When "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was recorded 34 years ago today, it was an unprecedented gathering of elite pop stars, all determined to help leader of the pack Bob Geldof make a difference — and feed the world.

Peter Blake (b. 1932) created the iconic sleeve. (Image via Phonogram)
Since then, the song has come under scrutiny for some cringe-worthy lyrics (thanking God someone else is suffering instead of you?!), but its heart is in the right place, and the vocals are still moving to this day.
If you want to play a game with your Anglophile and/or '80s-obsessed friends, try naming one person who performed on the song back and forth until someone draws a blank. It's much harder than "We Are the World" (1985) if you're not European!
Here is your complete cheat sheet — everybody who performed on the song:
Robert "Kool" Bell (b. 1950) of Kool & the Gang
Bono (b. 1960) of U2
Pete Briquette (b. circa 1950s) of the Boomtown Rats
Adam Clayton (b. 1960) of U2
Phil Collins (b. 1951)
Chris Cross (b. 1952) of Ultravox
Simon Crowe (b. 1955) of the Boomtown Rats
Sara Dallin (b. 1961) of Bananarama
Siobhan Fahey (b. 1958) of Bananarama
Johnnie Fingers (b. 1956) of the Boomtown Rats
Bob Geldof (b. 1951)
Boy George (b. 1961) of Culture Club
Glenn Gregory (b. 1958) of Heaven 17
Tony Hadley (b. 1960) of Spandau Ballet
John Keeble (b. 1959) of Spandau Ballet
Gary Kemp (b. 1959) of Spandau Ballet
Simon Le Bon (b. 1958) of Duran Duran
Marilyn (b. 1962)
George Michael (1963-2016)
Jon Moss (b. 1967) of Culture Club
Steve Norman (b. 1960) of Spandau Ballet
Rick Parfitt (1948-2016) of Status Quo
Nick Rhodes (b. 1962) of Duran Duran
Francis Rossi (b. 1949) of Status Quo
Sting (b. 1951)
Andy Taylor (b. 1961) of Duran Duran
James "J.T." Taylor (b. 1953) of Kool & the Gang
John Taylor (b. 1960) of Duran Duran
Roger Taylor (b. 1960) of Duran Duran
Dennis Thomas (b. circa 1950) of Kool & the Gang
Midge Ure (b. 1953) of Ultravox
Martyn Ware (b. 1956) of Heaven 17
Jody Watley (b. 1959)
Paul Weller (b. 1958) of the Style Council
Keren Woodward (b. 1961) of Bananarama
Not singing on the song, but appearing on the B-side of the phenomenally popular single in spoken-word form:
Stuart Adamson (1958-2001) of Big Country
David Bowie (1947-2016)
Mark Brzezicki (b. 1957) of Big Country
Tony Butler (b. 1957) of Big Country
Holly Johnson (b. 1960) of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Paul McCartney (b. 1942)
Bruce Watson (b. 1961) of Big Country
Paul Young (b. 1956)
You forgot Paul Young who started off the vocals on the song….
You forgot Paul Young who started off the vocals on the song.
Excellent! But you left out the great Paul Young (b. 1947) of “Every time You Go Away” & “Come Back and Stay” fame.