FIRST TIME HEARING USA FOR AFRICA | WE ARE THE WORLD REACTION

[@kitharley6159]

It's Bruce Springsteen who does the section with Stevie Wonder.

[@TheToscanaMan]

Conductor • Quincy Jones Soloists (in order of appearance) • Lionel Richie • Stevie Wonder • Paul Simon • Kenny Rogers • James Ingram • Tina Turner • Billy Joel • Michael Jackson • Diana Ross • Dionne Warwick • Willie Nelson • Al Jarreau • Bruce Springsteen • Kenny Loggins • Steve Perry • Daryl Hall • Huey Lewis • Cyndi Lauper • Kim Carnes • Bob Dylan • Ray Charles Chorus (alphabetically) • Dan Aykroyd • Harry Belafonte • Lindsey Buckingham • Mario Cipollina • Johnny Colla • Sheila E. • Bob Geldof • Bill Gibson • Chris Hayes • Sean Hopper • Jackie Jackson • La Toya Jackson • Marlon Jackson • Randy Jackson • Tito Jackson • Waylon Jennings • Bette Midler • John Oates • Jeffrey Osborne • The Pointer Sisters • Smokey Robinson

[@vegasbaby3669]

The Pointer Sisters = June Pointer (up front), Anita Pointer (middle), Ruth Pointer (back) 😊

[@michaelmartin1714]

Waylon Jennings actually didn't show up. But MJ & Lionel wrote the song from an idea by Harry Belafonte. Quincy Jones is the producer.

[@truthseeker9249]

The whole Jackson family except Jermaine and Janet. And how could you have Smokey the King of Motown Robinson in this and not give him a solo!!!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Always wondered about that And I am still pissed...white man from Michigan!!!

[@glamourisbest]

Michael Jackson wrote the song along with Lionel Ritchie. Harry Belafonte had the idea to do it. Quincy Jones produced it and it was done after an awards show and recorded all night until the next morning. It won a Grammy and it raised millions for famine relief. It was an issue a beautiful and timeless song with a great message. You did a great job naming people. I understand it’s before your time. Good job!

[@davidbronstein2745]

This reaction brightened my day -- the sun is shining brightly, the sky is suddenly pure blue, and Emily is bringing her A game to this reaction. Bruce Springsteen was the guy with the throaty voice you liked -- The Boss.

[@Jeffstoyspokemoncars]

They should show this video in school for music class and explain who everyone is. Legends....

[@vegasbaby3669]

We cared about each other, and one another back then. The music back then, made it so, that we did even more. Man, I miss the 80's

[@michaelschroeck2254]

Well said. We were United , not separated. We came together, we did not push each other apart.

[@thomastimlin1724]

For 10 lousy minutes the world was almost at peace when they broadcast this simultaneously throughout the world. Then we let it all go down the shitter gradually

[@luisalbertocalla6649]

Wowwww! You have really surprised me because despite your youth you have been able to name many! Great legends from the history of music brought together in this wonderful song. Greetings from Tandil, Argentina! 🇦🇷🤗

[@csf7773]

James Ingram and hardly anyone notices the VERY gifted Jeffrey Osbourne in the choir. His "On The Wings Of Love" is gorgeous and a true timeless classic. Also, Huey Lewis, and Al Jarreau was also a great singer

[@WeenedOnGin]

YOU are the diamond! First time seeing your reactions, and I absolutely love it. It is so cool to watch first reactions to music that I knew was - even as a pre teen - extraordinarily powerful. Songs so good that you just want to listen to the one you just heard over and over, but when you would play the next song, you want to hear IT or an over. and on and on and on. Thanks Emily, count me in!

[@knockoutking3764]

When you said who's that!?" That guy is Bruce Springsteen

[@Lovejazz01]

The guy you said you didn’t know his name is the legend Billy Joel, who also still sells out arenas to this day, you should check out his music..

[@davidhendrix2418]

Bruce Springsteen was singing with Stevie Wonder and that woman's name is Dionne Warwick

[@rinneolson1852]

that's Whitney Houston's aunt

[@MrMCCONNELL74]

This was benefit for a Ethiopian famine 1983-1985.British artists got together around Christmas 1984,Their supergroup was Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas".July 1985 LIVE AID concert was held in London & Philidelphia. largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time; an estimated audience of 1.9B, in 150 nations watched live broadcast, nearly 40% of the world population.

[@wiggion]

Dionne Warwick sang right after Billy Joel and Tina Turner. A cousin of Whitney Houston and sang with Cissy Houston, Whitney's mother. Warwick, one of biggest stars in pop music. With Springsteen, MJ, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles Willie nelson, Kenny, Lionel Ritchie, Steve Perry, Cyndy Lauper, James Ingram, Al Jarreau and Paul Simon sang with Kenny rogers. This was huge even when it came out playing regular on MTV, raised million of dollars. It was an event even then, like a video music Hall of Fame. Written by MJ and Lionel Ritchie, conducted and co-produced by the great Quincy Jones.

[@surfeit5910]

The ones it looked like you didn't know were: Paul Simon (duet with Kenny Rogers) James Ingram (After Kenny Rogers) Billy Joel (After Tina Turner) Immediately after MJ we have: Dionne Warwick Willie Nelson Al Jarreau Bruce Springsteen Kenny Logins Steve Perry Darryl Hall After MJ's second verse: Huey Lewis Cindy Lauper Kim Carnes

[@WILCIN8917]

I donated I was in college NO money to spare .Working part time. rent food went on the back burner. I ate mac & cheese and hot dogs for a month. This was important.

[@michaelschroeck2254]

This was recorded after the Grammy awards that evening. All the talent in one place already. Prince was supposed to be there but he had his usual selfish issues and they asked him to just stay away so the song could be made….. more important than his security questions. The song was #1 for weeks upon weeks. It raised money and awareness. You just cannot do that today anymore and that’s sad.

[@beachem1]

Great honest joyful reaction. Fabulous 🥰

[@jeffkistler6600]

This was released nationwide on every radii station at the same time .

[@anaacevedo2263]

I loved your reaction to this song, " We are the world ". Can you please react to the song, Oh! Sherry by Steve Perry?

[@nelsonmoody4686]

Bob Geldoff of the Boonrown Rats was the first to come up with the idea for a benefit for families e relief in Africa. He gathere a lot of British musicians to record Do they Know it’s Chtistmas. MJ and Lionel Ritchie decided there should be an American response, and decided to set up this studio near the site of the American BBC Music Awards. Done so many of the artists were already there. There session went on all night and early morning and the next day it was up to an engineer to take all these performances and put them together in some logical order. Pairing Stevie Wonder with Bruce Springsteen was inspired, and Bob Dylan always needs to sing by himself. There was a documentary made of this called The Greatest Night in Music where you find out more. This along with the British song led to the Live Aid concert which was played live s on just about every American music station. It started early in the morning in Ki don and concluded late at night in Philadelphia.

[@markpekrul4393]

The amount of artistic brilliance in that room is amazing....there's a great, fairly recent documentary floating on one of the streamers about how they made that night happen.

[@MiguelLopez-is9te]

It's crazy to see Billy Joel in this 1985 video, and then see him in 2024, still selling out arenas. 🤘😎🤘 Enjoyed your reaction.

[@danielepps8729]

You have to watch " Do they Know it's Christmas time"

[@csf7773]

Nah. We Are The World is much better. I actually like the melody of the one that the Canadians did, but what do you expect, it was written by David Foster

[@knockoutking3764]

Great reaction to this legendary performance!! ❤

[@JonasLindberg-iy8hn]

You young Rest of the world no this song Im 51 we rastmonyfor this important kass

[@billofalltrades2633]

A great reaction you got a subscriber!

[@lauriebarrett6789]

Great reaction.

[@djgrant8761]

Thank you Harry Belafonte. Genius idea.

[@wvman2374]

Dionne Warwick is the lady you're asking about. She is amazing! I'd strongly suggest listening to her song "Thats What Friends are For" where she sings with Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Gladys Knight!

[@Ambaryerno]

You will NEVER see this much musical talent gathered in one recording studio today. The gravelly guy you keep asking who it is, that's The Boss: Bruce Springsteen. Apparently Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles threatened that if they couldn't get the song done in one session, that they would be the ones to drive everyone home.

[@HelenKubon]

The first she you didnt know, right after Kenny Rogers, was Dion Warwick. Actually Whitney Houston's Aunt.

[@csf7773]

Isn't she a cousin?

[@michaelanthonycoach8640]

Bruce Springsteen was the biggest artist in the world after Michael . Check out his Born To Run video. He’s an amazing performer. All Timer!!

[@Mike_For_Sure]

Stevie and Bruce needed a whole album together lol. Yeeeeah this still goes so hard.

[@videoinformer]

Wow! Glad to see you back. I was worried about you for a while, until I saw you had a twitter account you were active on more recently.

[@ronstjohnsf]

Quincy Jones produced it he had the task of putting ppl in and with the right person at the right time not everyone obviously had a solo part. There was a sign walking in that read CHECK YOUR EGOS AT THE DOOR

[@MrRizzo1961]

Lionel Richie and the conductor Quincy Jones,and Michael Jackson I believe were the main stars that put this together. You should watch the making of USA for Africa 🌍 we are the world on KZbin you definitely will learn more about the stars that were in it and put it together ✌️❤️

[@terrygaudio1053]

May I suggest you also take a look at " Tears Are Not Enough!" by Canadian artists of the era, done for the same cause!

[@WineSippingCowboy]

Written by the late Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. Produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian. As for Michael Omartian, he did programming and played synthesizer. Full credits are in Wikipedia. Classic 🙌 1980s song 🎵. In Canada 🇨🇦, David Foster organized a supergroup named Northern Lights. Bruce Allen handled the business side. Bryan Adams, Corey Hart, Geddy Lee of Rush, the late Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, Mike Reno of Loverboy and Neil Young are some of the singers. Suggested video 📹: Northern Lights perform Tears Are Not Enough. Link: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmaccoCajtaXiMU.

[@darrylwaddell9838]

It was a couple of Jackson's you saw and Pointer Sisters

[@pegajense]

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[@jimreid4367]

@Emily Feechi . The first one you didn't know who was paired with Kenny Rogers was Paul Simon , then ther who James Lngram , Billy Joel who was paired with Tina Turner , After this was Dionne Warwick & Willie Nelson , Huey Lewis , Keeny Loggins , Bob Dylan and the guy with the raspy voice is Bruce Springstein . In 2010 there was a remake USA for Haiti , you should recognise everyone in it .

[@carriemichelle322]

Paired with Tina was James Ingram ❤ RIP

[@jimreid4367]

@@carriemichelle322 , yes your right i knew it was james something and for some reason taylor came into my heasd 🤣🤣🤣

[@djgrant8761]

Check out ‘We Are the World 25 for Haiti’.

[@jamesellis701]

A few you asked "who is that"? Dionne Warwick, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson

[@williammcdonald2392]

This was a benifit performance for the famines in Africa ! Few could name everyone though that wasn't important. Try & name some famouse artist's who were not there for one reason or another. Very few & I'm sure they would have been there if they could.

[@shirleybuffington6420]

This was recorded after an award show and ALL of the artists left their ego at the door

[@billofalltrades2633]

I think Barry Gordy the conductor, Lionel Ritchie and Michael Jackson wrote the song

[@vanessareedhawaiinani]

Quincy jones

[@bjornolsson2696]

Although it’s a bit sad so many don’t know Paul Simon, Al Jarreau and Willie Nelson, I have noticed that so many Americans reacting don’t know BRUCE SPRiNGSTEEN?

[@cooter-of7ej]

theres a verson with names just type we are the world with names

[@justme2]

5:56 Bruce Springsteen

[@time2chill121]

First time here. I'm an 80's kid. I know them all. Glad to have your Trump vote because we know Michael Jackson wouldn't approve of Kamala 😂❤

[@jamesellis701]

Where you been?

[@Pro-TechServices]

Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby, Come To Me (Live in Korea) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aafGmpawjJKVkK8si=M9N2UAsksYFggoGM

[@goldieschooch8512]

The one singing next to Stevie Wonder with the deep voice was Bruce Springsteen…PLEASE PLEASE REACT TO REAL BRUCE LIKE…( Born to Run Live ). I will leave the link 🔗 below. Just DON’T do his poppy type stuff 1st music.kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6nYhZuEnNFmj6M&si=Fok0v8J77HXIbSQ2

[@preston175]

Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5akgpRqgrR6oacsi=b5uRq_DkI21DFJeC

[@olivehealy603]

Please react to Michael Jackson and friends what more can I give

[@larrypatterson7087]

He use to be the boss now just a looser

[@djvoicu]

you are very tiresome with your knowledge. Why don't you shut up and say at the end that this is how you spoil the charm of the song

[@preston175]

Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqq3oahsd9J4bposi=fPP_s23-TXpzWO4d

[@corneliusantonius3108]

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