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"Radio Ga Ga" is a 1984 song performed and recorded by the British rock band Queen, written by their drummer Roger Taylor. It was released as a single with " I Go Crazy " by Brian May as the B-side. It was included as the opening track on the album The Works and is also featured on the band's compilation albums Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen .
The song also appears on the 1989 live album release At the Beeb, originally recorded for BBC Radio 1's programme Sound of the 70s in 1973. Although not released until much later, this live studio recording predates Queen's eponymous debut and presents a version of "Keep Yourself Alive" more in line with that of their live set.
Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984.
The clip was released on Tuesday, one day before the so-called "Day of Ay-Oh," which will involve fans across the U.S. will celebrating Freddie Mercury’s legacy and Queen by sharing videos of ...
Just For One Day is a jukebox musical with a book by John O'Farrell.Told through a modern-day perspective, Just For One Day retells the events leading up to Live Aid, the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise awareness and funds for the famine in Ethiopia.
James Hetfield performed the song with Queen & Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath (singing Metallica's altered lyrics) at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. [21] [22] Metallica also played the song as an encore during their 1991–93 Nowhere Else to Roam tour; it appears on the live CD Live Shit: Binge & Purge and the 2009 live DVD Français Pour ...
The concert opened with a message from the three remaining members of Queen in tribute to Mercury. [5] The music then commenced with short sets from artists that were influenced by the music of Queen, including Metallica, Extreme (playing a Queen medley), Def Leppard (who brought Brian May onstage for a version of "Now I'm Here"), and Guns N ...
Live Shit: Binge & Purge is the first live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released in a box set format on November 23, 1993. The initial pressings contained three CDs or cassette tapes , featuring songs from concerts in Mexico City during the Nowhere Else to Roam tour, as well as three VHS tapes.