
When we last reported about the re-recording of Band Aid's "Do they know it's Christmas?" on the twentieth anniversary of the original, we believed it to be understood that Bono would again sing the song's most memorable line "tonight thank God it's them instead of you." After all, who among the second round cast could possibly do it better? Apparently Robbie Williams and Justin Hawkins of the Darkness presumed they could. Yikes! Well don't fret, Bono quickly put them both in their place. Williams told The Sun, "Everyone wanted it. But before anyone could start getting an ego about it, Bono just said, 'That's my line and I'm doing it - so the rest of you can f*** off.' That settled it!" Yes it did. Read more about the incident and the upcoming recording
here.
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Update: Be sure to mark your calendars for next week's U2 Super Tuesday. MTV.com and VH1.com will premier U2's
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb one week prior to it's release. Check out their artist page on VH1.com
here and MTV.com
here for more information. U2 will also dominate the air waves of BBC1 radio on Tuesday, with a two-hour live performance from Dublin on Zane Lowe's show, guest appearance on Jo Whiley's show, and a heavy presence on the station's play list. BBC1 radio is broadcast live
here, so listen can to it live even if you are not in the UK. If you miss it, BBC1 usually posts recordings of their live shows, so you'll probably be able to listen to it after Tuesday as well.
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