[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Livia

Did anyone see Sunday Morning Live with Sian Williams last Sunday (16th)? There was a Liberian woman on it who give a very clear indication what she thought of Bob Geldof and of Live Aid/Band Aid in general. I can't find a YouTube clip, but it's still on BBC IPlayer if anyone's interested.

Yeah i saw that.She seemed pissed.I got what she was saying about giving the African artists the limelight instead of western artists(Geldoff and co) taking it.I get her sentiment but i did'nt agree,Only in that i think the Brit artists who are doing the song will generate more attention from the British public(the ones with the money) than unknown(in this country) African artists.She also did'nt like the lyrics as it portrays the people in her country as helpless etc,That's fair enough i suppose.Although i think she was more annoyed at the old lyrics than the new ones that they've used for this version of the song.I kind of understood where she was coming from but i thought her anger was misplaced.Those countries do need to be equipped and capable of dealing with an outbreak like this but while they're not,I can't see help from the west as being a bad thing.I don't particularly like Geldoff but i can't fault him for doing a good thing.