What changed when Cyndi Lauper had a hit with his song? The 7-inch single was re-released the next year, raising more money for famine relief in Africa.Downloading didn't exist in 1984, so obtaining the rights needed to sell downloads of this song proved very difficult, and for many years it wasn't available on iTunes or Amazon except in knockoff versions.When Geldof wrote the basic part of this song, he envisioned it as a Boomtown Rats song, but when he played it for his bandmates they turned it down.The cover of the single was designed by Peter Blake, who is famous for shooting the cover of The Beatles' In 1989, a group of artists including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, and Bros (Featuring Luke Goss on drums) re-recorded this as Band Aid II. The only artists left over from the original Band Aid were Bananarama.In 2004, a new version recorded by a group of artists including Bono, Paul McCartney, Chris Martin and Dido was released as a single in the UK, with proceeds going to help victims of political and humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

«Do They Know It’s Christmas?» — песня в исполнении супергруппы музыкантов Band Aid, автором которой стал Боб Гелдоф, вышедшая в ноябре 1984 года и возглавлявшая чарты Великобритании.
But as a recording, as a production, I'm immensely proud of it. Bob Geldof would later forgive them and invite Queen to perform at Live Aid, where their invigorating set was a highlight of the concerts.Bono enjoyed the song except for the line "Tonight, thank God, it's them instead of you." Midge, reliable as ever, sent down this tune which is the sort of Christmassy bit at the end and we married the two together.Ure recorded Geldof and his guitar and used the recording to develop Geldof's ideas later back in his home studio, adding his own melody onto the end as a chorus. It was produced by Vincent Sorg and Tobias Kuhn and features vocals from artists including UK Christmas number-one single downloads in the 2000sMidge Ure stated in his autobiography that most of the bass line was created and played on a synthesizer (later revealed to be the Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Further phone calls from Geldof also secured promises of everybody involved in the record's making to provide their services free of charge, including most of the UK music magazines, which donated advertising space in their publications to promote the single, Geldof's record label Geldof and Ure's biggest problem was to be able to come up with a song that could be recorded and released in time for Christmas. George flew to London, got behind the microphone and delivered the vocal they were looking for.Trevor Horn, who was a member of the Buggles and Yes, donated the use of his studio (Sarm Studios in London) to record the song. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2019 Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. For whatever reason, this song - not a particularly good song - tapped into a groundswell of compassion. 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. The group was composed of forty artists to raise awareness and funds for the 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. "The Way We Were" was the first of five Hot 100 #1 singles recorded by Barbra Streisand. "Boy George was nearly a no-show, asleep in New York the day of recording. 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.

Sting and Simon LeBon had recorded their parts ahead of time, but everyone else came that day.The performers who sang verses were, in order: Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, and Bono.

It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. It had to be done very quickly to be ready for Christmas.The single raised $14 million for famine relief in Africa. Please try again. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. For whatever reason, this song - not a particularly good song - tapped into a groundswell of compassion. Самый продаваемый сингл Великобритании 1984 года. was recorded under the name of The lyrics were rearranged for a more traditional 'verse and chorus' structure, with the opening verse being split in two with a short repeat of the ending chorus being played at the end of both, followed by the "here's to you" section and a final lengthened version of the closing chorus (with commentary by Michael Buerk played over the outro in the music video). He took a very hands-on approach, meeting with relief agencies to determine where the money could do the most good. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. It also received a polarised reception from many music critics due to its new lyric directed towards Africa. Elton John's "This was the first of the big group charity songs. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Includes original dub, studio & live versions! 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' But, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Lovely memories of a historic concert. It was just sensational. He later stated that he had been unable to improve on Geldof's lyrics and left most of them as they were, with the exception of the line "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" – the original lyric substituted "Africa" with "Ethiopia" but Ure decided that this did not scan.While Ure was occupied creating the song's backing track in the studio, Geldof was busy contacting various British and Irish artists to ask them to appear for the recording session.
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He also pieced together the B-side of the single, which is an instrumental version with the artists delivering messages over the music. Geldof and Ultravox singer Midge Ure created Band Aid, a supergroup of 40 artists, in 1984 and with the hit single raised over 10 million pounds for famine relief in Ethiopia. He got the idea after watching a BBC documentary on famine in Ethiopia.