Hello. I'm David Bowie.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

AKA!!

The Poptimists Advent Calendar Day 21

Band Aid - Do They Kno It's Christmas (Extended Mix)

Obviously this is a classic anyway and you can relive its classicism via this 12" - the clanging chimes, tonight Thank God etc. BUT ALSO you get bizarre string stabs courtesy surely of Lord sukrat and you get an assortment of pop stars wishing you a merry Wobs. Sadly this recording exposes the tale of a member of Spandau Ballet saying "Merry Christmas to all our fans in Africa" as an urban mythXoR but it's well worth hearing anyway, especially for D Bowie and the guy from Big Country and Sir Bob and and...well, everybody, really.

Comments

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

when i wz dowloadin this it had a DR WHO sample!! or am i nuts? i can't find it again

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I haven't YET heard a Dr Who sample in this but it's only a matter of ale time.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

BLADDY HELL! "Hello this is Paul McCartney hello this is hello this is h-h-h-hello wiggedy wack" - wow wot a drum VIRTUOSO!

HAHAH! Feed de people! Stay aloive! What the blinking flip were they THINKING?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Stay aloive. Feel the voibe.

The scratching is Ace^10. It could only have been better if it had gone "Tonight thank god it's them. Them. Th-th-th-th-th-them."

[spittake.livejournal.com]

haha, i love this (obv.)

Oh. My. Effin. God.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Just got to this. Astonishing is not strong enough a word.

BTW I just made a CD-R of "the best of" the suk/timist Advent calendars plus a few other Xmas mp3s that were flying around on the ILM thread. Some of the tracks I've not even heard yet, just liked the sound of and grabbed while I could. Looking forward to playing it on the train to the Cotswolds tomorrow. Cheers to Tom and mark for everything they've been sharing.