Bob Geldof has obtained an honorary award from Official Charts for the Stay Assist musical album that includes songs by Boomtown Rats, U2, Sir Brian Might, Sting and Madonna.
Bob Geldof receives particular Official Charts award for Stay Assist musical album
The songs on the gathering achieved 8 UK No 1 hit singles and eight No 2s.
The Unique Solid Recording from Simply For One Day – the Stay Assist Musical dropped on July 11, to mark the fortieth anniversary of the legendary charity live performance.
It boasts 17 artists and Prime 10 songs from the likes The Boomtown Rats, David Bowie, Sir Elton John, Madonna, Mick Jagger (duet with David Bowie on Martha Reeves and the Vandellas’ Dancing In The Road), Phil Collins, Queen, Easy Minds, Standing Quo (for his or her model of John Fogerty’s Rockin’ All Over The World), The Beatles, The Vehicles, The Police, The Model Council, The Who, Ultravox and Wham!.
The Band Assist Belief was fashioned in response to famine in Ethiopia, and 10 per cent of proceeds from Simply For One Day – The Stay Assist Musical might be donated.
Stay Assist co-founder Bob Geldof has been bestowed with The Official Charts Firm’s Official Prime 10 Award in recognition of the achievements of the Stay Assist artists who contributed songs to the musical.
Bob Geldof stated: “These are a few of the biggest songs within the rock canon. It’s extraordinary to suppose that these and dozens extra have been carried out dwell by the best artists of the age.
“The Rats’ I Don’t Like Mondays, performed at Stay Assist to over a billion folks, took on a complete unusual and totally different that means. However, then once more, it was a wierd, exhilarating day that had a way of one thing ‘different’ about all of it.
“Now, I Don’t Like Mondays is re-imagined for a smaller stage for Simply For One Day – The Stay Assist Musical and, together with the opposite tunes, brilliantly rearranged for 2025 – however with the identical depth. So for those who weren’t there maybe you get a ‘sense’ of that point.
“All of those have been huge chart songs then. They received all of the awards and trophies, and listening to them revitalised and afresh in fact they’re being honoured as soon as once more. The good tunes by no means cease being sung.”
Stay Assist co-organiser Midge Ure stated: “By the point we received to Stay Assist, Ultravox had loved hits together with ‘Vienna’ and ‘Dancing With Tears In My Eyes’ – each of which characteristic in Simply For One Day – The Stay Assist Musical. The variations of those songs, in addition to different artists’ basic tracks, are very good. The present tells the Stay Assist story however it is usually only a thrilling evening out with wonderful music.”
