Band Aid was a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. Their FAMOUS
song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was first released in 1984.
It was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure after they SHOCK
by reports of the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. The song was number one for five weeks, RAISE
millions for charity.
In 2014, the group changed its name to Band Aid 30 because it was the THIRTY
time the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was recorded.
That year, it aimed to help those who SUFFER
from the Ebola virus.
Since the time of its birth, the song MAKE
a lot of money.
Bono, who also appeared on the original, told BBC News, "We've been trying to make this event a thing of the past. If every country had the values of Great Britain and KEEP
the promises they'd made at these big G8 meetings, we wouldn't have to be standing here.
I just wish we NOT / HAVE
to do this."
It was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure after they WERE SHOCKED by reports of the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. The song was number one for five weeks, RAISING millions for charity.
In 2014, the group changed its name to Band Aid 30 because it was the THIRTIETH time the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was recorded.
That year, it aimed to help those who SUFFERED from the Ebola virus.
Since the time of its birth, the song HAS MADE a lot of money.
Bono, who also appeared on the original, told BBC News, "We've been trying to make this event a thing of the past. If every country had the values of Great Britain and KEPT the promises they'd made at these big G8 meetings, we wouldn't have to be standing here.
I just wish we DID NOT HAVE to do this."