ebless 203 Posted December 25, 2016 There's been a lot of talk on social media and forums that Rick Parfitt is the first Band Aid singer to have perished so this has inspired me to put a Band Aid thread together. I'm only counting the stars who performed on the actual record so no entry for Bowie who only did his bit for Live Aid. *Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) *Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) *Bono (U2) *Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) *Adam Clayton (U2) *Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist) *Chris Cross (Ultravox) *Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats) *Sara Dallin (Bananarama) *Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) *Johnnie Fingers (The Boomtown Rats) *Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) *Boy George (Culture Club) *Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) *Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) *John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) *Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Marilyn *George Michael (Wham!) *Jon Moss (Culture Club) *Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) *Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) *Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) *Francis Rossi (Status Quo) *Sting (The Police and solo artist) *Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) *James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang) *John Taylor (Duran Duran) *Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) *Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) *Midge Ure (Ultravox) *Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) *Jody Watley *Paul Weller (The Style Council) *Keren Woodward (Bananarama) *Paul Young 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,535 Posted December 25, 2016 There's been a lot of talk on social media and forums that Rick Parfitt is the first Band Aid singer to have perished so this has inspired me to put a Band Aid thread together. I'm only counting the stars who performed on the actual record so no entry for Bowie who only did his bit for Live Aid. *Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) *Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) *Bono (U2) *Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) *Adam Clayton (U2) *Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist) *Chris Cross (Ultravox) *Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats) *Sara Dallin (Bananarama) *Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) *Johnnie Fingers (The Boomtown Rats) *Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) *Boy George (Culture Club) *Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) *Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) *John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) *Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Marilyn *George Michael (Wham!) *Jon Moss (Culture Club) *Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) *Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) *Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) *Francis Rossi (Status Quo) *Sting (The Police and solo artist) *Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) *James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang) *John Taylor (Duran Duran) *Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) *Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) *Midge Ure (Ultravox) *Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) *Jody Watley *Paul Weller (The Style Council) *Keren Woodward (Bananarama) *Paul Young David Bowie was on the b-side (around the 2:05 mark) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted December 25, 2016 There's been a lot of talk on social media and forums that Rick Parfitt is the first Band Aid singer to have perished so this has inspired me to put a Band Aid thread together. I'm only counting the stars who performed on the actual record so no entry for Bowie who only did his bit for Live Aid. *Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) *Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) *Bono (U2) *Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) *Adam Clayton (U2) *Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist) *Chris Cross (Ultravox) *Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats) *Sara Dallin (Bananarama) *Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) *Johnnie Fingers (The Boomtown Rats) *Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) *Boy George (Culture Club) *Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) *Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) *John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) *Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Marilyn *George Michael (Wham!) *Jon Moss (Culture Club) *Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) *Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) *Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) *Francis Rossi (Status Quo) *Sting (The Police and solo artist) *Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) *James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang) *John Taylor (Duran Duran) *Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) *Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) *Midge Ure (Ultravox) *Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) *Jody Watley *Paul Weller (The Style Council) *Keren Woodward (Bananarama) *Paul Young David Bowie was on the (around the 2:05 mark)So was Stuart Adamson, who died back in 2001. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebless 203 Posted December 25, 2016 I should have added that the B-side doesn't count either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,535 Posted December 25, 2016 I should have added that the B-side doesn't count either. Counts for me. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted December 25, 2016 George Michael can be added to your list http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862?ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlotte's Controller 195 Posted December 25, 2016 Wham there goes George Michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImNotHades 207 Posted December 26, 2016 I bet he killed him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 26, 2016 Why is Boy George still alive? He's got to be the next one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted May 22, 2020 Tony Hadley, Muhammed Shalehan loves you madly! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-52765493 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted December 1, 2020 Not giving anything away, as I'm not picking him, but Francis Rossi (of The Quo) seems to have undergone cataract surgery in October to save his eyesight. Will be 72 next year with a history of drug use, having to watch it in the Covid era. Not picking him for 2021 is probably a mistake (I mean, he could heart attack at any time), but I have more eligible bachelor(ette)s for my TOTP theme team next year. Probably mentioned elsewhere but John Taylor (of The Durans) had an episode of Covid in the early part of this year, though seemingly fully recovered. Those reports were before the "long Covid" effects were mentioned, so who knows if fully recovered doesn't necessarily mean lung scarring, etc. Time will out, don'y beg me to please please tell you now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,203 Posted December 1, 2020 Paula Yates didn't sing, of course, but she is in the video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 909 Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Paula Yates didn't sing, of course, but she is in the video. If Saint Bob wasn’t so preoccupied with his white saviour complex, perhaps she (and Peaches) might still be alive today. Just my opinion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,800 Posted December 2, 2020 2 hours ago, JR976evil said: If Saint Bob wasn’t so preoccupied with his white saviour complex, perhaps she (and Peaches) might still be alive today. Just my opinion Harsh. Whatever he did/didn’t do, both were intelligent women who made the decision to use heroin. He can’t be held responsible for their choices. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted December 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, Lard Bazaar said: 3 hours ago, JR976evil said: If Saint Bob wasn’t so preoccupied with his white saviour complex, perhaps she (and Peaches) might still be alive today. Just my opinion Harsh. Whatever he did/didn’t do, both were intelligent women who made the decision to use heroin. He can’t be held responsible for their choices. Agreed. And race had nothing to do with Bob's charitable activities, so why drag it in? He's a humanitarian, doesn't matter what colour his skin is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted December 2, 2020 Yeah. Although there is the train of thought that Geldof's lawyers were the final nail in the coffin for Michael Hutchence and his death was the nail in the coffin for Paula, but that theory comes from people who think Geldof is a gobshite. And despite agreeing that Geldof IS a gobshite, and that Yates likely went into a spiral over Hutchence's death... if you look at the brain injury he suffered in Holland a few years previously, Hutchence was always going to die relatively young, likely by his own hand. If it wasn't that fight with the lawyers that triggered end game, something else before long would have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, msc said: Yeah. Although there is the train of thought that Geldof's lawyers were the final nail in the coffin for Michael Hutchence and his death was the nail in the coffin for Paula, but that theory comes from people who think Geldof is a gobshite. Remind me again, who was it that broke up the marriage and created the reason for the involvement of lawyers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Toast said: Remind me again, who was it that broke up the marriage and created the reason for the involvement of lawyers? Aye, just cut out the bit where I said it wasnt Geldofs fault... (Although tbf, those specific lawyers at the time were playing hardball over Hutchence getting to see Tiger Lily, his own daughter. But that somewhat detracts from the point that Geldof himself wasn't to blame...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0neseur0 118 Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Sorry to go very off topic but a similar list could be made with the Bo Selecta - Proper Crimbo video. Jade Goody & Caroline Flack are both in the video (and Michael Jackson-ish if you include the masks). Surprisingly, a Christmas single made two decades after Band Aid has almost the same death rate. Here's the video Edited December 2, 2020 by joneseuro I am bad at embedding video 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted December 2, 2020 45 minutes ago, joneseuro said: Sorry to go very off topic but a similar list could be made with the Bo Selecta - Proper Crimbo video. Jade Goody & Caroline Flack are both in the video (and Michael Jackson-ish if you include the masks). Surprisingly, a Christmas single made two decades after Band Aid has almost the same death rate. Here's the video I think someone else is dead from that music video too IIRC... Tara Palmer-Tomkinson? She was in the main series if not the music video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted April 2, 2021 On 01/12/2020 at 14:23, YoungWillz said: Not giving anything away, as I'm not picking him, but Francis Rossi (of The Quo) seems to have undergone cataract surgery in October to save his eyesight. Will be 72 next year with a history of drug use, having to watch it in the Covid era. Not picking him for 2021 is probably a mistake (I mean, he could heart attack at any time), but I have more eligible bachelor(ette)s for my TOTP theme team next year. Francis Rossi just showed up on a Channel 5 music doc and has aged quite substantially in the 2-3 years since I last saw him in anything. So much so I had to rewind the TV to see who it actually was talking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,089 Posted August 8, 2021 On 25/12/2016 at 16:45, ebless said: There's been a lot of talk on social media and forums that Rick Parfitt is the first Band Aid singer to have perished so this has inspired me to put a Band Aid thread together. I'm only counting the stars who performed on the actual record so no entry for Bowie who only did his bit for Live Aid. *Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) *Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) *Bono (U2) *Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) *Adam Clayton (U2) *Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist) *Chris Cross (Ultravox) *Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats) *Sara Dallin (Bananarama) *Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) *Johnnie Fingers (The Boomtown Rats) *Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) *Boy George (Culture Club) *Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) *Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) *John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) *Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Marilyn *George Michael (Wham!) *Jon Moss (Culture Club) *Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) *Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) *Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) *Francis Rossi (Status Quo) *Sting (The Police and solo artist) *Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) *James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang) *John Taylor (Duran Duran) *Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) *Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) *Midge Ure (Ultravox) *Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) *Jody Watley *Paul Weller (The Style Council) *Keren Woodward (Bananarama) *Paul Young One more. Dennis Thomas. Kool and the Gang. Dennis Thomas: Kool & The Gang founding member dies aged 70 - BBC News 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,089 Posted September 25, 2021 Lanarkshire singer Midge Ure left stunned after attempted mugging in broad daylight (msn.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted September 26, 2021 On 02/12/2020 at 09:21, msc said: Yeah. Although there is the train of thought that Geldof's lawyers were the final nail in the coffin for Michael Hutchence and his death was the nail in the coffin for Paula, but that theory comes from people who think Geldof is a gobshite. Finding out that she was the illegitimate daughter of a man she hated and who'd ruined the father she knew probably didn't help either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted September 26, 2021 Although not on the Band Aid single, let's enjoy once again that opening of Live Aid with Status Quo in memory of Alan Lancaster who has died: Maybe this could be expanded to Live Aid as well - all part of the deal. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
