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Re: After the Fire



I believe that Band-Aid came first.

----- Original Message -----
From: <JPayne2999@aol.com>
To: <thewho@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 7:00 PM
Subject: After the Fire


> I watched a video the other night of an MTV interview with Roger regarding
> After The Fire. I don't believe this was mentioned in the discussion of
the
> song the other day.
>
> MTV-VJ: A new single for Roger Daltrey, a Pete Townshend tune called After
> the Fire, with all proceeds to benefit African Famine Victims through the
> Band Aid Trust. (I believe Band-Aid was the Christmas - Europe group of
> singers that formed for charity after the American We are the World)
Roger
> says that since the Who broke up he has taken a new perspective on his
solo
> records.
>
> Roger:  Usually, when I made solo albums before, I've always had the Who
to
> make that kind of music, but now the Who haven't been there for the last
> three years, so I went out and made a Who record (pause) expecting Pete
and
> John to be on it, and I wish they had been. I still have hopes of that
> happening, but I'm really pleased with it.   Janet
>
>