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was recorded under the name of Band Aid II in 1989, overseen by the most successful British production team of the late 1980s, Stock Aitken Waterman. Geldof had telephoned Pete Waterman to ask him to produce a new version of the song to aid the ongoing situation in Ethiopia, and within 24 hours the recording session had been arranged at Stock ...
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.
For the second time, a set of music stars formed the supergroup Band Aid II and released the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to continue support for ongoing famine in Ethiopia. The song featured artists including Kylie Minogue, Sonia, Luke and Matt Goss and Cliff Richard. It was the Christmas number-one single for 1989, topping the chart ...
Sheeran wishes he wasn't on the new Band Aid song It also includes a sample of Michael Buerk's harrowing 1984 BBC News report from Korem in Ethiopia, which inspired Sir Bob Geldof to create the song.
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 ...
Related: 1985 Live Aid Concert to Become a London Stage Musical Geldof also said that in today’s “fractious” world, “people have lost any ability to control events,” but when it comes to ...
Music videos: 12: Cast recording albums: 2: ... (as part of Band Aid II) 1989 30 74 1 20 8 15 24 1 BPI: Platinum [35] Non-album single Videos. Video albums.
Bob Geldof responded to Ed Sheeran’s remark about the Band Aid charity single (Getty) Speaking to The Sunday Times, Geldof, 73, defended the song’s legacy of fundraising to support those in need.