It sold millions, and within a year had raised 8million ($10.1million) for humanitarian relief.
At the time, that songs writerGeorge Michaeldonated all its proceeds to the Band Aid fund.
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He writes:Its not just that these lyrics havent aged well.
Band Aid made millions of pounds with its 1984 Christmas anthemBand Aid
They were never good at all.
They take an ignorant and colonial attitude, more about making white people feel good than helping anyone.
The greatest gift theyll get this year is life.
Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow.
Do they know its Christmastime at all?
I mean, this is all wrong.
It does snow in Africa, although not a lot.
But the original remains the standard, and is much played in the UK throughout every festive season.
