First Time Hearing | Band Aid - Do they Know it's Christmas Reaction 

Amazing to me that you don't know who these people are. Only the greatest musical artists of all time.

Fun fact. Boy George (pink haired guy) was in New York when they started recording. He got the dates mixed up. Bob Geldof tracked him down & called him a basically said 'get your arse over here'. George booked a flight on Concord & made it (just). His first words were 'My throat is dry, I need a brandy' Midge Ure said, 'No time for that, just get out there & sing'. So he did that vocal, hung over, jet lagged & thirsty.

30 or so artists in all I believe. These were the biggest names of the day. Sting of the Police, Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, Bono of U2, Boy George of The Culture Club front men indeed. None other than Phil Collins on drums. This was organized by Bob Geldoff of The Boomtown Rats. You should look into each of these bands on your channel. They are all legends.

How can you not know this? Blows my mind! "The track, which was first released on 25 November 1984, was written by Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof and Ultravox guitarist Midge Ure as a reaction to the shocking television reports of the 1983-85 Ethiopian famine. Created with the sole purpose of raising funds for the people of Ethiopia, the track featured cameos from famous pop faces- with everyone from Bono to Boy George taking part. After achieving a Christmas number one that year, the track went on to be the fastest selling single in UK history, only being beaten off the top spot when Candle In The Wind 1997 was released following the death of Princes Diana."

Bob Geldof (Boomtime Rats) was watching news reports every day about the famine in Ethiopia and was so upset by the reports he saw, that he and Midge Ure (Ultravox) got all the pop stars of the day (British and Irish) to give up a Sunday and make the record (written by Bob and Midge) with a view to raising about £50,000 for the famine relief. It raised much more than that and led to USA releasing a charity song the following Easter (We are the World) for the famine relief. Live Aid followed and in the UK, Comic Relief and Sport Relief continue to this day with regular fund raising events (raising millions of pounds) to provide aid in both the developing world and at home.

It sometimes feels like we were more aware back then....... The music really meant so much, it spoke to us all.....one world, one love, peace to all

If you lived in the UK you could never avoid hearing this multiple times every year and know all the words! I understand why people don't recognise some of these 80s stars but I'm always surprised they don't know Sting, Bono and George Michael. Great reaction though.

So surprinsing to me that some people didn't ever hear that song... it's kind of my favorite Christmas song since a long time, each year! ...and, I'm still young ! ONly forty something! 🙂

The performers who sang verses were, in order: Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, and Bono. The chorus included David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Geldof, Ure and many other artists who weren't given a verse but sang the "Feed The World" part and lent their images to the effort by appearing in the promotional photo. The artists were not all friends, but they set aside their differences and were at least cordial to each other during the recording - with one exception. In the book I Want My MTV, George Michael said: "The only person who didn't succumb to the charitable nature of the day was Paul Weller, who decided to have a go at me in front of everybody. I said, 'Don't be a wanker all your life. Have a day off.'"

You are correct. This was the first of these collaborations. Band-aid was the superstars of England and other countries. The second guy is Boy George. Sting, Bono Phil Collins at among the other performers. This effort gave rise to USA for Africa and their contribution "We are the World."

I’m so glad you picked out Boy George’s voice, he’s incredible! You should check out Culture Club if you haven’t already

He literally says "the bitter STING of tears" as you say you've seen that guy before at 2:45

This was the OG famine relief supergroup. These were the superstars out of the UK. So many iconic singers! USA for Africa was the answer to this.

Here’s the list of everyone in this video Vocalists: Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) Bono (U2) Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) Adam Clayton (U2) Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist) Chris Cross (Ultravox) Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats) Sara Dallin (Bananarama) Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats) Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) Boy George (Culture Club) Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) Marilyn George Michael (Wham!) Jon Moss (Culture Club) Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) Francis Rossi (Status Quo) Sting (The Police) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang) John Taylor (Duran Duran) Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) Midge Ure (Ultravox) Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) Jody Watley Paul Weller (The Style Council) Keren Woodward (Bananarama) Paul Young Additional spoken messages on B-side: Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson (Big Country) David Bowie Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) Paul McCartney Musicians: Phil Collins - drums John Taylor - bass Andy Taylor - guitar Midge Ure - keyboards and programming

From this era there was also “Tears Are Not Enough” by Northern Lights(Canadian artists) and “Stars” by Hear ‘n Aid, which was made up of rock and metal artists that felt left out of the pop collaborations.

George Michael is as talented as any artist you will here if you go down his rabbit hole. Unbelievable live performer and song writer, producer. All his music has substance

Another one is Perfect Day - Various Artists, released in the 90s for the BBC's Children In Need charity campaign.

Lyrics With Performers (Paul Young) It's Christmas time There's no need to be afraid At Christmas time We let in light and we banish shade (Boy George) And in our world of plenty We can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world At Christmas time (George Michael) But say a prayer Pray for the other ones At Christmas time it's hard (Simon LeBon) But when you're having fun There's a world outside your window (Sting) And it's a world of dread and fear Where the only water flowing is (Bono joins in) The bitter sting of tears And the Christmas bells that are ringing Are clanging chimes of doom (Bono only) Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you. (Everyone) And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time. The greatest gift they'll get this year is life Where nothing ever grows No rain or rivers flow Do they know it's Christmas time at all? Feed the world Let them know it's Christmas time Feed the world Do they know it's Christmas time at all? (Paul Young) Here's to you raise a glass for everyone Here's to them underneath that burning sun Do they know it's Christmas time at all? Chorus (Everyone) Feed the world Feed the world Feed the world Let them know it's Christmas time again Feed the world Let them know it's Christmas time again Feed the world Let them know it's Christmas time again Repeat

Sting sings "the bitter STING of tears" So surprised that most doing these videos do not recognize him now compared to how huge he was in 84.

The first meeting between Midge Ure & Bob Geldof took place on 5th of November. Through November, they co-wrote the song, Bob recruited all of the other acts, whilst Midge produced the backing track. On the day, they didn't know who was going to turn up. Recording went on all day, then Midge & Trevor Horn worked through the night so that the manifacturers could start the presses at 8am the next morning. The first batch of record was in the shops just a little over 24 hours after recording started. Also Midge Ure went out to Ethiopia with the first flight carrying food aid.All of the artists gave their time for free, Trevor Horn provided the studo for free. The music press & many others provided free advertising space. David Bowie (who sadly couldn't make the recording) urged everyone to buy the record, on national television, the manufacturers & distributors waived their fees as did some record shops.

Just Smiles: I remember this. And yes, we're talking star singers every one. It was a fund raising thing. "Band" "Aid"

I love that you likened them to Wu Tang, proper made me chuckle

I bought this single on vinyl when it was released. I feel so old that you are not recognizing any of these artists - lol. It was done as a fundraiser because there was a particularly nasty drought causing a famine in Africa. Still brings tears to my eyes to hear it.

This song debut during my mid-teens, 1980's, top musical sensations gathered together for one common purpose, awareness for those that were less fortunate, of a basic necessity, food. Still brings me a teary eye.

OK so as you can tell this was part of a massive fund raising event for famine in Africa - This was the UK lineup - the US version of this is We Are the World.

Band aid was the first group to get together and sing for charity. it was started by bob geldof who took a camera crew to Ethiopia and filmed what was going on. i miss the eighties when people really cared about other souls in need.

You need to watch the story of how band came together. It’s beyond amazing.

All of Britain's best artist and bands of that year/ decade. This was the origin.

There was a famine in Ethiopia in the 80s. Over a million people died. That was the reason for so many collaborations for charity.

Band aid started it all in the 80s ie usa for africa,live aid show at Wembley where they had the likes of status quo,phil collins,queen,david Bowie,paul McCartney, elvis Costello,sade,Bryan ferry,elton john,the who, eric Clapton,and the list goes on.

This is a great song from the '80s!. And it was for a great purpose!. The singer's voices in the intro are incredible!. Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael (RIP), Simon Le Bon. With that iconic '80s beat. I remember this as a young kid back then.

Every new video i watch of you reacting to music make me think that rock you have been living under was on another planet. Lol. Keep it up. Your amazing

You need to watch the story of how Bandaid came into being. You will be blown away.

It was a charity record to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia and Live Aid came a few months later, both were organised by Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox) and it was the first of the "super group" charity records. The main singers in order are Paul Young, Boy George - Culture Club (pink hair) George Michael (Wham), Simon LeBon (Duran Duran), Paul Weller (The Jam), Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet),Sting (The Police) and Bono (U2) and not forgetting Phil Collins on the drums.

Glad to see in the comments that I am not the only OLD person that loved and adored all these legends and has this as her favorite Christmas song! Can’t imagine there are people who don’t know who they all are 😊

You may have heard of a small concert that followed in July of the following year, a little gathering called Live Aid. Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ulatravox) were the masterminds of this amazing collaboration.

Watching someone discover this for the first time...Wow...this is the song that inspired LIVE AID and later the Americans doing "We are the World". All the singers here were some of the most popular singers from England on the 80s. Paul Young, Boy George from Culture Club, George Michael, Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran, Sting from the Police, Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet, Bono from U2! Phil Collins on Drums, and many others! ❤

These were the biggest stars of 1984, at least in the UK, gathered together for charity. The beginning of an era of celebs joining forces & voices for good causes.

I'm so happy that someone suggested this somg! Freaking love it!

This was the song that started Band Aid. This was to help the starving in Africa, theses are the top groups of the 80s in the uk. This then went on to be a concert shown world wide. America also took part and you did the song we are the world

These are WORLD,FAMOUS singers. It is so sad the later generations have so little knowledge of what went before. Almost living in a bubble. In the 60s we knew what happened decades before, and music of all descriptions.

Christmas will really be Christmas When folks are happy everywhere Christmas will really be Christmas When there's laughter for everyone to share When people can live with each other When peace on Earth has come to stay Christmas will really be Christmas With the whole world in a better way When hearts are filled with joy Instead of worry and fear That's when the words, "Merry Christmas!" Will be so much more sincere So let's all keep hoping and praying The time will soon be coming when Christmas will really be Christmas And the whole world will smile again Christmas will really be Christmas And the whole world will smile again Christmas will really be Christmas

This song was written by Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats. He had seen a report on the famine in Ethiopia and thought something should be done. He went to Midge Ure, a big time British music producer, and between the two of them they got anyone who was anyone in London to participate. They raised 8 million pounds within 12 months.

Boy George with the pink hair, Sting was who you recognized, Phil Collins killin it on the drums

I actually stunned you’ve not heard this during the Christmas season. It’s always on the radio or playing In stores. It was the UK answer to trying to raise money for the famine in Eastern Africa. It’s what led to USA for Africa

You should look up what Band Aid was, I think the history of it would be right up your alley.

I loved watching you listen to this beautiful song! Your concentration and appreciation are clearly expressed.

I find it astonishing that you have never seen this video or heard this song. They should all be familiar to you. They're just younger. The guys voice you said was amazing was Boy George from Culture Club. In the USA you did "USA for Africa". We ( UK) had Bandaid.

One of my favorite songs of all time and I still listen to it even after Christmas for the rest of the year

the flight of the concords did one of these in NZ called "Feel inside (stuff like that)" and you want to watch the long version. its very cool! very feel good type song

Pink hair Boy George. I found that I knew 99% of these singers. A walk down memory lane of my youth.

That shot where Sting sings about the bitter sting of tears always gets me.

This was the British pop elite, well Bono/U" are Irish, way back in 1984. They orginally intented to have Paul McCartney and David Bowie singing but their schedules didn't allow them to. However at Live Aid the year after both Paul McCartney and David Bowie sang the parts they had intended to from the begining. In 1984 there was this huge famine in Etihopia so Bob Geldof and Midge Ure managed to bring togeher all of these guys for one occation. Everyone had to stay in the studio as all of them had to sing the "feed the world" chorus. This became a huge hit world wide and in the UK it became super huge. This gathering was the main inspiration for U.S: for Africa and the We Are the World song featuring the American artist elite. A song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and prodiucec by Quincy Jones.

This is what started it off. We are the world and live aid came after this song.

If you are doing Christmas songs. Then Fairytale of New York by the Pogues would be perfect.

BAND AID 1984 SINGERS ORDER: The performers who sang verses were, in order: Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, and Bono. The chorus included David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Geldof, Ure and many other artists who weren’t given a verse but sang the “Feed The World” part and lent their images to the effort by appearing in the promotional photo.

The first singer Paul Young also has an amazing voice. This lead up to "Live Aid" where many iconic performances where - like Queen's.

Bono didn’t want to sing the line “well tonight thank god it’s them instead of you” but Bob Geldof knew it would have the biggest punch to the listeners. And it did. I still get chills when he sings it. A lot of people need to watch the BBC doco that inspired Bob Geldof to do something. I still remember when l was 7 when this came out and the footage of the starving children with a thousand flies around them.

In 1982 I was listening to a frequent lunch-hour fave talk news magazine on the radio in Toronto and heard about famine and drought in Ethiopia, 20M possibly at risk. I thought, "Someone must do something, but decided against reaching out to leading lights-for music AND activism- in my local scene, reasoning, "Nobody knows me, they'll pull something together on their own. A year-and-a-half later, Bob Geldof(Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure(Ultravox-long braid/pony tail, laughs and points at camera) wrote this song and gathered the cream of the then current crop of British pop and rock to record it. The American('We Are the World'-USA for Africa) and Canadian('Tears Are Not Enough') efforts soon followed. 1985 saw Live-Aid, the worldwide simulcast-TV and radio-of concerts in Philadelphia and London featuring many top stars from all over, yielding classic, GOAT performances by Queen, for example. In 2005, with Live-8, they celebrated the 20th anniversary, the spirit and message with an expanded slate of venues and stars.

This was a collaborative effort organized by Bob Geldolf of the Boom Town Rats, to raise funds to help with a terrible drought in Africa. Millions were starving. The pink haired guy with the amazing voice is Boy George from Culture Club. Their songs are worth a listen too. And now I feel old...you weren't even born when this came out!

Your expression: whaaaat derp. Ramp it up princess

This was the UK Band Aid that launched Live Aid, Full of all the famous groups and solo artists of that period. Recorded in 1984. Steve en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)

This was the first effort of getting artists together in aid of a cause. It came into being when Bob Geldof watched about the starvation happening in Ethiopia. All the other ones came after this.

This was followed by the worldwide event in '85 that was Live Aid. The one where Queen stole the whole show. Terrible famine in Africa which prompted it all. Yes they got the food, the medical supplies, and the money to help the infrastructure of orphanages etc. Plus flying in tons of seed to grow crops. It really felt like we were helping to save them. It made me proud to be British. Christmas wishes to you Mr Boyd, love, peace and music from East Coast of England x

Band aid group of England artists. USA for Africa came out after this

02:56 That's Bono, he's the singer in U2, my favourite band =) You should definitely check them out ;) Others you liked and are really good are George Michael, Boy George, Sting (both his solo career and his band, The Police). You also seemed to like the singer in Duran Duran. That's a band I don't like XD This was written by Bob Geldof, who then put together the Live Aid concerts, all to fight the famine in Ethiopia. He also stars in the film Pink Floyd: The Wall, which I highly recommend.

So fun watching you figure this out! Thanks!

Your innocence of this song is lovely love you

It’s was a crazy EP when released…it played 24/7 everyday …on MTV and MTV LONDON…I was a college senior…I cried when they showed the DOC ON MTV…T SHIRTS, POSTERS… I played this album to death

“2 years before I was born.” I feel so old! 😂 I was 12!

One of my Christmas favorites!

HOW can you not have heard this until now???? lol its all over the radio every xmas! (and its my favourtie of all time... and yeah, i love Bono's famous line ...it brings chills ...

Listen to "Tears Are Not Enough" by Northern Lights. That was Canada's big stars singing for the Ethiopian famine relief effort in 1985. Band Aid was the English singers. USA for Africa was the American singers.

Band Aid inspired We are the World ...👍

Your reaction kills me. Top new wave artists of the 80s. I remember getting dropped off at the mall with my friends to get this album

"2 years before I was born guys" ....and with that you made me recognize my age lol

How can you get to your age and not knwo about liveaid, these are some of the greatest singers of the past century

Back when the Brits ruled the world and the Americans followed. One year later Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie took a page of Band Aid and did the USA for Africa project. However the same guys who did Band Aid (Bob Geldof and Midge Ure) went on to do Live Aid later on in the US and the UK.

I didn’t scroll through all the comments but there was an updated version of this with another great lineup. I forgot the exact year 2014’ish (give or take). Same song but different set of voices, I love both versions and if you haven’t heard it maybe you could post that one also. Glad you discovered this Christmas song it’s one of my favorite. 😊

Do Freddie at the Live Aid concert at Wembley, arguably the best concert performance ever by an artist./group ...

Your reaction was amazing! This was my era so it is odd to come across someone who hasn't heard of this song and doesn't know a the singers. Some of them were famous as well - Boy George, Sting, U2 - even in America! RIP Paula Yates, George Michael and Rick Parfitt who appear in this video.

LOL the 1st B4 we are the world and live aid. This is the British song. Love that you found it. It was to feed the people of Ethiopian during their famine in the 80s. 💜👍🔥

I love this song and not just because of the lyrics and meaning, but because all the participants are famous music singers and song writers.

The first country to create a record to raise money for Africa all the British talents joined in this the amount of money raised unbelievable bob geldolf brain wave

The Canadians did one too!! It called "Tears Are Not Enough" ✌

How can you have never heard this song... It's everywhere here during Christmas time 👀 And how does anyone not know, Band Aid (1984) , Live Aid (Concert, 1985), Band Aid 20 (2004), Live 8 (concerts, 2005) and Band Aid 30 (2014)? You've had to been living under a Roch for the last half century 😅😅😅

They had the ability to smash videos together; most of these performers did this in separate locations.

Band-Aid was the original, the first of its kind and it remains the best charity-funding song ever, and one of the greatest Christmas Rock songs of all time. Until 1997, it was the biggest selling single of all time. (In 1997, Princess Diana died and so her friend Elton John and his lyricist, Bernie Taupin, rewrote the words to "Candle In the Wind", their 1973 ode to Marylin Monroe, to honour the fallen Royal.)

USA for Africa is another which came out after this❤️ you will love it. BandAid is the song which sort of launched the Live Aid 'movement' which became a concert broadcast live from many countries with many wonderful artists of the time. It was in response to the terrible plight of people starving in Africa. All the proceeds were to help feed them.🙏👣😔❤️

From the beginning, Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon le Bon, Sting,Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet, Bono, Phil Collins on Drums, Paul Weller of Style Council, then it shows Francis Rosdi of Status Quo, then Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet, then Sting, Simon, etc singing with Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17 joining them, then it shows Kool and the Gang arriving, then Keren, Siobhan, and Sara, from Banarama arriving, the Jody Watley arriving, the Marilyn arriving, then a crowd shot, then Midge Ure from Ultravoxx, and Bob Geldof from the BoomtownRats, the two who got the whole thing together. This was the first one. It then inspired Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson to do something similar with We are the World. Then there was the live concert, Live Aid. Bob saw that there was a huge famine in Ethiopia and wanted yo fo something about it, so he contacted Midge. They wrote the song and Bob ran into Tony from Spandau and asked him if they could help and told them that Duran Duran were already on board, then he ran into Simon le Bon and asked him if Duran² could help and that Spandau Ballet had already signed on. The night before they recorded the dong and video, Spandau and Duran² had performed in Germany so they wre all hung over. Boy George hadn't arrived, so Bob found out where he was, called him in New York, and Boy George bought a ticket for the Concord, arrived at 8 that evening, and recorded his part. The whole thing was recorded. I would love to see a documentary with all of the background footage. I bought the single the day it was released in the US. I still have it. The flip side has an extended version with messages from Sir Paul McCartney, and David Bowie, who turned down a knighthood. David's message is so good, as was everything he did. 💜💜💜

They are lead singers of different groups. The singers features on solos are: 1. Paul Young 2. Boy George (Culture Club) 3, George Michael (Wham!) 4. Simon LeBon (Duran Duran) 5. Sting (The Police) 6. Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) 7. Bono (U2) 8. Midge Ure (Ultravox) Also appearing are: David Bowie (solo artist) Jody Watley (solo artist) Marilyn (Solo artist) Robert "Kool" Bell, James T. Taylor & Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) Adam Clayton (U2) Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe, Johnny Fingers, Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) Phil Collins (Genesis; solo artist) Chris Cross, (Ultravox) Sara Dallion, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward (Bananarama) Glenn Gregory, Marilyn Ware (Heaven 17) John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) Jon Moss, Richard Parfitt, Francis Rossi (Status Quo) Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) Paul Weller (Style Council) The group was organized by Bob Geldof, the lead singer of the Irish band The Boomtown Rats after seeing a news report about the famine in Ethiopia. This was the group that started the "charity supergroup" fad that was popular in the 1980's. This song actually came out before U.S.A. for Africa's "We Are the World". There have been several later versions of this group, one in 1989, called Band Aid II, one in 2004, called Band Aid 20 (Released 20 years after the original version), and one in 2014, called Band Aid 30 (30 years after the original version) Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, of Ultravox, later organized the LiveAid concerts held in July, 1985, held at Wembley Stadium in England, and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Probably the most notable performances were the one by Queen and the reformed Led Zeppelin.

band aid - do the know it's christmas to fight hunger in ethiopia was collabed by Vocalists Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) Bono (U2) Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) Adam Clayton (U2) Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist) Chris Cross (Ultravox) Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats) Sara Dallin (Bananarama) Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats) Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) Boy George (Culture Club) Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) Marilyn George Michael (Wham!) Jon Moss (Culture Club) Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) Francis Rossi (Status Quo) Sting (The Police) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang) John Taylor (Duran Duran) Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) Midge Ure (Ultravox) Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) Jody Watley Paul Weller (The Style Council) Keren Woodward (Bananarama) Paul Young Additional spoken messages on B-side Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson (Big Country) David Bowie Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) Paul McCartney Musicians[19] Phil Collins - drums John Taylor - bass[b] Midge Ure - keyboards and programming

The flower of 80s UK pop.

Guy 1 - Paul Young 2 - Boy George 3 - George Michael 4 - Simon Le Bon (lead singer of Duran Duran) 5 - Sting (lead singer of Police) 6 - Tony Hadley (lead singer of Spandau Ballet) 7 - Bono (lead singer of U2) 8 - Phil Collins on drums (drummer and singer of Genesis) and others This was a supergroup put for the charity by Bob Geldof (singer of Boomtown Rats). Song was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ur. Profits of this song went to Ethiopia Relief. Bob Geldof said he expected/hoped for £70000, the song brought £8mln. It was 1984. The following year was Live Aid, the biggest concert in the world. It was watched by around 2bln people. Two main concerts were in Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia (there were also concerts in other countries). All together Live Aid collected around £127bln for the Famine Relief in Africa.

Same as USA for Africa and We Are the World. English version. Came out at the same time as the American, and band aid which was a concert that was broadcast on television live from several places in the world.

Just curious to know how old you are because just about everybody you see in this video are practically Legends!

You should check out the history of this song - literally thrown together in under 48 hours by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Recorded in both London and New year - basically if you wanted to be on it, you had to get there on the day. Phil Collins famously chartered Concorde to be able to be in New York to perform on both recording sessions. The song was in reaction to the Famine in Ethiopia, and raised a huge amount of awareness and money for the cause. These days the sentiments are a bit dated, and might be considered "White saviour" esque - but at the time it was a pure and well intentioned attempt to do something to help a dreadful tragedy.

They are bands and singers from the 80s, Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure came up with the song, Phil Collins drummed on the song and was the only musician to sing at both Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia. Boy George and Culture Club appeared in an episode of The A-Team.

The Eighties Auditory Universe was wild. Big team ups all over the place to fight threats around the world.

It's the 1st "of those kind of things" really... Much Respect to Irishman Bob Geldof (of the band The Boomtown Rats) who motivated, organised and wrote Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas", as a charity Single to raise money in relief of the Ethiopian Famine 1983 - 1985. Bob Geldof was also instrumental in organising Live Aid, which raised £145 Million in 1985. Ye should check out The Boomtown Rats -- The Boomtown Rats ~ I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats ~ Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats ~ Banana Republic .