AIDS research. I would subscribe to your channel if I could hear your reactions instead of trying to read your lips! You both seem cool, though! Happy Holidays Christmas 🎄
There was a bandaid concert in wembley ,it's on CZcams
Merry Christmas ♥
Love the outfits and background - keep up the good work.
The blond dude u were talking about was NOT the dude from Def Leppard. It's Simon Lebon from Duran Duran. Donated from famine in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ❤️ 💖
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There's another version of the video with footage and images from Ethiopia. It is heartbreaking at times to watch, especially the final shot.
Bob Geldof was a consultant on the song we are the world, he was involved in both songs
Midge ure wrote fees the world
Think the guy you thought was Joe Elliot was Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17
I love this song since I was little but mad cause they didn't let Freddy Mercury sing cuz they thought he would steal the show....
I believe Freddie and Queen were on tour at the time of the recording, certainly he wasn't available, same as David Bowie. Both played at Live Aid.
That was when everybody sang it at Live Aid. Still I don't think he knew the lyrics, as most of the people on that stage
@@laurenlewis5233 what's not true?
@Lauren Lewis they have a video about why Freddy wasn't there
Phil Collins was the guy on the drums....
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Ironically George Michael passed away Christmas day 2016, RIP.
Def Leppard is not there. I think the one you're talking about is Simon LeBon from Duran Duran, he sang right after George Michael.
@Steph and Jay UNLIKE the crap "we are the world" this came first he called Britain's A list B list and C list to come in the next day. The 2 Big Ace's who were not attending COULDNT they were both on tour David Bowie and Freddy Mercury of Queen tho there is a you tube video showing them both on stage. even missing the 2 biggest stars they still had so so so many legends from Duran to Duran to George Michaels to Phil Collins to Sting to Bono to Boy George and 3 or 4 I am sure I am missing. An again was done on a call a day before that is why everyone looks like they got no sleep. Not slick produced, not over rehearsed show up tomorrow morning and lets record. This remains my favorite Christmas song of all time and SO MANY reviewers do not seem to understand how DARK these lyrics are.
That wasn't the guy from Def Leppard.
That was Simon Lebon from Duran Duran. I can see the mix up.
Did u live under a rock or your really good at acting how on earth have never heard this song before
@@top40researcher31 That is racist what has colour got to do with it just a bit of research would help🇬🇧
Wasn't as big in the US as it was over there
The difference - much better than We are the World - which was quite crass and not a great song - rarely heard - while DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISMTAS is a holiday staple song that is always played.
Every penny was donated the artists didn't get a penny. Bob geldof did this which then came live and again Bob geldof he kicked the whole thing off
This inspired the later charities and music events to raise money for Africa.Also the Def Leppard wasn't in it lol.
Ethiopian famine
Actually.. no one from Def leppard. Maybe you made confusion with the status quo guys.
Was that Duran Duran Simon le Bon in beginning?
Nein. Es ist Paul Young. Simon le Bon kommt bei Minute 1:52.
Bob Geldoff was knighted for his efforts
You never heard this before? what were you living under a rock?
It was not Aids it was Live Aid starving in Africa
I think Richard Marx is there?
No. The first guy singing is Paul Young.
You should do more research in your videos
Yeah Band-aid was an annual collab of artists to donate money to Africa, Bob geldof and Bono got caught out taking £30m for themselves a while back, so they haven’t done it since
What aload of rubbish , when did Geldof and Bono get caught taking 30 million 😃
Silly comment. Where did you get that rubbish from.
Aliens took the money 🤑
@@chrisab66 Bob cut a live interview live on Sky a while back when questioned about it. He walked off air. Bono refused to answer the allegations over it. Its well known those 2 mercenaries were making a killing off it.
@@marcwarren5985 There are six trustees of The Band Aid Trust and Bono isn't one of them. Accounts can and more than likely have been checked with the Charity Commission. Proceeds of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ can be checked with songwriting royalties body PRS.
This led onto Live aid queen the greatest performance ever ❤🇬🇧😊happy new year to you me darlings