Urban Myths : Backstage At Live Aid

[@tostare]

15:30 Freddie covers Bono's ears to protect him from Geldof's swearing. Brilliant.

[@ilovesammy3657]

Love how he says ‘shite’ lol

[@leannsfearcocktail9420]

I've watched this like 20 times and never noticed. I love it!!!

[@leannsfearcocktail9420]

@@ilovesammy3657 Me too!!!

[@rdubya2388]

It was a brilliant touch.

[@PaperT1ger]

Don't know what I love the most about this, Midge creepily whispering 'The beat cannot be landed', Elton's fury, or Freddie's relentless flirting with Bono. Freddie replying 'of course' to Bono saying he doesn't want to make the day all about him in such a way that shows he thinks Bono's a tosser whilst also wanting to get in his pants is a real highlight.

[@maryowen2533]

The beat cannot be landed upon!

[@mikeborgmann]

I know, I am oddly fascinated with this 25 min video

[@DaftSwank]

This is so phenomenal and should be a full fuckin’ film ...

[@leannsfearcocktail9420]

I couldn't agree more!!! I stumbled across this little gem about a year ago and I've watched it at least 20 plus times. Live Aid was a bit before my time and I had never heard of Status Quo. Obviously the skit is an exaggeration of themselves, but I hope the Quo are like that in real life. When asked if they took the helicopter... "Oh ya, looking down everybody looked like little ants." "Uhh Rick we took a cab." So damn funny!!!

[@Dont_stay_long_k077]

The Sex Pistols / Bill Grundy UMs is amazing,, the actors playing TSP, far far better than a particular Streaming show Lydon hates

[@staunchx]

1000%

[@thicknjustrite]

A MASTERPIECE! How each & every actor hit the mark while resembling the actual artist is a monumental accomplishment! SPOT ON, EVERYONE! Storytelling in such a short order at its best! Just absolutely MAGNIFICENT!

[@AlisonBryen]

They're all dressed so accurately...I can't stop laughing 😂

[@paulamiles9559]

Midge's cool.outfit perfectly recreated. Bow- no. Rick from the Quo. This is just perfect.❤❤❤

[@jntdhome]

Midge slayed me. I'll be saying "You can't land on the beat" forever.😂

[@wow1371]

Omg... Freddy grooming Bono the whole skit was the funniest thing I have seen in a while

[@acuber2793]

“Is the Irish band here yet? I quite like their lead singer.” “Who Bono?” “Boner!?” “No, it’s Bono!” “Oh, what a shame.” 😂😂

[@castlelord8995]

This simply never gets old. Anytime I'm feeling melancholy this quickly brightens my day. Absolute gem!!

[@mattemre6524]

No darling i need to soak up the vibe 😂😂 absolutely love Freddie

[@robjw77]

"Where nothing ever grows" " reminds me of my f garden"😂😂😄

[@castlelord8995]

That was absolutely hilarious🤣

[@thicknjustrite]

Empty garden lol. And all along I thought it was a tribute to John Lennon. . .

[@PP82]

Epic moment starts at 16:53

[@chrislongley]

Totally nailed it. Also I think that the tone at the end was absolutely spot on.

[@kunalguntuk7920]

6:46 legends in a single frame

[@KC0462]

yeah really are they legends?

[@Ndlanding]

I'd never heard of this, so it was a complete surprise to me! And what a surprise! I enjoyed every moment, and I loved the actors doing their "star" roles. Thank you for uploading. :)

[@maverickrhodes2432]

Bob "Explain to me in a way ill understand" Guy "If one goes, your fucked, if two go your massively fucked" Being Irish, i cant tell you how many ways the words "Your Fucked" can be interpreted hahaha

[@tedaduffy]

Really enjoyed this, very funny, entertaining and at many times accurate, will definitely watch it again 😂😂😂

[@hermioneonice]

"I don't want to hear another word about sound, or slots or bloody begonias... I need 5 million quid to get through to people who are fcking dying" Think this was my favourite episode -thank you so much for uploading it!

[@kathleenhannon8699]

This was so funny - spot on! Love English humor! 😂🤣😂

[@2660016A]

F***ing amazing! I thought Freddie and Midge looked particularly accurate.

[@lordmuntague]

I have an image in my mind of Midge and Bob watching this and rolling on the floor laughing their arses off! #o))

[@Dubliner812]

This is wonderful. I laughed and I cried a few times. Fantastic work.

[@JoshuaPaulHollenbeck]

Excellently produced parody recreation what ever you call it , i love how Sadie was the sanest person there .

[@avangelinecollett3962]

"Put some fucking trousers on you look ridiculous" Im dying this is so funny xD

[@paulamiles9559]

We've already been up Rick. RIP.dear Rick Parfitt.

[@paulamiles9559]

I love Rick

[@kalicat6232]

“The beat cannot be landed". 🤣🤣🤣

[@thefacethatrunstheplace1499]

"Your banned from the BBC" Geldolf: Good 17:25

[@PUPNRC.Mixes.Suites.Extended]

Yeah totally! I mean, a man that started something and fought for it with such passion, strength and convection, that saved 1000s of lives, and from it all changing how the world looks at charity... has changed for the better the lives of millions! ...what a complete b'stard! ...no not Sir Bob!

[@erindixon839]

You are indoctrinated by Geldof lies. The true history behind LiveAid will soon be exposed. I carry a piece of unknown history about the darker shadow that possesses Geldof’s soul. I pray he finds some real humanity, but his real motivations will soon be revealed and he is far from Saintly, he is a self possessed egotist, who cares only for the sake of fame, power, and celebrity!

[@Hellwyck]

*YOU'RE

[@Hellwyck]

@@PUPNRC.Mixes.Suites.Extended Midge came up with Live Aid

[@paulc5935]

Brilliant Really helps when you’ve watched the documentaries about Live Aid Lots of funny bits but when looking for first act and the assistant says “ when did rock stars get so clever “ cue the camera on Rick Parfitt 😂

[@willswalkingwest7267]

This was freaking great. I wonder how few people "got it".....just brilliant.

[@ns2110theonly]

Something tells me only those of us who were around back then for the real thing, will get the references & understand the brilliance. I stayed up for the whole (what turned out to be) 25 hour long telecast in NYC. It pained me to take bathroom breaks.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

@@ns2110theonly "The beat cannot be landed"....LMAO,,,,,,

[@nocalsteve]

It’s hilarious that the guy who was in charge of Chernobyl is the one running the generators at Live-Aid and watching them going up in smoke.

[@sidDkid87]

*the Geldoff / Tony the sound guy relationship is very Captain Kirk / Scotty-esque* 😂🤣

[@hawksrob1961]

This was eleven kinds of amazing. The world is better for his existing, the best kind of humor, not a mean bone in it’s cutting tone. Amazing. Really, thanks for doing this, and I wish you guys nothing but success. I’ll be sharing this like a geek.

[@DukesMusic84]

Love these, post more! The one with Michael Jackson is classic too apparently.

[@bloodsling]

4:35 that fella playing Midge nailed it

[@paulamiles9559]

Especially the outfit.

[@wwn1970]

Bloody hell, that was fantastic!

[@desperatemohammedantheworl5833]

For what it's worth it was originally planned to have The Style Council open the Wembley concert until a week or so before the show Geldof remembered Status Quo had recorded a version of Rocking All Over the World. The rest writes itself.

[@Stephanie-lv4sm]

This is so funny I wish it was longer, Ive watched it so many times now :D

[@dlusman]

and every time I watch it I see something different happening in the background :)

[@nicolevogelaere8820]

Freddie harassing Bono was kind of a true fact.😂 He pinned him down on the wall and try to chat him up.... is it Bon O or Bo No? 👍😂and, he passed on his regards to The Hedge 🤣❤❤❤🤣🥰 brilliant Freddie 🥰

[@campfreddy3547]

Karla crome as Sade is gorgeous!

[@brianyoungberg9904]

Midge Ure tells the story that Freddie Mercury called him over backstage and said he loved his song "I don't like Mondays", having confused him with Geldof...He did not correct him

[@thevoid99]

actually, freddie went to midge and said.... "oh, you must be that nice lad from the boomtown rats" and midge, "no, i'm the lad from ultravox". he should've lied and said... "yes i am freddie! wanna hold hands and skip!" it would've been a great "fuck you" to geldolf.

[@yachtrockcrew1768]

Acting is phenomenal

[@roylecharlotte1689]

Where was Roger Taylor I saw Deacy, Freddie and Brian

[@liamn.watson4867]

16:46 in the blue shirt right next to Brian May.

[@shannonb8022]

Roger Taylor got cut out of frame in this just the same as he was cut out of frame from the Live Aid performance... during Live Aid the cameras just focused on Freddie. Brian and John appear occasionally, mostly because Freddie was standing next to them, but the only shot of Roger's face is literally over Freddie's shoulder for, like, 2 seconds as the camera zooms in on Freddie playing guitar, other than that we got a couple shots of the back of his head as the camera was trying to capture the massive audience. Poor Roger. I'm become a huge Roger Taylor fan, but for this spoof I agree with the decision to edit him out of frame... it's the most subtle spoof I have ever (not)seen.

[@rdubya2388]

I know that Quo liked to erm, let's say, 'party', but Rick Parfitt in this... 🤣Francis Rossi is practically his support worker even though he would have been off his face the whole time too. Midge Ure's, "Fucking Quo" at the end is just brilliant.

[@r4gg3dt1g3r]

Love this!!! Thanks for posting!

[@leannsfearcocktail9420]

Freddie Mercury pulls the towel covering his eyes, his whole body perks up... Boner?? It's Bono. Oh, what shame. This skit is comedy genius!!!

[@UltravoxUK]

Brilliant, LOL! That's actually a pretty good Midge impersonation...

[@andrewmckenna00]

all you need is a scottish accent and trench coat. My dad beat him up at a house party in Barrowfield after his first hit with silk

[@Parsley1968]

Andrew McKenna whatever!

[@queenforever9371]

Omg that’s a really good impression of Midge!

[@rdm4509]

It's the bloke from Line of Duty - who is Scottish.

[@dwightgaston6079]

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

[@Mirr1706]

John Deacon's hair! 😆🤣😆🤣 He's visible when Freddie is standing behind Bono as Geldof is swearing.

[@kingkazoo2349]

I love when freddie showed up

[@gillianbrown179]

Wasn't a Martin Compston fan. This made me rethink my judgement

[@mikewhite4560]

Great Standing 👍 Position at LIVE AID PHILLY 👏 Wish I was at WEMBLY, definitely more into it 😀

[@napoleonaleckzander]

Favorite scene : Status Quo , Midge Ure , Bono

[@jaso1297]

This is fantastic comedy. Anyone who watched this at the time or via videos can surely relate. Brilliant acting. How good were Queen and Freddie on the day?

[@64bakes]

Nice trench coat, DS Arnott!

[@AlexJacksonSmith]

This is just brilliant... wow totally funny.

[@TheAnthony236]

Martin comston does midge ure perfect

[@mick_8536]

Absolutely👍😎🙂

[@cuzzindave]

He was spot on!!!

[@humanchannel7825]

But imagine Ed Norton

[@joyceharkin3641]

Martin Comptson as Midge Ure to Bob Geldof "are you going to play "I don't like Sundays four times?" 😂😂😂😂 The whole thing was f**king brilliant!

[@BillyBlagg]

I really enjoyed that.

[@itsisk2043]

2:02 A rubik cube. Those times when nobody could resolve it!

[@alyzu4755]

"It would be great if it rhymed with Sussudio". 🤣🤣🤣

[@arizonaidiot1250]

Love how they make Midge out to be some psychopathic nut job......comedy or not, it's just another opportunity to downplay Midge's contribution and make geldof the hero.

[@TheHitman5c]

The fact is Midge wrote the music and mixed the Feed the World song. Bob wrote the lyrics to Feed the World but Life Aid was HIS baby, not Midge's.

[@aprildannettegosa5381]

@@TheHitman5c but Geldof himself has said for the last 30 something years had Midge not agreed to do this with him that day Live Aid or Band-Aid even would never have happened

[@TheHitman5c]

@@aprildannettegosa5381 I dont give a shit what was said infront of public cameras. Midge did not put on Live aid. He put together Band Aid which gave Bob the idea for Live Aid. Band Aid = Midge Live Aid = Bob

[@Hellwyck]

@@TheHitman5c you mean Do They Know It's Christmas?

[@akk709]

Sooo good !!

[@lizb3139]

"Will they be all right?" "They've only got to remember 2 chords" (Status Quo) 😂😂

[@toledomerendo]

Brilliant :D Loved every second of it! Only... the actor for Bob Geldof - his hair is much too neat :D

[@johnt4668]

Mother of God! Steve Arnott does a great Midge Ure impression and great improvisation of a Scottish accent!

[@shannonlucas2980]

I thought it was Roy James

[@johnt4668]

@Ugly Irish no he's not.

[@TheMazocal]

steve IS Scottish 😂

[@johnt4668]

@@TheMazocal Really? I didn't know. I did think he put on a great Scottish accent in Sweet Sixteen.

[@thebeerbaronsgaming4488]

Is that DS Arnott as Midge? Superb!

[@Emelhy]

I love this so much 😭

[@lemonsqweezy9532]

Should've used queens real audio from live aid

[@liamn.watson4867]

And Status Quo's audio too.

[@bbbfst]

OMG, this is brilliant. Still laughing.

[@BlondeRockChick]

He can’t land on the beat!!😂😂

[@LikwidAyshun]

Wheres Adam Ant?!?

[@anniemac4637]

Brilliant..😆😆😆😆😆

[@KG-vr3te]

Tried my absolute best to get smashed this weekend . No one needs a stupid new years eve resolution. Love watching this even at 5 39 in the morning

[@jonpinto7082]

Elton John should sue LOL

[@Fredmayfield72]

Jon Pinto 😂😂😂

[@philiphalpenny9761]

Elton: "Jimmy Saville warned me of that Noel Edmonds". Best line by far...

[@awood1604]

me begonias..

[@liamn.watson4867]

By any chance, can you upload the rest of the series please.

[@dlusman]

fraid not

[@liamn.watson4867]

okay then, thanks anyway.

[@eschsoapy2809]

perchance can you direct me to the nearest entire repository of BBC television prooogramming in high definition format preferably in h265 codecs pleeeaaase

[@Vovanov18]

The irony: Live Aid was 1985, Chernobyl was less than a year later in 1986. Con O'Neil who plays Tony the electrician working with generators also plays Viktor Brukhanov, the director of the power plant in "Chernobyl". Absolutely meta.

[@stevegordon5689]

Bowie and Bolans my fav

[@thevoid99]

same here as i saw tony visconti's name as a consultant which made it more special as i remember bowie telling that story about how he met marc bolan. "your shoes are crap" "well you're short".

[@staunchx]

Someone else in the comments said this already but, i would have loved it if this were a feature length film.

[@terryhurley1]

Absolutely amazing

[@steph13326ify]

Wish I could find the "Some Like it Hot" ep.

[@andik8570]

funny but everybody knows in the Music Industry that Midge was more the Quiet one in the background /Studio & Bob was more like the crazzzzzy one NOT the other way around...????

[@disorderindminor]

This is all exaggerations based off some of the stories, eltons begonias happened but he was yelling at them as they were lifting up with the helicopter from his yard, The "give me your money" happened after queen was doing radio gaga, gandalf was on the scaffolding on his way to the BBC booth when he stopped to observe everyone clapping, after that he got on air.

[@janetarrand4900]

Absolutely superb! Soooo funny and brilliantly acted ! Some of the best one liners ever !!

[@BlondeRockChick]

So Bob thinks him begging for money is what got them to their goal? 😂😂😂 ohh plz!! Queen , and the Amazing Freddie Mercury on lead is what done it!! I never seen a live concert so damn good n my life. I was 8 years old and Queen was all I cared to hear. My parents were big fans and that’s how I was introduced to such a great band. My parents were rocker hippies and had a great ear for music and talent no doubt. Thank God that’s one thing I learned from them. I remember going through all their many records and seeing some of the most cool album covers I’ve ever seen. I loved Queens and Led Zeppelin had some really neat ones. Honestly there was a lot can’t even mention them all..Live Aid rocked and Ty Freddy and the band!! To this day hasn’t been beat yet as the best live concert!

[@MrH77]

"Where's Alison Moyet?"

[@TheJoec2005]

damn seeing freddie mercury hit on bono was very hard to watch

[@vincedevour2545]

TheJoec2005 Why?

[@eb2464]

He actually did it

[@ilovesammy3657]

I heard Freddie fancied Benjamin Orr from the cars band who was well hotter than Bonio.

[@pjmiller8632]

Never happened like this though. 😂 Bono shares what Fred said to him - also on You Tube - and it wasn’t much at all.

[@paulamiles9559]

🙂🙂🙂

[@claire-christmas-august73]

throughly enjoyed! cheers ✌🏻🇦🇺

[@cjhumphrey8317]

JESUS... Jonas Armstrong with that accent as Bob Geldof be still my ovaries 😍😍😍

[@shannonlucas2980]

It's a shame Parfitt didn't live to see this.

[@ouroborosoroboruo]

is that mel gibson doing a bob geldof impersonation?

[@liamn.watson4867]

no. that's Jonas Armstrong.

[@billkingston4402]

Brilliant

[@liamn.watson4867]

Did Bono and Phil Collins have their voices dubbed?

[@MediaBuster]

"boner"? No, Bono.. LOL

[@TONGATONGA-cr4qm]

Who made this...? It's bloody amazing.

[@ilovesammy3657]

Good Freddie! Looks quite like him! Love Elton too! Grumpy bum lol

[@ilovesammy3657]

Just wish Paula had been in this.

[@moimolina7919]

This shit is so funny... Just discovered it today. From when is it?

[@desperatemohammedantheworl5833]

2:38 - With The Four Tops, Billy Ocean, Run DMC, Bo Diddley, The Temptations, Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Ashford & Simpson and Teddy Pendergrass something like a third of the USA bill was black artists (add another 4% to the total if you include the hispanic/black Santana), plus members of Chic guested with both The Thompson Twins and Led Zeppelin, plus Lionel Ritchie and Henry Belafonte both played significant parts in the USA show finale, plus Prince actually sent an exclusive video for them to play on the day, plus there were link ups to Kool and the Gang and BB King concerts in the UK and Netherlands respectively so it's not as if black artists were under represented. As such, yeah, the white washing of Live Aid is a myth.

[@raycroal]

the white washing of uk live aid isnt a myth but

[@desperatemohammedantheworl5833]

@@raycroal Name a black British artist or band other than Sade of sufficient international stature to join the Live Aid bill back in 1985. Billy Ocean? He played Philly. Thin Lizzy? Technically Irish and weren't asked. Aswad? Considered in the early stages but like The Smiths and Slade were deemed not popular enough with general audiences despite being top notch live acts and a large draw on the circuit. UB40? 3/8s black, were asked and said no.

[@raycroal]

@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 so the rules according to you..... and you only are they must be british but must be known all over the world. regardless of the fact it is a british gig and the first five or six hours weren't even broadcast in yanksville

[@desperatemohammedantheworl5833]

​@@raycroal Ignoring the fact I never said that and you appear to be complaining about popular British acts playing a British charity concert... The London Live Aid concert was broadcast from 1200 GMT by both main USA feeds, they being ABC (mono and syndicated) and MTV (stereo, cable and satellite), though once the bands sets started overlapping both showed a bias towards the Philadelphia concert. What other absent popular black acts acts could they have asked? Michael Jackson? Asked but turned it down because of other commitments. Stevie Wonder? Asked, said yes and then changed his mind because there were not enough black artists initially billed. Prince? Wasn't touring at the time so sent a specially made video. The Pointer Sisters? Diana Ross? Both asked but were playing elsewhere that day (didn't stop Kool and the Gang, BB King and Cliff Richard contributing, not to mention link ups to the Japanese, Australian and German sister concerts, all contributing) Miles Davis? Asked but was seriously ill at the time. Donna Summer? Other commitments. There were plenty of black artists asked to play and plenty of black artists played, I don't see what your problem is. Plus you never answered my question. With your accusations of whitewashing what black British acts, if any, other than Sade and Billy Ocean where of sufficient commercial stature to be asked to play Live Aid?

[@raycroal]

@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 selector,hot chocolate eddy grant, labi sifri,joan armatrading,tina turner,junior,cameo,smiley culture,aswad and maybe something african just because,musical youth would have been funny. whitewashing has been happening in uk for years have you seen notting hill the film what a joke

[@ianhendrytube]

Fukin hilarious 😂😭😂😭

[@Justdisco2]

is that Martin Compston as Midge URE ?

[@TONGATONGA-cr4qm]

"The beat cannot be landed..."

[@WarrenCromartie2]

DI Arnott = Midge Ure.