Eddie B 3:38 Mon Nov 10
Bob Geldof to re-release Band Aid. Again.
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Plans are under way to pull together a host of music stars to create the fourth incarnation of the Band Aid charity single.
The men behind Do They Know It's Christmas are expected to announce the line-up on Monday for Band Aid 30.
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure first gathered a group of musicians together in 1984, raising £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Do They Know It's Christmas was recorded again in 1989 and 2004.
Geldof and Ure will be hoping to gather some of today's most popular music acts including One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.
It is thought the money raised will go towards the fight against Ebola in West Africa.
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percyd
11:54 Mon Nov 17
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Who's the blonde singing a line from 00:35 to 00:41? Nice voice.
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geoffpikey
11:06 Mon Nov 17
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1.8 million deaths from HIV/ AIDS in Africa, in 2010.
30 MILLION dead, globally, since "discovered".
Ebola?
We'll solve this when global drugs companies thnk they may turn a profit.
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Hammer and Pickle
10:50 Mon Nov 17
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Ure's crap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c_tyU2mUIQ
but he's a lot better than Geldof anyday.
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Ridikzappa
10:44 Mon Nov 17
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60% of all money raised is lost to corruption in Africa, so this is essentially causing further suffering.
Geldof, Ure and One Erection should be ashamed of themselves and the British public must boycott this disgusting fund raising event for Mugabe and all the other warlords and officials.
*spits*
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Gavros
10:34 Mon Nov 17
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Ebola's fuck all really. There's far better causes in Africa alone. Still, old Bob's a media savvy cunt and he's naturally got himself all over it.
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eusebiovic
10:32 Mon Nov 17
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The proceeds are going to the Ebola fund...
The total combined populations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are about 25,000,000
Official figures say that 5,000 people have died...is it really an epidemic or just another bit of propaganda to scare everybody.
Remember, governments no longer sell us dreams - only nightmares
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Fivetide
10:27 Mon Nov 17
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I disagree.
You'd be surprised how blissfully unaware of the world some very large segments of our youth really are, even to a surprisingly mature age.
Conversely of course, many of them are extremely well engaged, thoughtful young people. But others will hear about ebola for the first time in a Facebook argument or on Radio1 Newsbeat.
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On The Ball
9:28 Mon Nov 17
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Fivetide 8:53 Mon Nov 17
I don't think it creates any awareness at all. There's such a saturation of media coverage (talk on the telly, internet articles - even we're talking about it on here) that it won't spread the word to anyone new.
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mashed in maryland
9:21 Mon Nov 17
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Scrapes
http://www.westhamonline.net/forum_flat.php?7624262%7C%7Cmc=o%7C%7C
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Scraper
8:57 Mon Nov 17
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mashed in maryland 8:14 Mon Nov 17
LINK!!
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Hammer and Pickle
8:56 Mon Nov 17
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When corporations run social policy for governments it's actually a lot better than the other way round if you get my drift.
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Fivetide
8:53 Mon Nov 17
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This made a lot of sense in 1984 when most young people went to Woollies and bought a single that was a unique concept to them.
Today it's still great for sparking awareness and debate, whether you hate it, him, them or not.
I don't think the fact there are many other ways in which this money could be raised is excluded from that debate, as long as people have the vocabulary to get their point across clearly and constructively.
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MrCrowmanSir
8:52 Mon Nov 17
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Companies was the wrong word Gavros, you get the general gist of what I meant, yes corruption is rife.
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Gavros
8:35 Mon Nov 17
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"Companies build hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines for oil and gas so they can sell it but won't do the same to pump water from places that have an abundance to places that don't have access to clean water. No money in that"
Any company that started spending money on something for which there was no return wouldnt be a company for very long. That's the job of the national government, perhaps helped by overseas aid and the UN. Usually, its the fault of the usually corrupt or uncaring national government that their own people drink dirty water. look at India's space missions for example, while half of India live in medieval conditions.
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Lertie Button
8:33 Mon Nov 17
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I have a problem with very wealthy men Bono & Geldoff (he sold his production company years ago for 20 million odd) expecting others to fork out money, when many are struggling to keep a roof over their heads . If they are that concerned just fuck up & write a few cheques yourselves.
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Leonard Hatred
8:28 Mon Nov 17
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About 10 years ago Geldof had a big UK tour booked but had to cancel it cos it only sold FORTY FIVE tickets.
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MrCrowmanSir
8:28 Mon Nov 17
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Flogging a dead horse, greed will always prevail on this planet.
Companies build hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines for oil and gas so they can sell it but won't do the same to pump water from places that have an abundance to places that don't have access to clean water. No money in that.
Same goes for food, half the world throws half their food away and the other half of the world are starving.
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Hammer and Pickle
8:23 Mon Nov 17
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In my experience, Barrys are every bit as bad as Pauls mim.
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mashed in maryland
8:14 Mon Nov 17
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Gavros 7:07 Mon Nov 17
Fuck knows who I was thinking of.
Most people called Paul are cunts as well though tbh.
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mashed in maryland
8:14 Mon Nov 17
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Scraper 7:52 Mon Nov 17
I started a similar thread last week
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Thunderlips
8:13 Mon Nov 17
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It's pony. 30 years ago same shit gong on. Africans ripping off Africans. The corruption is woven into the fabric of the place. Aid is not going to sort it out.
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