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Old 25-12-2016, 00:45
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As David Bowie did not actually sing on "Do they know it's Christmas"
I am sure Rick Parfitt is the first member of Band Aid to leave us.
Paula Yates was in the video but was not a credited singer.

What is remarkable is the longevity of the Band Aid members,
compared to some singers on the other charity singles,
many of whom have left us much sooner. (USA for Africa, Perfect Day etc)
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Old 25-12-2016, 01:01
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Old 25-12-2016, 07:05
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As David Bowie did not actually sing on "Do they know it's Christmas"
I am sure Rick Parfitt is the first member of Band Aid to leave us.
Paula Yates was in the video but was not a credited singer.

What is remarkable is the longevity of the Band Aid members,
compared to some singers on the other charity singles,
many of whom have left us much sooner. (USA for Africa, Perfect Day etc)
I think the difference was that USA for Africa and Perfect Day had many more veteran artists, whereas most of the Band Aid artists were actually the current chart stars (Quo were probably the oldest there) and many of the older artists (the "legends") turned up for the concert the next summer.

Something that surprised me when Bowie died was how little attention was paid to his Live Aid appearance in the TV coverage of his death. I know Queen stole the show but it did surprise me how his appearance was mostly glossed over considering he was (I think) the first Wembley headliner since Mercury to die. But then there was a tendency to gloss over most of Bowie's '80s phase in general so maybe that was why.
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Old 25-12-2016, 13:09
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It was not just "legends" who have passed though.

Stephen Gately sang on Perfect Day with Boyzone - I also got Huey Morgan mixed up with Michael Hutchence - but it was Morgan not Hutchence on Perfect Day.
Tammy Wynette was only 55 when she passed away - no age really.

I just think it is an oddity with all the drugs and fast cars (especially in the '80's) that nobody from Band Aid has died up to now.
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Old 25-12-2016, 23:09
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We have no.2 already.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862
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Old 25-12-2016, 23:25
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blimey 2016 doesn't give up.
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Old 26-12-2016, 00:53
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This thread's started a curse.
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Old 26-12-2016, 09:51
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This thread's started a curse.
LOL I was just going to post something similar.

Spooky co-incidence though.
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Old 26-12-2016, 10:06
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As David Bowie did not actually sing on "Do they know it's Christmas"
I am sure Rick Parfitt is the first member of Band Aid to leave us.
Paula Yates was in the video but was not a credited singer.

What is remarkable is the longevity of the Band Aid members,
compared to some singers on the other charity singles,
many of whom have left us much sooner. (USA for Africa, Perfect Day etc)
David Bowie did the speech bit on the 12" version @ 4:15, you'll find it on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2vuPUWV77U
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:04
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Jeez !!! I had no idea whan I started this thread - hope it was nothing to do with me !!

Thirty-odd years of everybody OK - then two in two days.
Am hoping Geldof and Ure don't walk under any ladders anytime soon.

2016 - ending as it started !
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:05
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David Bowie did the speech bit on the 12" version @ 4:15, you'll find it on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2vuPUWV77U
He was not actually there in person so did it by phone.

He did do "Perfect Day" but was pre-deceased by Tammy Wynette and Stephen Gately and Lou Reed.
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Old 27-12-2016, 01:40
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David did do the Vocal live at Live Aid. As he was supposed to be the opening singer, but could not make the recording. So Paul Young deputised

Interestingly enough Rick Parfitt was there but his voice is not on the single. By the time they came to record their bit "Heres To You" part. Rick was to pissed to sing. So Francis Rossi had to sing both their bits. Typical Rick
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Old 27-12-2016, 09:57
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Stuart Adamson also died, another of the spoken word performers.
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