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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.
As the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members. [4] [2] As a member of U2, Bono has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aside from his music, Bono is an activist for social justice causes, both through U2 and as an individual.
The song was recorded on 14 November 2004, to benefit Sudan's troubled Darfur region, and was released that same month. [1] The single became the UK's biggest seller of 2004 as well as the Christmas number one. [2] Bono and Paul McCartney were the only artists from the original Band Aid to lend their voices to Band Aid 20. [3]
We Are the World", along with Live Aid and Farm Aid, demonstrated that rock music had become more than entertainment, but a political and social movement. [102] Journalist Robert Palmer noted that such songs and events had the ability to reach people around the world, send them a message, and then get results.
The lyrics are a pop-song paean to colonialism, reminiscent of Hegel's 19th century thinking when he dismissed Africa as “unhistorical, undeveloped” and “devoid of morality, religions and ...
Band Aid 30 is the 2014 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid. The group was announced on 10 November 2014 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure , with Geldof stating that he took the step after the United Nations had contacted him, saying help was urgently needed to prevent the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa spreading throughout the world ...
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 ...