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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. [213]
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.
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.
In the world of ’80s music lore, the melody was a rejected leftover from St. Elmo’s Fire, then turned into a charity single which somehow finished the year at No. 1 on the Canadian singles chart.
And he draws out the lyrics for maximum emotional impact - repeating key phrases and adding a ghostly echo to the first appearance of the "feed the world" chorus. The song's most controversial and ...
In response, Geldof told The Sunday Times that despite criticisms aimed at the song — which he co-wrote with Midge Ure in 1984 to raise awareness and funds for a famine in Ethiopia — its real ...
"We Are the World" was promoted with a music video, a VHS, a special edition magazine, a simulcast, and several books, posters, and shirts. The promotion and merchandise helped "We Are the World" raise more than $80 million (equivalent to $222 million in 2023) [1] for humanitarian aid in Africa and the United States. [2]
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.