I think they redeemed themselves at Live Aid - Queen's set is the best live performance ever!!

Cheryl from UkNot true about Queen - they were on tour in Japan when the song was recorded so couldn't contribute.

Splash from Melbourne, AustraliaI still love the original song :).

Queen were not working and their next gig would be in January 85 in New Zealand They finished Sun City on 20th Oct 84 and the Band Aid song was recorded on 25th Nov 84.

Slick Splack from LondonCheryl from UK, you are wrong.Ed from BrazilLynne, in fact that is Paul Weller, then leader of the Style Council.Janine Murphy from Melbourne AustraliaLynne it's Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet.The average American couldn't go 24 hours without stuffing their pie hole if they tried. Nick C from Big Red AppleThank God its them and not you is the perfect line for a soft, spoiled rotten society.Soon, more charity singles followed, including ' Sun City' and ' That's What Friends Are For.' Geldof's innovation was getting famous artists together to record an original song for charity to this point, benefit concerts were the only way to do it on a grand scale, and those could be extremely difficult to organize, especially on short notice. Geldof also sang on the chorus, making him the only non-American to sing on the track, which was recorded the night of the American Music Awards. USA For Africa had much more star power than Band Aid, with the hottest stars (Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper) joining a collection of legends (Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross). 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' was the template for that effort Geldof showed up to the session at the urging of the song's producer, Quincy Jones, and addressed the performers, telling them to get ready for 'the world's biggest concert,' which ended up being Live Aid. A year later, US artists banded together under the banner USA For Africa to release ' We Are The World,' which also directed aid to Africa. This was the first of the big group charity songs.

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