
Against All Odds
Documentary which traces the story of Live Aid from its humble beginnings, a pop tune cobbled together in the back seat of a taxi, to the eve of the biggest televised event ever.
Documentary which traces the story of Live Aid from its humble beginnings, a pop tune cobbled together in the back seat of a taxi, to the eve of the biggest televised event ever staged on both sides of the Atlantic.
Against the background of Thatcher's Britain, one scruffy, fading rock star - Bob Geldof - recalls how he and his motley band of pop idols, rock and roll Del Boys and unpaid do-gooders tried to pull off the impossible - a global televised concert, never before attempted, to save the lives of the starving millions in Africa and force the Establishment to sit up and take the problem seriously.
With only weeks to go before the big day, Geldof had no stars on board, no line-up, no broadcaster and no venues - all he had was a date in the diary. The film tells the story of the race against time to put together the biggest event in pop history. Geldof remembers how he blagged, bluffed and lied to coerce the biggest stars of the day, while they - Elton John, Queen, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, U2 and others - recall how they finally buckled under the pressure.
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Music Played
Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Pet Shop Boys
Opportunities
Spandau Ballet
Gold
Duran Duran
Wild Boys
The Boomtown Rats
Like Clockwork
Spandau Ballet
Gold
Tears for Fears
Mad World
a‐ha
The Sun Always Shines on TV
Thompson Twins
Hold Me Now
Madonna
Material Girl
The Boomtown Rats
A Hold of Me
Culture Club
It's A Miracle
Wham!
I'm Your Man
Bruce Springsteen
Born In The USA
Dire Straits
Money For Nothing
Status Quo
Down Down
Bryan Adams
Run To You
Elton John
Rocket Man (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park)
Simple Minds
Don't You (Forget About Me)
USA for Africa
We Are The World
Billy Ocean
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
Ennio Morricone
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Main Title)
Huey Lewis and the News
The Power Of Love
Eurythmics
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
a‐ha
Take On Me
Dead or Alive
You Spin Me Round
Elmer Bernstein
The Great Escape
Dead or Alive
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Elmer Bernstein
The Great Escape – Main Title