Feeling repellent watching the Band Aid vids

Its odd isn’t it. The original Band Aid was the first single I ever bought. There was a feeling of charity, collectivism without cynicism or egotism, or so it seemed through my 11 year old eyes.

I watch it now and I feel conflicted, part nostalgia, part anger, part amusement. The world has changed so very much. Probably the aging process, seeing a lot them grow into bloated, blowhard egomaniacs with questionable morals around areas like taxation does make you wonder whether the original intentions were entirely altruistic.

You live and you learn I guess. The world and its power structures are very different these days, the richest 1% didn’t own nearly half the worlds wealth back in the 80’s.

Fairly Tale of New York is a far better tune anyway :)
 


Its odd isn’t it. The original Band Aid was the first single I ever bought. There was a feeling of charity, collectivism without cynicism or egotism, or so it seemed through my 11 year old eyes.

I watch it now and I feel conflicted, part nostalgia, part anger, part amusement. The world has changed so very much. Probably the aging process, seeing a lot them grow into bloated, blowhard egomaniacs with questionable morals around areas like taxation does make you wonder whether the original intentions were entirely altruistic.

You live and you learn I guess. The world and its power structures are very different these days, the richest 1% didn’t own nearly half the worlds wealth back in the 80’s.

Fairly Tale of New York is a far better tune anyway :)

Band Aid 20 was the best version anyway, with Dizze Rascal on.
Better than the original and the 88 version
 
Ethiopia is doing ok for itself now from what I read. They’re planning a hydroelectric dam I think.

Historically Ethiopia/Abyssinia was a relatively prosperous country.

From wiki:

The nation is a land of natural contrasts, with its vast fertile west, its forests, and numerous rivers, and the world's hottest settlement of Dallol in its north.
...
The country has since recovered and now has the largest economy (by GDP) in East Africa, having the largest population in the region.[23][24][25]
 
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Ethiopia is doing ok for itself now from what I read. They’re planning a hydroelectric dam I think.

Historically Ethiopia/Abyssinia was a relatively prosperous country.

From wiki:

The nation is a land of natural contrasts, with its vast fertile west, its forests, and numerous rivers, and the world's hottest settlement of Dallol in its north.
...
The country has since recovered and now has the largest economy (by GDP) in East Africa, having the largest population in the region.[23][24][25]

Great news
 
Ethiopia is doing ok for itself now from what I read. They’re planning a hydroelectric dam I think.

Historically Ethiopia/Abyssinia was a relatively prosperous country.

From wiki:

The nation is a land of natural contrasts, with its vast fertile west, its forests, and numerous rivers, and the world's hottest settlement of Dallol in its north.
...
The country has since recovered and now has the largest economy (by GDP) in East Africa, having the largest population in the region.[23][24][25]
Worked doing a blokes office in Islington who’d grown up shuttling between Ethiopia and private school in the U.K. in the 50s. He reckoned it was a helluva place with Hollywood jet set types holidaying there and all that jazz back then. Farming methods and crops going back centuries were altered to suit western demands by a loony govt which couldn’t withstand weather extremities and it all turned to shite.
Have a listen to some of the ethio musique jazz cd series they’re great. The instrumentals are superb imho as I’m not a fan of lyrics I don’t understand the meaning of. The main man went to engineering college in Llandudno in the early 60s and lodged with an ex workmates mam and dads b&b back then. He saw the Beatles and gave up engineering for music! Can. Bollocks remember his name
 
Worked doing a blokes office in Islington who’d grown up shuttling between Ethiopia and private school in the U.K. in the 50s. He reckoned it was a helluva place with Hollywood jet set types holidaying there and all that jazz back then. Farming methods and crops going back centuries were altered to suit western demands by a loony govt which couldn’t withstand weather extremities and it all turned to shite.
Have a listen to some of the ethio musique jazz cd series they’re great. The instrumentals are superb imho as I’m not a fan of lyrics I don’t understand the meaning of. The main man went to engineering college in Llandudno in the early 60s and lodged with an ex workmates mam and dads b&b back then. He saw the Beatles and gave up engineering for music! Can. Bollocks remember his name
A lad at work has been to Ethiopia and he took his guitar so I’ll ask if he knows him.
 
Have a listen to some of the ethio musique jazz cd series they’re great. The instrumentals are superb imho as I’m not a fan of lyrics I don’t understand the meaning of. The main man went to engineering college in Llandudno in the early 60s and lodged with an ex workmates mam and dads b&b back then. He saw the Beatles and gave up engineering for music! Can. Bollocks remember his name

Mulatu Astatke? He's yer ethio-jazz man.

 

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