with the dvd of live aid just having been released, i was thinking back to july 1985 and the memories of watching it. it really was a huge event back then with most of the worlds big music stars involved but the biggest pop star on the planet at that time was missing from the live aid singles and the concerts. .....yes, of course, prince, who was at his commercial peak at this time on the back of "purple rain"(24 weeks at number one in the us!!!) and another number one album "around the world in a day"(3 weeks)....
....
...i wonder how prince would have done had he taken part in those concerts, would he have went down a storm like queen did?...or a lead balloon like led zeppelin?(no pun intended)

He would have been fantastic performing live.

But it didn't happen.

it just wasn't his bag...i think the way he contributed was appropriate; i thought bob geldof calling him a jerk was bad form.

I'm thinking of buying it for Queen's performance alone.

please tell me (since I'm 16 and haven't seen it)

what do they sing/ is it any good, or is it basically the same performance as on the wembly dvd

thanks

waw2002 said:

if you can rent it, like from netflix or something, i'd totally recommend you sit through the whole thing at least once. as an event, the whole day's performances were just phenomenal. queen was great - even some of the artists who i didn't (and still don't) like were impressive to me.

Prince had seen enuff poverty in his own life to know that some of that American money should've stayed here to help our own. He was making his stand, but maybe his shoes were to tall, that if others walked in them, they'd fall... you know the rest.

I remember the Queen performance being great. Boy, music tv was so new back then!

waw2002 said:

waw2002 said:

"Disc 1:

Coldstream Guards - Royal Salute

Status Quo: Rockin' All Over The World, Caroline

The Style Council: Internationalists, Walls Come Tumbling Down

The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays, Drag Me Down

Adam Ant: Vive Le Rock

Ultravox: Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, Vienna

Spandau Ballet: Only When You Leave, True

Elvis Costello: All You Need Is Love

Nik Kershaw: Wouldn't It Be Good

Sade: Your Love Is King

Sting: Roxanne

Phil Collins: Against All Odds

Sting & Phil Collins: Every Breath You Take

Howard Jones: Hide And Seek

Bryan Ferry: Slave To Love / Jealous Guy

Paul Young: Do They know It's Christmas? Come Back And Stay, Every Time You Go Away

Paul Young & Alison Moyet: That's The Way Love Is

Bryan Adams: Kids Wanna Rock, Summer of '69

U2: Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad


Disc 2:


Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice, Good Vibrations, Surfin' USA

Dire Straits & Sting: Money For Nothing, Sultans Of Swing

George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Madison Blues

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Gaga, Hammer To Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions

Simple Minds: Ghost Dancing, (Don't You) Forget About Me

David Bowie: TVC15, Rebel Rebel, Modern Love, Heroes

Joan Baez: Amazing Grace

Pretenders: Stop Your Sobbing, Chain Gang, Middle Of The Road

The Who: Love Reign O'er Me, Won't Get Fooled Again

Kenny Loggins: Footloose

Elton John: Bennie And The Jets, Rocket Man

Elton John & Kiki Dee: Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Elton John & George Michael: Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me


Disc 3:


Madonna: Holiday, Get Into The Groove

Freddie Mercury & Brian May: Is This The World We Created?

Paul McCartney: Let It Be

Band Aid Finale: Do They know It's Christmas?

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: American Girl, Refugee

Black Sabbath featuring Ozzy Osbourne: Paranoid

REO Speedwagon: Can't Fight This Feeling, Roll With The Changes

Crosby Stills & Nash: Teach Your Children

Judas Priest: Living After Midnight, Green Manalishi

The Cars: Just What I Needed, Heartbreak City

Neil Young: The Needle And The Damage Done, Nothing Is Perfect

Thompson Twins, Steve Stevens, Nile Rodgers & Madonna: Revolution

Eric Clapton - White Room, She's Waiting, Layla

Phil Collins: In The Air Tonight

Duran Duran: Union Of The Snake, Save A Prayer, The Reflex

Patti Labelle: Imagine, Forever Young


Disc 4:


Hall & Oates: Maneater

Hall & Oates with Eddie Kendricks - Get Ready (Cos Here I Come)

Hall & Oates with Eddie Kendricks & David Ruffin: Ain't Too Proud To Beg,My Girl

Mick Jagger: Just Another Night, Miss You

Mick Jagger & Tina Turner: State Of Shock, It's Only Rock n' Roll

Bob Dylan with Keith Richard & Ron Wood - Blowing In The Wind


Disc 4 Extras:


INXS: What You Need, Don't Change

B. B.King: Why I Sing The Blues, Don't Answer The Door, Rock Me Baby
Ashford And Simpson with Teddy Pendergrass - Reach Out And Touch

Run DMC - King Of Rock

Cliff Richard - A World Of Difference

Overseas Contributors - Various

David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street"

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[Edited 11/10/04 20:35pm]

Could someone refresh my memory and tell me why, with 4 discs no less, they didn't include the Prince video, 4 The Tears in Your Eyes? I'd buy it but for that.

kinaldo said:

Daaaarrrrr! Cos' it's LIVE Aid - people playing LIVE.... not Donated Secon-Rate Video Aid...

kinaldo said:

maybe it has to do with Warner or something?

KrystleEyes said:

But u are watching it all on a DVD. That would make every moment of what you view a, as you say, 'second rate video aid', wouldn't it?

It does include the Band Aid & USA 4 Africa Videos + some BBC news reports.
The whole package is a bit dissapointing, they really didn't make an effort
2 upgrade the sound&vision 4 the DVD format.

Martinelli said:

What I read is that the footage wasn't originally to be recorded! It was a deal with the tv stations! But the BBC (I think) and MTV did made some recordings after all... The American tv was faithfull, and didn't record anything, that is why there isn't all the material left anymore!

I want that DVD. I remember watching it on t.v. when it was live.

I have heard that they have "lost" alot of the performances (weather u buy that or not), hence not all the footage on the DVD. Maybe they "lost" the Prince performance, either by accident or deliberate, who knows????

Nah, prince was a twat 4 not doing it! Damn he had an ego.....Bob was right to call him that! Prince was just being an asshole, same with the charity single he didn't do.....he takes himself too damn seriously like Michael Jackson, who also mysteriously didn't bother to preform, and he co-wrote the damn "we r the world" song too!


The 3 biggest, worldwide names at the time (particually in US) did not perfom at live aid:-

Bruice Springsteen
Prince
Michael Jackson

Bruce had an excuse as he had tour commitments, plus he left some of the sound equipment from his previous Wembley concert in the UK 4 the live aid gig....which was nice and very important I imagine!

These 3 r also the 3 of the handful of best live performers of all time (not just 80's) and so if these 3 had perfromed, then concert woulda had 3 mega highlights I'm sure like Queen etc.....