Music From The 80s Embraced New Technology
Today, we take all the different channels for granted. Music from the 80s embraced new technology. In a world increasingly concerned with what was commercially successful, the biggest event of the decade was a charity fundraising concert. When Bob Geldof saw a news report about the famine in Ethiopia, he decided to do something to help. He and Midge Ure wrote Do They Know It’s Christmas? They then assembled a group of stars, calling themselves Band Aid, to make the record, which shot to the Number 1 spot in the UK. George Michael, Phil Collins, Bono, Sting, and members of Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet and many others took part.
Written by hlgiles on May 19th, 2009 with
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