Is this the worst ever Christmas song?

[Oliver_W]

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I mean, it's just bad. The best that can be said about it is that it's for a good cause, but even then consigning an entire continent to "chimes of doom" is a bit condescending, as is the "no rivers flow/only water is bitter sting of tears" ... how about the biggest river in the world?

The chorus is catchy I guess.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

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[Oliver_W]

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... I stand corrected.

[Smithy]

Yeah, when you listen it just sounds like they’re shaming Africans for not being more festive

[Jamie89]

It's a pretty awful song, great cause as you said but as a song... terrible.

[Nancy.]

I love the original. Disliked the one's which followed.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I love the original. Disliked the one's which followed.

did madge feature on the original?

[LaLaLand]

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[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

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this wasn’t as bad as 3

[Oliver_W]

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I didn't even know this one existed, I only ever heard the first one and the recentish one...

[LaLaLand]

I didn't even know this one existed, I only ever heard the first one and the recentish one...

Never heard this one either?!

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[Lostie!]

The second one is a guilty pleasure of mine :ninja2:

3 and 4 (especially 4 with the awkward lyric changes) are just terrible though. I always liked 1 despite the obvious preachyness and the fact I'm not fond of Bob Geldof in general

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

band aid 20 is the best

[Nancy.]

I'd forgotten about the second one. So many ****ty artists on one record.

Bros
Sonia
Jason Donovan
Marti Pellow
Big Fun

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[Smithy]

band aid 20 is the best

Sugababes impact! Dizzee ****** can roT tho

[Shaun]

1 > 3 > 2 > 4 imo

[Smithy]

As if r*tard is filtered

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

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[Oliver_W]

Sonia
I'm not even sure who she is ... is she the one with spiky hair?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

why is re tard filtered :skull:

[LaLaLand]

I'm not even sure who she is ... is she the one with spiky hair?

No, the ginger Scouser. Eurovision legend, Lily Savage's co-star and David Van Day hater.

[Mystic Mock]

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Mariah Carey is not my kind of singer anyway, but adding Bieber into the newer version is just flat out offensive.

[Strictly Jake]

The line there won't be snow in Africa has always annoyed me

[Nancy.]

I'm not even sure who she is ... is she the one with spiky hair?

No, she's the one with the ginger curly hair.

She's pretty much known for this...

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[Strictly Jake]

Also thank God it's them instead of you...harsh!

[Crimson Dynamo]

I mean i like it as a song but as a concept its naive and patronising and no surprise thought up by that arch wanker bob geldof

"And it's a world of dread and fear" - er no its not

"Where the only water flowing
Is the bitter sting of tears" - mawkish arrant nonsense

"Are the clanging chimes of doom" - i mean, really

"Well tonight thank God it's them
Instead of you" - well that is slightly odd

!And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life" - thast because apart from the top of a montain and the odd time in SA thee is no snow you stupid eejit and there are whole swathes of "Africa" who have a decent standard of living, most cities in fact so terribly patronising again.

"Where nothing ever grows
No rain or rivers flow" - like the Nile?

Just the worst type of misguided handringing liberal claptrap from an era that thought that a few popstars could change the world, they didnt and instead they bought more cars, houses and tried to avoid paying tax.

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[James]

I like the line 'there's a world outside your window'. I get the criticism of the lyrics though.

I thought this was going to be about the Sainsbury's Christmas advert song when I saw the title. :D That is barely even a song.

[Crimson Dynamo]

at the moment i am turning off or changing channels in the car when that truly awful ed creepy sheeran and beyonce guff comes on

that is a utterly vile song

[Nicky91]

:mad: why it isn't a vile song, and not the worst ever Christmas song :fist:

[Nicky91]

i love this song

[Crimson Dynamo]

:mad: why it isn't a vile song, and not the worst ever Christmas song :fist:

Listen to Rat Trap

that is Geldof at his finest lyrically and its a great song

[Nicky91]

Listen to Rat Trap

that is Geldof at his finest lyrically and its a great song

Band Aid was for charity, that made it a great Christmas song ;)

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[Oliver_W]

Band Aid was for charity, that made it a great Christmas song ;)

:hmph:

Yes it's for charity, and I hope it continues to make money for the cause,but it's an awful hideous repulsive song.

[Tom4784]

Every version of it is appalling.

[Denver]

Its not destiny Childs though