It was this record which featured British artists such a Duran Duran, Bananarama, Spandau Ballet, Status-quo, U2, Boy George from Culture Club, George Michael from Wham, Phil Collins from Genesis, Sting from the police and dozens of other artists That led to the Legendary Live Aid concert in 1985.
It was actually put together by Bob Geldof the lead singer of the Irish band The Boomtown Rats U2 is Irish not British. It also included some Americans Jody Watley and JT from Kool and the gang
@@jgg59 th-cam.com/video/3SrQWrTA7pk/w-d-xo.html I recomend you to watch this. It's the documentary about how the whole band aid came about. Truly a interesting documentary
I was fortunate to be a child of the 80s, love all the bands that came out of the UK. So much talent, and such big hearts to get together and do this. The UK were the ones who came out with Live Aid for the same cause. I don't know if you've ever watched the live aid concert but it was amazing, originating in the UK is broadcast live around the world.
I was 14 and the UK bands were as big in the States too so these faces were super familiar back in the day. I cherish this video when it came out. Wow 1984.
The bands and producers were serious about their fundraising efforts. Each band flew themselves in. Brought their own bagged lunches and took care of their own hotel accommodations. Nobody got paid for this. It was truly a project for charity!
Bob Geldof called Boy George and reminded him to get back to England and he and the band booked the next red eye to England to record. The only US performers were Jody Watley and Kool and the Gang.
This song is what started all of the wonderful artists that came together to help the world come together as one and help the people of Africa. From this song, We Are The World in the US was done, then Live AID. The 80's were a wonderfully tome of people coming together for all. LIVE AID led to more concerts and events. Farm AID. Hands Across America, Live at the Berlin Wall and so many more. I feel blessed to have experienced all of this.
This song has raised millions of pounds over the years and is the second highest selling song of all time in the UK. Shows what can be achieved when artists work together. Recorded on a tiny budget but made such a difference and led to many similar projects around the world.
One man created a worldwide movement. Sir Bob Geldof, a punk rocker, gathered artists to help victims of African drought. This inspired, we Are The World, and Live Aid, a day of world wide televised live concerts. Including the famous Queen Live Aid set. One man CAN change the world. Look it up.
Whilst Bob Geldof was the main front man but he couldn't have done it without Midge Ure, it was Midge who spent a 24 hours straight recording and producing the record as well as co writing the song, he also helped organise Live Aid. So one man alone can't change the world, he can have an idea but he can't do it without others. It's a shame that Geldof always gets all the credit when others were equally involved.
An Irish man and a Scottish man. Bob Geldof saw Ethiopian famine on news and he started this. The British input was they stole all the wealth out of Africa leaving the people destitute. They are still doing the same thing today.
No charity song can ever top this. This was filmed in Notting Hill I remember that clearly when they all walked into that studio on a Sunday afternoon. An amazing song but what tops it for me is phil Collins on them drums. Great lyrics and music. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
That moment when Boy George steps up to the mic at 2:37 is the moment for me. Astonishing voice and the reaction matches it! Much love from the UK. 🇬🇧❤️
@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT I'm old enough to Remember motown returns to the Apollo. Both George Michael, and Boy George took part, in fact both sung a duet with Stevie Wonder. George Michael shined that night, Boy George did okay.
To me every singer's bit sounds great, not just one or two, but all of them. And the lyrics of the entire song... Unbelievably I still haven't seen a reaction vid where they are being analysed.
Dude that is the famous Boy George / Culture Club -- Boy George has a voice...like no one else ...Few awesome songs - Karma Chameleon, Do you really want to hurt me and Time
@Devin your the first that understands the lyrics and what this song is about..... Kudos Sir. The 80's and 90's were great times to be a young kid and then teen to young adult. Magical times.
This was the world's first ever grouping of singers/bands together for a cause. One year later, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie did USA for Africa following the success of Band Aid. Then the organizers of Band Aid - Bob Geldof and Midge Ure did Live Aid in the US and the UK which became the biggest get together of singers and bands the world would ever see. Btw in 1984, the British ruled the US and worldwide charts with acts like Duran Duran, Culture Club, Wham, etc ruling the global charts. Which is why this song hit number 1 around the world.
This actually did raise lots of funds for the cause and not only that, but it then spurred the creation of Live-Aid. If you've never heard of that, you should definitely look into it and consider reacting to some of the live performances from those shows. So much talent and it raised a LOT of money!
You should check out more of the very flamboyant - but amazing Boy George and Culture Club. Karma Chameleon is addictive - and will be in your head all day long. Great reaction. Hugs from Canada!
This was in 1984 a year before We are The World. The group assembled at Sarm West Studios on November 25th, 1984 was a venerable who’s who of recent U.K. chart toppers. The verses were sung by Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Le Bon, and Bono (respectively), while the “Feed the world” chorus featured Geldof, Ure, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Status Quo, Bananarama, Paul Weller and many others. The singers had not heard the track in advance, and learned their lines on the spot with the help of a demo tape Ure prepared.
I agree with everything you said except that "We Are The World" (inspired by Band AID) did not come out a year later - it was 4 months later in March 1985. Then came Live AID in July 1985 and then all the wonderful others that spun out of this movement in various countries for the same or other humanitarian efforts.
So yeah, Irish lead singer of a group called The Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof was moved to tears by a BBC News Report on the devastating famine of biblical proportions sweeping through Ethiopia, Africa in the summer/fall of 1984 and he hurriedly contacted Midge Ure of Ultravox to see if they could do something. They quickly came up with the idea of pulling together as many of the biggest British and Irish acts as they could and decided on writing this original song so that all proceeds would go to famine relief (if they’d done a cover song some of the money raised would have had to be spent on paying royalties), they wrote it and then got everyone together, recorded it, mixed it and whatever else, got the records pressed and into the shops at break-neck speed and the great British public did the rest going into overdrive, news reports at the time showed people in record shops buying multiple copies at a time, in fact the record company struggled to keep up with demand. During this time, November/December a Scottish singer Neil Diamond has a great record our called Should Have Known Better which was rocketing up the charts and looked set to hit no.1 until he went in national radio and tv and asked people to STOP buying his record and to buy the Band Aid record INSTEAD!! Bravo!! There was one American act featured on this record, Kool & The Gang who I think were in London at the time recording at the same studios. THIS RECORD spawned an American response in around March of 1985, USA For Africa’s We Are The World. Moved to do even more, Bob Geldof spearheaded the Live Aid Concert in July ‘85 😊
Always loved this song!! This came out before We Are The World (if you haven`t reacted to that it`s a MUST) It was the inspiration behind it :) So many greats in this video..................................................................... Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) Bono (U2) Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) Adam Clayton (U2) Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist) Chris Cross (Ultravox) Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats) Sara Dallin (Bananarama) Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats) Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) Boy George (Culture Club) Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) Marilyn George Michael (Wham!) Jon Moss (Culture Club) Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) Francis Rossi (Status Quo) Sting (The Police) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang) John Taylor (Duran Duran) Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) Midge Ure (Ultravox) Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) Jody Watley Paul Weller (The Style Council) Keren Woodward (Bananarama) Paul Young The 80s musicians did a lot of things for Charity..This was mostly British bands/singers,USA for Africa (We Are The World) was mostly American bands/singers and Hear 'n'Aid (We`re Stars)were the metal groups getting involved which is another MUST listen..Keep On Rockin'
Love your reaction to this! There was an absolutely horrific famine in Ethiopia at the time which is what prompted this single. A few months later Live Aid happened - a concert to raise more funds. It was legendary - you should check it out and in particular, the performance by QUEEN!
Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, Sting, Tony Hadley, and Bono were the first vocalists, in that order! This was the first charity supergroup of the eighties! It inspired USA for Africa, Farm Aid, and many more! All proceeds went to assist in famine relief! The Live Aid concert was also organized by many of the same people who organized this group!! ❤️❤️. I agree with all you said!🙏🏿🙏🏿
Thank you for your positivity as well as your reaction as we get underway into this holiday season. Let us also not forget how blessed we are and to always be thankful. Happy holidays to you and your family Devin, and thank you for your channel. 🥰🙂
There is one line in this song that is one of the reason why I put money aside every month to give to charity around Christmas time. "Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you". Well, I give as much as I can to as many cause as I can. And putting money aside throughout the year isn't taking away from Christmas
The most famous hit of a iconic band in an unrivaled gorgeous, phenomenal performance by Diana Ankudinova ( 18 y.o.) Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode / Marilyn Manson / BLUES ROCK VERSION cover) Please react to Diana Ankudinova ! She is called the queen of goosebumps, a unique voice - contralto with polyphonic overtones. She has insane and unique vocals and great stage presence and her performances (from the show You are Super ! ( win twice, 14 and15 y.o. ) and ShowMASKgoOn (win 18 y.o.) are gorgeously choreographed and you should find them very interesting. Top song choices are up Can't Help Falling in Love (18), Crow (18) , Wicked Game, Derniere Danse, Blizzard, Human, River. She is really an amazing young artist!
He's a idea... Do a reaction of each of the stars that sing on band aid. In the order they appear.🤔 I was at school when it came out and it's still a institution here in the UK. And I loved you message about taking stuff for granted and being selfish. Beautiful words my friend.🙏💙
Treat yourself to the version of this from the Live Aid concert. How about Paul McCartney, Freddie Mercury, Bono, David Bowie, Elton John and Roger Daltry sharing the same stage? And a stadium full of people going bonkers. It will get to you.
What a beautiful message. Everyone needs to hear this. I so enjoy your reactions. Our Veterans group spends that day serving meals to the homeless. There is so much pain out there.
Hello, thank you for the video. I advise you to make, if you haven't done it yet, a reaction to the wonderful young singer Diana Ankudinova. This girl will surprise you with her artistry and rare timbre of voice. She has covers of famous songs, and also performs her own songs.
Great review and sentiments.... this has been one of my favourite Christmas songs since it was first released, I was well aware of the issue at the time and this single, followed by the Band Aid concert and other charity singles such as USA For Africa all helped raise millions....great song, great words for a great cause.
Band aid was the organisation who orginesd live aid the performance in 1985 at Wembley stadium and a stadium in Philadelphia This was the end performance for the Wembley stadium as "we are the word" was the end performance in Philadelphia
Thank you for showing this. I was about 13 or 14 when this came out now I'm 54 and still remember most of the people and groups involved. I was one of the lucky ones who bought this ep which sold out multiple times
British UK 🇬🇧 Irish 🇮🇪 and American 🇺🇸 supergroup. Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Not listed in Wikipedia. Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) acoustic guitar 🎸 50 musicians verify this! 😃 Americans: Kool and the Gang, Jody Watley (Shalamar). 🇺🇸 Strongly 💪 suggested video 📹: Northern Lights. Tears Are Not Enough 😢English lyrics by Bryan Adams, Paul Hyde, Bob Rock and Jim Vallance. French lyrics by Rachel Paiemont. Music by David Foster. Produced by David Foster. Bryan Adams was 1 of the members of the Canadian supergroup Northern Lights. 🇨🇦
Great reaction Devin, I've been watching a lot people reacting to this video and you are the only one who truly understands the true nature of this song. Thanks for your compassion and heartfelt understanding💖🤗👏 The very best of wishes to you and your family, Happy Christmas and a very Happy and Peaceful New Year. 💖🇬🇧😷
I'm from the UK and the people in the song we're/are well known over hear..... Its my favourite Christmas song, really glad you like it and the message it gives 💖 have a lovely Christmas
This has to be one of the best songs of all time, sung by brilliantly talaneted singers.... The amount of times I have sung my heart out to this with my arms around my mates at Christmas, so good
Boy George from Culture Club ; Sting from Police ; Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran ; Phil Collins ; George Michael ; Bono from U2 ; Bananarama ; Paul Young..many more.
The message at the end of the video reads: Dear Bob and Midge, It's 8:00am on the 28th November 1984 just 48 short hours after you'd finished mixing the record. The video is complete and ready for TV sets all over the world. Overtwenty people were responsible for making this video video: they gave us their time and their expertise. For this we shall be forever grateful. It's time we went home too. Thanks for giving us the chance to do this for you. Merry Christmas Feed the World Nigel, Dave and Rob. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a charity song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded by Band Aid, a supergroup assembled by Geldof and Ure consisting of popular British and Irish musical acts.[2] It was recorded in a single day at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, in November 1984. Vocalists Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) Bono (U2) Pete Briquette (the Boomtown Rats) Adam Clayton (U2) Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist) Chris Cross (Ultravox) Simon Crowe (the Boomtown Rats) Sara Dallin (Bananarama) Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) Johnny Fingers (the Boomtown Rats) Bob Geldof (the Boomtown Rats) Boy George (Culture Club) Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) Marilyn George Michael (Wham!) Jon Moss (Culture Club) Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) Francis Rossi (Status Quo) Sting (the Police) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang) John Taylor (Duran Duran) Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) Midge Ure (Ultravox) Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) Jody Watley Paul Weller (the Style Council) Keren Woodward (Bananarama) Paul Young
Loved your reaction to this one!. Song came out of my Generation. Was even blessed enough to sing it.. in the School Choir. The whole world was about this in the 80's.. growing up. Unity/ Charity/ Creativity and Individual Expression regardless of race.. was the universal ambition. In the Music/Movie Industry and Society. We had Live and Farm Aid ..Charity Concerts. There was also.. The Freddie Mercury Tribute (raised money for AIDS Research). A special Decade with completely different values.
Canada also had their own group of stars get together to do one as well Northern Lights- Tears Are Not Enough. Some of the singers include Gordon Lightfoot, Gedy Lee from Rush, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams and also actors John Candy, Eugene Levy.
this was an amazing song, I bought it when it came out and play it every year, as a reminder to myself how easy I do have it and to help. If you want to listen to a VERY interesting Christmas collaberation, go listen to Bing Crosby/David Bowie Little drummer boy!
Great reaction! Good people always believe they can do better towards their fellow man. There are others who don't give it a second thought. That makes you a good person and your words are uplifting and so true!
@@sutty85 I would place myself more closely to being an agnostic atheist to any religion as opposed to an atheist 🤷♂️if you’re going to be pedantic 👍🏼
As others already pointed out, this was the same charity which birthed "Live Aid" and USA for Africa's "We are the world" But let me give you a little backstory on this song. So Irish Had-been rock star Bob Geldof was in a rut: his band The Boom Town Rats were dropped by their record label, he had no future prospects, he was done basically. But when he saw a TV news report on what was going on in Ethiopia, it put his own problems in perspective. He figured "This is not a case of 'How could this happen.' but one of 'How could we allow this to happen?' " In the West we have so much food that we throw it away. You could already see in the footage that this was not a well planned recording session, it all was done on a shoe string budget and at the eleventh hour. But what you can also make out from the footage is that everybody's noses were in the same direction, everybody had that attitude of "We're going to make a difference here." After a few hours of recording, the stars were getting hungry and so a crew member went to a snack bar and brought fish and chips along, there were no complaints. Fast forward a few months, Michael Jackson contacts Geldof with the message that they're going to do something similar in the States. Inviting Geldof over to be part of that. Now if you watch the video for "We are the world" you won't find Geldof in the footage. And that's because Geldof was disgusted by the attitude of the American artists, as some of them were going "I'm too famous for this!" and "This is bad publicity!" but the straw that broke the camel's back was when a really lavish banquet was brought in so everybody could eat. At that moment, Geldof walked out. Geldof, much like a general leading from the front went to oversee the distribution of food and aid in Ethiopia himself. There's a very famous photo of him arriving in a refugee camp and seeing the horror in person. In that picture he looks away. But that also humanizes him, he was never going to be above all of that. While in Ethiopia, Geldof had several people sing "We are the world" to him to which he always said "Sorry, wrong song." as he still remains that "We are the world" never was that song of unity that "Do they know it's Christmas?" was.
@@charliegeorge9393 It gets even worse when Live Aid came along, why do you think Michael Jackson didn't play Live aid? Because his management got word from the promoters that they shouldn't do it, it was going to fail and be bad PR for him. That's also the reason why Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen didn't play live aid. Bob Geldof had a TOUGH time even finding a venue for the American stage for Live Aid because promoters kept giving him a hard time "We demand 75% of all the profits!" was what he got for an answer. In the end, it was Geldof who had the last laugh here but it came really close to blowing up in his face.
@@RastaSaiyaman yes, the American leg had a lot of British acts to pad it out. I was told the networks didn't want many black acts on - which was the norm with MTV at the time. But since heard a lot of black acts were just sceptical that funds would reach the right people. Sadly this still goes on massively in big charity as Im sure you know.
@@charliegeorge9393 Actually by 1985 MTV had turned a new leaf, since MJ with "Thriller" in 1983 and Prince with "Purple rain" in 1984 blew the door off of its hinges. But here's part one of a two part documentary which tells the full story on how Live Aid almost never happened. th-cam.com/video/h33i52ZtC8w/w-d-xo.html Music promoters be damned...
I think this song is still relevant today as there are still people starving around the world and to a lesser degree in our own countries around the the world. There are more foodbanks now in the UK than there are McDonalds. I wish those who were born to young to remember or after would watch 'The Band Aid Story (2004 documentary)' to understand how this came to be. I have put this on every reaction video as I think it is important.
This is still a great song and still very relevant today unfortunately. Your comments are very true and they show that you are a good person. Fair play to you,
Look up the making of documentary on this. You’ll be blown away how big this was, how a list these people were at the time, just so cool and it goes into how the $ helped Ethiopia
the one with the red hair wasn't a mullet, he just had all his hair pulled back. A few of those you would have recognized a young George Michael, a younger Phil Collins, a younger Sting from The Police. If you've never seen it watch We are the world by USA for Africa
The guy singing with the pink hair is Boy George, who is the lead singer of Culture Club. The first singer is Paul Young. The third 'person' is Phil Collins, lead singer of Genesis and solo artist and drummer. The third 'singer' is George Michaels, part of the band Wham, also a solo artist. All of them are phenomenal artists. Check them out! God bless!
This was inspired by a news report, later used by The Cars for their song Drive (watch that), and went on to also inspire We Are The World (USA' s effort) and the huge Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia.
there are three songs in this cataory, Do They Know it's Christmas, We Are the World, and Northern Lights check them out Love your reactions and comments
I cry everytime this song comes on. It was the worst when I worked retail and I was a cashier. Lol I excused myself or just went through the transaction while crying hahahaha
Right up to the last minute U2’s Bono had serious reservations about delivering the line “well tonight thank God it’s them instead of you”, I think Bob Geldof & Midge Ure later said they were so grateful he did, I think they said it just wouldn’t have had the impact it did had that line been omitted and that Bono was the absolute right choice 😊
Praying anyone seeing this find peace and happiness today and this Holiday season! Merry Christmas!🙏🎄🎁
Thank you Devin, right back at you, hopefully the world will wake up and for at least one day we enjoy peace everywhere🙏✌
Thank You but we can't see all the different artists on the video, my friend!
Merry Christmas from the UK!!
Your reaction to this song had me laughing and subbing… happy Xmas to you man…
Hey Devin Silvana from London 👋👋👋 love your videos 🥰🥰🥰🥰
It was this record which featured British artists such a Duran Duran, Bananarama, Spandau Ballet, Status-quo, U2, Boy George from Culture Club, George Michael from Wham, Phil Collins from Genesis, Sting from the police and dozens of other artists That led to the Legendary Live Aid concert in 1985.
It was actually put together by
Bob Geldof the lead singer of the Irish band The Boomtown Rats U2 is Irish not British. It also included some Americans Jody Watley and JT from Kool and the gang
@@jgg59 th-cam.com/video/3SrQWrTA7pk/w-d-xo.html I recomend you to watch this. It's the documentary about how the whole band aid came about. Truly a interesting documentary
Damn straight!
@@jgg59 spot on
@@jgg59it was written by Midge Ure
Musician
So cool you took the time to give a heartfelt lecture on being charitable...beautiful song that inspired Americans do the USA FOR AFRICA
I was fortunate to be a child of the 80s, love all the bands that came out of the UK. So much talent, and such big hearts to get together and do this. The UK were the ones who came out with Live Aid for the same cause. I don't know if you've ever watched the live aid concert but it was amazing, originating in the UK is broadcast live around the world.
Very true. Wish the kids these days could just experience the same things we did.
I was 14 and the UK bands were as big in the States too so these faces were super familiar back in the day. I cherish this video when it came out. Wow 1984.
@Kelli Franklin there will never be another live show quite like Live Aid. :)
I was born in 1990 and i always say i was born in the wrong decade because 80s british musicians are some of my favorite ever!!
@Kelli Franklin so jealous!! I completely agree!
The bands and producers were serious about their fundraising efforts. Each band flew themselves in. Brought their own bagged lunches and took care of their own hotel accommodations. Nobody got paid for this. It was truly a project for charity!
Bob Geldof called Boy George and reminded him to get back to England and he and the band booked the next red eye to England to record. The only US performers were Jody Watley and Kool and the Gang.
This song is what started all of the wonderful artists that came together to help the world come together as one and help the people of Africa. From this song, We Are The World in the US was done, then Live AID. The 80's were a wonderfully tome of people coming together for all. LIVE AID led to more concerts and events. Farm AID. Hands Across America, Live at the Berlin Wall and so many more. I feel blessed to have experienced all of this.
Me too! I was in high school then and remember it well.
This song has raised millions of pounds over the years and is the second highest selling song of all time in the UK. Shows what can be achieved when artists work together. Recorded on a tiny budget but made such a difference and led to many similar projects around the world.
One man created a worldwide movement.
Sir Bob Geldof, a punk rocker, gathered artists to help victims of African drought. This inspired, we Are The World, and
Live Aid, a day of world wide televised live concerts. Including the famous Queen Live Aid set.
One man CAN change the world.
Look it up.
Whilst Bob Geldof was the main front man but he couldn't have done it without Midge Ure, it was Midge who spent a 24 hours straight recording and producing the record as well as co writing the song, he also helped organise Live Aid. So one man alone can't change the world, he can have an idea but he can't do it without others. It's a shame that Geldof always gets all the credit when others were equally involved.
@@magswoody7892 Yes this wouldn't have happened without Midge Ure' who is the Lead Singer of UltraVox.
Midge ure wrote the song
An Irish man and a Scottish man. Bob Geldof saw Ethiopian famine on news and he started this. The British input was they stole all the wealth out of Africa leaving the people destitute. They are still doing the same thing today.
And Midge Ure.
No charity song can ever top this. This was filmed in Notting Hill I remember that clearly when they all walked into that studio on a Sunday afternoon. An amazing song but what tops it for me is phil Collins on them drums. Great lyrics and music. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
All of Britain together all the artists
That moment when Boy George steps up to the mic at 2:37 is the moment for me. Astonishing voice and the reaction matches it! Much love from the UK. 🇬🇧❤️
I love Boy George voice, but George Michael has a much better voice.
Bonos "Well, tonight thank god, it's them instead of you" is the part that always gets me.
@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT its not just power, it just sounds good.
@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT I'm old enough to Remember motown returns to the Apollo. Both George Michael, and Boy George took part, in fact both sung a duet with Stevie Wonder. George Michael shined that night, Boy George did okay.
To me every singer's bit sounds great, not just one or two, but all of them. And the lyrics of the entire song... Unbelievably I still haven't seen a reaction vid where they are being analysed.
This was what lead to Live Aid. It seems like yesterday!
Amen. This is a great song for a great cause. I totally agree with what you said and enjoyed your reaction! God bless!
One of my all time Christmas songs need to hear this at least once every December
Dude that is the famous Boy George / Culture Club -- Boy George has a voice...like no one else ...Few awesome songs - Karma Chameleon, Do you really want to hurt me and Time
A very powerful Christmas uk 🇬🇧 song
To think that had this song not happened, we never would have seen Queen at Live Aid!
Sad song for the starving in Africa. Great harmony. Badass bass and drums. Most touching Christmas song ever
@Devin your the first that understands the lyrics and what this song is about..... Kudos Sir. The 80's and 90's were great times to be a young kid and then teen to young adult. Magical times.
This was the world's first ever grouping of singers/bands together for a cause. One year later, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie did USA for Africa following the success of Band Aid. Then the organizers of Band Aid - Bob Geldof and Midge Ure did Live Aid in the US and the UK which became the biggest get together of singers and bands the world would ever see.
Btw in 1984, the British ruled the US and worldwide charts with acts like Duran Duran, Culture Club, Wham, etc ruling the global charts. Which is why this song hit number 1 around the world.
This actually did raise lots of funds for the cause and not only that, but it then spurred the creation of Live-Aid. If you've never heard of that, you should definitely look into it and consider reacting to some of the live performances from those shows. So much talent and it raised a LOT of money!
And it resurrected Queen as a superband. An amazing event.
You should check out more of the very flamboyant - but amazing Boy George and Culture Club. Karma Chameleon is addictive - and will be in your head all day long. Great reaction. Hugs from Canada!
How did he not know Boy George? I'm sure he has older Family who knows who he is!
This was in 1984 a year before We are The World. The group assembled at Sarm West Studios on November 25th, 1984 was a venerable who’s who of recent U.K. chart toppers. The verses were sung by Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Le Bon, and Bono (respectively), while the “Feed the world” chorus featured Geldof, Ure, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Status Quo, Bananarama, Paul Weller and many others. The singers had not heard the track in advance, and learned their lines on the spot with the help of a demo tape Ure prepared.
I agree with everything you said except that "We Are The World" (inspired by Band AID) did not come out a year later - it was 4 months later in March 1985. Then came Live AID in July 1985 and then all the wonderful others that spun out of this movement in various countries for the same or other humanitarian efforts.
So yeah, Irish lead singer of a group called The Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof was moved to tears by a BBC News Report on the devastating famine of biblical proportions sweeping through Ethiopia, Africa in the summer/fall of 1984 and he hurriedly contacted Midge Ure of Ultravox to see if they could do something. They quickly came up with the idea of pulling together as many of the biggest British and Irish acts as they could and decided on writing this original song so that all proceeds would go to famine relief (if they’d done a cover song some of the money raised would have had to be spent on paying royalties), they wrote it and then got everyone together, recorded it, mixed it and whatever else, got the records pressed and into the shops at break-neck speed and the great British public did the rest going into overdrive, news reports at the time showed people in record shops buying multiple copies at a time, in fact the record company struggled to keep up with demand. During this time, November/December a Scottish singer Neil Diamond has a great record our called Should Have Known Better which was rocketing up the charts and looked set to hit no.1 until he went in national radio and tv and asked people to STOP buying his record and to buy the Band Aid record INSTEAD!! Bravo!!
There was one American act featured on this record, Kool & The Gang who I think were in London at the time recording at the same studios.
THIS RECORD spawned an American response in around March of 1985, USA For Africa’s We Are The World.
Moved to do even more, Bob Geldof spearheaded the Live Aid Concert in July ‘85 😊
We all knew you would love this song and it's message ...
The best reaction to this song I've seen so far. Thanks for really reacting to this masterpiece.
Always loved this song!! This came out before We Are The World (if you haven`t reacted to that it`s a MUST) It was the inspiration behind it :) So many greats in this video..................................................................... Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)
Bono (U2)
Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist)
Chris Cross (Ultravox)
Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats)
Sara Dallin (Bananarama)
Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats)
Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
Boy George (Culture Club)
Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Marilyn
George Michael (Wham!)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Sting (The Police)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang)
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Jody Watley
Paul Weller (The Style Council)
Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
Paul Young
The 80s musicians did a lot of things for Charity..This was mostly British bands/singers,USA for Africa (We Are The World) was mostly American bands/singers and Hear 'n'Aid (We`re Stars)were the metal groups getting involved which is another MUST listen..Keep On Rockin'
Hi from the uk Band aid was part of live aid where you saw queen in concert all for a great cause im also an 80s child
Aww! Love you brother.
Band aid 85 was awsom & all the best artists of the 80s in one room with a great message 🙏🇬🇧🙏🇬🇧🙏🇬🇧
You 100% got the song. Love your reaction. Bless you! Merry Christmas!
Love your reaction to this! There was an absolutely horrific famine in Ethiopia at the time which is what prompted this single. A few months later Live Aid happened - a concert to raise more funds. It was legendary - you should check it out and in particular, the performance by QUEEN!
Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, Sting, Tony Hadley, and Bono were the first vocalists, in that order! This was the first charity supergroup of the eighties! It inspired USA for Africa, Farm Aid, and many more! All proceeds went to assist in famine relief! The Live Aid concert was also organized by many of the same people who organized this group!! ❤️❤️. I agree with all you said!🙏🏿🙏🏿
and they raised million of pounds doing and did really help, I bought the single, and its still one of my most precious possessions
@@julieeverett7442 yes, I bought it too!
You missed Tony Hadley
@@mr.balloffur No, she didn't.
A great Calab of amazing Artist...Did amazing work...Thank you Devin Bringing us into the Season right...Merry Christmas all...Blessings of Peace
The We are The World video is fantastic too and there is a Canadian one too called Tears are not Enough...with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell etc.
My favourite christmas song - love it ! 😍
Thank you for your positivity as well as your reaction as we get underway into this holiday season. Let us also not forget how blessed we are and to always be thankful. Happy holidays to you and your family Devin, and thank you for your channel. 🥰🙂
There is one line in this song that is one of the reason why I put money aside every month to give to charity around Christmas time. "Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you". Well, I give as much as I can to as many cause as I can. And putting money aside throughout the year isn't taking away from Christmas
The most famous hit of a iconic band in an unrivaled gorgeous, phenomenal performance by Diana Ankudinova ( 18 y.o.)
Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode / Marilyn Manson / BLUES ROCK VERSION cover)
Please react to Diana Ankudinova !
She is called the queen of goosebumps, a unique voice - contralto with polyphonic overtones.
She has insane and unique vocals and great stage presence and her performances (from the show You are Super ! ( win twice, 14 and15 y.o. ) and ShowMASKgoOn (win 18 y.o.) are gorgeously choreographed and you should find them very interesting. Top song choices are up Can't Help Falling in Love (18), Crow (18) , Wicked Game, Derniere Danse, Blizzard, Human, River. She is really an amazing young artist!
Diana Ankudinova
Personal Jesus
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I support)) Amazing voice)Epic performance)
Many great performances, but Boy George's vocal is the cherry on top! ❤
He's a idea...
Do a reaction of each of the stars that sing on band aid.
In the order they appear.🤔
I was at school when it came out and it's still a institution here in the UK.
And I loved you message about taking stuff for granted and being selfish.
Beautiful words my friend.🙏💙
6:37 hits my soul or something. Makes me feel a certain way.
BAND AID are a very famous group of different singers in the UK & Ireland. Beautiful song xx
God bless the '80s!.
Such an incredibly great song with an iconic '80s beat to it!.
Treat yourself to the version of this from the Live Aid concert. How about Paul McCartney, Freddie Mercury, Bono, David Bowie, Elton John and Roger Daltry sharing the same stage? And a stadium full of people going bonkers. It will get to you.
What a beautiful message. Everyone needs to hear this. I so enjoy your reactions. Our Veterans group spends that day serving meals to the homeless. There is so much pain out there.
I was fifteen and living just outside London when this came out. Everyone at the time knew it was something very special.
Let's be honest..when the reactor recognizes ABSOLUTELY NO ONE in the video it really shows how good the song was/is
It just shows he knows very little of "Brit pop and rock", that's all folks
I recognised everyone! in the video, that shows how old I am....🤔
Glad I found your channel!
Hello, thank you for the video. I advise you to make, if you haven't done it yet, a reaction to the wonderful young singer Diana Ankudinova. This girl will surprise you with her artistry and rare timbre of voice. She has covers of famous songs, and also performs her own songs.
Live Aid, the band Queen was tremendous. 🇬🇧❤🎄
"Band Aid" A fantastic cause, coupled with a song that should not ever be forgotton in our lifetime or any future lifetime!
The pink haired guy is Boy George from Culture club.
Great review and sentiments.... this has been one of my favourite Christmas songs since it was first released, I was well aware of the issue at the time and this single, followed by the Band Aid concert and other charity singles such as USA For Africa all helped raise millions....great song, great words for a great cause.
Band aid was the organisation who orginesd live aid the performance in 1985 at Wembley stadium and a stadium in Philadelphia
This was the end performance for the Wembley stadium as "we are the word" was the end performance in Philadelphia
Seasons greetings to you all. Stay safe, thanks simon
I love this song and I cry with so much emotion .
Thank you for showing this. I was about 13 or 14 when this came out now I'm 54 and still remember most of the people and groups involved. I was one of the lucky ones who bought this ep which sold out multiple times
They are solo singers and other band members who came together to aid Ethiopia hence the name band Aid there are no other songs.
Merry Christmas to all
British UK 🇬🇧 Irish 🇮🇪 and American 🇺🇸 supergroup.
Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.
Not listed in Wikipedia. Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) acoustic guitar 🎸 50 musicians verify this! 😃
Americans: Kool and the Gang, Jody Watley (Shalamar). 🇺🇸
Strongly 💪 suggested video 📹: Northern Lights. Tears Are Not Enough 😢English lyrics by Bryan Adams, Paul Hyde, Bob Rock and Jim Vallance. French lyrics by Rachel Paiemont. Music by David Foster. Produced by David Foster.
Bryan Adams was 1 of the members of the Canadian supergroup Northern Lights. 🇨🇦
🎄🎄🎄❤Merry Chrisrmas to all. Christ is Lord. A beautiful birth, 12/25
As they sing "the bitter sting of tears" the camera pans to Sting! Naturally!
Great reaction Devin, I've been watching a lot people reacting to this video and you are the only one who truly understands the true nature of this song. Thanks for your compassion and heartfelt understanding💖🤗👏
The very best of wishes to you and your family, Happy Christmas and a very Happy and Peaceful New Year.
💖🇬🇧😷
Others do too. I watch alot of reaction vids.
@@SC-gp7kt well I haven't come across them.
I am binging your reactions and loving it cannot wait for this one love you
Check out Slade-Merry Christmas Everybody nearly 50yr old and still gets in the charts
I'm from the UK and the people in the song we're/are well known over hear..... Its my favourite Christmas song, really glad you like it and the message it gives 💖 have a lovely Christmas
This has to be one of the best songs of all time, sung by brilliantly talaneted singers.... The amount of times I have sung my heart out to this with my arms around my mates at Christmas, so good
Boy George from Culture Club ; Sting from Police ; Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran ; Phil Collins ; George Michael ; Bono from U2 ; Bananarama ; Paul Young..many more.
The message at the end of the video reads:
Dear Bob and Midge,
It's 8:00am on the 28th November 1984 just 48 short hours after you'd finished mixing the record. The video is complete and ready for TV sets all over the world.
Overtwenty people were responsible for making this video video: they gave us their time and their expertise. For this we shall be forever grateful.
It's time we went home too. Thanks for giving us the chance to do this for you.
Merry Christmas
Feed the World
Nigel, Dave and Rob.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a charity song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded by Band Aid, a supergroup assembled by Geldof and Ure consisting of popular British and Irish musical acts.[2] It was recorded in a single day at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, in November 1984.
Vocalists
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)
Bono (U2)
Pete Briquette (the Boomtown Rats)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist)
Chris Cross (Ultravox)
Simon Crowe (the Boomtown Rats)
Sara Dallin (Bananarama)
Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
Johnny Fingers (the Boomtown Rats)
Bob Geldof (the Boomtown Rats)
Boy George (Culture Club)
Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Marilyn
George Michael (Wham!)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Sting (the Police)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang)
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Jody Watley
Paul Weller (the Style Council)
Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
Paul Young
This was the original famine relief song collaboration. Great song.
Love how passionate about this song
Loved your reaction to this one!.
Song came out of my Generation.
Was even blessed enough to sing it.. in the School Choir.
The whole world was about this in the 80's.. growing up.
Unity/ Charity/ Creativity and Individual Expression regardless of race.. was the universal ambition.
In the Music/Movie Industry and Society.
We had Live and Farm Aid ..Charity Concerts.
There was also.. The Freddie Mercury Tribute (raised money for AIDS Research).
A special Decade with completely different values.
Yes! I agree with others suggesting you need to check out Boy George with “Karma Chameleon” next! An amazing artist and fun tune…
Canada also had their own group of stars get together to do one as well Northern Lights- Tears Are Not Enough. Some of the singers include Gordon Lightfoot, Gedy Lee from Rush, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams and also actors John Candy, Eugene Levy.
I dont think I've ever heard that song. I wonder why? I'm going to have to look it up. Thanks
I watched the song with the video from Africa. I cried for two hours.🙏🌎
Pink hair was Boy George from culture club, great singer..
this was an amazing song, I bought it when it came out and play it every year, as a reminder to myself how easy I do have it and to help. If you want to listen to a VERY interesting Christmas collaberation, go listen to Bing Crosby/David Bowie Little drummer boy!
Great reaction! Good people always believe they can do better towards their fellow man. There are others who don't give it a second thought. That makes you a good person and your words are uplifting and so true!
Even as a non religious person myself I truly admire your faith and care for your fellow human beings, much love from here in England ❤️
So an atheist then 😐😕
@@sutty85 I would place myself more closely to being an agnostic atheist to any religion as opposed to an atheist 🤷♂️if you’re going to be pedantic 👍🏼
As others already pointed out, this was the same charity which birthed "Live Aid" and USA for Africa's "We are the world" But let me give you a little backstory on this song.
So Irish Had-been rock star Bob Geldof was in a rut: his band The Boom Town Rats were dropped by their record label, he had no future prospects, he was done basically. But when he saw a TV news report on what was going on in Ethiopia, it put his own problems in perspective. He figured "This is not a case of 'How could this happen.' but one of 'How could we allow this to happen?' " In the West we have so much food that we throw it away.
You could already see in the footage that this was not a well planned recording session, it all was done on a shoe string budget and at the eleventh hour. But what you can also make out from the footage is that everybody's noses were in the same direction, everybody had that attitude of "We're going to make a difference here." After a few hours of recording, the stars were getting hungry and so a crew member went to a snack bar and brought fish and chips along, there were no complaints.
Fast forward a few months, Michael Jackson contacts Geldof with the message that they're going to do something similar in the States. Inviting Geldof over to be part of that. Now if you watch the video for "We are the world" you won't find Geldof in the footage. And that's because Geldof was disgusted by the attitude of the American artists, as some of them were going "I'm too famous for this!" and "This is bad publicity!" but the straw that broke the camel's back was when a really lavish banquet was brought in so everybody could eat. At that moment, Geldof walked out.
Geldof, much like a general leading from the front went to oversee the distribution of food and aid in Ethiopia himself. There's a very famous photo of him arriving in a refugee camp and seeing the horror in person. In that picture he looks away. But that also humanizes him, he was never going to be above all of that.
While in Ethiopia, Geldof had several people sing "We are the world" to him to which he always said "Sorry, wrong song." as he still remains that "We are the world" never was that song of unity that "Do they know it's Christmas?" was.
I remember that controversy well. I loved The Boomtown Rats..... Mary of the 4th Form!! :)
I knew some of this but wasn't aware of the Yanks being such tossers.
@@charliegeorge9393 It gets even worse when Live Aid came along, why do you think Michael Jackson didn't play Live aid?
Because his management got word from the promoters that they shouldn't do it, it was going to fail and be bad PR for him.
That's also the reason why Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen didn't play live aid.
Bob Geldof had a TOUGH time even finding a venue for the American stage for Live Aid because promoters kept giving him a hard time "We demand 75% of all the profits!" was what he got for an answer.
In the end, it was Geldof who had the last laugh here but it came really close to blowing up in his face.
@@RastaSaiyaman yes, the American leg had a lot of British acts to pad it out. I was told the networks didn't want many black acts on - which was the norm with MTV at the time. But since heard a lot of black acts were just sceptical that funds would reach the right people. Sadly this still goes on massively in big charity as Im sure you know.
@@charliegeorge9393 Actually by 1985 MTV had turned a new leaf, since MJ with "Thriller" in 1983 and Prince with "Purple rain" in 1984 blew the door off of its hinges.
But here's part one of a two part documentary which tells the full story on how Live Aid almost never happened.
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Music promoters be damned...
I think this song is still relevant today as there are still people starving around the world and to a lesser degree in our own countries around the the world. There are more foodbanks now in the UK than there are McDonalds. I wish those who were born to young to remember or after would watch 'The Band Aid Story (2004 documentary)' to understand how this came to be. I have put this on every reaction video as I think it is important.
This is still a great song and still very relevant today unfortunately. Your comments are very true and they show that you are a good person. Fair play to you,
I am in. Conversation is key. I work hard at being a good woman.
Look up the making of documentary on this. You’ll be blown away how big this was, how a list these people were at the time, just so cool and it goes into how the $ helped Ethiopia
When I hear this it means one thing……IT’S CHRISTMAS!
the one with the red hair wasn't a mullet, he just had all his hair pulled back. A few of those you would have recognized a young George Michael, a younger Phil Collins, a younger Sting from The Police. If you've never seen it watch We are the world by USA for Africa
The guy singing with the pink hair is Boy George, who is the lead singer of Culture Club. The first singer is Paul Young. The third 'person' is Phil Collins, lead singer of Genesis and solo artist and drummer. The third 'singer' is George Michaels, part of the band Wham, also a solo artist. All of them are phenomenal artists. Check them out! God bless!
Finally someone who reacts to this song without caring for the stars but for the message.
I listen to this every xmas
I became a teenager in 1984. I love seeing your reactions
the red haired mullet guy is "boy George."
You think Boy George looks strange today? Image his reception 40 years ago.
This was inspired by a news report, later used by The Cars for their song Drive (watch that), and went on to also inspire We Are The World (USA' s effort) and the huge Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia.
You're a good person, glad I subscribed.
You've a good soul dude. Love you mate ❤
there are three songs in this cataory, Do They Know it's Christmas, We Are the World, and Northern Lights check them out
Love your reactions and comments
I cry everytime this song comes on. It was the worst when I worked retail and I was a cashier. Lol I excused myself or just went through the transaction while crying hahahaha
they are all British singers
Erm, Bono isn't...
Neither is Bob Geldof.
Right up to the last minute U2’s Bono had serious reservations about delivering the line “well tonight thank God it’s them instead of you”, I think Bob Geldof & Midge Ure later said they were so grateful he did, I think they said it just wouldn’t have had the impact it did had that line been omitted and that Bono was the absolute right choice 😊
This song is not played enough at Christmas.
They play it all the time in England
@@MrBjorn6 that's nice.
It's played constantly. Along with Slade and Wizzard
@@MrBjorn6 Same in Ireland