We know its been two decades but we hope you know we’re not talking about the sticky kind of Band Aid here but rather the musical kind. Yes, it’s been 20 years since Bob Geldof first wrote the famous charity tune in 1984 to raise money for starvation in Ethiopia. On November 14 this year, he gathered together the likes of Chris Martin, Dido, Thom Yorke, Bono and Paul McCartney to re-record the hit – this time to alleviate famine in Sudan.
To help promote the single during the Holiday season, a gigantic “ground banner,” visible from the air by 190,000 passengers a day, has been placed on a field at Heathrow airport in London. The message will read “Congratulations Band Aid on reaching No. 1” and will remain as long as the single keeps its top spot. While some are up in arms over the new single with websites describing how to digitally destroy the recording, others are pleased with the effort. The single has shot to the number one slot on Billboard’s UK chart.
