Live Aid

Caroline (Hello!, Vertigo, 1973)

Don’t Waste My Time (Piledriver, Vertigo, 1972)

STYLE COUNCIL

You’re The Best Thing (Cafe Bleu, Polydor, 1984)

Big Boss Groove (Here’s Some That Got Away, Polydor, 1993)

Internationalists (Our Favourite Shop, Polydor, 1985)

Walls Come Tumbling Down (íd.)

BOOMTOWN RATS

I Don’t Like Mondays (The Fine Art Of Surfacing, Ensign, 1979)

Drag Me Down (In The Long Grass, Mercury, 1984)

Rat Trap (A Tonic For The Troops, Ensign, 1978)

ADAM ANT

Vive Le Rock (Vive Le Rock, CBS/Epic,1985)

ULTRAVOX

Reap The Wild Wind (Quartet, 198)

Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (Lament, Chrysalis, 1984)

One Small Day (íd.)

Vienna (Vienna, Chrysalis, 1980)

SPANDAU BALLET

Only When You Leave (Parade, Chrysalis, 1984)

Virgin (Through The Barricades, CBS, 1986)

True (True, Chrysalis, 1983)

JOAN BAEZ

Amazing Grace (From every stage, A&M, 1975)

We Are The World (USA For Africa, We Are The World, CBS, 1985)

ELVIS COSTELLO

All You Need Is Love (The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, EMI, 1969)

THE HOOTERS

And We Danced (Nervous Night, CBS, 1984)

All You Zombies (íd.)

NIK KERSHAW

Wide Boy (The Riddle, MCA Records, 1984)

Don Quixote (íd.)

The Riddle (íd.)

Wouldn’t It Be Good (Human Racing, MCA Records, 1984)

FOUR TOPS

Shake Me, Wake Me (On Top, Motown, 1966)

Bernadette (Reach Out, Motown, 1967)

It’s The Same Old Song (Second Album, Motown, 1965)

Reach Out I’ll Be There (Reach Out, Motown, 1967)

I Can’t Help Myself (Second Album, Motown, 1965)

BILLY OCEAN

Caribbean Queen (Suddenly, Jive, 1984 / BMG, 1983)

Loverboy (íd.)

Note: I have found two dates and labels for this record. I know that The song “Caribbean Queen” had problems with the title in different countries. I will try to check it in a more exhaustive way.

SADE

Why Can’t We Live Together (Diamond Life, Sony, 1984)

Your Love Is King (íd.)

Is It A Crime (Promise, Epic, 1985)

BLACK SABBATH

Children Of The Grave (Heaven And Hell, Gimcastle, 1980)

Iron Man (Paranoid, Vertigo, 1970)

Paranoid (íd.)

RUN DMC

Jam-Master Jay (Run-DMC, Profile Records, 1984)

King Of Rock (King Of Rock, Arista, 1985)

STING

Roxanne (The Police, Outlandos d’amour, A&M, 1978)

Driven To Tears (The Police, Zenyatta Mondatta, A&M, 1980)

Message In A Bottle (The Police, Regatta de Blanc, A&M, 1979)

Every Breath You Take (The Police, Synchronicity, A&M, 1983)

PHIL COLLINS

Against All Odds (Original soundtrack of the film Against All Odds, Atlantic, 1984)

In The Air Tonight (Face Value, Atlantic, 1981)

Long Long Way To Go (No Jacket Required, Warner, 1985)

RICK SPRINGFIELD

Love Somebody (Hard To Hold, RCA, 1984)

State Of The Heart (Tao, RCA, 1985)

Human Touch (Living In Oz, RCA, 1983)

REO SPEEDWAGON

Can’t Fight This Feeling (Wheels Are Turnin’, Epic, 1984)

Roll With The Changes (You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can’t Tune Fish, Epic, 1978)

HOWARD JONES

Hide And Seek (Human’s Lib, Elektra, 1983)

BRYAN FERRY

Sensation (Boys & Girls, Warner, 1985)

Boys And Girls (íd)

Slave To Love (íd.)

Jealous Guy [Note: Probably released only as a single] (Jealous Guy, Polydor, 1981)

Note: “Jealous Guy” is a new version of John Lennon’s song, appeared in the album Imagine, EMI, 1971.

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH

Southern Cross (Daylight Again, Atlantic, 1982)

Teach Your Children (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Dejà Vu, Atlantic, 1970)

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Atlantic, 1969)

Daylight Again (Daylight Again, Atlantic, 1982)

JUDAS PRIEST

Living After Midnight (British Steel, CBS, 1980)

The Green Manalishi (Killing Machine, CBS, 1978)

You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ (Screaming For Vengeance, CBS, 1982)

Note: Killing Machine album was retitled in USA as Hell Bent For Leather, by CBS in 1979.

PAUL YOUNG

Come Back And Stay (No Parlez, CBS, 1983)

That’s The Way Love Is (Marvin Gaye, That’s The Way Love Is, Motown, 1969)

Everytime You Go Away (The Secret Of Association, CBS, 1985)

Note: “Every Time You Go Away” is a cover of a Hall & Oates song. The original song appeared in the album: Hall & Oates, Voices, RCA, 1980.

BRYAN ADAMS

Kids Wanna Rock (Reckless, A&M, 1984)

Summer Of 69 (íd.)

Tears Are Not Enough (Northern Lights, We Are The World, CBS, 1985)

Cuts Like A Knife (Cuts Like A Knife, A&M, 1983)

U2

Sunday Bloody Sunday (War, Island, 1983)

Bad (The Unforgettable Fire, Island, 1984)

including:

Satellite Of Love (Lou Reed, Transformer, RCA, 1972)

Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones, Beetween The Buttons, Decca, 1967)

Sympathy For The Devil (Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet, Decca, 1968)

Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed, Transformer, RCA, 1972)

BEACH BOYS

California Girls (Summer Days (And Summer Nights!), Capitol, 1965)

Help Me, Rhonda (The Beach Boys Today!, Capitol, 1965)

Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966)

Good Vibrations (Smiley Smile, Capitol, 1967)

Surfin’ USA (Surfin’ USA, Capitol, 1963)

DIRE STRAITS

Money For Nothing (Brothers In Arms, Vertigo, 1985)

Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits, Vertigo, 1978)

GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS

Who Do You Love (Move It On Over, Rounder, 1978)

The Sky Is Crying (íd.)

The Madison Blues (George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Rounder, 1977)

QUEEN

Bohemian Rhapsody (A Night At The Opera, EMI, 1974)

Radio Ga Ga (The Works, EMI, 1984)

Hammer To Fall (íd.)

Crazy Little Thing Called Love (The Game, EMI, 1980)

We Will Rock You (News Of The World, EMI, 1976)

We Are The Champions (íd.)

Is This The World We Created (The Works, EMI, 1984)

SIMPLE MINDS

Ghostdancing (Once Upon A Time, Virgin, 1985)

Don’t You (Forget About Me) (Original soundtrack of: The Breakfast Club, 1985)

Promised You A Miracle (New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), Virgin, 1983)

DAVID BOWIE

TVC 15 (Station To Station, RCA, 1976)

Rebel Rebel (Diamond Dogs, RCA, 1974)

Modern Love (Let’s Dance, EMI, 1983)

Heroes (Heroes, RCA, 1977)

PRETENDERS

Time The Avenger (Learning To Crawl, Sire, 1984)

Message Of Love (Pretenders II, Sire, 1981)

Stop Your Sobbing (Pretenders, Sire, 1980)

Back On The Chain Gang (Learning To Crawl, Sire, 1984)

Middle Of The Road (íd.)

THE WHO

My Generation (The Who Sings My Generation, 1965)

Pinball Wizard (Tommy, Decca, 1969)

Love, Reign O’er Me (Quadrophenia, Polydor, 1973)

Won’t Get Fooled Again (Who’s Next, Track, 1971)

SANTANA

Brotherhood (Beyond Appearances, Columbia, 1985)

Primera Invasion (Zebop!, CBS, 1981)

Open Invitation (Inner Secrets, Columbia, 1978)

By The Pool ()

Right Now (Beyond Appearances, Columbia, 1985)

ELTON JOHN

I’m Still Standing (Too Low For Zero, MCA Records, 1983)

Bennie & The Jets (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, DJM, 1973)

Rocket Man (Honky Chateau, Rocket Records, 1972)

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (Greatest Hits Vol. II, Rocket Records, 1977)

Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Caribou, Rocket Records, 1974)

Can I Get A Witness (released as a single: Marvin Gaye, Motown, 1963)

Note: “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” appeared first as a single in 1976.

ASHFORD & SIMPSON

Solid (Solid, Capitol, 1985)

Reach Out And Touch (Diana Ross, Diana Ross, Motown, 1970) –Note: written by Ashford & Simpson.

MADONNA

Holiday (Madonna, Sire, 1983)

Into The Groove (Original soundtrack of the film Desperately Seeking Susan, Warner, 1985; single by Sire, 1985)

Love Makes The World Go Round (True Blue, Warner, 1986)

PAUL McCARTNEY

Let It Be (The Beatles, Let It Be, EMI, 1970)

Wembley Finale: Do they Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid, Do They Know It’s Christmas?, Phonogram, 1984)

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS

American Girl (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Shelter Records, 1976) The Waiting (Hard Promises, MCA Records, 1981) Rebels (Southern Accents, MCA Records, 1985) Refugee (Dawn The Torpedoes, MCA Records, 1979)

KENNY LOGGINS

Footloose ()

THE CARS

You Might Think (Heartbeat City, Elektra, 1984)

Drive (íd.) Just What I Needed (The Cars, Elektra, 1978)

Heartbeat City (Heartbeat City, Elektra, 1984)

NEIL YOUNG

Sugar Mountain (Decade, Reprise, 1977)

The Needle And The Damage Done (Harvest, Reprise, 1972)

Helpless (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Dejà Vu, Atlantic, 1970)

Nothing Is Perfect (unreleased song from Old Ways album, available on bootlegs)

Powderfinger (Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Rust Never Sleeps, Reprise, 1979)

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (After The Gold Rush, Reprise, 1970)

POWER STATION

Murderess (Power Station, Capitol / EMI, 1985)

Get It On (íd.)

Note: “Get It On” was a cover of a T.Rex song appeared in the album: T. Rex, Electric Warrior, Fly, 1971. In the USA, “Get It On” was called “Bang A Gong”.

THOMPSON TWINS

Hold Me Now (Into The Gap, Arista, 1984)

Revolution (Here’s To Future Days, Arista, 1985)

Note: “Revolution” is a Beatles cover: Beatles, White Album, EMI, 1968.

ERIC CLAPTON

White Room (Cream, Wheels On Fire, Polydor, 1968)

She’s Waiting (Behind The Sun, Warner, 1985)

Layla (Derek & The Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Songs, RSO, 1970)

LED ZEPPELIN

Rock & Roll (Led Zeppelin IV, Atlantic, 1971)

Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic, 1969)

Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin IV, Atlantic, 1971)

DURAN DURAN

A View To A Kill ()

Union Of The Snake (Seven And The Ragged Tiger, Emi, 1983)

Save A Prayer (Rio, Emi, 1982)

The Reflex (Seven And The Ragged Tiger, Emi, 1983)

PATTI LABELLE

New Attitude (From the soundtrack of: Beverly Hills Cop, MCA Records, 1984)

Imagine (John Lennon, Imagine, EMI, 1971)

Forever Young (Bob Dylan, Planet Waves, CBS, 1974)

Stir It Up (From the soundtrack of: Beverly Hills Cop, MCA Records, 1984)

Over The Rainbow ()

HALL & OATES

Out of Touch (Big Bam Boom, RCA, 1984)

Maneater (H2O, RCA, 1982)

KENDRICKS & RUFFIN (ex-TEMPTATIONS)

Get Ready (The Temptations, Gettin’ Ready, Motown, 1966)

Ain’t Too Proud To Beg (íd.)

The Way You Do The Things You Do (The Temptations, Meet The Temptations, Motown, 1964)

My Girl (The Temptations, Sing Smokey, Motown, 1965)

MICK JAGGER

Lonely At The Top (She’s The Boss, Atlanta, 1985)

Just Another Night (íd.)

Miss You (Rolling Stones, Some Girls, Rolling Stones Records, 1978)

State Of Shock (The Jacksons, Victory, Epic, 1984)

It’s Only Rock & Roll (Rolling Stones, It’s Only Rock And Roll, Rolling Stones Records, 1974)

BOB DYLAN

Ballad Of Hollis Brown (The Times They Are a-Changin!, CBS, 1964)

When The Ship Comes In (íd.)

Blowin’ In The Wind (The Freewheelin, CBS, 1963)

JFK Finale:

We Are The World (USA For Africa, We Are The World, CBS, 1985)

PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION:

4 The Tears In Your Eyes (We Are The World, CBS, 1985)

DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER:

Dancing In The Street.

Released as a single: Dancing In The Street, EMI, 1985.

Note: original version in the album: Martha & The Vandellas, Dance Party, Motown, 1965.