New Band Aid Single.....

New Band Aid Single.....

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Lordbenny

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8,596 posts

221 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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Great cause......but without doubt the worst version of this Christmas charity classic.....IMO of course. getmecoat

anonymous-user

56 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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Yep, it's rubbish. Pedalling the same old song out for the 4th time, with a load of people doing vocal gymnastics and mumbling to a point that you couldn't hear the lyrics.

I much prefer the idea of getting Paul McCartney's "Pipes of Peace" (with the original version of the Sainsbury's advert) to number 1 for Christmas smile

https://www.facebook.com/christmasnumber12014pipes...


Kinky

39,634 posts

271 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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yes

Kinky

39,634 posts

271 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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anonymous said:
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Perfect and rather fitting thumbup

stuartmmcfc

8,671 posts

194 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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Intend to buy it tomorrow. I'll never play it because it's crap.

thehawk

9,335 posts

209 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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What a load of ste. And I just get the feeling that it's all a bit fake and performers are doing it to be part of the in thing.

Mojooo

12,805 posts

182 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Better than the last version but not great.

davidd

6,482 posts

286 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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The original was such a milestone, I think they should have left well alone and done something new.

This version is all a bit fake and polished.

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crofty1984

15,943 posts

206 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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What the fking fkity fk are the fking fkers up to?

It's just been on the radio. I didn't care for it.

ajprice

27,786 posts

198 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Heard it this morning, not much good really is it. They played bits of the 4 different versions released, the original, a late 80s/early 90s one with Cliff and Kylie, the 2004 one with Robbie, The Darkness, Sugababes, and this one.

Personally, I like the original and the 2004 one as the best ones and the latest and 80s/90s one as, um, not the best hehe

Apparently the lot from the Glee TV show did a version too??!?

Grandad Gaz

5,097 posts

248 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Bob Geldof is not aging well, is he? biggrin

He now looks like something out of a horror movie!

daemon

35,946 posts

199 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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davidd said:
The original was such a milestone, I think they should have left well alone and done something new.

This version is all a bit fake and polished.

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and under supported - when you look at all who turned up (and their standing in the industry compared to a lot of those on this one) compared to the original.

CAPP0

19,650 posts

205 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Grandad Gaz said:
He now looks like something out of a horror movie!
Hardly surprising, he'll have been taking styling hints from his new "friend" Sinead O'Connor.

CAPP0

19,650 posts

205 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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davidd said:
The original was such a milestone, I think they should have left well alone and done something new.
This, completely. Aside from the fact that the organisers have applied a pitiful lack of originality rather then spend 10 minutes penning something else equally undemanding of its performers, the original was all about people starving to death, not dying from a virus.

They could at least have turned it into "Inoculate the world, let them know it's flu jab time again".

Lordbenny

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8,596 posts

221 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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This well written piece says it all really.....http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11236278/Why-Adele-was-right-to-ignore-Bob-Geldof-and-Band-Aid.html

Maxf

8,411 posts

243 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Lordbenny said:
This well written piece says it all really..... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11...
Was just going to post that link - couldnt agree more!

Mutley

3,178 posts

261 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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stuartmmcfc said:
Intend to buy it tomorrow. I'll never play it because it's crap.
So why buy it? You'd be better off giving the money to the Red Cross, DEC or Oxfam

Mutley

3,178 posts

261 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Maxf said:
Lordbenny said:
This well written piece says it all really..... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11...
Was just going to post that link - couldnt agree more!
Agree, read that last night, it's about stars ego and being "seen to do something" rather than actually giving money

fletch78

455 posts

222 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Mutley said:
Maxf said:
Lordbenny said:
This well written piece says it all really..... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11...
Was just going to post that link - couldnt agree more!
Agree, read that last night, it's about stars ego and being "seen to do something" rather than actually giving money
This

There are better ways to give to charity than them all self-fiving and patting themselves on the back for sacrificing their precious time....what a load of crap

stuartmmcfc

8,671 posts

194 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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I already do, but I bought it to help it go in at no.1 and further raise the profile of the situation and help put pressure on Western Governments to find a solution to the crisis.
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Mutley said:
stuartmmcfc said:
Intend to buy it tomorrow. I'll never play it because it's crap.
So why buy it? You'd be better off giving the money to the Red Cross, DEC or Oxfam