Today we (with a little help from AI) discuss the consensus 15 best performances of the Live Aid charity event that took place on July 13. 1985. Which were your favorites? What did we leave out?

To search for these performances on YouTube, simply type in the artists name, live aid 1985 and you will be able to see these amazing performances!

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There are many legendary stories about the Live Aid artists and events that occurred on July 13, 1985. One that most often gets overlooked is the epic day Phil Collins had. From agreeing to perform with friends at the same event on different sides of the Atlantic to the epic story of how he made it happen, this is a story you don't want to miss!

We used material from the Genesis website (www.genesis-band.com) and the Weird, Bizarre and Beautiful Facebook page in addition to utilizing Chat GPT and Google AI for this story.

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Live Aid was one of those once in a lifetime 'lightning in a bottle' events that happens only once in a generation. For Gen X, it was the musical event whose artists defined the soundscape of our lives. In this first of 3 Live Aid 40th anniversary episodes, we discuss the origin of Live Aid. What do you remember about that day?

We use excerpts of the pages at BBC.com, Wikipedia, EBSCO.com and utilize AI resources from ChatGPT and Google AI to tell this episode's story.

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