10:04am UK, Wednesday August 04, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney has re-recorded his performance of Let It Be for a special Live Aid DVD.  

The veteran rocker's original performance was supposed to have marked the climax of the 1985 event.

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Sir Paul McCartney

But due to a technical hitch on the day his microphone went dead. 

Macca wants to be a part of Sir Bob Geldof's DVD - so he went back to the studio to get it right.  

The DVD will be the first release from the 1985 Live Aid concert - which raised around £40m for food and development in Africa.  

It is expected to be in the stores by Christmas.