The first face you see is Bob Geldoff ... the creator of Live Aid but it all started with Band Aid's charity single.... and yes this was before the U.S ' self indulgent "We are the World"
Guys, this was recorded in November '84 and was the inspiration for We Are The World, which came out in March '85. Band Aid and the song was conceptualised in only 48 hours and the song hit the charts only week after the recording, raising $$$millions for Africa. Band Aid was also the catalyst for the Live Aid concerts in the summer 1985. Both Band Aid and Live Aid were created by Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox). Everyone involved that you see in the video was only contacted the day before, and nobody had any idea who was going to turn up the next day for recording.
Nobody who reacts to these songs seems to really understand the context of it. I advised they watch the Drive video and also they should read about the famine.
At least this song gets played alot once a year, every year…When was the last time you heard We Are The World on the radio? Both songs are amazing, but this holds a little bigger piece of my heart…Cheers!
Its NOT the European version. Its the ORIGINAL. USA was a year later and was a copy of Band Aid (aid for Ethiopa). Bob Geldoff had hoped it would raise a million. It raised 150 million !!!! // All the others were copies of this great tribute
this song was in fact done in a hurry to get it released during the christmas season back then. this was done in 48hrs. there is a documentary on the making of the song that will give a better understanding how this was put together in 2 days. I think you can find it on youtube.
I think this is a beautiful song done by the Brits in 84. For me it was the meaning behind it. To help bring awareness to the famine in Ethiopia. This song immediately shot up to #1. It was this that brought the attention to We Are The World so many years ago.❤
This was for the famine in Ethiopia. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure put Live Aid together and made that happen, then they did the song "Do the know it's Christmas time at all" with a group of people from popular bands at that time. Without Bob Geldof and Midge Ure there wouldn't have been Live Aid or the single "We are the World "
It would have to be very ignorant or very unfamiliar with the era not to realise that these were the absolute greatest artists of their time. It starts with Paul Young, Boy George, Phil Collins (Genesis), George Michael (Wham!), Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran), Sting (The Police), Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Bono (U2), Paul Weller (The Jam/Style Council), Midge Ure (Ultravoax) and so on and so forth. It was an absolute sensation and got ‘USA for Africa’ off the ground in the first place.
I always thought we are the world was a bad attempt of copying the original. Because the song do they know is Christmas is the original. A song that I love to listen every year around Christmas for the last decades.
The song was wriiten, rehearsed and recorded in 48 hours. They contacted all the artists in 24 hours to come perform. Quite an accomplishment which couldn't be done today. It a staple part of Xmas in the UK.
Obviously it was prominent everywhere, it was played in 62 countries compared to We Are the World's 25 countries. Americans have historically copied the Brits and its never as good
We are the world better than this? Please. Horrible, crass, ego driven, over produced and rarely played - and with good reason. Band Aid Christmas has become a Holiday staple for generations and will continue to do so because its a great song, great melody and a holiday Classic.
There was a definite time pressure between Bob Geldof seeing the BBC documentary on the Ethiopian famine, and getting the finished record out in time to get the Christmas No. 1. They were limited to artists who the organisers knew and who could be in London on recording day. Being dramatic about it, they could have spent time getting a better song and a more representative cast, but the extra time would been spent in dead Ethiopians.
This song made more money than 'We Are The World' did for Africa and is still raising money today. America copied the UK again. You are not the greatest country in the world far from it.
Bob Geldof was at the taping of We Are the World, to give the group pointers since he was the one that came up with the idea with Band Aid. He is also the creator of Live Aid.
Bob Geldoff had to force many of the artists to show up to sing for Do They Know It's Christmas. Many of the artists had prior plans they had to cancel for this event, I had read that one of the band members from Tears For Fears had a Hawaiian vacation planned, Bob Geldoff made the singer feel guilty and change his vacation plans to take part in this.
Band Aid was all British NOT European we did it first in 48 hours from that Bob and Midge arranged Live Aid … America as always was late to the party !!!!!!
Hello, You all are knocking a song that was done for a good cause? FYI, this song was done before "We Are the World ( do your at least some time-line research, first). Fenom202, what's in a name? You come off as an intelligent man so why is the play on words with the group lost on you? The banded together to aid famine victims in Africa and other parts of the globe -hence, Band Aid plus they are musicians. Corey Roy why should it have sounded more like "We Are the World"? Why isn't ok for this song to be it's own thing? I think "We are the World was more focused on the artists their hype and ego than on the cause for making the song. Adding a verse from Big Daddy Kane's "Ain't No Half Stepping: to emphasize the point: A school of emceein' for those who wanna be in My field and court, then again, on second thought To have MCs comin' out soundin' so similar It's quite confusin' for you to remember the Originator. ( is it really a good thing for songs to similar you think it is an inferior song because the artists weren't doing vocal gymnastics. There was a reason why Jody Watley and Kool and the Gang came at the end and did not do major vocal-DO YOU RESEARCH it was an impromptu recording and video. OllywoodDDA, why do you think the song is "pigeon-holed" because it was made as a Christmas song? ( it was done around Christmas time, so there is that) Aren't Christmas songs perennial? WHAT WAS/IS IMPORTANT IS THE CAUSE BEHINFD THE SONG! J Also listen to the lyica and what is is trying to convey. Just as you should noy substitute someone else's values as your own, viewers of this reaction please do not substitute these gentlemen opinion regarding this song as your own. This was/is a very good song as is "We are the World" why does there need to be a comparison/competition both songs shared/share the same goal. Fenom202, it is perfectly fine to agree to disagree, especially respectfully. However, the cynicism that you all expressed was uncalled for. I have watched you all gushed over and praised song that were dry and lackluster.
Getting so fed up of Americans thinking they were first with everything maybe google info first before showing ignorance …Without Bob and Midge organising Band Aid and then LiveAid there would NOT have been the Crappy American single We are the world
With this song, people (musicians) started hearing about it and ended up showing up at the studio, after the process had begun ... This was more organic .. With We Are the World, Q, MJ and Lionel called everyone they knew, and had them work out their schedules ... Completely contrived ...
Good recall. The song was "Tears Are Not Enough" by "Northern Lights". A bunch of people you may not know, but yes, Anne Murray, Neil Young and Burton Cummings to name a few - plus obligatory hockey players!
This was better and had more genuine meaning than We are the world. We are the world was a oneupsmanship effort. The saddest part was that so much of the aid that was sent to Africa from these efforts was stolen and never got to those who needed it most.
This song was done in 48 hours and getting them together...learn your history...we are the world had a whole year to come up....america needs to be more spontaneous than manufactured shop ready music...
Band Aid was Europeans. Kool and Jody got in because they were performing nearby and of course added color. Kool was past their prime and Jody was c level. Sadly back then there was no big time black singers available from Europe.
No you had to be a generation x child to understand the impact of this song. The song was about the famine in Ethiopia. Bob Geldof help to create Live-Aid.
I would suggest this is it watch the Live Aid video Drive that was the BBC news video of famine sufferers that inspired Bob Geldoff to quickly organize these charity events. It was not great quality. It was done to get money. The video is hard to watch and heartbreaking, but it gets you an appreciation of what put this in motion. Bono in particular hated singing his line. Yes, it was not great art.
Yes, it came first. It has become a holiday staple so you do get to hear it (and make money) at least once a year. I do agree that they could have let more than the white boys do solo.
This was a time when we cared about little children and now we don’t care as we see what’s going on in Gaza 20,000 innocent little children Slaughtered and we don’t blink a eye.
@peterkirby2771 ....tragic , it really is. Just a pin prick compared to those who have died in Africa through drought and civil war. If you believe 20,000 children have died in Gaza then you'll believe anything . Israel is attacked by numerous countries with a joint population over 20 × that of Israel . The countless billions of dollars given to Gaza have been spent on almost anything BUT what the funds were intended for. Yes , absolutely " suffer little children " is still the mantra of today but don't say nobody cares.
It would have helped your review if you were aware that it was composed, rehearsed, recorded and released in a matter of days, in a rush to catch the Christmas market of 1984.
KOOL AND GANG REQUESTED TO BE ON IT BECAUSE IT EAS BEFORE AMERICA'S VERSION, ALSO ITS MIRE CHRISTMASY THAN WE ARE THE WORLD, JUST A BIT TOO BORING FOR ME,
@@tinasmith9599 no it didn't the American one is so boring we are the world America isn't the world at least the band aid better one is about feeding people who are starving unlike the American one all out for themselves
Most of the bands had flown in from all over the world to make the record and get it on the shelvs and at no 1, but mostly to stop millions from dying from no food . and that is what happened . You can only have people sing at the start of the record if they were there , if you stuck on a plane how can you sing . They had 48 hours to make the song and get it relist . you have reacted abvout the song and not what the song did
Totally missing the point entirely. Never have I seen a more uninformed reaction to a record and video that totally led the way, and, in a damned hurry. People were dying of hunger by the thousand monthly. This was thrown together, very quickly by Bob Geldof ( Boomtown Rats singer,) and Midge Ure ( Ultravox singer ) in order to get as much money together, in as quick a time as possible, to get it out there. This was produced for that, and that alone. You're We are the world was a highly produced plagiarised version of this, entirely. No argument on this can be had. You should do your research guys before slating what was, with the full context of the times, an incredible achievement. These two guys were heroes here in Britain. That said, Wokism has thrown its twisted thoughts into the arena recently, and now, its got words in it that actually offend. Yes, offend. This is the value of the totally woke mind leading the blind by an invisible ring through their stuck up noses. How's that for a rant!? Merry Christmas guys😊
Corey you are not well informed. You need to understand the motivation, the urgency, the humility. It may have been underproduced, but it was written quickly and the artists were called up and turned up and made the record with almost NO NOTICE. No egos, no big fanfare. Just to raise as much money as possible to get food to starving humans. It took the arrogantly titled USA for Africa 4 months to do their thing. 4 months versus 48 hours. Not great optics. No wonder their product sounded better. As for your analogy about McDonald's - what a dreadful irony. You were so off the pace with this reaction. Thank God that the youngest of you got the point. Kudos young man. You are the reason that I didn't subscribe.
No great art ever comes out of these collaborations. It's like at the end of say the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame show where every guitar play on the planet is on stage. Not good. That said, this particular song was thrown together verrrrry quickly and there you have it. It's very similar in tone to Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and perhaps they might have tried that, but maybe licensing was an issue. The lyrics don't quite match the situation, but the sentiment does: "hey stupid, it's that Christmas time you are always on about. Have you shown the world any love" I could argue the U.S one was quite arrogant with "we are the world". Sameish idea, but a little brash. The Canadian songs was "Tears are not enough". Same point, but a little less paternalistic perhaps. Oh well that's it. No real point.
@@jameshunter7303 disagree guessing your American. It's a perfect song if you think it goes on bit at the end have you heard the we are the world come on they say it so many times 🤔🙈🤣
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It's not 'the European version' of We Are The World. It is the original inspiration for it.
Indeed, without Band Aid....there would have been no We are The World.
I didn't know that.
Band-Aid came first and was done in 48hrs.
Co-written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Bob was also instrumental in We Are The World and also organized Live Aid.
The first face you see is Bob Geldoff ... the creator of Live Aid but it all started with Band Aid's charity single.... and yes this was before the U.S ' self indulgent "We are the World"
We Are The World followed Band-Aid's lead with this charity single.
Fpr the same charity ... The American music scene following the British music scene ...
Band Aid Started it .. USA For Africa followed
"USA For Africa", what an imaginative title for a Band that's helping to provide Aid, lol
Guys, this was recorded in November '84 and was the inspiration for We Are The World, which came out in March '85. Band Aid and the song was conceptualised in only 48 hours and the song hit the charts only week after the recording, raising $$$millions for Africa. Band Aid was also the catalyst for the Live Aid concerts in the summer 1985. Both Band Aid and Live Aid were created by Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox). Everyone involved that you see in the video was only contacted the day before, and nobody had any idea who was going to turn up the next day for recording.
Nobody who reacts to these songs seems to really understand the context of it. I advised they watch the Drive video and also they should read about the famine.
At least this song gets played alot once a year, every year…When was the last time you heard We Are The World on the radio? Both songs are amazing, but this holds a little bigger piece of my heart…Cheers!
soon we will be able to play the dead or alive game watching it on christmas day
@@saintdon4461 …Sadly, this is true…
Its NOT the European version. Its the ORIGINAL. USA was a year later and was a copy of Band Aid (aid for Ethiopa). Bob Geldoff had hoped it would raise a million. It raised 150 million !!!! // All the others were copies of this great tribute
this song was in fact done in a hurry to get it released during the christmas season back then. this was done in 48hrs. there is a documentary on the making of the song that will give a better understanding how this was put together in 2 days. I think you can find it on youtube.
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. LEGENDS.
Midge yes. Bob mishandled the finances sadly
I think this is a beautiful song done by the Brits in 84. For me it was the meaning behind it. To help bring awareness to the famine in Ethiopia. This song immediately shot up to #1. It was this that brought the attention to We Are The World so many years ago.❤
This was for the famine in Ethiopia. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure put Live Aid together and made that happen, then they did the song "Do the know it's Christmas time at all" with a group of people from popular bands at that time. Without Bob Geldof and Midge Ure there wouldn't have been Live Aid or the single "We are the World "
This was the FIRST to start the Africa charity. The USA and CDN songs came out the year after. 40 years later and this song still is amazing.
We Are The World was nothing compared to this, this is the OG
The Canadians also did a song to fund raise for the famine relief. They called themselves "Northern Lights" and the song is Tears Are Not Enough.
Paul Young who started the song does a great version of Marvin Gaye's " wherever I lay my hat ". Very different but great vocals.....
George Michael donated all proceeds from Last Christmas to the same cause.
It would have to be very ignorant or very unfamiliar with the era not to realise that these were the absolute greatest artists of their time. It starts with Paul Young, Boy George, Phil Collins (Genesis), George Michael (Wham!), Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran), Sting (The Police), Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Bono (U2), Paul Weller (The Jam/Style Council), Midge Ure (Ultravoax) and so on and so forth. It was an absolute sensation and got ‘USA for Africa’ off the ground in the first place.
I always thought we are the world was a bad attempt of copying the original. Because the song do they know is Christmas is the original. A song that I love to listen every year around Christmas for the last decades.
I prefer this over We Are The World.
Bob Geldolf and Midge Ure organized this record and LIVE AID, which followed this ...
I do hope you read the comments, y’all wouldn’t be as hard on this if you knew the backstory, it was literally thrown together, and it shows
The song was wriiten, rehearsed and recorded in 48 hours. They contacted all the artists in 24 hours to come perform. Quite an accomplishment which couldn't be done today. It a staple part of Xmas in the UK.
I think people prefer what they've been brought up on. Do they know its christmas is more prominement in the UK hence why it's more popular
Obviously it was prominent everywhere, it was played in 62 countries compared to We Are the World's 25 countries. Americans have historically copied the Brits and its never as good
To Say That This Song & Event Changed My Life Is Putting It Mildly!! I Watch My DVD Boxset Every Holiday Season!! Thank You Bob!!
This is what started all the other fundraising/awareness collaborations. Enjoy! ✌🏻🇨🇦✌🏻
We are the world better than this? Please. Horrible, crass, ego driven, over produced and rarely played - and with good reason. Band Aid Christmas has become a Holiday staple for generations and will continue to do so because its a great song, great melody and a holiday Classic.
Not being rude but why do Americans think they do everything first when they invariably follow 🤷♂️
This inspired Live Aid. Geldof spearheaded both. The song was played a lot on MTV and the radio during the Christmas season that year.
Check out how long after USA for Africa came after. May give a clue to the difference
It was the first to come out and it was all British bands of the 80s apart from bono who is Irish
This was the first!
Corey Roy, Band Aid only had 48 hours to write and get the performers to make this song in order to get it's entry into the Christmas charts.
There was a definite time pressure between Bob Geldof seeing the BBC documentary on the Ethiopian famine, and getting the finished record out in time to get the Christmas No. 1.
They were limited to artists who the organisers knew and who could be in London on recording day.
Being dramatic about it, they could have spent time getting a better song and a more representative cast, but the extra time would been spent in dead Ethiopians.
This song made more money than 'We Are The World' did for Africa and is still raising money today. America copied the UK again. You are not the greatest country in the world far from it.
O c'mon the American healthcare system is a model for the world 😂
Bob Geldof was at the taping of We Are the World, to give the group pointers since he was the one that came up with the idea with Band Aid. He is also the creator of Live Aid.
Finally! I had been requesting to do this right after you had reacted to USA for Africa.
Should check out the documentary on RUclips on the Live Aid channel. Shows how quickly this all came together from recording to print to release.
Of course they won't check that out they are ignorant and lazy!
Bob Geldof who came up with the idea performed in both songs. Although he was very very background in the US song.
Without Band Aid there is no We are the World or Live Aide.
Before, and way better, than We Are The World...
Bob Geldoff had to force many of the artists to show up to sing for Do They Know It's Christmas. Many of the artists had prior plans they had to cancel for this event, I had read that one of the band members from Tears For Fears had a Hawaiian vacation planned, Bob Geldoff made the singer feel guilty and change his vacation plans to take part in this.
Nobody from TFF was there. Cheers
American artists were shamed into bringing out we are the world as all there black artists were all talk and no action.
They are British. Soul is in us ❤and we are aware and help
British and Irish with a sprinkling of American.
you will know the status quo hooks for sure fenom.. down down ,rocking all over the world, in the army now etc
It would probably be good to have a list of singers and such to help recognize people.
Phil Collins on the drums.
No taste and plenty of ignorance. That's Americans for you!
Spot on! 👍
It's the original version before the Americans! And it's English not European!
Band Aid was all British NOT European we did it first in 48 hours from that Bob and Midge arranged Live Aid … America as always was late to the party !!!!!!
Hello,
You all are knocking a song that was done for a good cause? FYI, this song was done before "We Are the World ( do your at least some time-line research, first).
Fenom202, what's in a name? You come off as an intelligent man so why is the play on words with the group lost on you? The banded together to aid famine victims in Africa and other parts of the globe -hence, Band Aid plus they are musicians.
Corey Roy why should it have sounded more like "We Are the World"? Why isn't ok for this song to be it's own thing? I think "We are the World was more focused on the artists their hype and ego than on the cause for making the song. Adding a verse from Big Daddy Kane's "Ain't No Half Stepping: to emphasize the point:
A school of emceein' for those who wanna be in My field and court, then again, on second thought To have MCs comin' out soundin' so similar It's quite confusin' for you to remember the Originator. ( is it really a good thing for songs to similar you think it is an inferior song because the artists weren't doing vocal gymnastics. There was a reason why Jody Watley and Kool and the Gang came at the end and did not do major vocal-DO YOU RESEARCH it was an impromptu recording and video.
OllywoodDDA, why do you think the song is "pigeon-holed" because it was made as a Christmas song? ( it was done around Christmas time, so there is that) Aren't Christmas songs perennial? WHAT WAS/IS IMPORTANT IS THE CAUSE BEHINFD THE SONG! J Also listen to the lyica and what is is trying to convey. Just as you should noy substitute someone else's values as your own, viewers of this reaction please do not substitute these gentlemen opinion regarding this song as your own. This was/is a very good song as is "We are the World" why does there need to be a comparison/competition both songs shared/share the same goal.
Fenom202, it is perfectly fine to agree to disagree, especially respectfully. However, the cynicism that you all expressed was uncalled for. I have watched you all gushed over and praised song that were dry and lackluster.
Getting so fed up of Americans thinking they were first with everything maybe google info first before showing ignorance …Without Bob and Midge organising Band Aid and then LiveAid there would NOT have been the Crappy American single We are the world
The record was produced in a hurry to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
With this song, people (musicians) started hearing about it and ended up showing up at the studio, after the process had begun ... This was more organic ..
With We Are the World, Q, MJ and Lionel called everyone they knew, and had them work out their schedules ... Completely contrived ...
There's a compilation song from Canada too but I've forgotten the name of it. I remember I liked it, and that Anne Murray was part of it.
Good recall. The song was "Tears Are Not Enough" by "Northern Lights". A bunch of people you may not know, but yes, Anne Murray, Neil Young and Burton Cummings to name a few - plus obligatory hockey players!
I like this one.🎄🩷
This begat "We are the World" & Live Aid.
This was the first... we are the world is the copy.
I suggest to these reactors watch documentaries regarding how this music/video was created.
This was better and had more genuine meaning than We are the world. We are the world was a oneupsmanship effort. The saddest part was that so much of the aid that was sent to Africa from these efforts was stolen and never got to those who needed it most.
This song was done in 48 hours and getting them together...learn your history...we are the world had a whole year to come up....america needs to be more spontaneous than manufactured shop ready music...
Band Aid was Europeans. Kool and Jody got in because they were performing nearby and of course added color. Kool was past their prime and Jody was c level. Sadly back then there was no big time black singers available from Europe.
You should do ''Sun City'' by United Artists Against Apartheid.
“Feed the world”…
No you had to be a generation x child to understand the impact of this song. The song was about the famine in Ethiopia. Bob Geldof help to create Live-Aid.
My problem with " We are the world" is the title. The USA is not the world although they would like to think they are. Too pretentious.
$200M Lbs. about $252M dollars ...
Try a bit more tobacco in the next one. 😅
I would suggest this is it watch the Live Aid video Drive that was the BBC news video of famine sufferers that inspired Bob Geldoff to quickly organize these charity events. It was not great quality. It was done to get money. The video is hard to watch and heartbreaking, but it gets you an appreciation of what put this in motion. Bono in particular hated singing his line. Yes, it was not great art.
Should of done both songs one after the other
Yes, it came first. It has become a holiday staple so you do get to hear it (and make money) at least once a year. I do agree that they could have let more than the white boys do solo.
I always thought that, both this, and "We are the World" were both crappy songs, but for a good cause.
This was a time when we cared about little children and now we don’t care as we see what’s going on in Gaza 20,000 innocent little children Slaughtered and we don’t blink a eye.
@peterkirby2771 ....tragic , it really is. Just a pin prick compared to those who have died in Africa through drought and civil war. If you believe 20,000 children have died in Gaza then you'll believe anything . Israel is attacked by numerous countries with a joint population over 20 × that of Israel . The countless billions of dollars given to Gaza have been spent on almost anything BUT what the funds were intended for. Yes , absolutely " suffer little children " is still the mantra of today but don't say nobody cares.
There was also " Hearing Aid " made by hard Rockers, 😅
200 million poundsis euqual to 252,299,966.00 in U.S. dollars.
Hated this then. Hate it now. 😂
Your joking Americans are clueless we are the world was boring compared to this song and it raised more money
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It would have helped your review if you were aware that it was composed, rehearsed, recorded and released in a matter of days, in a rush to catch the Christmas market of 1984.
there was a lot of coke being passed around during that video..being dished out by francis rossi and rick parfitt lol
KOOL AND GANG REQUESTED TO BE ON IT BECAUSE IT EAS BEFORE AMERICA'S VERSION, ALSO ITS MIRE CHRISTMASY THAN WE ARE THE WORLD, JUST A BIT TOO BORING FOR ME,
We are the world is a really poor song in my opinion. Not that Do they know it's Christmas is much better!
It needed more soul.
@@tinasmith9599 no it didn't the American one is so boring we are the world America isn't the world at least the band aid better one is about feeding people who are starving unlike the American one all out for themselves
Most of the bands had flown in from all over the world to make the record and get it on the shelvs and at no 1, but mostly to stop millions from dying from no food . and that is what happened . You can only have people sing at the start of the record if they were there , if you stuck on a plane how can you sing . They had 48 hours to make the song and get it relist . you have reacted abvout the song and not what the song did
Wow, blind reactions are great, but without proper context it kinda feels like you’re cheating yourselves and your audience
Sounded White Enough For Me 🤷
Totally missing the point entirely. Never have I seen a more uninformed reaction to a record and video that totally led the way, and, in a damned hurry. People were dying of hunger by the thousand monthly. This was thrown together, very quickly by Bob Geldof ( Boomtown Rats singer,) and Midge Ure ( Ultravox singer ) in order to get as much money together, in as quick a time as possible, to get it out there. This was produced for that, and that alone. You're We are the world was a highly produced plagiarised version of this, entirely. No argument on this can be had.
You should do your research guys before slating what was, with the full context of the times, an incredible achievement. These two guys were heroes here in Britain. That said, Wokism has thrown its twisted thoughts into the arena recently, and now, its got words in it that actually offend.
Yes, offend.
This is the value of the totally woke mind leading the blind by an invisible ring through their stuck up noses.
How's that for a rant!?
Merry Christmas guys😊
Corey you are not well informed. You need to understand the motivation, the urgency, the humility. It may have been underproduced, but it was written quickly and the artists were called up and turned up and made the record with almost NO NOTICE. No egos, no big fanfare. Just to raise as much money as possible to get food to starving humans. It took the arrogantly titled USA for Africa 4 months to do their thing. 4 months versus 48 hours. Not great optics. No wonder their product sounded better. As for your analogy about McDonald's - what a dreadful irony. You were so off the pace with this reaction. Thank God that the youngest of you got the point. Kudos young man. You are the reason that I didn't subscribe.
a day when the men were more dressed and made up than the women lol
No great art ever comes out of these collaborations. It's like at the end of say the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame show where every guitar play on the planet is on stage. Not good.
That said, this particular song was thrown together verrrrry quickly and there you have it. It's very similar in tone to Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and perhaps they might have tried that, but maybe licensing was an issue.
The lyrics don't quite match the situation, but the sentiment does: "hey stupid, it's that Christmas time you are always on about. Have you shown the world any love"
I could argue the U.S one was quite arrogant with "we are the world". Sameish idea, but a little brash.
The Canadian songs was "Tears are not enough". Same point, but a little less paternalistic perhaps.
Oh well that's it. No real point.
Agree with the second guy, the hook at the end goes on way too long and isn’t inspiring, the first part of the song is good though
@@jameshunter7303 disagree guessing your American. It's a perfect song if you think it goes on bit at the end have you heard the we are the world come on they say it so many times 🤔🙈🤣