Rick Magee (opinion): Band Aid lyrics didn't age well, but we could use more of that optimism
Columnist Rick Magee reflects on the 40th anniversary of the Band Aid Christmas anthem "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ...
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Bob Geldof plans to "have a talk" with Ed Sheeran following his criticism of the new Band Aid 40 release
The 73-year-old singer is spearheading a new version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - which he co-wrote with Midge Ure in 1984 to raise awareness and funds for famine in Ethiopia - which features ...
Band Aid’s Bob Geldof Defends 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?' After Ed Sheeran Says His 'Personal Stance' on Song Has Changed
Bob Geldof is defending 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?' and the charity work Band Aid has accomplished after facing criticism ...
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Midge Ure On Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ As Charity Single Turns 40
Co-written by the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid generated humanitarian funds for the effort and set the stage for the ...
How Bono, Sting, George Michael and more banded together for ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ 40 years ago
In 1984, Bob Geldof led a who’s who of British and Irish hitmakers — from Sting, Bono and George Michael to Phil Collins, ...
Midge Ure on Band Aid’s 40th and touring again: ‘I still get passionate and excited about it'
On November 25 1984, a number of British pop and rock stars gathered to record a charity single in aid of the Ethiopian famine appeal.
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Band Aid Team Defends “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” As New 40th Anniversary Megamix Is Released
In 1984, the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure wrote a catchy, well-intentioned, deeply problematic ...