Daily Eighties Flashback: Bob Geldof “This Is the World Calling”
As a solo artist Bob Geldof made one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1987, that song, “This Is the World Calling,” rose to a peak position of number 82.
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DEF: Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
In 1984, Bob Geldof brought together a group of prominent British and Irish pop music artists under the name Band Aid to record the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in an effort to...
Hearing Aid
A couple of rockers prominently associated with music-based “Aid” events turned 60 in the past few days. On Wednesday, Bob Geldof hit the mark. You may know Geldof from his song with the Boomtown Rats titled...
