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He formed Band Aid with British and Irish musicians and has since re-recorded the song in 1989, 2004 and 2014. The track raised $10.1 million in relief in the first year of its release, according ...
To mark 40 years since the first version of the song, which was orchestrated by Geldof in 1984, an all-star version has been mixed to include the voices and performances from the original along ...
Geldof told presenter Zoe Ball: “It is the history, it is the arc of British rock and roll of over 40 years on one three-and-a-half minute track, and David Bowie introduces it and then wishes us ...
Three re-recordings of the song to raise further money for charity also topped the charts, first the Band Aid II version in 1989, the Band Aid 20 version in 2004 and finally the Band Aid 30 version in 2014. [6] Band Aid II and Band Aid 20 were also Christmas number one. The original was produced by Ure. The 12" version was mixed by Trevor Horn.
under the name Band Aid Liverpool as a charity record in support of Shelter. Retitled "Do They Know It's Christmas (Feed the World)" with lyrics referring to places on Merseyside, the project was given the go-ahead by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, with Band Aid Liverpool releasing their cover version on 10 December 2020. [214]
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.
Ed Sheeran post about Band Aid The "Shape of You" singer was referring to an Instagram Stories post from Ghanian-English afrobeats musician Fuse ODG, who revealed why he declined to participate in ...
Last week, Sheeran, 33, claimed on social media that Band Aid didn't ask for his permission to use his vocals (he appeared on the 2014 version of the track) on the new mix, and said that given the ...