“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” – Band Aid, 2004
It’s Christmastime
There’s no need to be afraid
At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world at Christmastime
But say a prayer
Pray for the other ones
At Christmastime it’s hard, but when you’re having fun
There’s a world outside your window
And it’s a world of dread and fear
Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging
chimes of doom
Well tonight thank God it’s them instead of you
And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmastime
The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life
(Oooh) Where nothing ever grows
No rain nor rivers flow
Do they know it’s Christmastime at all?
(Here’s to you) raise a glass for everyone
(Here’s to them) underneath that burning sun
Do they know it’s Christmastime at all?
Feed the world
Feed the world
Feed the world
Let them know it’s Christmastime again
Feed the world
Let them know it’s Christmastime again
Al quarto posto la versione più recente di “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. Scritta nel 1984 per il primo Band Aid da Bob Geldof e Midge Ure, rifatta vent’anni dopo in occasione del secondo evento musicale, quello, per intenderci, aperto dagli U2 e da Paul McCartney sulle note di “Sgt. Pepper’s” e chiuso con l’ultimo concerto dei Pink Floyd (Waters, Gilmour, Wright e Mason insieme).
Per quanto mi riguarda, la versione degli anni ottanta è, per l’appunto, troppo anni ottanta (Boy George, Simon Le Bon e Tony Hadley insieme sono per stomaci forti). In questa ci sono Thom Yorke al piano, Justin Hawkins alla chitarra e Paul McCartney al basso.
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