FORECAST: THERE WON'T BE SNOW IN AFRICA (AGAIN) THIS CHRISTMASTIME: The BBC gives its full team-coverage treatment to Band Aid 20, the name given to the re-recording of 1984's "Do They Know It's Christmas." The only musician from 1984 reprising his role is some guy named Bono, who flew in to contribute the line he made famous the first time around: "Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you." This go round, though, instead of George Michael, Boy George, and Bananarama, the song features Thom Yorke, Chris Martin, and Dido, and many more.
And in other Bob Geldoff-led musician famine relief effort news, the four-disc DVD of Live Aid has been released. Alas, according to an Amazon.com review, 85 songs are missing from the DVD set, including whole sets by several artists like Power Station, Led Zeppelin (refused to grant the rights to their crappy performance), Rick Springfield, and sadly, The Hooters. Resumedly some day there will be an eight-disc set to buy that will include the Thompson Twins' "Hold Me Now," Black Sabbath's "Children of the Grave," Style Council's "You're the Best Thing," and both "And We Danced" and "All You Zombies."
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