Rejected song is massive hit

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Rejected song is massive hit

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

I heard Midge interviewing Bob on Radio 2 a couple of years ago and they discussed the song. Bob wrote it quickly and Midge thought it was too twee - think I might have seen TV interviews saying the same - Midge showed how Bob's tune went and then he changed it to the version we know... confuse

Mark L · Loudmouth

I've read this before and I'm sure the working title was 'It's my world' (in the autobiography?)

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

noelindublin wrote:
Geldof claims...

When Geldof claims he did something or was somewhere, it ain't necessarily so. That said wouldn't surprise me if the song was a Rats reject given the speed with which the song was brought together. Maybe not the greatest song ever, but the template for umpteen charity songs, with the individual lines, and the slow build up to the group chant at the end. We are the World is essentially the same song as are other adapted charity songs like Perfect Day.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
noelindublin wrote:
Geldof claims...
When Geldof claims he did something or was somewhere, it ain't necessarily so. That said wouldn't surprise me if the song was a Rats reject given the speed with which the song was brought together. Maybe not the greatest song ever, but the template for umpteen charity songs, with the individual lines, and the slow build up to the group chant at the end. We are the World is essentially the same song as are other adapted charity songs like Perfect Day.

Geldof said on the radio interview the song was originally called It's My World. Presume the chorus was originally 'it's my world' becoming 'feed the world'. To be honest it is one of Geldof's worst songs. The sentiment behind the song makes it tolerable. One really interesting thing is seeing the Boomtown rats 'perform' the song on The Tube on the Rats On Film DVD.

I've never seen them look so disinterested and half embarrassed, so I doubt the other Rats were much impressed musically. Geldof of course hams it up, but he had written countless brilliant songs in the past- unfortunately the public would get to associate him with this inferior product however worthwhile the cause behind it was.

Re Perfect Day- loved the idea of all these celebrity turns singing a song about scoring drugs and waiting for the man. Subversive.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Monday 17th of September 2012 12:52:46 PM

Lisa · Mondo Bongo

noelindublin wrote:
Re Perfect Day- loved the idea of all these celebrity turns singing a song about scoring drugs and waiting for the man. Subversive.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Monday 17th of September 2012 12:52:46 PM

Funniest thing I've ever seen, ie actually fell off the chair laughing, was on Mrs Merton show (Xmas 1997?) when they did a rendition of Perfect Day with all the old ladies in audience singing a line. Brilliant!

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Lisa wrote:
noelindublin wrote:
Re Perfect Day- loved the idea of all these celebrity turns singing a song about scoring drugs and waiting for the man. Subversive.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Monday 17th of September 2012 12:52:46 PM
Funniest thing I've ever seen, ie actually fell off the chair laughing, was on Mrs Merton show (Xmas 1997?) when they did a rendition of Perfect Day with all the old ladies in audience singing a line. Brilliant!

The old ladies were perhaps high on prescription drugs?