Band Aid can suck my bell end

DrGreenthumb

It's that time of the year again where record companies and so called philanthropists gather to record a single to help the "needy", when the actual fact is most of the money doesn't get to where it needs to go it goes to pay the wages of all involved in the project,

the simple thing is the problems in africa will never be solved they don't want to help people in africa as it would effect the world balance, if you took all the money spent on war and killing each other over the last few years you could have wiped out hunger and gotten plenty of steak and lobsters, caviar and truffles for everyone and put a roof over everyones head,

the groutch

Bono is involved, nuff said

Lapin

You should stage a peaceful protest OP.

One simple way would be not buying the single.

Duckworth_Luas

the groutch wrote: »

Bono is involved, nuff said

You sure it's the real Bono or just Paul Weller doing his Bono impression?

Skip to 1:15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWl5NcuWDYo

tipptom

DrGreenthumb wrote: »

It's that time of the year again where record companies and so called philanthropists gather to record a single to help the "needy", when the actual fact is most of the money doesn't get to where it needs to go it goes to pay the wages of all involved in the project,

the simple thing is the problems in africa will never be solved they don't want to help people in africa as it would effect the world balance, if you took all the money spent on war and killing each other over the last few years you could have wiped out hunger and gotten plenty of steak and lobsters, caviar and truffles for everyone and put a roof over everyones head,

Hey Bob got back in to the music business and on the celebrity circuit through this,as for poor aul Midge...,buy the Fuu*ckin record.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan

Sting turned off the heat in his servants quarters to help those in Africa.

True story.

Teyla Emmagan

It was on the radio this morning. There are a lot of people on it doing a **** Bono impression.

Awful version as well.

Lapin

One thing is certain though. If they try following this up with another Live Aid concert out in Wembley like they did last time, it could never be the same.

Not without Freddie Mercury.

Canis Lupus

I read the thread title as bandaid stuck on my bellend.

fryup

don't forget band aid 89.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VgyF0i5EfM

iDave

How the feck did Sinead O'Connor get into it???

Forest Demon

Lets fight disease with music and poverty with dance.

CruelCoin

DrGreenthumb wrote: »

It's that time of the year again where record companies and so called philanthropists gather to record a single to help the "needy", when the actual fact is most of the money doesn't get to where it needs to go it goes to pay the wages of all involved in the project,

The vast majority of "charities" can suck my bell end.

I donate regularly, but i only do so to charities that can demonstrate a low and realistic administration cost.
THe likes of Trocaire with it's 80%+ admin cost rate sickens me.

catallus

Forest Demon wrote: »

Lets fight disease with music and poverty with dance.

No no no!

You fight disease with dance and poverty with music, get it right wudja!?

DrGreenthumb

Dr. Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Sting turned off the heat in his servants quarters to help those in Africa.

True story.

Wise man, you don't want to be stung with high heating bills

lmimmfn

Let's fight disease.............



Through the medium of dance

Will I Amnt

iDave wrote: »

How the feck did Sinead O'Connor get into it???

Considering she is one of the greatest female vocalists of all time...

DrGreenthumb

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I read the thread title as bandaid stuck on my bellend.

that was last weeks rant and i'm still recovering from it

valoren

I was watching it on the X Factor results thing last night for the video debut.

Oh, there's One Direction, oh and Bono, Chris Martin, Olly Murs et al.

They then cut to the ad break after it and what do you know, you can pre-order the One Direction album and buy the Olly Murs album RIGHT NOW!

Where was Jessie J though? She always get's her face involved with this kind of thing?

Bio Mech

DrGreenthumb wrote: »

that was last weeks rant and i'm still recovering from it

I would give it a while before you invite the whole of band aid to suck it so. You don't need a flare up.

MJ23

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Considering she is one of the greatest female vocalists of all time...

Ah come on now.

The song is shocking, and the video it pure cringe.

valoren

It's so poor, I couldn't tell if they were singing "Feed the World" or "Heal the World".

valoren

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Considering she is one of the greatest female vocalists of all time...

Greatest Irish? Yes, unquestionably.

Of All Time? GTFO

Nidgeweasel

Well done to bandaids, for those wretched 3 minutes I felt like I had Ebola myself.

That's the point of the record right?

Will I Amnt

MJ23 wrote: »

Ah come on now.

The song is shocking, and the video it pure cringe.

I don't disagree, someone was asking how she managed to get into it, as if she had no right to be alongside Chris Martin or Ellie f*cking Goulding

Pumpkinseeds

I've avoided watching the video and I won't be buying it. This is what, 30 years after the first Band Aid? and the same problems still exist. Somethings seriously wrong somewhere. Feck all of the proceeds from it will reach ebola sufferers, what isn't spent on admin fees will be creamed off the top by corrupt dictators.

ebbsy

valoren wrote: »

I was watching it on the X Factor results thing last night for the video debut.

Oh, there's One Direction, oh and Bono, Chris Martin, Olly Murs et al.

They then cut to the ad break after it and what do you know, you can pre-order the One Direction album and buy the Olly Murs album RIGHT NOW!

Where was Jessie J though? She always get's her face involved with this kind of thing?

I like her pudding bowls.

chrysagon

all a load of bull

Shiraz 4.99

Ethiopia now has a population of 90 million thanks to Ser Bob & the Catholic Church, larger population than the UK, France, Germany so it's safe to say that's solved.

Ebola, while a worthy cause has been over-hyped by the 24 hour need something to say media.
Flu has killed hundreds times more but it's hard to get people excited about flu.
Feck it, I'll buy 5 anyway so I'll feel good about myself & think of all the smiling babies I've saved.

Mal-Adjusted

CruelCoin wrote: »

THe likes of Trocaire with it's 80%+ admin cost rate sickens me.

What? this can't be true can it? Maybe i'm misreading, are you saying that 80% of all money Trocaire raises is spent running Trocaire? :eek:

catallus

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

What? this can't be true can it? Maybe i'm misreading, are you saying that 80% of all money Trocaire raises is spent running Trocaire? :eek:

Nah, just the usual mis-information.

9% is used for administration.

http://www.trocaire.org/whatwedo/annual-report

chrysagon

one euro in ten euro on admin!!!!

Pumpkinseeds

Merry Berry wrote: »

Do you actually thinking giving third world countries money solves their problems? The problem is structural and systematic and can't be solved through aid. The money is a drop in the ocean.

The focus should be on making every individual in third world countries more productive and how to do that.

Did you not read my Post? If you had you would have seen that I said that giving third world countries money does not solve the problem.

catallus

chrysagon wrote: »

one euro in ten euro on admin!!!!

90 cents in every €10.

But **** them for trying to help out, right?

chrysagon

Stll, Geldof made alot of money talking about famine!

catallus

It's way too easy to be a hurler in the ditch, looking on with a cold unblemished "objective" eye and to then criticise those who do a little bit to help out in countries where ideas of equality and human rights are not even a rumour.

The charitable organisations do what they can under very tough conditions. Mostly trying to provide potable water and disease prevention, and also to provide maybe a hedge-school or two, if they're lucky.

"Structural conditions" and long-term planning are the least of one's worries when you have a child-mortality rate of about 50%.

Nidgeweasel

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

What? this can't be true can it? Maybe i'm misreading, are you saying that 80% of all money Trocaire raises is spent running Trocaire? :eek:

The cocaine and prostitutes don't pay for themselves.

Pumpkinseeds

Merry Berry wrote: »

I did read your post you seem to think that the main reason the problems still exist is that the money doesn't reach the people who need it.

I disagree that that is the main reason. Aid to people in need doesn't work long term. Structural changes and education are needed.

It depends on how you define proceeds, I suppose I was a bit vague on it. To me the proceeds are allegedly spent on supplies such as medical supplies, tents and food etc. At least those are things that are needed in areas effected by Ebola. I remember watching a segment on Comic Relief one year where they interviewed a doctor working in a very deprived hospital.

He stated that they've seen very little of the supplies that were shipped in as it's confiscated by the government and sold on the black market, which is where a lot of stuff bought with the proceeds raised from the Band Aid single will end up. That wasn't related to the Ebola crisis, just another third world emergency. That's why I don't donate and that's what I meant by proceeds. There is something obscene about watching a fat politician/president of a third world country in a very expensive designer suit telling the press that there isn't a problem in their country and that it's all under control. I'm sure it is in his private palatial compound.

Annasopra

catallus wrote: »

It's way too easy to be a hurler in the ditch, looking on with a cold unblemished "objective" eye and to then criticise those who do a little bit to help out in countries where ideas of equality and human rights are not even a rumour.

The charitable organisations do what they can under very tough conditions. Mostly trying to provide potable water and disease prevention, and also to provide maybe a hedge-school or two, if they're lucky.

"Structural conditions" and long-term planning are the least of one's worries when you have a child-mortality rate of about 50%.

True but that doesnt mean the developed economies should just pump aid in non stop without looking at otger ways of addressing the issues.

catallus

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

True but that doesnt mean the developed economies should just pump aid in non stop without looking at otger ways of addressing the issues.

Are you suggesting a return to Colonialism?

Don't we give money to India? They have spaceships :rolleyes:

The_Captain

Nothing like being lectured on charity by millionaires

Pumpkinseeds

The_Captain wrote: »

Nothing like being lectured on charity by millionaires

True, I may be wrong, but was there not some controversy about Bono's Red charity/campaign or whatever it was, some years ago. Something about relatively little of it actually going to charity? I'm too lazy to google it.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

The_Captain wrote: »

Nothing like being lectured on charity by millionaires

They'll give more than everybody in this thread combined, but F it, let's begrudge them of their millions.

DublinWriter

Quite a few people argue that Live Aid did more harm than good. Great article from the Guardian here...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/24/g8.debtrelief

RayM

Musically, I think it's the least awful version of that song. Mainly because of Sinead O'Connor and Seal.

The_Captain

Milo Angry Sun wrote: »

They'll give more than everybody in this thread combined, but F it, let's begrudge them of their millions.

Big deal. A year's salary for most people is worth less than a watch to these people. To lecture people on giving while having enough money in your bank account to feed a decent-sized Rwandan town is hypocritical.

catallus

Merry Berry wrote: »

Those structural issues are causing huge child mortality rates.

Yes, they're deliberately designed by the elites to keep their underlings in check.

How do you fight that? You don't. You either starve to death if you are a subject or you try and feed and educate those underlings if you happen to be lucky enough to be a product of Western culture.

I could go on about the responsibility of people to open their eyes to this but responsibility is a dirty word in modern western culture, so nothing is perfect.

CrazyRabbit

Oh what a cynical bunch us Irish have become.

Is every charity out there just plain evil and spending donations on private yachts for their staff?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

The_Captain wrote: »

Big deal. A year's salary for most people is worth less than a watch to these people. To lecture people on giving while having enough money in your bank account to feed a decent-sized Rwandan town is hypocritical.

No, no it's not, and your mentality it envious and begrudging. Very communist of you.

To begrudge ones wealth is just disgusting. "If they have it, they should give it up".

Why don't you give up more of your money? Or do you donate anything at all?

Donkey Oaty

Milo Angry Sun wrote: »

"If they have it, they should give it up".

There should be a charity record encouraging wealthy pop stars to do just that.

In fact, they could do it nin nin nin nin, ni-nin, ni-nin nin-nin now.

123balltv

Same ould, same ould wont be buying it