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4.12.04
It was twenty fifteen years ago today...

Unlike the memorable day of 25th November 1984, I haven't a clue what I was doing on Sunday 3rd December 1989, but that's the day that various luminaries of the late 80s music scene and a few hangers-on converged on Pete Waterman's studio to re-record 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' for the SAW generation (and Cliff Richard fans). Contrary to popular belief, it was all Geldof's idea again. He suggested it to Pete Waterman, who dutifully postponed his own wedding in favour of the recording day. Band Aid II were leaving it even later than the 1984 lot, but they still managed to get the 1989 Christmas Number One (for three weeks this time, not the five that the original managed). This time around, Glen Goldsmith reprised the Jody Watley role from 1984; the one who the next generation would look at and say 'who the feck is that?' (The tradition continued this year with Dizzee Rascal on Band Aid 20.)

Coming this weekend to mark Band Aid 20’s number one on Sunday:
20 facts on Band Aid, the really strange coincidence which links Band Aid and Band Aid II (and I don’t mean Bananarama) and a whole lot more related trivia.

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