It's fun to be in the studio as Do They Know It's Christmas? is recorded but the future hangs over it like a bad smell

In 1984, during the Ethiopian famine, Bob Geldof gathered pop stars to create "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as a charitable response, but its intention can now seem patronizing.

George Michael highlights the competitive nature of the music industry at the time, noting that Wham! was also launching a Christmas song, causing tension around the charity song's release.

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