Live Aid - 6pm BBC2

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I’m getting snacks and drinks in and watching the whole thing while pretending I’m 12 again. Can’t wait for the Quo to kick it off in half an hour! Anyone else gonna watch?

Madonna was always more than just the vocals, which is the aspect of her performance she had the least control over. Everything else she worked at with phenomenal discipline eventually achieving great mastery. Her tours in the 80s and 90s were spectacles, like no one had done before and she utilised every aspect of her physical self to an extraordinary degree, for years, creating them. I do think that like many visionaries she's lost her way but my god what a legacy she has behind her. Fascinating to see her on LA, near the start of this process.

It's Pepsi and Shirley

I'm not a Queen fan, never was. I can appreciate he can sing, but I just don't 'get ' it really.

But-music is subjective.

I hated the Carpenters too. .

You shouldn’t do stuff which affects the quality of your singing that much. She’s always been pitchy (though a great performer).

I love the long blue chiffon shirt the backing singer is wearing 80s fashion wasnt all bad

Loved the outfits the backing singers were wearing in 1985 and love them now in 2025!!

I love the fashions, hair, everything, I would go back like a shot

I'm really confused. I've put the concert on and Queen are first. I thought status quo were first?

I saw it at Murrayfield. Amazing.

Borderline for me.

As I said earlier in the thread I was at Live Aid and remember next to nothing , strange because I remember loads about Queen at Wembley the year after .

It’s not Pepsi and Shirley. I thought it was too…

I don't think it is

It's in two parts on iplayer

I wasn't really a Queen fan at the time, thought they were a bit uncool but loved them from this concert on - they gave the crowd what they wanted; that was the moment Live Aid really meant something.

My son’s a session drummer, worked with a lot of current bands. He says these musicians are the real deal. Craftsman. How lucky were we to witness this talent?

They split it into two halves so I guess you put the second one on?

Could you imagine him giving you away as Father of the Bride.

Wasn’t all bad? What are you saying? It was amazing. All of it. I won’t hear any criticism…

I love Madonnas songs. She has done some beautiful ballads.
I remember singing along to Live To Tell on the coach on the school trip to Switzerland

The blonde is Tessa Niles. Played with Bowie, Clapton, pretty much everyone famous in the day, She pops up on ever music dvd that DH ever bought it seems.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn861gp0q24o

I was luckily enough to see him twice. He was amazing.

According to Google, the backing singers are Tessa Niles and Helena Springs.

I was 4. So my Mum would have been 43-two years younger than I am now. I don’t remember it but she said it was brilliant.
Just put this on now and I’m really enjoying it. Im struck by how good the singing is. Just shows that to be a pop star in the 80’s you had to have actual talent! I thought the young Madonna was great. And she looked gorgeous.
Have I missed Wham?