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DandelionPowdermanMick was still the big star on Live Aid. That was obvious when we saw his performance. It was a bit later when his popularity waned somewhat.
The year before Live Aid, Tina became a huge star again, though
Yes, he was supposed to be. He was the closing act (if we forget another fallen legend, Dylan). But I think that - if we take our biased fan eye-glasses off - Live Aid performance painfully showed at the time that, no matter how big spot he had, Jagger's star had fallen quite dramatically, or to say it other words: he actually wasn't so big star as he was supposed to be. Jagger, or his solo career, was no any winner in Live Aid. Live Aid was a huge career boost for many performers (the figures shown at the time whose record sales went uphill after the show, such as Queen, U2 and Tina!), but for Jagger it did nothing. What was usually reported of his performance was basically his duet with Tina. I still recall watching it from tele, being the biggest fan of his in the world in my mind, and
I could see and reflect that there is something wrong in it; even though he seemed to work so hard, there was something artificial in it, and even the audience response sounded rather lame (through tele). It was actually painful to recognize that.
From a hindsight, I think Live Aid show actually was the moment when it became suddenly obvious that Jagger's solo career will not go anywhere. Or, to say it moderately, he would not maintain his superstar status in the level he - and us - were used to. The 80's hit hard on Jagger that night.
Re Tina - yes, she was a star back in the 60's and early 70's, but that was nothing compared to the success she gained during the 80's. She became a superstar.
- Doxa
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013-09-05 15:07 by Doxa.