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Live Aid : July 13, 1985 : the day the music changed the world.

Call Number

  • DVD 781.66078 L784 (CEN)

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Languages

In English, with optional English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Japanese subtitles.

Performers

Performers: Coldstream Guards, Status Quo, The Style Council, The Boomtown Rats, Adam Ant, Ultravox, Spandau Ballet, Elvis Costello, Nik Kershaw, Sade, Sting, Phil Collins, Howard Jones, Bryan Ferry, Paul Young, Alison Moyet, Bryan Adams, U2, The Beach Boys, Dire Straits, George Thurgood & the Destroyers, Queen, Simple Minds, David Bowie, Joan Baez, Pretenders, The Who, Kenny Loggins, Elton John, Kiki Dee, George Michael, Madonna, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Black Sabbath, REO Speedwagon, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Judas Priest, The Cars, Neil Young, Thompson Twins, Steve Stevens, Nile Rodgers, Eric Clapton, Duran Duran, Patti LaBelle, Hall & Oates, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, INXS, B.B. King, Ashord & Simpson, Teddy Pendergrass, Run DMC, Cliff Richard.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : WSM/Warner Music Vision, c2004.

Physical Description

4 videodiscs (ca. 10 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

There had never been a concert event of such magnitude--the biggest names in music performing a concert broadcast live to provide hunger relief in Africa.

Notes

Title from container.

DVD release of the 1985 event.

Contents

  • Disc. 1. Prequel: BBC Television news report
  • Do they know it's Christmas? / Band Aid video
  • We are the world / USA for Africa video
  • Royal salute / Rockin' all over the world / Caroline / Internationalists / Walls come tumbling down / I don't like Mondays / Drag me down / Vive le rock / Dancing with tears in my eyes / Vienna / Only when you leave / True / All you need is love / Wouldn't it be good / Your love is king / Roxanne / Against all odds / Every breath you take / Hide and seek / Slave to love / Jealous guy / Do they know it's Christmas? / Come back and stay / Every time you go away / That's the way love is / Kids wanna rock / Summer of '69 / Sunday bloody Sunday / Bad
  • Disc. 2. Wouldn't it be nice / Good vibrations / Surfin' USA / Money for nothing / Sultans of swing / Madison blues / Bohemian rhapsody / Radio gaga / Hammer to fall / Crazy little thing called love / We will rock you / We are the champions / Ghost dancing / (Don't you) forget about me / TVC15 / Rebel rebel / Modern love / Heroes / CBC Ethiopian famine film
  • Amazing grace / Stop your sobbing / Chain gang / Middle of the road / Love reign o'er me / Won't get fooled again / Footloose / Bennie and the jets / Rocket man / Don't go breaking my heart / Don't let the sun go down on me
  • Disc. 3. Holiday / Get into the groove / Is this the world we created? / Let it be / Do they know it's Christmas? / American girl / Refugee / Paranoid / featuring Can't fight this feeling / Roll with the changes / Teach your children / Living after midnight / Green manalishi / Just what I needed / Heartbeat city / Needle and the damage done / Nothing is perfect (In God's perfect plan) / Revolution / White room / She's waiting / Layla / In the air tonight / Union of the snake / Save a prayer / The reflex / Imagine/ Forever young
  • Disc. 4. Maneater / Get ready (cos here I come) / Ain't too proud to beg / My girl / Just another night / Miss you / State of shock / It's only rock 'n' roll / Blowing in the wind / We are the world / Extras: What you need / Don't change / Why I sing the blues / Don't answer the door/ Rock me baby / Reach out and touch / King of rock / A world of difference / Overseas contributors
  • Dancing in the streets / Food and trucks and rock 'n' roll documentary.