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Put the three Band Aid singles in order of preference...
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pi r squared
26-11-2004
Though many are slating Band Aid 20, and to be fair it was never going to be as good as the original, is it good enough to displace Band Aid II as the second best Band Aid song ever? Or, does it replace Band Aid II as the worst Band Aid song ever?

For me, it runs in this order:

Band Aid
Band Aid 20
Band Aid II

Band Aid II really is awful because of its too-rapidly changing pitches and vocalists - though if that wasn't quite enough, having Matt Goss' awful rendition of the "tonight thank God it's them..." line ("instead of you-oo-ooh oo-ooh, na nah" for goodness sake) is surely enough to rank Band Aid II a solid third.

Do you agree?
gashead
26-11-2004
As I'm sure many people have seen, VH1 are quite often showing Battle of the Band Aids at the moment, allowing you to see all three in a row. Whilst the original is and will always be the best (but then that's the case with 99% of remakes of any kind), when compared to the current one I don't think Band Aid II is all that bad. I certainly think it holds up well against the current version. Very little things in life, be it records, books, films or what have you become classics in only 5 years, so when BA II came out in '89, BA 1 didn't have the status that it does today, so the idea of re-recording it with a bunch of pop stars and mixing it on a synthesizer wasn't necessarily such a bad idea. The famine crisis was still happening, someone (I forget who, was it SAW/ PWL?) had the idea to re-record it to make more money for the cause, and they made it sufficiently different from the original, otherwise what was the point in doing it?
Bono's line has only taken on its mythical status with the passing of time. By '89, there was no reason to suggest Matt Goss shouldn't do it and I don't remember there being any arguments at the time.
If somone was to do it again in another 20 years, no doubt BA III will be ripped to shreds and BA IV will become the second best, and so on every time.
So my order: 1, then 2 and 3 tied.
pi r squared
27-11-2004
Originally Posted by gashead:
“Bono's line has only taken on its mythical status with the passing of time. By '89, there was no reason to suggest Matt Goss shouldn't do it and I don't remember there being any arguments at the time.”

I'm certainly not saying that Bono is the only person who can do that line justice - I would be interested to hear Justin Hawkins' take on it - but I do think Matt Goss took one of the most powerful lines of the song and turned it into a pantomime. IMO the line loses all of its impact if you play about with the "you" and add a "na nah" to the end! In the original, it was that line that made many people take notice. In Band Aid II it's simply a mockery.

All my opinions, of course.
D Sizzle
27-11-2004
You are assuming any of them are worth listening to.
motor mouth
27-11-2004
I cant listen to band aid 20. I thought it couldnt get any worse and then there was the dizzee rascal bit...

I wouldn't buy it if my life depended on it.

There are better ways to give to charity.
twilight
27-11-2004
Band Aid II
Band Aid
Band Aid 20

for me its this order, i remember the band aid II more than the first one, and i dont really like the recent one
West_Brompton
27-11-2004
1. Band Aid
2. Band Aid 20
3. Band Aid 2
Benc533
27-11-2004
Band Aid

That's it, don't like the other two to be honest.

I still remember bouncing round to the original Band Aid at Christmas Parties at school. Noone understood what it was about but we all knew the words and happily screeched "LET THEM KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME". This was in about 1990/91/92 before Band Aid II ... you will never beat the original, IMO.
ogryn
27-11-2004
Band Aid 20
Band Aid
Band Aid II
Jayenkai
27-11-2004
How anyone can put the "Teenies Christmas Concert" version above either of the other two is beyond me..
Have A Nice Day
27-11-2004
Band Aid 20
Band Aid
Band Aid II

Band Aid 2 was PURE POP- Kylie, Jason Donavon, Cliff Richard, Sonia, Big Fun, Bros............LOL.....it knocked Jive Bunny's "Lets Party" off the top spot in December 1989, which was the first ever record I bought with my pocket money. So Band Aid 2 deserves last place from me.
RGB
27-11-2004
Band Aid

The originals are usually the best.

Why do we have to have rap crap spoiling Band Aid 20??
Pidge
27-11-2004
Band Aid
Band Aid 20
Band Aid II
athena2004
28-11-2004
Band Aid
Band Aid 20

thats it, i wouldn't even put Band Aid 2 in the top three
TOMMY C
28-11-2004
Band Aid II (it was one of the first singles I brought)

Band Aid

Band Aid 20 (It is crap to be honest)
Lee Cool
28-11-2004
Band Aid (by far the best version)
Band Aid II
Band Aid 20

not really sure about the new Band Aid song, its nothing special like the 1st one was, will be interesting to see if it lasts the test of time in christmas's to come, or whether we will just be hearing the orginal still in 5 years time!
markon73650
28-11-2004
Originally Posted by RGB:
“Band Aid

The originals are usually the best.

Why do we have to have rap crap spoiling Band Aid 20??”

My feelings exactly! It begins quite ok, but then this AWFUL rap sets in... What the f***?

Band Aid is and will be the best!
TykeMan
28-11-2004
All at the bottom of the pile for me
Twinkle Toes
28-11-2004
Band Aid
Band Aid 20
Band Aid 2

How can anyone like Band Aid 2? Its complete and utter drivel and has no crediable artists on it. Other than Kylie and Cliff(why was he on it?) none of them are even remembered now. Was this version even authorised by Bob Geldoff? Was he involved, or did he just leave Pete Waterman to murder it??
aladdin_sane
29-11-2004
Band Aid
Band Aid 20
Band Aid II

As I've said elsewhere, Band Aid 20 is not great, but do hope it raises loads of money.
Weierstrass
29-11-2004
Best= '84
Second best= '89 <--I'm a child of the late '80s and I still love that S/A/W sound!
Third best= '04

Anyone who wants to read more about the creation of Band Aid II can do so here:

http://s05.imagehost.org/0256/Number_One_mag_1.jpg
http://s05.imagehost.org/0256/Number_One_mag_2.jpg
http://s04.imagehost.org/0816/Number_One_mag_3.jpg

and here:

http://s05.imagehost.org/0256/Smash_Hits_1.jpg
http://s04.imagehost.org/0816/Smash_Hits_2.jpg

There is also an excerpt from the video for download at the bottom of this page: http://www.mattgoss.de/html/audio___video.html
Last edited by Weierstrass : 29-11-2004 at 12:50
jacs-0
29-11-2004
the best is the original

the 2nd attempt - well, why was it very poppy and clubbish?

the 3rd one.........terrible, I really really think so............not as effective because even thou the famine is still happening, 20 years ago it really hit home all the more harder..........

althou the only touching thing in the vid is the girl who was on the brink of death, showing her as she is nowadays.............
bigsis
29-11-2004
Band Aid - original defo the best
Band Aid 20 - up until the chorus bit is ok although don't like the rapping as it spoils it
Band Aid II - can't really remember this one but after hearing it again after all these years now I know why I can't remember it anyway - total cr*p IMO

I bought the original as a 7" single back in '84 but have lost it somehow so today I bought the single so I could have a copy of the original once again.

Carmen Queasy
29-11-2004
1. Band Aid

2. Band Aid II

3. Band Aid 20 (EUGH)
Toni24
30-11-2004
Band Aid 20 is my favourite, that's followed by the original and Band Aid II is my least favourite.
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