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.

:facepalm:

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.

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

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

i love this song

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 ;)

: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.

Every version of it is appalling.

Its not destiny Childs though