{"id":7919,"date":"2014-11-19T20:11:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T20:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/195.21.21.161\/epop\/?p=7919"},"modified":"2019-03-21T15:08:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T15:08:31","slug":"band-aid-30-solo-versions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2014\/11\/band-aid-30-solo-versions\/","title":{"rendered":"Band Aid 30 Solo Versions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music-band-aid-30-artwork.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7920\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2014\/11\/band-aid-30-solo-versions\/music-band-aid-30-artwork\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music-band-aid-30-artwork.jpg?fit=618%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"618,618\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"music-band-aid-30-artwork\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music-band-aid-30-artwork.jpg?fit=618%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music-band-aid-30-artwork.jpg?resize=618%2C618&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"music-band-aid-30-artwork\" width=\"618\" height=\"618\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s only been a few days since #BandAid30 released the latest version of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nowthisiswhatiwouldcallmusic.com\/2014\/11\/16\/bandaid30-the-christmas-gift-that-keeps-on-giving\/\">Do They Know It&#8217;s Christmas<\/a>&#8221; but now we are being told &#8220;wait there&#8217;s more!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usually, when these types of <a href=\"http:\/\/nowthisiswhatiwouldcallmusic.com\/2014\/11\/04\/all-together-now-for-peace-and-to-beat-x-factor-to-christmas-number-one\/\">musical collaborations<\/a> are put together, all the participating artists sing a full version of the song and then afterwards it&#8217;s decided which line from which artist will be used where in the final cut.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bob Geldof, the mastermind behind all the Band Aid projects, has announced that solo versions of the song may <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalfm.com\/artists\/ed-sheeran\/news\/bob-geldof-band-aid-30-solo\/\">now also be released<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think this is a brilliant idea and it would be great to hear even more variations on a classic song. It would also make even more money for the charity because most people would want to buy the solo versions too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has made me wonder though &#8211; does this also mean that kicking around somewhere are other versions of the original? Is it possible we could hear Boy George singing the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/uk.askmen.com\/celebs\/entertainment-news\/bono\/bono-band-aid-hate-line.html\">famous Bono line<\/a>&#8221; or even a full Bono solo version?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;d be very interested in hearing that too &#8211; wouldn&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zaf88ichm3o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Come visit me at <a href=\"http:\/\/steve-says.net\">steve-says.net<\/a> for some randomness and awesomeness&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s only been a few days since #BandAid30 released the latest version of &#8220;Do They Know It&#8217;s Christmas&#8221; but now we are being told&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[457,458,459,469,470,471,11,460,472],"class_list":["post-7919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-bandaid30","tag-bob-geldof","tag-bono","tag-boy-george","tag-christmas","tag-ebola","tag-ed-sheeran","tag-midge-ure","tag-sam-smith"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-23J","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85235,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-16-noanne-releases-stunning-acoustic-version-of-her-single-goodwill\/","url_meta":{"origin":7919,"position":0},"title":"The Essential Advent Calendar &#8211; December 16: NOANNE Releases Stunning\u00a0Acoustic Version Of Her Single, &#8216;Goodwill&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"16\/12\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"NOANNE\u2019s latest release is a stunning video for the acoustic version of 'Goodwill', which delivers a unique and poignant approach, delving into the darker aspects of the holiday season. 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