― Chantel.., Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― ilm en masse, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― SuperChantel, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:48 (nineteen years ago) link
There is a lot of classic music too, although some of the most typically 80s stuff didn't work out too well in a live context.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:57 (nineteen years ago) link
how come?
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:00 (nineteen years ago) link
Some lives were undoubtedly saved, that's good. The cost in terms of helping Western governments avoid their long-term responsibilities was terrible. If Live Aid was such a force for change, why are the usual suspects gathering now to record another photo opportunity (oops, sorry, I mean single)? And why have there been so many charity records in the intervening period (with increasingly diminishing returns) - not produced by serious aid agencies, but by chancers on the way out of show-business or with moribund careers desperate for a bit of free publicity?
― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:11 (nineteen years ago) link
(and Bob Geldof is a total asshole.)
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cynical, Wednesday, 10 November 2004 08:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Savin All My Love 4 u (Savin 4ll my (heart) 4u), Thursday, 11 November 2004 03:07 (nineteen years ago) link
It's just, why in God's name did all those charity songs have to suck so goddamn much? "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and "We Are the World" are like two of the worst singles of all time!! Apparently I'm not alone on this, because those are two songs that you absolutely NEVER hear on the radio anymore (even on those "80s flashback" weekends that my local pop station has!).
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 11 November 2004 03:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 11 November 2004 03:25 (nineteen years ago) link
But Roger Waters sung for YOU, man.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 11 November 2004 03:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 11 November 2004 03:35 (nineteen years ago) link
Appealing to as many record buyers as possible, you know...
Btw. "We Are The World", in spite of awful lyrics, wasn't all that bad.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 11 November 2004 10:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 11 November 2004 10:13 (nineteen years ago) link