Do They Know Its Christmas [Single, Import]

Band Aid 20, ???????20 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B0006OS65G
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,924 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 2004 Version

2. Original 1984 Version

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Song, January 24, 2009

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LakerLove "LakerLove" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do They Know Its Christmas (Audio CD)

I only wish they would do it again, Nobody in the world should be hungry!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It is okay... worth the money if you think of the deed, December 20, 2004

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Adriana (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do They Know Its Christmas (Audio CD)

I recently downloaded the two track single from the Band Aid 20 site, after finding out that same morning that the new version existed. I think the main problem with the new version is that half of the performers are not that well-known in the US and that the original was just great - it was catchy, very Christmassy, and ultimately uplifting.

The new version tries to mix different genres, from the standard Brit-pop pianos of Coldplay, Keane, and Travis to the eighties influenced guitar rock of The Darkness, to hip-hop and R&B. Less is more, and the consistency of the original version is what makes it a classic.

It is worth it when you think of the cause you are supporting, and that you are getting a classic piece of eighties memorabilia. Feed the World!

(Edited to add: the voice mistaken for Radiohead's Thom Yorke is Keane's Tom Chaplin. The videos were also recently included for download in the official website; you can purchase the bundle of the 1984 and 2004, or the 2004 on its own.)

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Same goes for this one as well...., December 15, 2004

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R. Davalos "West of Mountain" (Pacific Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do They Know Its Christmas (Audio CD)

Just keeping the balance here. I hope the Americans pull together to support the cause!! Booo to the grump that wrote the bad review. Sounds like he has issues with the modernization and reworking of the past. This song is top form. Excellent job all around ...most interesting to see/hear how the song has be reworked 20 years later. Chris Martin of Coldplay adds intensity... and is that Thom Yorke of Radiohead singing like an Angel?? Dido shows as well and Bono of U2 re-works his original howl.... a few other surprises along the way too! I wish they had an extended mix also...some of the parts (especially the quiet part in the middle) are so exquisite that you want them to go on forever. I have to say though, I love the original best, but the kids around here are loving the 'now' version over the original...go figure. A great cause to support as well. Buy one for yourself and another for a friend! Happy Season to all ...especially the grump who wrote the bitter review!! Cheers Bob! Great job.