The original Band Aid stars have slammed Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG for their criticism of Band Aid 40, which was released on Monday.To mark the song’s milestone, a remix has been created which blends the voices of artists who have featured on previous editions including Harry Styles, George Michael and Bono.Sheeran said last week that they did not ask for permission to re-use his vocals from when he sang on Band Aid 30 in 2014, and that he would have “respectfully” declined the request.
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00:00This was, I think this is monumental because it was the first time ever that a bunch of
00:04pop people got together to make a real difference in the world.
00:08But now we were all talking just before we started here about on the news there's a clip
00:12of somebody saying, you know, it's not appropriate the, you know, having a phrase
00:18white saviors always used. Ed Sheeran has distanced himself a little bit from the 2024 recording.
00:25Tony, what do you think about that? Because it's almost like people see it now in a different
00:29context. I think they should shut up, to be honest. We were there. I mean, if you take that
00:35route, then nobody does anything to help anybody. Correct. So it's just nonsense. I mean, you know,
00:41do we get rid of children in need because you say, well, the government should supply all the
00:45funds for everything. You know, everybody's trying to do their bit to support various charities.
00:50And we were doing our bit innocently to support what was happening in Ethiopia and in Africa.
00:56And it's still going on. That's the other thing. It's still going on. So what do we do? We sit back
01:01and we do nothing. So I'm sorry, but I don't. It's a weird one, Trevor, isn't it? You must
01:06feel that particularly because you're involved in the one I just played, the 2024 redux.
01:12What do you say to that? I think it was done with the best intentions.
01:19And so I think it's not a good idea to misinterpret it as some kind of patronizing
01:25thing. It was done to help. And really, it was extraordinary that the music business could
01:32achieve that much. I don't think anyone ever anticipated that it would bring, get that kind
01:37of money together. No one else did. You know, so. And, you know, I'm sorry Ed Sheeran's not happy,
01:45but if I'd have known, I would have gladly not used him. Yeah, exactly. It's as simple as that.
01:52You know, in the last seven months, I saw I co-signed the cheques and I've written out
02:00cheques for just close to three million pounds that's gone out to support schools projects,
02:06to support medical projects, to with Mary's Meals, with the UNHCR, with Oxfam, with CAFOD,
02:12you name it. The charities don't have a problem whatsoever coming to us to ask for grants
02:20every single day of the week. So they don't have a problem. I don't know what Ed Sheeran's problem
02:27is, nor this other chap who I've never actually heard of personally. But anyway, I don't know
02:32what his problem is. But nevertheless, there is famine raging. And this is partly because of the
02:39climate change issues, because there's been there's either no rain whatsoever, and it's
02:45baking dry, or there's so much rain that the earth can't soak it up. And that's what's going on. And
02:53we need to be mindful of that. And if we can help, we'll help. And if they don't like it,
02:59we're very happy to look elsewhere.