No one would deny that Band Aid was a good idea and it was impossible at the time to criticise the event without being beaten up by pacifists. But the amount of show biz stuff going on in the background was much the same, switching off gigantic egos is not an easy thing to do. Even Bob had to croak his way into the spotlight and perform, but them it was his party. A lot of acts were pissed off they couldn't get onto the bill and show their charitable side to a world wide audience and were even more pissed off when they saw the impact it had on the careers of bands such as Queen.

I enjoyed the day and I know dudes who thought getting out of their heads and dancing was a great way to save the world, and who can argue. Of course we knew it wouldn't save the world and stop starvation. Famine in Africa keeps returning helped by politicians, religious divisions and demented gunmen. Band Aid certainly saved the lives of babies who have grown up and most probably had their own babies. How did they got on?