Tina Turner - Live Aid (1985)

Live Aid

Live (1985)

Live Aid was a charity concert, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. The event was held simultaneously at the Wembley Stadium in London and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985 and was broadcasted internationally via satellite television. Tina Turner was just on the road with her Private Dancer Tour and didn’t appeared with an own set, but accompanied Mick Jagger on two songs. During their duet on „It's Only Rock’n Roll,“ Mick ripped away Tina's skirt, leaving her to finish the song in a leotard. Tina also attended the entire cast on the song We Are The World at the end of the concert. The complete performances of both concerts were released on home video, including Tina’s part together with Mick Jagger.

  1. State Of Shock
  2. It’s Only Rock’n Roll
    3. Tina & Mick Jagger
  3. We Are The World
    4. Cast

Date: July 13, 1985
Venue: John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia (USA)
Release: 2004
Label: Warner
Format: 4 DVD

We Are The World

was recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa with some of the most famous artists in the music industry, including Tina Turner. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it’s the fastest-selling American pop single in history, raised over $63 million for humanitarian aid in Ethiopia. Tina contributed also an edited version of the song „Total Control“ for the album. A longer version was later included into the tracklist of the box set The Collected Recordings in 1994. The associated home video features the music video and the story behind the song.

The music video was filmed on January 28, 1985 at A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood during the recording session with all participating artists. It shows the solo parts, the lead singer Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and the whole choir together.

  1. We Are The World 6:22
    2. From the 7" single
  2. We Are The World 7:07
    3. From the 12" single and album
  3. Total Control (Edit) 3:39
    4. From the album / Written by M. Davis, J. Jourard / Produced by John Carter

Writer: Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie
Producer: Quincy Jones
Release: March 1985 / 1994 (DVD)
Label: CBS / Columbia
Format: Single: 7“ Vinyl / 12“ Vinyl / Album: Vinyl / Cassette / CD / Video: VHS / LaserDisc / DVD
Charts: USA, UK: #1 / Germany: #2
Grammy: Record of the Year / Song of the Year / Best Pop Performance by a Group / Best Music Video (1986)
MTV Award: Best Group Video / Viewer’s Choice
Music Video: 7:04 / Howard G. Malley, Craig B. Golin (Director) / April Lee Grebb (Producer)

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