18 min
Did Live Aid do more harm than good? Vinyl Maelstrom
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- Music Commentary
Back in 1985 Band Aid and Live Aid raised over 100 million pounds for famine relief in Ethiopia. Few question that it saved many thousands of lives. So, job done, case closed?The reality is more nuanced.In this episode we ask the questions:- What are the problems with the song "Do they know it's Christmas?" (the clue is in the title)- Where were the African artists at Live Aid? Was "fame" really the only thing that mattered in choosing the performers?- Did all the aid go where it should or di...
Back in 1985 Band Aid and Live Aid raised over 100 million pounds for famine relief in Ethiopia. Few question that it saved many thousands of lives. So, job done, case closed?The reality is more nuanced.In this episode we ask the questions:- What are the problems with the song "Do they know it's Christmas?" (the clue is in the title)- Where were the African artists at Live Aid? Was "fame" really the only thing that mattered in choosing the performers?- Did all the aid go where it should or di...
18 min