According to Bang Showbiz, Bono and Chris Martin have teamed up for a song which mocks Live Aid.
The pair – both keen charity campaigners who were instrumental in getting together Band Aid 20 for their charity cover of ‘Do They Know It's Christmas?’ – appear on ‘Dove Of Peace’, taken from Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest movie
Bruno.
Studio insiders say Bono and Martin were so amused by lyrics to the fashion-spoof song – which include ‘For people of Africa who live in Hell/ They will never wear Chanel’ – they were almost unable to record their lines.
A source said: “Chris Martin was laughing throughout the recording and only just managed to get his lines out.
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Bruno promises to be the funniest and most outrageous film this year and in it Sacha’s character releases a brilliantly cheesy but subversive single – ‘Dove Of Peace’ – which mocks the likes of Band Aid. It runs close to the bone but it’s very tongue-in-cheek.”
‘Fields of Gold’ singer Sting is also due to record a part of the song, while Baron Cohen is keen to get his friend Madonna involved too.
The source added to Britain’s
Daily Mirror newspaper: “Madonna worked with him for her cover of ‘American Pie’, when he appeared in the video, and he’s approached her to get involved. It will be quite a coup if he does.
“If the film is successful, there’s every chance the song will be released as a single.”
We're slightly stunned that Bono agreed to the piss-take, but not so surprised about Chris Martin. Dude has shown he has a sense of humour before. Just in case you haven't seen the proof: