Geldof ‘plans charity song for Ebola’
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Fundraising … Sir Bob Geldof is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Band Aid. Picture: Alex Coppel
Source: News Corp Australia
BOB Geldof is reportedly considering releasing a fourth version of the charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?
The Sun is reporting that the fight against the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the primary motivation and beneficiary of any new single.
Geldof is said to be reaching out to potential artists for a December release, which would coincide with the 30th anniversary of the original song.
Emotional … in 2009, 25 years after his hit single ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ raised millions for charity, Bob Geldof made an emotional trip to Korem, a city made famous by Ethiopia’s 1984-85 famine. Picture: AFP
Source: AFP
A source told The Sun: “Bob started casually getting in touch with people earlier this month. A few big names were very surprised to see he had emailed them just asking if they would be interested in being part of a project … He didn’t make any formal requests, but he wanted to gauge an idea of who was potentially available.”
The original song, written by Geldof, featured Bono, George Michael, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Duran Duran and Boy George, among others, with money generated from sales going to those affected by famine in Ethiopia
Two more versions of the single were released in 1989 and 2004.
