Sunday, July 13, 2008

We will rock you



July 13, 1985. I was riding in the car back from vacation in Cape Cod. And the greatest musical event of all time was taking place in London and Philadelphia. But we had to listen to baseball on the radio. Thankfully, we got home in time to catch the tail end of London and the rest of the Philadelphia sets. It was glorious.

I got the DVD set from Live Aid when it came out, so I could relive all the moments. U2 with Bono rocking a wicked mullet (still a God). Madonna singing "Holiday," Mick Jaggar and Tina Turner belting out "It's Only Rock and Roll," Phil Collins playing London, boarding the Concord and playing again in Philly.

Amazing that Bob Geldof hadn't wanted it recorded at all. Thank God MTV and other outlets didn't follow the rules. If they had, we wouldn't have this. Arguably the best set of the entire show. Freddie Mercury commanded the attention of every person in the audience, and Queen's set still gives me goosebumps!

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