He managed Live Aid and Live 8 action in 1985 and in 2005.
He has been awarded an honorary knighthood, and cannot consequently use the title "Sir".
Since The Boomtown Rats ended after their final album "In The Long Grass", Bob launched a solo career. His first album, "Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere" (released in 1986) was probably his most commercial, and it yielded a minor hit with the song "This Is The World Calling".
The next album "The Vegetarians of Love" was probably his most successful though, blending elements of traditional Irish music with great rock and pop. Songs like "Love or Something" and "The Great Song of Indifference" are all fun, upbeat songs.
Bob's third album was "The Happy Club", which continued the feeling of The Vegetarians of Love. Once again there are some great songs here - "Attitude Chicken" has some brilliantly clever lyrics, while "The Soft Soil" is beautiful and "A Sex Thing" has an awesome groove.
After this album, a best of called "Loudmouth" was released, which included some highlights from the careers of both Bob solo and The Boomtown Rats. It also included a new song - "Crazy", which was a duet with Sting.
Bob then took a long sabbatical from music before releasing "Sex, Age & Death" in 2001. This is a deeply personal album which combined once again a wide variety of musical styles. This album has been called "Bob Geldof's masterpiece".
The latest release is "Great Songs of Indifference - The Anthology 1986-2001" - a four disc box set which includes all of Bob's albums with a large number of bonus tracks.
Aside from his musical work, Geldof has also appeared in the Pink Floyd music video/film "The Wall," as the protagonist, Pink. He has also released an autbiography called "is this it?".
His latest album, released in February 2011, is called "How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell". Geldof considers it a sort of companion to "Sex, Age, and Death", showing his happier side. He had some success with it in the UK, and a special 3-disk limited edition of it was also released.
In 2013 it was announced that he has rejoined The Boomtown Rats and they played a number of festival and other gigs. There have been mentions of a new album, and Bob continues to run his solo band.
Blow
Bob Geldof Lyrics
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Cold on faithless skin
Higher than the highest high
Love will find a way to you again
Flow bitter seas
Thrown down on buckled knees
Colder than the oldest sin
Can you speak it?
Yes, I'll speak of thin, bleak winter moons
Will you speak it?
Yes, to boneless ghosts of empty rooms
And repeat it?
Yes, to maddened priests of waste and ruin
But love will find a way to you again
Blow [Incomprehensible] wind
Blow hateful wind
Love will find a way to you again
Yes, love will find a way to you again
Love will find a way to you again
The lyrics to "Blow" by Bob Geldof touch on themes of hope and perseverance in the face of adversity. The opening lines describe a cold and harsh wind blowing against the singer's "faithless skin," reflecting a feeling of despair and a lack of direction. However, despite the bitter sea and being thrown down on buckled knees, the lyrics declare that love will find a way to reach the singer again.
In the second verse, the lyrics pose a series of questions and answers that suggest a struggle to find meaning in emptiness and decay. It's notable that the lyrics don't shy away from acknowledging the bleakness of the world, but ultimately come back to the message that love will prevail.
Overall, the lyrics to "Blow" are open to interpretation and can speak to different experiences, but they offer a message of resilience in the face of hardship and the belief that love can overcome even the most difficult obstacles.
Line by Line Meaning
Blow hateful wind
The wind blows with hatred, bringing with it negativity and discomfort.
Cold on faithless skin
The wind's coldness is felt on the skin of those who have lost faith or have no belief in anything.
Higher than the highest high
The power of love is greater than anything and everything, even the greatest of highs.
Love will find a way to you again
No matter how far away it may seem or how hard things get, love will eventually come back to you.
Flow bitter seas
Seas are often used as a metaphor for life's struggles and hardships, which may bring bitterness and pain.
Thrown down on buckled knees
When facing extreme difficulty, one may fall to their knees for support, feeling helpless and defeated.
Colder than the oldest sin
The trials and tribulations of life can leave a person feeling cold, as if their soul is devoid of warmth and love.
Can you speak it?
Can you describe the intensity and challenge of the struggles you face?
Yes, I'll speak of thin, bleak winter moons
Yes, I will describe the harshest and most barren times in my life, when there was little hope or light.
Will you speak it?
Will you also share your own struggles with me?
Yes, to boneless ghosts of empty rooms
Yes, I will speak to the lifeless remnants of a past that no longer exists, reflecting on its emptiness and absence of meaning.
And repeat it?
Will you continuously share your battles and challenges with others?
Yes, to maddened priests of waste and ruin
Yes, I will share with others who are struggling and feel hopeless in a world that seems to be falling apart.
But love will find a way to you again
Despite the struggles, pain, and challenges of life, love will eventually come back to us and help us heal.
Blow [Incomprehensible] wind
The wind continues to blow, even when we cannot understand why or for what purpose.
Love will find a way to you again
The message of the song is reinforced: love will always find its way back to you.
Yes, love will find a way to you again
The singer reiterates his belief that love will always find its way back to those who seek it, despite the hardships they may face.
Love will find a way to you again
The song concludes with one last reminder that love is always there for us, even when it may seem far away.
Contributed by Brayden Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Monika Schmitt
I love this Song!!!!!!đź’–
jim Greene
Beautiful
Janette Dewar
Is that really sung by Bob Geldof?
Paul
Yes, when rehearsing it, and Bob started singing it like this Pete ( bass player ) said, when do you change into normal tone, Bob said not on this. ( or something like ) . Beautiful lyric.