do they know its...............??

[Thomas 'bacco|007' Baxter]

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:43:41 -0800, coma wrote:

> IT was meant to be a re-creation of one of pop's finest moments, where the
> cream of the British music scene came together in the name of charity.

And its pretty mediocre too - heard it on Virgin Radio tonight.

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[Kane \(Ian L\)]

> Some of the stars on the new version were not even born when the original
> was made. Soul singer Joss Stone, 17, admitted she had never heard of
> Geldof, who she called Bob Gandalf.

.....

but we all know what Sir Bob's best work was don't we?


mmm.....


by the way, which one's Pink?

[Greg Martin]

"coma" <rising50@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ntgmd.1500$ob1.24986@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> from news.com.au
>
>
> Bono wins Band Aid fight
> By Matthew Bayley and Clemmie Moodie
> November 16, 2004
>
>
> IT was meant to be a re-creation of one of pop's finest moments, where the
> cream of the British music scene came together in the name of charity.
>
>
>
> Instead it turned into a ego-fuelled squabble between one of rock's elder
> statesmen and a flashy young pretender.
>
> The 20th anniversary of Band Aid was hit by an alleged row involving U2's
> lead singer Bono and Justin Hawkins of The Darkness over the new recording
> of Do They Know It's Christmas?
>
> Hawkins had been given the task of singing one of the most famous lines
> "well tonight thank God it's them instead of you" originally sung by Bono,
> who did not attend the weekend recording.
>
> Insiders said Hawkins did so with aplomb, leaving Bono's contribution to
> the
> project, which he had recorded in Ireland, apparently in doubt.
>
> Late yesterday, however, an angry Bono flew to London to re-record the
> line
> after his management insisted his version had to be included.
>
> Organisers of the Band Aid 20 project said Bono's version is the one that
> will be used.
>
> Hawkins boasted before Bono's re-recording: "I did it and I did it better
> than him. So his management kicked up a stink. It obviously means a lot to
> him. It's a valuable line for him, he needs it, so I think he's going to
> fly
> back and try again to beat me.
>
> "If not, they're going to use the original one he did when he was my age."
>
> It is not the only controversy prompted by the new recording.
>
> Sir Paul McCartney, who plays bass guitar on the song, was banned from
> singing because he was too old, and artist Damien Hirst's CD cover had to
> be
> scrapped because it was deemed to be too disturbing.
>
> On Sunday, only Band Aid founders Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure were
> present
> from the 1984 line-up as a new generation of pop stars recorded the song
> at
> Sir George Martin's studio in Hampstead, North London.
>
> Among them were Will Young, Jamelia, Ms Dynamite, Rachel Stevens, Natasha
> Bedingfield, the Sugababes, Katie Melua, Damon Albarn, Lemar, Coldplay's
> Chris Martin and Travis singer Fran Healy. Robbie Williams and Dido had
> already recorded their lyrics.
>
> Sir Bob is said to have reduced many of them to tears by showing them a
> video of the Ethiopian famine 20 years ago.
>
> Band Aid 20, which will raise money for famine relief in the Darfur region
> of Sudan, will be released on November 29 and is expected to be the No.1
> Christmas single.
>
> The original song, which featured stars including George Michael and Duran
> Duran, raised $19.3 million.
>
> Some of the stars on the new version were not even born when the original
> was made. Soul singer Joss Stone, 17, admitted she had never heard of
> Geldof, who she called Bob Gandalf.
>


Seriously, where were the good UK musicians such as Dizzee Rascal, Mike
Skinner, Franz Ferdinand etc?

Surely there would have been space for them.

Bob Gandalf has forgotten his punk roots, it seems.

[corks]

fucking paula yates in the head ?????

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"Kane (Ian L)" <ianlat@bigHELLOpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:cmmmd.38297$K7.9476@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > Some of the stars on the new version were not even born when the
original
> > was made. Soul singer Joss Stone, 17, admitted she had never heard of
> > Geldof, who she called Bob Gandalf.
>
> ....
>
> but we all know what Sir Bob's best work was don't we?
>
>
> mmm.....
>
>
> by the way, which one's Pink?
>
>

[Jeßus]

coma wrote:

> from news.com.au
>
>
> Bono wins Band Aid fight
> By Matthew Bayley and Clemmie Moodie
> November 16, 2004

<snip>

I think theres a lot of gross exaggeration and bullshit in general in that
article.

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[coma]

from news.com.au


Bono wins Band Aid fight
By Matthew Bayley and Clemmie Moodie
November 16, 2004


IT was meant to be a re-creation of one of pop's finest moments, where the
cream of the British music scene came together in the name of charity.



Instead it turned into a ego-fuelled squabble between one of rock's elder
statesmen and a flashy young pretender.

The 20th anniversary of Band Aid was hit by an alleged row involving U2's
lead singer Bono and Justin Hawkins of The Darkness over the new recording
of Do They Know It's Christmas?

Hawkins had been given the task of singing one of the most famous lines
"well tonight thank God it's them instead of you" originally sung by Bono,
who did not attend the weekend recording.

Insiders said Hawkins did so with aplomb, leaving Bono's contribution to the
project, which he had recorded in Ireland, apparently in doubt.

Late yesterday, however, an angry Bono flew to London to re-record the line
after his management insisted his version had to be included.

Organisers of the Band Aid 20 project said Bono's version is the one that
will be used.

Hawkins boasted before Bono's re-recording: "I did it and I did it better
than him. So his management kicked up a stink. It obviously means a lot to
him. It's a valuable line for him, he needs it, so I think he's going to fly
back and try again to beat me.

"If not, they're going to use the original one he did when he was my age."

It is not the only controversy prompted by the new recording.

Sir Paul McCartney, who plays bass guitar on the song, was banned from
singing because he was too old, and artist Damien Hirst's CD cover had to be
scrapped because it was deemed to be too disturbing.

On Sunday, only Band Aid founders Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure were present
from the 1984 line-up as a new generation of pop stars recorded the song at
Sir George Martin's studio in Hampstead, North London.

Among them were Will Young, Jamelia, Ms Dynamite, Rachel Stevens, Natasha
Bedingfield, the Sugababes, Katie Melua, Damon Albarn, Lemar, Coldplay's
Chris Martin and Travis singer Fran Healy. Robbie Williams and Dido had
already recorded their lyrics.

Sir Bob is said to have reduced many of them to tears by showing them a
video of the Ethiopian famine 20 years ago.

Band Aid 20, which will raise money for famine relief in the Darfur region
of Sudan, will be released on November 29 and is expected to be the No.1
Christmas single.

The original song, which featured stars including George Michael and Duran
Duran, raised $19.3 million.

Some of the stars on the new version were not even born when the original
was made. Soul singer Joss Stone, 17, admitted she had never heard of
Geldof, who she called Bob Gandalf.



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[Sarch]

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:46:15 +1100, Thomas 'bacco|007' Baxter wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:43:41 -0800, coma wrote:
>
>> IT was meant to be a re-creation of one of pop's finest moments, where the
>> cream of the British music scene came together in the name of charity.
>
> And its pretty mediocre too - heard it on Virgin Radio tonight.

The problem is that the UK's pop scene is in the doldrums at the moment.
They just don't have any big name acts to showcase this single to the rest
of the world. This is one of its biggest shortcomings compared to the
original which featured many acts who were huge international stars.

The record company believes it can sell 500,000 units of this single in the
first week. I doubt they'll achieve this - probably around 150,000 at most
in its first week followed by a very big reduction in its second week. This
might be good for Kylie who releases "I Believe In You" -- a very strong
contender for # -- a week later.

Incidentally, the single has been taken off the playlist of one radio
station in the UK:

<http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Charity-song-rubbish/2004/11/17/1100574506133.html>

A radio station banned the new version of Do They Know It's Christmas
today after being inundated by listeners claiming it was ''rubbish''.

Minutes after the updated Band Aid classic was broadcast for the first
time the station switchboard was jammed with listeners calling for it to
be axed.

Bosses at Pembrokeshire Radio, based in Narbeth, quickly bowed to
listener-power and pulled the plug on the new festive single.

They pledged to continue backing the single's charitable aim and are
advising listeners to buy it anyway - even if it is never played.

The new version mirrors the 20-year-old original with a line-up of
current top recording stars including Rachel Stevens, Jamelia and Daniel
Bedingfield.

While the original was a 3.5 million single-selling-phenomenon, the new
version is raising passions for all the wrong reasons.

''We played it for the first time at 8am today and were amazed at the
response from our listeners,'' said Keri Jones, station DJ and managing
director.

''People were saying it is awful rubbish. They were quite passionate
about it - it was quite overwhelming.

- PA

Sarch

[Robert Atkins]

In article <ntgmd.1500$ob1.24986@nasal.pacific.net.au>, coma wrote:
> of Do They Know It's Christmas?

I've always wondered if they care -- half of Ethiopians are Muslims.

Cheers, Robert.

[odonata (Linda)]

"coma" <rising50@hotmail.com> divulged
news:ntgmd.1500$ob1.24986@nasal.pacific.net.au:

> from news.com.au
>
>
> Bono wins Band Aid fight
> By Matthew Bayley and Clemmie Moodie
> November 16, 2004
>
>
> IT was meant to be a re-creation of one of pop's finest moments,
> where the cream of the British music scene came together in the
> name of charity.
>
>
>
> Instead it turned into a ego-fuelled squabble between one of
> rock's elder statesmen and a flashy young pretender.
>
> The 20th anniversary of Band Aid was hit by an alleged row
> involving U2's lead singer Bono and Justin Hawkins of The Darkness
> over the new recording of Do They Know It's Christmas?
>
> Hawkins had been given the task of singing one of the most famous
> lines "well tonight thank God it's them instead of you" originally
> sung by Bono, who did not attend the weekend recording.
>
> Insiders said Hawkins did so with aplomb, leaving Bono's
> contribution to the project, which he had recorded in Ireland,
> apparently in doubt.

Surely Justin could have found another line to sing. Bono not only is a
living *legend* but also a humanitarian with a huge heart!!

> Late yesterday, however, an angry Bono flew to London to re-record
> the line after his management insisted his version had to be
> included.
>
> Organisers of the Band Aid 20 project said Bono's version is the
> one that will be used.

Good

> Hawkins boasted before Bono's re-recording: "I did it and I did it
> better than him. So his management kicked up a stink. It obviously
> means a lot to him. It's a valuable line for him, he needs it, so
> I think he's going to fly back and try again to beat me.
>
> "If not, they're going to use the original one he did when he was
> my age."

How up himself is this Johnny come lately?????

> It is not the only controversy prompted by the new recording.
>
> Sir Paul McCartney, who plays bass guitar on the song, was banned
> from singing because he was too old, and artist Damien Hirst's CD
> cover had to be scrapped because it was deemed to be too
> disturbing.

More spin.......

> On Sunday, only Band Aid founders Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure

'MIDGE URE' Now there's a name. Wasn't this guy in a band called SLICK?

We're talking about the era when the Bay City Rollers were HUGE! :-PP
Can anyone remember SLICK's chart topping single?

"I dedicate to you all my love my whole life through to love you
forever and ever"
Anyone??



> original was made. Soul singer Joss Stone, 17, admitted she had
> never heard of Geldof, who she called Bob Gandalf.

Aah the hobbit era :-P

Personally I will always love the original and it always makes me cry
anytime of the year, Christmas or not.
Linda



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* Though my soul may set in darkness
* It will rise in perfect light
* For I have loved the stars too fondly
* To be fearful of the night.

S. Williams 'The Old Astronomer to his Pupil'

[Jeßus]

odonata (Linda) wrote:

>> On Sunday, only Band Aid founders Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
>
> 'MIDGE URE' Now there's a name. Wasn't this guy in a band called SLICK?

Ultravox...

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[Mike Dale]

"coma" <rising50@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ntgmd.1500$ob1.24986@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> from news.com.au
>
>
> Bono wins Band Aid fight
> By Matthew Bayley and Clemmie Moodie
> November 16, 2004
>
>
> IT was meant to be a re-creation of one of pop's finest moments, where the
> cream of the British music scene came together in the name of charity.
>
>
>
> Instead it turned into a ego-fuelled squabble between one of rock's elder
> statesmen and a flashy young pretender.
>
> The 20th anniversary of Band Aid was hit by an alleged row involving U2's
> lead singer Bono and Justin Hawkins of The Darkness over the new recording
> of Do They Know It's Christmas?
>
> Hawkins had been given the task of singing one of the most famous lines
> "well tonight thank God it's them instead of you" originally sung by Bono,
> who did not attend the weekend recording.
>
> Insiders said Hawkins did so with aplomb, leaving Bono's contribution to
> the
> project, which he had recorded in Ireland, apparently in doubt.
>
> Late yesterday, however, an angry Bono flew to London to re-record the
> line
> after his management insisted his version had to be included.
>
> Organisers of the Band Aid 20 project said Bono's version is the one that
> will be used.
>
> Hawkins boasted before Bono's re-recording: "I did it and I did it better
> than him. So his management kicked up a stink. It obviously means a lot to
> him. It's a valuable line for him, he needs it, so I think he's going to
> fly
> back and try again to beat me.
>
> "If not, they're going to use the original one he did when he was my age."
>
> It is not the only controversy prompted by the new recording.
>
> Sir Paul McCartney, who plays bass guitar on the song, was banned from
> singing because he was too old, and artist Damien Hirst's CD cover had to
> be
> scrapped because it was deemed to be too disturbing.
>
> On Sunday, only Band Aid founders Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure were
> present
> from the 1984 line-up as a new generation of pop stars recorded the song
> at
> Sir George Martin's studio in Hampstead, North London.
>
> Among them were Will Young, Jamelia, Ms Dynamite, Rachel Stevens, Natasha
> Bedingfield, the Sugababes, Katie Melua, Damon Albarn, Lemar, Coldplay's
> Chris Martin and Travis singer Fran Healy. Robbie Williams and Dido had
> already recorded their lyrics.
>
> Sir Bob is said to have reduced many of them to tears by showing them a
> video of the Ethiopian famine 20 years ago.
>
> Band Aid 20, which will raise money for famine relief in the Darfur region
> of Sudan, will be released on November 29 and is expected to be the No.1
> Christmas single.
>
> The original song, which featured stars including George Michael and Duran
> Duran, raised $19.3 million.
>
> Some of the stars on the new version were not even born when the original
> was made. Soul singer Joss Stone, 17, admitted she had never heard of
> Geldof, who she called Bob Gandalf.
>
>
>
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Not sure if it was that good of a song in 1984, but the whole thing was
never really about the music, it was the feeling of the times. What Sir
Bob G. really achieved (apart from raising heaps of money of course) was a
kind of community of feeling where a whole lot of people felt as though they
could participate and do something to help an horrific situation, even if
only by buying a record. The whole "live aid" series of concerts that were
a part of that generated a tremendous sense of community and a feeling of
being part of something really big and really giving.

I'm not sure that the same emotion and motivating force has been captured
this time around: It almost seems to have been more about the 20th
anniversary of the song than about helping people in a desparate situation.

Mike

[odonata (Linda)]

Jeßus <_._@ii.net> divulged news:2182073.egjg4MVY3R@iijeebz.net:

> odonata (Linda) wrote:
>
>>> On Sunday, only Band Aid founders Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
>>
>> 'MIDGE URE' Now there's a name. Wasn't this guy in a band called
>> SLICK?
>
> Ultravox...
>

Many thanx but that's thrown me!
All I can remember from ultravox is the words....
It means nothing to meeeee
It means nothing to me...
And so the search for knowledge continues....

Linda

--
* Though my soul may set in darkness
* It will rise in perfect light
* For I have loved the stars too fondly
* To be fearful of the night.

S. Williams 'The Old Astronomer to his Pupil'

[odonata (Linda)]

Jeßus <_._@ii.net> divulged news:2182073.egjg4MVY3R@iijeebz.net:

> odonata (Linda) wrote:
>
>>> On Sunday, only Band Aid founders Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
>>
>> 'MIDGE URE' Now there's a name. Wasn't this guy in a band called
>> SLICK?
>
> Ultravox...
>
Dear JeBus
We were both right!!!

http://www.midgeure.com/
Evidently he was only 4' 6"!
He even did time in Thin Lizzy how cool is that!!
BTW I stand corrected slick is spelt slik.
what the hell :-DD
Linda


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* It will rise in perfect light
* For I have loved the stars too fondly
* To be fearful of the night.

S. Williams 'The Old Astronomer to his Pupil'

[Mitchell McCreath]

> > original was made. Soul singer Joss Stone, 17, admitted she had
> > never heard of Geldof, who she called Bob Gandalf.
>
> Aah the hobbit era :-P
>
> Personally I will always love the original and it always makes me cry
> anytime of the year, Christmas or not.
> Linda


I agree with you Linda. love the original :)
I think the new version will fizzle out.

Mitch.................

[Sarch]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:39:09 GMT, Mitchell McCreath wrote:

> I agree with you Linda. love the original :)
> I think the new version will fizzle out.

I think this poster reflects my sentiments:

http://www.popjustice.co.uk/images/bandaidsignb.gif

;)

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