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2061:'I'm not afraid to say that I think Band Aid was diabolical. Or to say that I think Bob Geldof is a nauseating character. Many people find that very unsettling, but I'll say it as loud as anyone wants me to. In the first instance the record itself was absolutely tuneless. One can have great concern for the people of Ethiopia, but it's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of Great Britain. It was an awful record considering the mass of talent involved. And it wasn't done shyly. It was the most self-righteous platform ever in the history of popular music.' 490:, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was re-released in late 1985 in a set that included a special-edition 'picture disc' version, modeled after the Live Aid logo with 'Band' in place of 'Live'. An added bonus, "One Year On" (a statement from Geldof and Ure on the telephone) was available as a B-side. A transcript of "One Year On" can be found in a booklet which was included in the DVD set of Live Aid, the first disc of which features the BBC news report, as well as the Band Aid video. 32: 899:" was highly successful worldwide. It sold over two million copies around the globe and raised more than $ 24 million (USD). The super group's success was seen as a large increase in Celebrity Diplomacy and inspired similar actions of support from countries such as Canada, France, Spain and the United States. The success influenced two organisations of live benefit concerts run by Celebrity Charity. The concerts were 455:, outselling all the other records in the chart put together. It became the fastest-selling single of all time in the UK, selling a million copies in the first week alone. It stayed at No. 1 for five weeks, selling over three million copies and becoming easily the biggest-selling single of all time in the UK, thus beating the seven-year record held by " 368:, though some basic tracks had been recorded the day before at Midge Ure's home studio. The first tracks to be recorded were the group/choir choruses which were filmed by the international press. The footage was rushed to newsrooms where it aired while the recording process continued. Later, drums by 959:
On Friday 1 December 1989, Bob Geldof called Pete Waterman to ask if he would consider producing a new version of the song featuring the big stars from that time. Waterman immediately postponed his wedding and began calling up the artists. With just two days' notice, on Sunday 3 December, recording
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Their version of the song debuted at the chart's summit during the week of its release, then dropped down a place in each of the following two weeks before dropping out of the Top 10 in its fourth week. It also received a polarised reception from many music critics due to its new lyric directed
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and backing track for the record. Geldof called many of the most popular British and Irish performers of the time, persuading them to donate their time. His one criterion for selection was how famous they were, to maximise sales of the record. He then kept an appointment to appear on a show on
276:, Bob Geldof's partner, is considered to have been the brains behind the original Band Aid. It was she who became the driving force that inspired (and helped) Geldof to rally the most famous pop stars of the 1980s to raise money for famine relief in 295:" depicting the poverty-stricken African scenery of the time. Lyrics of the song included a description of the country saying, "where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow, do they know it's Christmas time at all?" Ethiopia follows the 2009:, the project was given the go-ahead by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to release their cover version on 10 December 2020. Band Aid Liverpool features about 70 musicians/personalities from Liverpool, including Asa Murphy from 447:
and the Conservative government in 1985 agreed to make a donation to charities working in Ethiopia and Chad equivalent to the VAT (Value Added Tax) collected on sales of the original 1984 Band Aid record.
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Also, for the first time, a German version was produced and reached the top position of the German single charts at the beginning of December 2014. The project is led by Geldof's close friend
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Geldof was so moved by the plight of starving children in Ethiopia that he decided to try to raise money using his contacts in pop music. Geldof enlisted the help of
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on a wound. Geldof was looking for support from all nations for Africa beginning in the United Kingdom. To do so, the artists recorded a hit single titled "
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on that release. Three re-recordings of the song to raise further money for charity also topped the charts, first the Band Aid II version in 1989 and the
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and were broadcast in over 160 countries. Band Aid and Live Aid combined raised about $ 150 million (USD) for the famine relief effort in
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In December 2020, a group of musicians from Liverpool recorded a version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as a charity record in support of
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The recording studio gave Band Aid no more than 24 free hours to record and mix the record, on 25 November 1984. The recording took place at
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arrived last, at 6 pm, after Geldof woke him up by phone telling Boy George that he wanted him on the song. George's group,
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Production continued through the Monday, and by Tuesday 5 December the song was broadcast for the first time on London's
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played a major role in capturing the poverty affecting Ethiopian citizens and thereby influenced Geldof to take action.
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calendar where Christmas is celebrated on the seventh of January; however, when the song was recorded (during the
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were represented on both. The cassette also featured a recording of the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" single.
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victims in Western Africa and preventing its spread. As in previous incarnations, the group covered the track "
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This version, released in 1989, was produced by a British songwriting and production team formed by
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featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by
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on the sales of the single. Geldof made headlines publicly standing up to Prime Minister
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Live Aid inspired a number of charity events, such as Media Aid, which raised money for
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took place at PWL Studios in South London. Present in the studio was Bob Geldof, wife
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has since admitted, in a documentary, that he knew his opening lines were written for
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was the 2004 incarnation of the charity group Band Aid. The group, which included
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The Band Aid project inspired other charity records around the world, including "
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and six-year-old daughter Fifi Trixiebelle, who was eager to meet Jason Donovan.
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were recorded. The introduction of the song features a slowed-down sample from a
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version in 2014. The original was produced by Ure. The 12" version was mixed by
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jet from New York City to London, at his own expense, to record his solo part.
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The record was released on 7 December 1984 and went straight to No. 1 in the
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The group was composed of forty artists to raise awareness and funds for the
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the original music video from "Do They Know It's Christmas?" won Band Aid a
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The following morning, Geldof appeared on the Radio 1 breakfast show with
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phenomenon. They argued that the record was primarily a cosmetic
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Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
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was deemed unusable, and replaced with a section comprising
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This article is about the charity band. For other uses, see
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sang between contributions from George Michael and Sting.
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material as planned, he announced the plan for Band Aid.
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Band Aid Charitable Trust, registered charity no. 292199
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and as such, religious festivals were not celebrated.
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