03-01-2014, 05:27
BAND AID "do they know its christmas?" b/w "feed the world" 1984
the bob geldof/Midge Ure brain-storm that lead to the whole 'live aid' thing a couplf of years after this..
Bob/Midge got all the UK artists on this one to the studio overnight,they recorded it in 12hrs and had it in the stores 36hrs later...
amazing stuff!, they managed to get the likes of McCartney,Status Quo and the then modern stars including Boy George,George Michael,Bono,Sting,Weller,Paul Young etc etc all at the same time in the same location...
this single was also the start of the end for Thatcher and her Government as even though everyone gave their time,recording plants and studio to make this happen, She still took her taxes from sales against public opinion...what a bit#h!
this is one of the greatest Xmas type songs of all time IMO,up there with the same feel and emotion that Lennon's "happy xmas" has.
"b" side contains 'greetings' messages from some of the artists who appear on the "a" side
single reached #1 both here and in the UK where it sold inexcess of 1million copies in its first week there and eventually selling over 3million over the xmas period!
"do they know its christmas?" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDEh-mhijc video
"feed the world" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njt33q27u90 audio
this "a" side is my hand picked track for you guys to listen to today!
the bob geldof/Midge Ure brain-storm that lead to the whole 'live aid' thing a couplf of years after this..
Bob/Midge got all the UK artists on this one to the studio overnight,they recorded it in 12hrs and had it in the stores 36hrs later...
amazing stuff!, they managed to get the likes of McCartney,Status Quo and the then modern stars including Boy George,George Michael,Bono,Sting,Weller,Paul Young etc etc all at the same time in the same location...
this single was also the start of the end for Thatcher and her Government as even though everyone gave their time,recording plants and studio to make this happen, She still took her taxes from sales against public opinion...what a bit#h!
this is one of the greatest Xmas type songs of all time IMO,up there with the same feel and emotion that Lennon's "happy xmas" has.
"b" side contains 'greetings' messages from some of the artists who appear on the "a" side
single reached #1 both here and in the UK where it sold inexcess of 1million copies in its first week there and eventually selling over 3million over the xmas period!
"do they know its christmas?" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDEh-mhijc video
"feed the world" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njt33q27u90 audio
this "a" side is my hand picked track for you guys to listen to today!
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.