The Cars - You Might Think (Live Aid 1985)

The Cars performing at Live Aid in front of 100,000 people in the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia USA on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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BAND AID - How the Money is Spent

In the financial year to 30 November 2024 Band Aid has awarded grants of £3m across 16 projects to date.
Activities in 2024 include:

Provision of life saving medicines and medical supplies
Access to basic healthcare for rural communities
Strengthening the support of health services in Tigray
Therapeutic food for malnourished children and vulnerable adults
Emergency grain supplies
Drought resistant crops
Income generating activities and vocational training
Construction of basic housing to support old and vulnerable people
Construction of emergency shelters for refugees
Provision of clean water and sanitation training across multiple refugee camps in Ethiopia
Training to prevent gender-based violence in communities
Hygiene and sanitation support for adolescent girls
Construction of schools and libraries, and provision of classroom furniture
Cash distributions for vulnerable households
Rehabilitation of boreholes and wells for schools and communities
School feeding programmes in Tigray to support children returning to education

The estimated number of beneficiaries totals more than 350,000 people.

Money raised from BandAid40 will continue to fund similar activities in Ethiopia and the surrounding countries.

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[leokimvideo]

Incredible band, so many layers of talent and way ahead of the time. In the mid 70's they were setting up the 80's pop sounds

[saraheart]

Greg Hawkes on synthesizer, David Robinson on drums, Elliott Easton on guitar, Benjamin Orr on bass, and Ric Ocasek on guitar/vocals. Love this band.

[davida]

I never really appreciated the Cars back in the 80's as a teen. As time has gone on, I've become a big fan. Really great music

[suzanne]

I used to drive around in senior year 1980 to the cars music. Now im 61 and still loving it.

[rte]

Professionals. Really close to the original sound. RIP Ric and Benjamin

[rad]

I remember this day, like it was yesterday, my heart breaks that all these amazing stars have gone. 1985 was an incredible year.

[VerissimusAurelius]

Their music is timeless. I love that both Ric and Benjamin can do fantastic lead vocals🎶💕

[sonorousbelchpipe]

Unbelieveable... just seems so unreal listening now so far into the future. Nothing like it today. The undulating sea of fans. The Concorde taxiing into Philly International after a 3 hr cross-Atlantic supersonic sprint with Phill Collins aboard!
Saw The Cars live in '87. This venue was amazing. The sound is unbelievably clear and robust; studio album cut quality. Was always disapponted with live performances for the fact the music is drowned out one way or another with the sung lyrics garbled by technical issues.
Not here. This event was on another level. Mega kudos to all the unsung techs and stage-hands that worked in the background to put this together. A masterpiece of musicianship!

[marlonvillapando]

YouTube is such a great time machine..i wish i could go back in time.

[tomc]

good reminder that the guys in the band were really good background vocalists. just another aspect of their one of a kind sound.

[petergreen]

That decade of music was phenomenal and will never be replaced. Rock and roll at it's finest.

[ZenMastaKai]

The harmonies are amazing for a live set, WOW!

[Ernie]

I never thought I'd see the beginning of their Live Aid performance. Look at Benjamin and his bass...a true Rock star! Ben and Rick were gifts to the world. What a brilliant band this was!

[scottbaron]

This was an amazing band. With 2 lead singers with COMPLETELY different sounds...and for 8 years or so...they were one of the most popular and successful bands in the world.

[ritchiepenecios]

, ,the CARS is the greatest band of all time

[guitarcleveland]

Those background vocals are so perfect I can't believe it. Man, they were awesome live.

[xxrocketsharkxx]

Wish I'd been born in time to follow The Cars while they were still around. (I wasn't born until 1999)

I'm glad their stuff is so well preserved on Spotify and YouTube though cuz without that I never would've discovered them. They're slowly but surely replacing Queen as my favorite band of all time

[oatnoid]

They were the real deal. Sounded better live. Wow, the eighties were the greatest.

[stephenbailey]

You might think I, m crazy but The Cars are a brilliant underrated group.

[gforce]

They were so cool in their nerdy way, and just so great.