Coldplay, Travis and the Darkness for Band Aid III
Photographer:Paul Kerr
20 October 2004
Word on the street is that Coldplay's Chris Martin, The Darkness' Justin Hawkins and Travis' Fran Healy are all game and that Noel Gallagher, Robbie Williams, Blur, Jamelia and Dido are also being considered.
Organisers hope a re-release, or re-recording, of the track will help to raise millions to help the victims of Africa's latest famine crisis. The success of the single is no doubt assured - the Sun reports that bookies already have the track listed as odds-on favourite to be the UK's Christmas number one this year.
Midge Ure told reporters yesterday: "It's definitely going to happen. I'm very excited. This project
is not just about raising money. It's about putting the focus back on Africa and the problem of famine which has not gone
away. The line-up proves that this country is brimming with talent and the big names approached seem very keen. Chris Martin
actually contacted me.
He reminds me of a young Bono. The great thing is we have real musicians in
proper bands. Things are really snowballing. What's frightening though is most of them were in nappies first time around!"
Let's
just hope Gwyneth takes responsible action to prevent Chris growing a mullet for the video, although the image of Damon Albarn
and Noel Gallagher crooning arm in arm would more than compensate...
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