Do They Know Its Christmas

[Mav]

Heard the 1984 Single on our local Radio station, and it grabbed my attention straight away, whereas the 2004 version is so slow at the beginning I hardly notice it.

 

Think you know which I prefer !

 

1984 version is so lively and bouncy, you can't help but sing along and feel happy, climaxing with "Feed the World" at the top of your voice at the end. Brilliant at Christmas Parties

 

2004 version is so dull and slow, no christmassy feeling to it at all. Not a Christmas Party song to join the dancefloor with IMO.

 

What do you think ????

[bathyboy81]

I know its for charidee and everything but you may as well ask

 

Which is better?

 

1) rubbish christmas song by talentless gits

 

or 2) the same rubbish christmas song by different talentless gits

 

vote now

 

The only reason to not get a gun and shoot everyone involved with both is that Bob Geldof (and possibly Bono) actually understands and cares passionately about the long term problems of Africa as a continent, and he won't let people or governments forget about it.

 

The rest of them were and are on the good will bandwagon.

Edited December 15, 2004 by bathyboy81

[sim_902]

old 1 is catchy the new 1 is gd apart from the rap bit in middle, it kina ruins it

[MoR137]

Here is an A Level Music Students view (what? lol)

 

The new one just sounds like they've tried to cram as many instruments, as many 'singers' and as many different twists into one sound as possible. Just not musicly correct

 

Cheers MoR

[Grasser233]

Lmao @ Bathyboy...

 

Surely the point is being missed though, it is for charity after all. Im sure Bob Geldof isnt particulaly arsed if its musically challenging or if Mav can have a dance and a sing-along while scoffing a mince pie.

 

Singing "well thank god its them instead of us" at a party shows some irony anyway

 

Cheers

Grasser#233 (tongue firmly in cheek)

[Fozzer]

THe 1984 version is one of the best xmas songs ever!

[Andymek]

THe 1984 version is one of the best xmas songs ever!   

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Tis Officially the 2nd most popular christmas song of all time according to a survey conducted on the independent radio networks.

Most popular was "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues and Kirsty McCall with Whams "Last Christmas" voted 3rd favourite

So there you go pop pickers!!!

 

Personally I think the Band Aid 20 version is complete pants and aint a patch on the original but as Grasser rightly mentions its for charity, and I think was destined for #1 irrespective of how it sounded!!

 

Respect in da area!!!!

LOL!!!

[Kev152]

Most popular was "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues and Kirsty McCall

 

 

whats that....never heard of that one...

 

Whams was a good song, and the orignial band aid one was good.

 

Thats my best two, or maybe a danced up version of jingle bell rock

 

[sim_902]

u have heard it kev, its quite a fomous song

[Cod120]

whats that....never heard of that one...

 

now i feel old

 

[Andymek]

now i feel old

 

But you ARE old m8!!

 

[Cod120]

But you ARE old m8!!

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got more hair than u tho neebs lmao

[kendo912]

Are we not forgetting about the 1989 version which i do believe got to number one as well and featured the likes of Kylie, Jason Donovan, Marti Pellow and Sir Cliff Richard to name but a few!!!!!

[Guest Trash]

Ah yes Kendo, a real music buff!

 

Band Aid II sung it in 1989 and it sounded just like the '84 version. I think it was basically Stock Aitken and Watermans performers along with Cliff Richard! All big names, even Sonia lol.

 

My opinion is that all the songs were for a good cause and they were all also a load of old monkey jizz!

 

[ciderman22]

whats that....never heard of that one...

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Dont let "The boys from the NYPD Choir" here you say that, or they will come round and knock "bells" out of you "on Christmas Day"

[MoR137]

Didn't know the name of the Fairytale of New York, Dad showed it me and I've heard it load of times.

 

How the hell its the most popular ill never know....

 

Cheers MoR

[AlecTPR]

voted for the 84 version.

 

most of the musican's were established then.

 

the 04 version has got lot's of "newie's" to the music scene..

 

robbie, dido and busted are pretty cool on it.

 

 

don't like the feed the world at the very end how it carries on too long.

 

 

 

agree they are trying to cram millions of different styles and artists into 3 1/2 minutes....