The original Band-Aid was put together in 1984, by Bob Geldof and some lady from Ultravox. there has since been two others. two others that could not possibly reach the success or equal talent as the original. they were Band Aid II in 1989 and Band Aid 20 in 2004.
reading up in wikipedia, i never knew that David Bowie was originally intended to sing the first lines of the song. lines that were sung by Paul Young because Bowie could not attend.
i've seen all three videos. they all try to re-create the "magic" in the studio. it just doesn't do it for me. i know it's done for a good cause but the original version really rocked it and they should just keep re-releasing that one instead of trying to get new folks to do it. of course, i'm old and there are younger folks who would like to see their favorites belt out a tune for charity as well as i did.
i remember watching the video and being dreamy-eyed over George Michael (like i knew he was gay?). it was also in the days when Bono was cool and pre-blu blocker sunglasses. i also thot Bananarama was really cool and wanted to name my kid Siobhan (shaddup!) for the longest time. to round off the favorites were Boy George, Spandau Ballet, and Sting. how can you not love Sting?
so, here's the one, the only, the original Band-Aid like no other. enjoy.
5 comments:
Very cool! I wouldn't have minded being in between that Simon le Bon, Bono, and Sting sandwich. Oh, and do you think George Michael and Boy George were doing the "George" together? ;)
Sigh - takes me way back to my "innocent" days.
i like how you put "gay boning" and "innocent" days in the same statement. LOL
What?! No mention of Duran Duran. They were my favs in the 80s.
I'm adding my 2 cents to fact you didn't even shout out Simon LeBon in your honorable mentions!
I think this video needs to be updated to have tags that say who's who...they all look so baby faced!
uhm... cuz D2 sizzucks!
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