Some people seem to hate this performance. I like it. I thought he had good energy and the crowd got behind it. It’s not always necessarily about sounding te best but about delivery, energy and performance as well. Sure there are better done live versions floating around but after organizing it all to still have the energy to get the crowd pumped is pretty impressive.
I've watched this an unhealthy amount of times . Love it so much it's giving me goose bumps with pride respect and adulation knowing this is the man behind this.
To all the people saying that The Boomtown Rats’ performance sucked: I don’t think you get it. They got a cheaper sound system so they could use all the money for their cause. Their music, even on albums, wasn’t really ever about the sound, it was about the message and the passion. This is how this song should be performed. With passion and the concern of passion and getting the crowd unified more than how they actually sound. I actually prefer this version over the album version simple because it’s more emotional and raw and passionate.
Sound better than Led Zeppelin did lol. I think they sound great on this one. Many bands were probably nervous as hell playing for not only thousands there but millions worldwide.
I can't believe the stuff we listen to in the 80s. And it jammed. I remember going to concerts and stadiums that were sold out and the tickets were for between $7.50 to $12.50 what's a person
padmalata iyer Bob Geldof was watching a TV news bulletin from Ethiopia about the famine. He suddenly felt outrage that people in the west were watching the horror scenes in luxury from our living rooms. He made a few phone calls......history. Bob says "It was as if God had knocked on a door and I opened it, God took one look and said "OK, you'll have to do..." ❤️🙏
live aid was one of the best show in 85 i do remember growing up listening to these guy best performer everybody played live aid its change our world and heart and now some are still around one of great performer you guy give great great memories
It was the concert that the Rats didn't deserve to be at and there is still some animosity about how they (Bob) changed their "slot" so he could be seen with the royals in the stands. Look it up.
@@dominiccrimmings6925 There wasn't an act that deserved to be there more than the rats., it wasn't changed so he could be seen in the stands with the royals, it was changed so the royals could see the rats perform as Di wanted to see them play.
@@dominiccrimmings6925 People forget how big the rats were, they were one of the few that made the transition from punk, and we wouldn't have U2 without them. However you look at it, the Rats deserved to be there. they were Bob's band for God sakes, what are you thinking.?
@@davidlindsay9564 What a load of nonsense - Di was into nice clothes and pop, not bands like the Rats - it's well known and she said herself she loved Duran Duran. It's also filmed, documented and confirmed that the reason the Rats moved was to have Bob in the stands for the TV cameras to give gravitas to the cause: "Look, both Charles & Di are now sat with the organiser of this great event". Move along.
@@dominiccrimmings6925 I didn't say that that was one of her favorite bands, She wanted to see them as she liked "Monday's" She liked different groups, she had "three named favs" at one point or another. at one point Duran was her fav, later Spandau, another time it was Dire Straits. There were other ulterior motives by certain individuals as far as why the switch was made. That still causes friction between people. I'm well versed in all things, there is the official version, and what happened, unless you have talked to the principles, as I have, then you don't know, you just THINK that you do. piss off.
Imagine being the Rats performing to such a massive crowd but then thinking have they really come to see us. It's mind numbing. You have to be a Rats fan to appreciate their music.
This song became one of my favorite songs by The Rats. I first learned about this Irish Band, a newspaper article out "I don't like Mondays" -so, I sought out their music. I had three of their albums on cassette by the time of 1984's Band Aid -and I joined the cause with some money donation. Glad that Bob and Midge had the ambition to start this charity and effort (and I did not like We are the children" from the US variant, as it didn't address the central idea of famine, and was reportedly an ego-fest for some of the musicians) The B' Rats didn't last long after live Aid - and the US record co' had their song "'Dave" changed to "Rain" for reasons (both versions have merits). Glad that some of the Rats have reformed to tour, and make new music. They were a fine Band of Ireland.
FELICES 37 AÑOS DE LIVE AID, FELICITACIONES A SIR BOB GELDOF, MIDGE URE, Y OTROS GENIOS QUE PRODUCIERON ESTE MARAVILLOS MEGACONCIERTO EN USA Y UK, PARA SALVAR A 10000 NIÑOS ETIOPES EN SITUACION DE HAMBRUNA
All of you uncultured swine trashing this performer need to stop. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. It is completely unnecessary for you to make sure other people know that you do not like his voice. If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Let’s just all agree it was great that Bob Geldof organizes live aid
@@hellosunshine7895 i dont thing his songs did him justice, i dont like mondays was great, but this song is kinda average, his voice is unique i like it.
Drag me down in colors pink and gold (Like a ship that's going under.. Bring me home in rain and thunder) Bless the night before the day grows old (Like a ship that's going under... Bring me home in rain and thunder) Drag me down in colors pink and gold (Like a ship that's going under... I'll be home in rain and thunder) Bless the night before the day grows old (With pink and...With pink and gold) It's just a moment of terror A fraction of bliss Your hearts in my mouth and My soul's in your wrist I love you I think But is it always like this with you? Tuck me up with stories I've been told (Like a ship that's going under... I'll be home in rain and thunder) Then wake me up with days that come and go (With pink and...With pink and...With pink and gold) And when the record is over The passion's been spent The movie winds down and says "The End" in French I'll turn on the lights But do I have to pretend it's true? I love you....oh, oh, oh, oh... And... I need you...oh, oh, oh, oh... Drag me down, Drag me down, oh, oh, oh, oh... Drag me down, Drag me down, oh, oh, oh, oh... Drag me down in colors pink and gold
It's hilarious, comments here saying Queen's performance was great and this was terrible. They were both great! And so were many other acts - U2, Phil Collins (even with the bum piano note!), Tracy Chapman, Paul Welker, etc, etc. Superb event.
I'm guessing you are saying this because you just watched "Bohemian Rhapsody." Queen were good, but Santana with Pat Methany in Philly were brilliant - and I hated Santana at the time.
It didn't wipe everyone out. McCartney, Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Clapton.......and many more shined. Queen was fantastic, but so we're a lot of artists that day.
Wow this has been tinkered with A LOT. This is not representative of the original performance, it really isn't it. And the original performance was wonderful.
The original was never actually mixed. Everything you hear was played on the day. The great keys from Johnnie and the B.v.'s would have been out front in Wembley but lost initially on the video.
Should have played another classic hit instead of DMD .Someone's Looking at you,Diamond Smiles,Like Clockwork,Looking after No. 1 etc.Plenty to choose from.
Slip, Speaking as someone who watched Queens Live Aid performance(I was in my early 20s), Ill call it a great performance but the Earth didnt stop spinning because of it. At the time, Queen was something of a has been act here in the USA. Their last big hit was in 1981. Live Aid kind of reminded the public of how good they were but after Live Aid, they still had some popularity but never regained what they had in the 1970s.
Why do we have to compare every single performance on live aid with queen's? They were all marvelous. At the end it is the cause that matters and we tend to forget that.
Midgre sure girlfriend and ex wife in the BBC two documentary able the boomtown rats and Bob geldof had no breed comments on geldof performed before mitre use so he can performed in lady di and the Ultravox slot switch around
@@тихаягавань-г7р вы осветили нас своим драгоценным вниманием, по поводу этого прекрасного выступления. Я тоже выразила свою точку зрения... не сходится с вашей?
Feels a bit like cheating really.. He could've sung happy birthday, or Jack and Jill, and he would have been idolized. I've seen somewhere else that he wasn't supposed to play, and I would guess that is the reason... BUT "I don't like Mondays" was such an epic moment. "HOW TO DIEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
Not quite, he was in an established band and had established songs. The boomtown rats were as good as the other (non Queen) bands there that day. They had every right to be there and perform whether Geldof started live aid or not.
@@jimm3454 actually here he sounds like he's saying "I turn off the lives" because he's so winded... but he's probably trying to sing the actual lyric which isn't what you are saying.
![Live Aid (Queen) Full Concert [1985, London, Wembley Stadium]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/PLIAp5nr0q0/mqdefault.jpg)
Some people seem to hate this performance. I like it. I thought he had good energy and the crowd got behind it. It’s not always necessarily about sounding te best but about delivery, energy and performance as well. Sure there are better done live versions floating around but after organizing it all to still have the energy to get the crowd pumped is pretty impressive.
I've watched this an unhealthy amount of times . Love it so much it's giving me goose bumps with pride respect and adulation knowing this is the man behind this.
To all the people saying that The Boomtown Rats’ performance sucked: I don’t think you get it. They got a cheaper sound system so they could use all the money for their cause. Their music, even on albums, wasn’t really ever about the sound, it was about the message and the passion. This is how this song should be performed. With passion and the concern of passion and getting the crowd unified more than how they actually sound. I actually prefer this version over the album version simple because it’s more emotional and raw and passionate.
Sound better than Led Zeppelin did lol. I think they sound great on this one. Many bands were probably nervous as hell playing for not only thousands there but millions worldwide.
Abso-fucking-lutely ❤ One of the best performances!
Great comment
I had this recording on tape. A completely mind blowing day in music!! 🥰🥰
Congratulations
he is like a sunshine!!!!! and this version it is better than the studio version!!!!!
Loads better than the studio version. It’s one of those songs that just works better live
This is not the LIVE AID audio Genius
I can't believe the stuff we listen to in the 80s. And it jammed. I remember going to concerts and stadiums that were sold out and the tickets were for between $7.50 to $12.50 what's a person
Well unlike everyone else, I loved this performance!
Me too!
Me too
Me toooo!!!!!
Me too!
Me too!
Definitely got his Jagger moves going on there! Great memories of that day.
I was thihnking the same!
I love his energy
Incredible performance, underrated song.
Agree. Bladdy great song, not a big hit in 84/5 when released!
His personal charishma shows,so many fans going crazy.Could not imagine how he got the fantastic idea of Live Aid.
padmalata iyer Bob Geldof was watching a TV news bulletin from Ethiopia about the famine. He suddenly felt outrage that people in the west were watching the horror scenes in luxury from our living rooms. He made a few phone calls......history. Bob says "It was as if God had knocked on a door and I opened it, God took one look and said "OK, you'll have to do..." ❤️🙏
@@stewartnicol3028 brilliant times but anyone know where all the money went?
@@stewartnicol3028 Blessed person.He was so young when he organised Live Aid
Boom Shanka to Ethiopia obviously. It was a charity event.
@@quantumyoutubeguy2 are you sure?
live aid was one of the best show in 85 i do remember growing up listening to these guy best performer everybody played live aid its change our world and heart and now some are still around one of great performer you guy give great great memories
Not a Geldof fan but he was so cool to organise this concert. It was brilliant- a piece of history never forgotten !
Your not in live aid you watch live aid
How this song only reached 60 in the charts is still a mystery to me. Great tune about the miners strike (1984)
The miner's strike? This is about a school shooting.
@@biancaluedeker that’s I don’t like Mondays you’re thinking of
@@callumhill_ Oops! Haha, I had an autoplay and didn't realize it was the next song!
@@biancaluedeker yea….oops
Even a bigger mystery is how the song "Dont Stop Me Now" of Queen reached only at no. 86
I have watched this extravaganza live on TV in Turkey back in 1985
That one moment you realize you forgot other people played and not just Queen and simultaneously has a show in Philadelphia.
Says the guy(or girl) who wasn't in the crowd in Philly.
@@mustlovepretzels I wasn't even born yet. But you were in Philly? That's Awesome!
@@mustlovepretzels and that is relevant...how?
I remember B.B. King performing in the hague
I don't think anybody forgot about U2.
This man really changed the world
Love this song. 34 years ago today(July 13). Live Aid. Cheers!🥨
That was the concert where Bob Geldof changed the world.
It was the concert that the Rats didn't deserve to be at and there is still some animosity about how they (Bob) changed their "slot" so he could be seen with the royals in the stands. Look it up.
@@dominiccrimmings6925 There wasn't an act that deserved to be there more than the rats., it wasn't changed so he could be seen in the stands with the royals, it was changed so the royals could see the rats perform as Di wanted to see them play.
@@dominiccrimmings6925 People forget how big the rats were, they were one of the few that made the transition from punk, and we wouldn't have U2 without them. However you look at it, the Rats deserved to be there. they were Bob's band for God sakes, what are you thinking.?
@@davidlindsay9564 What a load of nonsense - Di was into nice clothes and pop, not bands like the Rats - it's well known and she said herself she loved Duran Duran.
It's also filmed, documented and confirmed that the reason the Rats moved was to have Bob in the stands for the TV cameras to give gravitas to the cause: "Look, both Charles & Di are now sat with the organiser of this great event". Move along.
@@dominiccrimmings6925 I didn't say that that was one of her favorite bands, She wanted to see them as she liked "Monday's" She liked different groups, she had "three named favs" at one point or another. at one point Duran was her fav, later Spandau, another time it was Dire Straits. There were other ulterior motives by certain individuals as far as why the switch was made. That still causes friction between people. I'm well versed in all things, there is the official version, and what happened, unless you have talked to the principles, as I have, then you don't know, you just THINK that you do. piss off.
People of the world...This just proves that ONE person can make a difference...boomtown rats sounded great...
Bob what a.beatiful man❤
Ove this song and Live Aid 1985 is my fav playlist to view very iconic and the cause
This is MUSIC HISTORY!
Great man.
Thank you Mr Geldof! So very proud of you! ☘️💕☘️
I was 13 and we had a tele, it was on for 3 days ❤ unbelievable 😮❤
Awesome most energy perfom " boomtown rats) good singer💗😘👍
2.37 what an incredible crowd
Bob Geldof also played "Pink" in the iconic movie 'Pink Floyd, The Wall'.
Played the movie at a local bowling ally in Macon, GA. I remember himin the movie! Nobody knew who BG was , only me.
Imagine being the Rats performing to such a massive crowd but then thinking have they really come to see us. It's mind numbing. You have to be a Rats fan to appreciate their music.
The founder of Live Aid!!!!!..
Happy Birthday, Sir Bob Geldof!
Good luck with the musical.
Such an underrated song by a terrific group!
This song became one of my favorite songs by The Rats. I first learned about this Irish Band, a newspaper article out "I don't like Mondays" -so, I sought out their music. I had three of their albums on cassette by the time of 1984's Band Aid -and I joined the cause with some money donation. Glad that Bob and Midge had the ambition to start this charity and effort (and I did not like We are the children" from the US variant, as it didn't address the central idea of famine, and was reportedly an ego-fest for some of the musicians) The B' Rats didn't last long after live Aid - and the US record co' had their song "'Dave" changed to "Rain" for reasons (both versions have merits). Glad that some of the Rats have reformed to tour, and make new music. They were a fine Band of Ireland.
Respect you sir ♥️
They changed the audio
Hoy se cumplen 34 años de aquel memorable segunda parte de WOODSTOCK con rockers de la epoca.
I love Sir Bob
boomtown rocks are one the greatest
FELICES 37 AÑOS DE LIVE AID, FELICITACIONES A SIR BOB GELDOF, MIDGE URE, Y OTROS GENIOS QUE PRODUCIERON ESTE MARAVILLOS MEGACONCIERTO EN USA Y UK, PARA SALVAR A 10000 NIÑOS ETIOPES EN SITUACION DE HAMBRUNA
All of you uncultured swine trashing this performer need to stop. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. It is completely unnecessary for you to make sure other people know that you do not like his voice. If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Let’s just all agree it was great that Bob Geldof organizes live aid
Action Picture Studios who said that??! He is a very good singer. Nice voice and communicative energy.
@@hellosunshine7895 i dont thing his songs did him justice, i dont like mondays was great, but this song is kinda average, his voice is unique i like it.
fuck off the dude is shit and made a fuckin career out of other peoples anguish
Drag me down in colors pink and gold
(Like a ship that's going under..
Bring me home in rain and thunder)
Bless the night before the day grows old
(Like a ship that's going under...
Bring me home in rain and thunder)
Drag me down in colors pink and gold
(Like a ship that's going under...
I'll be home in rain and thunder)
Bless the night before the day grows old
(With pink and...With pink and gold)
It's just a moment of terror
A fraction of bliss
Your hearts in my mouth and
My soul's in your wrist
I love you I think
But is it always like this with you?
Tuck me up with stories I've been told
(Like a ship that's going under...
I'll be home in rain and thunder)
Then wake me up with days that come and go
(With pink and...With pink and...With pink and gold)
And when the record is over
The passion's been spent
The movie winds down and says "The End" in French
I'll turn on the lights
But do I have to pretend it's true?
I love you....oh, oh, oh, oh...
And...
I need you...oh, oh, oh, oh...
Drag me down, Drag me down, oh, oh, oh, oh...
Drag me down, Drag me down, oh, oh, oh, oh...
Drag me down in colors pink and gold
Thank you! True punk lyrics
This man must win the nobelprice❤️❤️
What the hell is a nobelprice, you idiot? LMAO
danielscissorhands don’t insult for people for getting words spelt wrong. It makes you look like a complete jerk.
@@danielscissorhands nobel prize. DK are third rate btw.
@@quantumyoutubeguy2 In hindsight, I suppose you are right. But NobelPrice was funny.
@@davidlindsay9564 "Third rate" sounds like something Trump says when he puts people down.
For my sister Jennifer ALWAYS BOOMTOWN ❤️
loved Live Aid...it was all the popular artists of that time.............and The Boomtown Rats ?
Big ups Bob❤ he made all this happen
"I just realized today is the BEST day of my life.."
Bob Geldof and Boom Town rocks😊
Happy Birthday today(October 5) to Bob Geldof.🥨
Inolvidable e irrepetible.
I have to admit yellow sneakers is kinda cool, man.
i wonder the world will be peaceful and averaged ，no pain, no war, help each other.
Boomtown Rats baby!!!! Legendary status
Very very clever and famous Bob Geldolf with1985 Band Aid.
WOW!!!! Bob is the man of the world!!!!
It's hilarious, comments here saying Queen's performance was great and this was terrible. They were both great! And so were many other acts - U2, Phil Collins (even with the bum piano note!), Tracy Chapman, Paul Welker, etc, etc. Superb event.
Tracy Chapman? Had no idea she played at Live Aid...
Almost forgotten the Boomtown Rats. Don’t remember this particular track. I do remember Bob Organizing live aid.
Yes 😅😅😅
Because he did I DONT LIKE MONDAYS, first! And they went INSANE
this Concert is legendär
Queen was the best performance .. and totally wiped out the rest
I'm guessing you are saying this because you just watched "Bohemian Rhapsody." Queen were good, but Santana with Pat Methany in Philly were brilliant - and I hated Santana at the time.
It didn't wipe everyone out. McCartney, Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Clapton.......and many more shined.
Queen was fantastic, but so we're a lot of artists that day.
I agree that QUEEN was the best, but there were others that were amazing as well.
Ha! Joke?
waiting for Queen, lol!
I like the boomtown rats performance
Im just gonna sing with band, whilst😂❤
Bob please no please Please No More
Nice video quality though
By the way....which one's Pink!
Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far...
Well, he was good in Pink Floyd's : The Wall...(*=*)
Eilna doyle loves you so much
Wow this has been tinkered with A LOT. This is not representative of the original performance, it really isn't it. And the original performance was wonderful.
The original was never actually mixed. Everything you hear was played on the day. The great keys from Johnnie and the B.v.'s would have been out front in Wembley but lost initially on the video.
@@petebriquette1 That's very interesting, thank you Pete.
Great version. Inspired version where he convinced himself he had a messianic complex. Kind of like Bono sometimes.
Is hes serious that day he perform or hes just joking around wacking hes voice on purpose
Should have played another classic hit instead of DMD .Someone's Looking at you,Diamond Smiles,Like Clockwork,Looking after No. 1 etc.Plenty to choose from.
Were they able to fix the audio on the other Rats songs???
Randy Burbach no the microphone Geldof sung into during Rat Trap didn't work from after the sax solo as he wrenched the cable from it.
Good stuff is timeless, I was beginning to loose faith watching the previous band, not every one earns the time proif
Jagger?
Hellofa lot better than jaggar
Not a good time but amazing energy...
shit........... Queen
No match for queens performance
Slip,
Speaking as someone who watched Queens Live Aid performance(I was in my early 20s), Ill call it a great performance but the Earth didnt stop spinning because of it. At the time, Queen was something of a has been act here in the USA. Their last big hit was in 1981. Live Aid kind of reminded the public of how good they were but after Live Aid, they still had some popularity but never regained what they had in the 1970s.
How could you justify the comparison. Two very different bands.
@@RandallHull and the effort is there... just a snide comment
Why do we have to compare every single performance on live aid with queen's?
They were all marvelous. At the end it is the cause that matters and we tend to forget that.
Best in order. Queen, U2, Boomtown Rats
Is his nickname Bobby Geldy?
No
THIS wasnt even a single.. they should have played Someones Looking at You or Banana Republic instead
Midgre sure girlfriend and ex wife in the BBC two documentary able the boomtown rats and Bob geldof had no breed comments on geldof performed before mitre use so he can performed in lady di and the Ultravox slot switch around
Определённо, это слушать невозможно
Определённо, вас невозможно слушать.
@@yulik_.o а я там и не выступала)))
@@тихаягавань-г7р вы осветили нас своим драгоценным вниманием, по поводу этого прекрасного выступления. Я тоже выразила свою точку зрения... не сходится с вашей?
@@yulik_.o именно для этого и придуманы комментарии, чтобы освещать свою точку зрения, или нет?))) что-то у вас с логикой, дорогуша
To all the people that say bob geldof can’t sing or perform, I say to you all , you are absolutely correct!
Someone with ears.
2:25 когда кто то показал тебе фак
Too give Bob Geldoff a knighthood is a joke and too leave out Midge Ure is totally wrong .
He actually thinks he should be given a sainthood a good wash maybe but that's it hes minging
Tut
B&B would go "I didn't Know that Seinfeld can Rock".
Charles manson deserved to perform at live aid too
The one I don't like is Adam Ant's
Feels a bit like cheating really.. He could've sung happy birthday, or Jack and Jill, and he would have been idolized.
I've seen somewhere else that he wasn't supposed to play, and I would guess that is the reason...
BUT "I don't like Mondays" was such an epic moment. "HOW TO DIEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
Not quite, he was in an established band and had established songs. The boomtown rats were as good as the other (non Queen) bands there that day. They had every right to be there and perform whether Geldof started live aid or not.
I'VE HEARD ALL THR LIES, DO I HAVE TO BELIEVE THEY'RE ALL TRUE???!!!
Cantan medio culebra pero me gusta la idea de las rolas
This one is not so good.
I've heard all the LIES, do I have to pretend they're all TRUE?!
it's "I'll turn on the lights but do I have to pretend it's true"
@@RiffMaker not during LIVE AID, those weren't the Lyrics
@@jimm3454 actually here he sounds like he's saying "I turn off the lives" because he's so winded... but he's probably trying to sing the actual lyric which isn't what you are saying.
@@RiffMaker oh, ok, my bad then
Buuuuuu. Blaaaa 🤮🤢
Geldof, a good organizer, but a bad singer indeed.
*no*
Just
I don't like Mondays begs to differ
Hes hardly set the pop world alight has he unlike Midge ure .
Midge played up the street to about 20 people. so spare me.
@@davidlindsay9564 he ha played to thousands as well so…
@@magdalenawaw673 as has Geldolf
Bob is a good person but a bad singer
Alexander Luna-Lima it’s not his if he’s not a good singer. Anyone can dream
I meant not his fault
Meh i like his voice lol u especially like i dont like mondays, i used to listen to it going to work at 4am every monday morning haha
He SUCKS.
Holy voice crack