1985年7月13日,名为“拯救生命”的大型摇滚乐演唱会在英国伦敦和美国费城同时举行,这是一场横跨多地区的摇滚音乐演唱会的伟大的演唱会。该活动是由Bob Geldof和Midge Ure发起,旨在为发生在埃塞俄比亚的饥荒筹集资金。13日中午,演唱会先在伦敦温布尔登体育场开幕(72000人出席了开幕式)。两小时后,美国费城约翰·肯尼迪体育场的音乐会也宣布开始,共有9万人观看了演出。演出一直持续了16个小时,并通过全球通信卫星网络向140多个国家播出了实况,估计总共吸引了近15亿的电视观众。全世界100多位著名摇滚乐歌星参加了这次义演,他们之中有鲍博·迪伦、保尔·麦卡特尼、布鲁斯·斯普林斯廷、蒂娜·特纳、艾尔顿·约翰…… 几乎汇集了所有当时最红的欧美歌手和乐队,光看这些名字你就可以想象当时的盛况了。这次大型摇滚乐义演活动获得了巨大的成功,一共为挣扎在饥荒中的非洲灾民募集到5 000多万美元的巨款。摇滚歌星们完成了靠政治家喋喋不休的演说和国际会议没完没了的讨论所根本完成不了的壮举.
史上最伟大的音乐会1985年LIVE AID“拯救生命”大型摇滚演唱会USA For Africa-We Are The World。一首很神圣的歌。这首歌不仅富有激情和感染力,它更是给我们带来了一个大爱的境界——我们喜爱音乐的同时,我们的灵魂也得到了净化和升华。这首歌是F大调,曲调十分流畅,音域并不宽,歌词是说理和叙述性的:“天下一家,四海皆兄弟,要人人生活得更美好,从现在做起。拯救人类生命,就只能靠自已,那光辉的明天,靠我和你。”
Disc 1:
01..Coldstream Guards-Royal Salute
02.Status Quo-Rockin’ All Over the World, Caroline
03.The Style Council-Internationalists, Walls Come Tumbling Down
04.The Boomtown Rats-I Don’t Like Mondays, Drag Me Down
05.Adam Ant-Vive Le Rock
06.Ultravox-Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, Vienna
07.Spandau Ballet-Only When You Leave, True
08.Elvis Costello-All You Need is Love
09.Nik Kershaw-Wouldn’t it be Good
10.Sade-Your Love is King
11.Sting-Roxanne
12.Phil Collins-Against All Odds
13.Sting & Phil Collins-Every Breath You Take
14.Howard Jones-Hide and Seek
15.Bryan Ferry-Slave to Love, Jealous Guy
16.Paul Young-Do They Know it’s Christmas?, Come Back and Stay, Every Time You Go Away
17.Paul Young & Alison Moyet-That’s the Way Love Is
18.Bryan Adams-Kids Wanna Rock, Summer of ’69
19.U2-Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad
Disc 2:
01.The Beach Boys-Wouldn’t it be Nice, Good Vibrations, Surfin’ USA
02.Dire Straits & Sting-Money for Nothing
03.Dire Straits-Sultans ofng
04.George Thorogood & The Destroyers-Madison Blues
05.Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Gaga, Hammer to Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You, We are the Champions
06.Simple Minds-Ghost Dancing, (Don’t You) Forget About Me
07.David Bowie-TVC15, Rebel Rebel, Modern Love, Heroes
08.CBC Ethiopian Famine Film
09.Joan Baez-Amazing Grace
10.Pretenders-Stop Your Sobbing, Chain Gang, Middle of the Road
11.The Who-Love Reign O’er Me, Won\’t Get Fooled Again
12.Kenny Loggins-Footloose
13.Elton John-Benny and the Jets, Rocket Man
14.Elton John & Kiki Dee-Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
15.Elton John & George Michael-Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Disc 3:
01.Madonna-Holiday, Get into the Groove
02.Freddie Mercury & Brian May-Is This the World We Created?
03.Paul McCartney-Let it Be
04.Band Aid Finale-Do They Know It’s Christmas?
05.Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-American Girl, Refuge
06.Black Sabbath-Paranoid
07.REO Speedwagon-Can’t Fight This Feeling, Roll with the Changes
08.Crosby, Stills & Nash-Teach Your Children
09.Judas Priest-Living After Midnight, Green Manalishi
10.The Cars-Just What I Needed, Heartbreak City
11.Neil Young-The Needle and the Damage Done, Nothing is Perfect (In God’s Perfect Plan)
12.Thompson Twins, Steve Stevens, Nile Rodgers & Madonna-Revolution
13.Eric Clapton-White Room, She’s Waiting, Layla
14.Phil Collins-In the Air Tonight
15.Duran Duran-Union of the Snake, Save a Prayer, The Reflex
16.Patti LaBelle-Imagine, Forever Young
Disc 4:
01.MANEATER-HALL & OATES
02.GET READY (COS HERE I COME)-HALL & OATES WITH EDDIE KENDRICKS
03.AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG-HALL & OATES WITH EDDIE KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN
04.MY GIRL-HALL & OATES WITH EDD KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN
05.JUST ANOTHER NIGHT-MICK JAGGER
06.MISS YOU-MICK JAGGER
07.STATE OF SHOCK-MICK JAGGER & TINA TURNER
08.IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL-MICK JAGGER & TINA TURNER
09.BLOWING IN THE WIND-BOB DYLAN WITH KEITH RICHARDS & RON WOOD
10.WE ARE THE WORLD-USA FOR AFRICA FINALE
EXTRAS(额外收录):
11.WHAT YOU NEED-INXS
12.DON’T CHANGE-INXS
13.WHY I SING THE BLUES-B.B. KING
14.DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR-B.B. KING
15.ROCK ME BABY-B.B. KING
16.REACH OUT AND TOUCH-ASHFORD & SIMPSON WITH TEDDY PENDERGRASS
17.KING OF ROCK-RUN DMC
18.A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE-CLIFF RICHARD
19.VARIOUS-OVERSEAS CONTRIBUTORS
21.DANCING IN THE STREETS-DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER (VIDEO)
22.FOOD & TRUCKS & ROCK ‘N’ ROLL – DOCUMENTARY