[Josy]

Originally Posted by Livia

Oh yeah, that'll be why he's still on my telly.

Well tbf here the only time I have personally noticed/heard of Bob in any media at all for the past while is due to his daughters death and then on the xfactor promoting the band aid single but like I say that's just my personal thoughts.

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Like I said before, charity singles benefit those involved more than the charity they're helping. Why do you think the X-Factor has a charity single every year? It's because it's a bit of good press, a guaranteed No1 single and it leads to a nice little VT which shows off the contestants' softer sides that'll lead to a nice bump in potential votes. Band Aid is no different, every act involved and Bob Geldof all benefit from the publicity and it's an easy No1. Charity Singles are a cynical business and all involved are profiting in some way from a tragedy which is why I never support any of them and instead donate directly to the charities themselves

Surely any press is a good thing when the sole purpose is raising awareness though, the song reaching number one even better?

This is why I don't understand why people are getting so worked up about this, even if it does benefit the celebs that are taking the time out of their own lives to do it, what does that matter? as long as the main point gets across about this virus and who better to put that point across than people that are looked up to in a way.