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o/t Band Aid 20
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Cian
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The song?
Yes, its crap. And can someone tell that git Dizzee Rascal that its a SONG not a RAP. Those lyrics were meant to be sung by someone with talent. E.g. nobody that sang on that recording.
Yes, its crap. And can someone tell that git Dizzee Rascal that its a SONG not a RAP. Those lyrics were meant to be sung by someone with talent. E.g. nobody that sang on that recording.
Kev the Ape
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The song is crap. They should of just kept the old one.
Eddie the Seagull
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I thought it was OK, apart from the 'rap' bit? 
I asked my sister, some 17 years younger than me, and was 'assured' that it is because I'm old??! *splutter*
I'm only 35
- OK 36 in 8 days.
To make things worse, I've lost my slippers!
I asked my sister, some 17 years younger than me, and was 'assured' that it is because I'm old??! *splutter*
I'm only 35
- OK 36 in 8 days.To make things worse, I've lost my slippers!
B.M.F
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The song is superb, just the lame brain no hopers with no talent that have sung it have spoilt it. should have stuck with the original.
The idea behind it on the other hand is again fantastic and anything that can help has got to be a good thing
The idea behind it on the other hand is again fantastic and anything that can help has got to be a good thing
Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
i like it , don't care what anyone says
Raphael Meade
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dizzee rascal is the only good thing in the song!!!
Another Berkshire Seagull
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I don't like it either but anything for a good cause is good in my book 
Albion Edd
Brighton til die
Its alright not as good as the old one though and I think the Dizzy Rascal bit is one of the best parts
ShorehamGull
He's now back
I don't like it either, but I hope it raises lots of money for charity
What is good about this one, as was pointed out in a paper yesterday, is that there are numerous female artists in it.
In 1984 there was only Bananarama and a couple of other women, it was pretty much entirely a male affair. While that was partly a consequence of it being a group assembled by Bob Geldof getting on the phone to his mates, it didn't say much for equality in the music business.
But the effort today has Ms Dynamite, Sugababes, Dido, Joss Stone, Jamelia, Katie Melua, Rachel Stevens and others very much to the fore. Which is a good thing.
In 1984 there was only Bananarama and a couple of other women, it was pretty much entirely a male affair. While that was partly a consequence of it being a group assembled by Bob Geldof getting on the phone to his mates, it didn't say much for equality in the music business.
But the effort today has Ms Dynamite, Sugababes, Dido, Joss Stone, Jamelia, Katie Melua, Rachel Stevens and others very much to the fore. Which is a good thing.
Cian
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bhafc99 said:
Theres a reason for this that a lot of people never seem to grasp
There are less women than men in the music industry. Teenage girls don't regularly form bands in a mates garage, etc. Remember our thread on "best female frontman" (contradiction in terms, I know). Very very few of them.
To get 'equality' in numbers they've been scraping the bottom of the barrel. There are less women in the industry, and less ones that are in any way decent.
Bwian
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mrhairy said:
Possibly by sharing some of their vast fortunes? If everybody that has participated in the various band aid projects gave some money that they'd never miss there wouldn't be a need for band aid. It's all very well giving up a Saturday to record the song and waive the fees but that's not a lot really is it-not when loads of them have bank balances in the millions?
Sorry, but when you hear of kids giving their week's pocket money to help it puts these 'stars' to shame.
Shizuoka Dolphin
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Haven't heard it and don't plan to, especially since I just heard BUSTED are in it. 
MYOB said:
I think you are being a bit unfair there on the present crop of female musicians in this country.
The women in this version include some very talented artists.
Ms Dynamite made a very good album that won the Mercury Music Prize (although the streets would have won it if he had gone to the ceremony). Jamelia and Joss Stone have both made decent albums as had Ketie Melua. The Sugababes make decent pop music and Dido has sold millions of albums worldwide. Not really scraping the barrel?