Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hopd3.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!hopd3!dvw From: dvw@hopd3.UUCP (D. V. Wilkerson) Newsgroups: net.music,net.politics Subject: Bob Geldorf is my new hero!! Message-ID: <239@hopd3.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 09:57:10 EST Article-I.D.: hopd3.239 Posted: Fri Dec 7 09:57:10 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Dec-84 05:09:12 EST Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 29 Xref: watmath net.music:5347 net.politics:6136 On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, a group of musicians gathered in London to record a song. Fairly commonplace, you say. However, the purpose of this recording was to raise funds to aid in relieving the dreadful famine in Ethiopia. The song is called "Do They Know It's Christmas". This effort was put together by Bob Geldorf, lead singer for the Boomtown Rats. All the artists, engineers, and production staff donated their time. The "group" is called Band Aid. In addition to the single, there will be a poster of the group. The video (nothing fancy, just clips of the artists) is now showing on MTV. From the video, this is part of the make-up of Band Aid: Paul Young (sings the first verse) Boy George (sans hat, sings the second verse) The lead singer from WHAM! (sings half of the third verse, and is interrupted by...) Simon LeBon (who is joined by...) Sting Bono Vox (lead singer of U2) Tony Hadley (lead of Spandau Ballet) The chorus is made up of members of Kool and the Gang, Bananarama, Style Council. Phil Collins on drums, Jon Moss on percussion, others that I can't identify (I think I also saw The Edge), but I'm sure others of you can. I applaud this effort and hope that it will not be wasted. The song isn't bad either. Diane Wilkerson ..!hopd3!dvw