Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon and Bono did the verses and David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Midge Ure and Bob Geldof did the chorus and many others sang the feed the world part
The original Band Aid ensemble consisted of (in sleeve order):
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The opening line is, 'It's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid'.
Paul Young sang it in the 1984 version, Kylie Minogue in 1989, and Chris Martin in 2004.
Paul Young---words written for Bowie but didnt turn up in time --but sang at later concert
Bob Geldof of the band The Boomtown Rats and Midge Ure of Ultravox
Paul Young sang the opening line in Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Midge Ure ( of Ultravox ) and Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.
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Paul young sang the opening line of bandaid.
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The original version of Do They Know It's Christmas was at the number 1 spot in 1984. It was also a number 1 hit for Band Aid II in 1989. This was a slightly different version of the original. Finally, it was also a number 1 hit for Band Aid 20 in 2004. Again the original version was changed to feature a rap section.
The opening band is either Metro Station or Boys Like Girls.
The original name for the band that sang "Summertime" was DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. Will Smith and Jeff Townes met in 1985 and released their first single later that year.
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Paul young sang the opening line of bandaid.
Who is is the first voice to be heard on the original recording of band aids Do they know it's christmas?
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Probably the Band-Aid single 'Do they know it's Christmas' - in 1985/1986
In the UK it was Band Aid 20, with a re-release of the original Band Aid song 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', which was no.1 in Christmas 1984. Band Aid 20 was made up entirely of new musical stars rather than the original line-up, except for Bono from U2. In the USA it was Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell, with 'Drop It Like It's Hot'.
It's Christmas Time, the first line from Band Aid's single Feed The World, first released in 1984,
It was probably Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran who sang the opening line of Do They Know It,s Christmas.
Merry Christmas Everybody is a single made by the band Slade and the song was released in 1973. It earned the Christmas number one spot in the UK in 1973, staying in the (UK) charts until February 1974. It has since sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK alone.
It's Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D"
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david ----------------- Jury and the Saints was the opening band