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Bob Geldof (05 Oct 1951 - )

Male Person - Ireland

Releases (15)

Official

Album

  1. Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Nov 1986
  2. The Vegetarians of Love 1990
  3. The Happy Club Oct 1992
  4. Sex, Age & Death 2001
  5. How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell 07 Feb 2011

Album - Compilation

  1. Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986–2001 2005

Single

  1. This Is The World Calling Oct 1986
  2. Love Like a Rocket 1986
  3. Love or Something 1990
  4. The Great Song of Indifference 1990
  5. A Gospel Song 1990
  6. Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee) 1992
  7. My Hippy Angel 1992
  8. Crazy 1994
  9. Pale White Girls 2002

Relationships (8)

Collaborator On

  1. Artists United Against Apartheid
  2. Band Aid
  3. USA for Africa
  4. Band Aid 20

Member Of

  1. The Boomtown Rats original, lead vocals

Married

  1. Paula Yates (Jun 1986 - May 1996)

Children

  1. Peaches Geldof
  2. Pixie Geldof

Recordings by (122)

  1. I Don’t Like Mondays 4:54 (1982) live, 1981: Amnesty International Gala, Theatre Royal, London, UK
  2. This Is the World Calling 4:49 (Oct 1986)
  3. Talk Me Up 3:30 (Oct 1986)
  4. Words From Heaven 4:40 (Nov 1986)
  5. In the Pouring Rain 4:30 (Nov 1986)
  6. August Was a Heavy Month 5:07 (Nov 1986)
  7. Love Like a Rocket 5:23 (Nov 1986)
  8. I Cry Too 4:25 (Nov 1986)
  9. When I Was Young 5:51 (Nov 1986)
  10. This Heartless Heart 4:13 (Nov 1986)
  11. The Beat of the Night 5:33 (Nov 1986)
  12. Night Turns to Day 4:53 (Nov 1986)
  13. Deep in the Heart of Nowhere 1:19 (Nov 1986)
  14. Truly True Blue 1:19 (1986)
  15. Pulled Apart by Horses 4:29 (1986)
  16. Good Boys in the Wrong 5:18 (1986)
  17. Love Like a Rocket (7" remix) 3:55 (1986)
  18. Love Like a Rocket (extended 12" remix) 7:44 (1986)
  19. Vegetarians of Love 1:21 (1990)
  20. The Warmest Fire 5:45 (1990)
  21. The Great Song of Indifference 4:39 (1990)
  22. Hotel 75 4:18 (1990)
  23. Friends for Life 5:29 (1990)
  24. Out of Order 3:28 (1990)
  25. One of the Girls 2:28 (1990)
  26. A Gospel Song 5:23 (1990)
  27. Love or Something 4:39 (1990)
  28. Thinking Voyager 2 Type Things 8:20 (1990)
  29. Big Romantic Stuff 4:06 (1990)
  30. Crucified Me 2:11 (1990)
  31. The Chains of Pain 3:43 (1990)
  32. A Rose at Night 5:42 (1990)
  33. No Small Wonder 4:46 (1990)
  34. Walking Back to Happiness 7:29 (1990)
  35. Let It Go 4:39 (1990)
  36. The End of the World 1:52 (1990)
  37. Great Song of Indifference 3:34 (1991)
  38. Room 19 5:14 (Oct 1992)
  39. A Hole to Fill 5:05 (Oct 1992)
  40. The Song of the Emergent Nationalist 6:55 (Oct 1992)
  41. Attitude Chicken 4:36 (Oct 1992)
  42. The House at the Top of the World 4:12 (Oct 1992)
  43. The Soft Soil 7:29 (Oct 1992)
  44. A Sex Thing 5:11 (Oct 1992)
  45. My Hippy Angel 5:31 (Oct 1992)
  46. The Happy Club 4:05 (Oct 1992)
  47. Like Down on Me 5:58 (Oct 1992)
  48. Too Late God 3:46 (Oct 1992)
  49. Roads of Germany (After B.D.) 5:12 (Oct 1992)
  50. Sunny Afternoon 3:44 (Nov 1992)
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On Recordings (32)

Appears On Video

  1. Ricky in Kenya 3:28 Ricky Gervais (2009)

Performer

  1. I Don’t Like Mondays (live) 5:57 Bon Jovi featuring Bob Geldof (1995)
  2. I Don’t Like Mondays 4:41 Bon Jovi & Bob Geldof (1996)
  3. Rat Trap 4:53 Dustin (1996) guest
  4. I Don’t Like Mondays ?:?? Bon Jovi with Bob Geldof (2013) guest
  5. Let It Be (Live at Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985) 5:17 Paul McCartney (26 Apr 2021)
  6. Crazy 4:26 Sting feat. Bob Geldof ()

Vocals

  1. I Shall Be Released 9:21 The Secret Police (1982) choir vocals
  2. I Don’t Like Mondays 4:54 Bob Geldof (1982)
  3. Do They Know It’s Christmas? 3:51 Band Aid (15 Dec 1984)
  4. August Was a Heavy Month 5:07 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  5. Words From Heaven 4:40 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  6. Deep in the Heart of Nowhere 1:19 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  7. Night Turns to Day 4:53 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  8. I Cry Too 4:25 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  9. This Heartless Heart 4:13 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  10. Love Like a Rocket 5:23 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  11. The Beat of the Night 5:33 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  12. In the Pouring Rain 4:30 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  13. When I Was Young 5:51 Bob Geldof (Nov 1986) lead vocals
  14. Truly True Blue 1:19 Bob Geldof (1986) lead vocals
  15. Pulled Apart by Horses 4:29 Bob Geldof (1986) lead vocals
  16. Good Boys in the Wrong 5:18 Bob Geldof (1986) lead vocals
  17. Il bicchiere dell'addio 4:28 Modena City Ramblers feat. Bob Geldof (Nov 1994) guest, lead vocals
  18. Crazy 4:32 Bob Geldof (1994) lead vocals
  19. Perfect Day 2000: BBC Music Live Version 6:35 Heather Small, Ronan Keating, Jools Holland, et al. (2000)
  20. Proper CrimBO! (Making of the video) / Proper CrimBO! (video) 14:57 Bo’ Selecta! (2003) spoken vocals
  21. Intro 'America' 0:21 Bob Geldof (16 Nov 2004) spoken vocals
  22. Food and Trucks and Rock 'n' Roll 1:5:02 St Pancras Films (16 Nov 2004) spoken vocals
  23. Do They Know It’s Christmas? (live, 1985: Live Aid) 4:29 Band Aid (29 Nov 2004)
  24. Ricky in Kenya 3:28 Ricky Gervais (2009) spoken vocals
  25. Let It Be (Live at Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985) 5:17 Paul McCartney (26 Apr 2021)

Credited as (28)

  1. Bob Geldof
  2. Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Bob Geldof
  3. Bon Jovi feat. Bob Geldof
  4. Sting feat. Bob Geldof
  5. Modena City Ramblers feat. Bob Geldof
  6. The Boomtown Rats & Bob Geldof
  7. Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats
  8. Bob Geldof feat. Eric Clapton
  9. Midge Ure/Bob Geldof
  10. Bob Geldof & Steven Van Zandt
  11. Bon Jovi & Bob Geldof
  12. Bob Geldof & Johnny Fingers
  13. Enzo Avitabile feat. Bob Geldof
  14. Bon Jovi with Bob Geldof
  15. Roger Group (B. Geldof)
  16. Die Toten Hosen mit Bob Geldof / The Boomtown Rats
  17. Bon Jovi featuring Bob Geldof
  18. Stephen Fry, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
  19. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
  20. Pavarotti and Friends Sting ∙ Zucchero ∙ Lucio Dalla ∙ Neville Brothers ∙ Aaron Neville ∙ Suzanne Vega ∙ Mike Oldfield ∙ Brian May ∙ Bob Geldof ∙ Patricia Kaas ∙ Michael Kamen
  21. Travis feat. Bob Geldof
  22. Bob Geldof with Sting
  23. Geldof
  24. Nina Hagen & Bob Geldof
  25. Christopher Warren‐Greene, David Gilmour, Venice, Howard Jones, Bob Geldof, Terence Trent D’Arby
  26. Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley, Bob Geldof
  27. Roger Taylor, Bob Geldof
  28. Bob Geldof, Johnnie Walker, Spın̈al Tap

Works (197)

Wrote

  1. Do They Know It’s Christmas?
  2. Crazy
  3. Banana Republic
  4. Up All Night
  5. No Small Wonder
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Composed

  1. Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
  2. Good Boys in the Wrong
  3. Night Turns to Day
  4. An Icicle in the Sun
  5. Born to Burn
  6. Someone’s Looking at You
  7. Diamond Smiles
  8. Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
  9. Having My Picture Taken
  10. Nothing Happened Today
  11. Keep It Up
  12. Nice ’n’ Neat
  13. When the Night Comes
  14. Man vienalga
  15. Mary of the 4th Form
  16. Do the Rat
  17. Charmed Lives
  18. Tonight
  19. A Storm Breaks
  20. Feed the World
  21. I Don’t Like Mondays
  22. The Great Song of Indifference
  23. 10:15
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Lyrics

  1. The Great Song of Indifference
  2. In the Pouring Rain
  3. August Was a Heavy Month
  4. I Cry Too
  5. When I Was Young
  6. This Heartless Heart
  7. The Beat of the Night
  8. Truly True Blue
  9. Pulled Apart by Horses
  10. Words From Heaven
  11. Night Turns to Day
  12. Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
  13. Good Boys in the Wrong
  14. Doin’ It Away
  15. My Blues Away
  16. A Second Time
  17. Fanzine Hero
  18. One for Me
  19. Pale White Girls
  20. Mudslide
  21. My Birthday Suit
  22. Scream in Vain
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Events (25)

Main Performer At

  1. Rock am Ring 2002, Day 2: Centerstage
  2. Bob Geldof at Guildford Civic Hall
  3. Bob Geldof at Shrewsbury Music Hall
  4. Bob Geldof at Hertford Courtyard Arts Centre
  5. Bob Geldof at Salford Lowry
  6. Bob Geldof at Widnes Queen's Hall
  7. Winnipeg Folk Festival 2003, Day 1: Main Stage
  8. Winnipeg Folk Festival 2003
  9. Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary
  10. Rock of Ages 2012, Day 1
  11. A Conspiracy of Hope
  12. Rock am See 1991
  13. Bob Geldof at Billingham Forum
  14. Bob Geldof at Ipswich Regent
  15. Brit Awards 2005
  16. A Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David
  17. 8. Haldern Pop Festival 1991
  18. Bob Geldof at Milton Keynes Stables
  19. Bob Geldof at Nantwich Civic Hall
  20. Bob Geldof at Croydon Ashcroft Theatre
  21. Bob Geldof at Wimborne Tivoli Theatre
  22. Bob Geldof at Weston-Super-Mare Playhouse Theatre
  23. Bob Geldof at Birmingham Old Rep Theatre

Guest Performer At

  1. 1986‐11‐05: Le Zénith de Paris, Paris, France
  2. Alice Cooper at Perth Arena

Links (17)

Official Homepages

  1. http://bobgeldof.com/
  2. http://bobgeldof.info/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118828479
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12052216w
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/bob_geldof
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84042628
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84042628
  6. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1193784A

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-8696/bob-geldof/lyrics.html

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/388182

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/149246

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000801971

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002097/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14789051

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216608

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/3445

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/b16373b3-bae0-4926-bb17-1d68c4f7b052