I bought this album new. Than bought the CD and now have it on my IPhone ;)
Ed
Posted on 11/17/2014 8:16:26 AM PST by hoagy62
Remember "Band Aid" back in 1985, the project that raised funds to help Africans during the huge drought they were having? Well, they've done it again, and this time, it's about Ebola.
Midge Uri and Sir Bob Geldof teamed up again to re-do the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" with updated lyrics that change the focus from drought to the Ebola virus. Several British artists showed up for the song's taping, including the band One Direction, Seal, Sinead O'Connor, and Bono of U2.
I watched the video and the song is pretty well-done with the new lyrics and all. One bit of warning: the first 20-30 seconds of the video show the removal of a dead Ebola victim from her home by germ-suited workers. It's a grim scene.
Oh...as of this morning's release of the video, in the first 5 minutes, it has raised over 1.5 million British pounds for Ebola research.
Here's the VIDEO.
Live Aid was actually pretty good and was broadcast on MTV which was good stuff at the time. I’ve owned the 3 DVD LIVE AID set for years and it is excellent. Lots of great bands of the time.
yep... just throw money at Africa..and those corrupt billionaire leaders, in each country, will make sure that money gets to the proper destination.
these people never learn. the problem with Third World Africa is corruption.
Well... you could be a weatherman.
Might be too little and too late. The Ebola plane is routed to pick up someone from Guadalajara Mexico and take them to Atlanta. So either someone really likes Tequila or Obola is now in Mexico.
"Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You" is by far my favorite Christmas song by a performer later outed as being a homosexual.
Yes, Billy Squier.
I hate all three, along with Paul McCartney’s “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time.” That song makes me retch every time I hear it.
Then there’s Bryan Adams’ “Reggae Christmas.” Because nothing says Reggae like a scrawny white Canadian guy.
Speaking of Christmas rockers, one of my favorite rock Christmas songs is "I Believe In Father Christmas" by Greg Lake. Later on, a band called Human Drama did an awesome version of it. Definitely worth finding a download for that.
I thought that was a very anti-religious song.
A song to rid the world of Obola would be even better.
I despise the horrible song “Do They Know It’s Christmas” almost as much as I despise the utter execrable “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” that infects the radio during Christmas.
“Do They Know It’s Gruber After All?” is Bammy’s favorite Holiday tune.
Ebola has been researched for 40 years and despite what the CDC claims, we do know how it’s transmitted and how to treat it. The problem is idiots who insist on eating infected meat, kissing all over infected corpses, stealing patients and blood soaked linens from clinics and those leaders who are still in denial. Band Aid isn’t going to help a thing when so many are stuck on stupid.
I bought this album new. Than bought the CD and now have it on my IPhone ;)
Ed
Wham’s Last Christmas single re-released on Black Friday to mark 30th anniversary of the song
Last Christmas, I gave you Ebola
But the very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special
My point is that these celebrity charity efforts usually don't do much, if anything, for the cause. I remember reading that Band Aid, Live Aid, Haiti relief and others may have netted a paltry sum for the actual cause. The bulk went to “overhead,” “expenses” and what not. In the case of Haiti, I believe most of the money and supplies ended up in the hands of corrupt government officials and gangs.
If I'm going to give to some charitable endeavor, I'd give to local cause. Why should squander my limited resources for hellholes of poverty, superstition, corruption and greed?
I like the Porky Pig version of Blue Christmas.
Me too. Also anything from Bob Rivers’ Twisted Christmas albums.
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