BAND AID Do They Know It's Christmas?/ Feed The World Vinyl Picture Disc 1985 NM
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BAND AID Do They Know It's Christmas? / One Year On (Feed The World) Vinyl Shaped Picture Disc 1985 “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” performed by a collective of British pop musicians that called themselves Band-Aid. Proceeds of the song were to go toward famine relief for the people of Ethiopia, who had been devastated by drought and civil war. The wave of youthful philanthropy continued into 1985 when the Americans, not to be outdone, put out their own benefit record “We Are The World” under the name U.S.A. for Africa. In the summer of 1985, London and Philadelphia were the main venues for the Live Aid concerts, which combined pop euphoria with psuedo-social consciousness. The culmination of these events garnered Bob Geldof, the creative force behind Band-Aid and Live Aid, a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the backdrop for “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” Band Aid came together on November 25, 1984 to record the Bob Geldof composition. Among the supergroup’s members were George Michael, Boy George, Sting, Bananarama, Duran Duran, and Bono. Other artists like David Bowie and Paul McCartney did not sing but added Christmas greetings that were mixed in later. (Not yet a household name, Bono opens his greeting by introducing himself as the singer from U2. Simon LeBon, on the other hand, does not say he is from Duran Duran.) The singing alternates between duo and solo for each verse, with the bigger stars getting the spotlight. As a melody, it is more joyful and spirited than its USA for Africa counterpart, with an 80’s sync-beat and Christmas chimes at the end. The lyrics swing from patronizing (Michael: “say a prayer for the other ones”) to sanctimonious (Bono: “tonight thank God it’s them instead of you”) to unintentionally funny (Sting’s solo line is “the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears”).
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime The greatest gift they'll get this year is life Where nothing ever grows No rain nor rivers flow Do they know it's Christmastime at all?
CONDITION: Used like new. NM Vinyl originally clear, now orange/ brown color due to age.
TRACKS: A Do They Know It's Christmas? Producer – Midge Ure, Trevor Horn B One Year On (Feed The World) Mixed By – Alvin Jeff Clark, Midge Ure Producer – Alvin Jeff Clark, Midge Ure
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