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* A [[2002]] song by [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]], "Bad Cover Version", featured a video parodying Band Aid, utilizing musician impersonators, in the Sarm studios. Impersonators included '[[Mick Jagger]]', '[[Liam Gallagher]]', '[[Kylie Minogue]]', '[[Missy Elliot]]', '[[Kurt Cobain]]', '[[Jamiroquai]]', '[[Meat Loaf]]', '[[Elton John]]', and '[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]', plus [[Jarvis Cocker]] himself appearing and impersonating [[Brian May]]; all the lines of the song in the video were performed by impersonators themselves, singing in the voices of their stars.

* In [[October 2005]], [[Vice Records]] released a song entitled "[[Do They Know It's Halloween|Do They Know It's Halloween?]]" by a collective consisting of many well-known musicians from the [[Indie (music)|independent music]] scene, going under the label of the North American Halloween Prevention Initiative (NAHPI); proceeds from the single were donated to [[United Nations Children's Fund|Unicef]].

* In Christmas 2004, local [[Bristol]], [[England]] radio station "GWR FM" did a parody of the song, for local charities, entitled "Feed THe[[The WurzlesWurzels]]: Bristolian Band Aid.", it was, and still is available for download from the Bristol GWR FM website, and featured the GWR Radio presenters, along with celebrities such as [[Tony Robinson]] and [[Jack Nicholson]].

* The 2004 comedy film [[Shaun of the Dead]] featured [[Chris Martin]] on a British TV talkshow wearing a shirt saying "zomb-aid".