Ahhhhhh, freak out!
What do you mean you weren’t invited!?
In what was essentially the Karaoke equivalent of a back rub, Nile Rodgers of Chic teamed up with our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ in Heaven Bono and The Edge for a rough-around-the-Edges performance of one of the songs of 2013, ‘Get Lucky.’
The jammin’ event, which took place in Sotheby’s in New York City, was held in the run-up to World AIDS Day on December 1 in association with (PRODUCT) RED, a company set up by the U2 frontman and activist Bobby Shriver to help in the fight against AIDS.
Check out the clips below courtesy of someone who was lucky enough to get an invite, Michael Blatter, who writes, “If you ever wanted to see what it would be like to have Bono front a wedding band…here it is!!!”
According to U2 fan site atu2.com, “Big money was spent and a big collaboration was sung on Saturday night at the (RED) auction at Sotheby’s in New York City.
The event, a joint effort between Bono and designers Jony Ive (Apple) and Marc Newson, reportedly raised almost $13 million — which was apparently then doubled with a donation from Bill Gates. The money will benefit the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Africa.
But let’s talk about the music stuff. Before the auction began, Bono and The Edge took part in a jam session of sorts, performing a cover of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” with Angelique Kidjo, Nile Rodgers and his band, Chic. UPDATE: This may have been from a soundcheck that included an audience.
Then, during the auction itself, Bono and Chris Martin did a couple of songs on a piano that was being auctioned. With Martin on the piano bench and Bono standing behind, the pair sung a cover of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”and then did U2’s “Beautiful Day.”
Still though, needs more goat…
Bono and Chris Martin perform ‘Beautiful Day’
Bono and Chris Martin perform ‘Perfect Day’
Bono, The Edge and Chic perform ‘Good Times’
Bono, The Edge and Chic perform ‘Let’s Dance’
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