One of the more annoying Christmas Tunes is Do They Know It’s Christmas (“And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmastime…”)
The song was recorded as a fundraiser for Africa by a group of mostly British stars. But did you know there are 3 distinct versions of this obnoxious song?
The first was recorded in 1984 and featured (among others) Duran Duran, U2, Kool & The Gang, Paul McCartney, and Phil Collins on drums.
The second, from 1989, was quite a bit less star-studded, featuring Kylie Minogue, Technotronic, and the guys from Bananarama.
The third was recorded in 2004 for the 20th anniversary of the travesty. It featured some updated British stars like Dido and Chris Martin from Cold Play, but Bono, Paul McCartney and George Michael came back for an encore.
Do they know it’s Christmastime at all?
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thanks for the links, it saved me from actually having to type in the Youtube Search box.
Version 3 kinda sucks.
I find it hard to believe that you are singling out v3 as the worst.
I’m a little late with this, but consult Syd’s list of worst christmas songs.