USA for Africa - We are the world (British Guy Reacts)

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@minetteh1001 10 ай бұрын

From wikipedia : Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Tina Turner and Billy Joel sing the first verse;[27] Michael Jackson and Diana Ross sing the first chorus;[27] Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson and Al Jarreau sing the second verse; Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry and Daryl Hall sing the second chorus;[27] Jackson, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, and Kim Carnes sing the bridge.[27] "We Are the World" concludes with Bob Dylan and Ray Charles singing a full chorus, Wonder and Springsteen duetting, and ad libs from Charles and Ingram.[citation needed] The structure is said to "create a sense of continuous surprise and emotional buildup".[11] The following people sang in the chorus: 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, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, and Smokey Robinson.[27]

@sharonwhitaker458 9 ай бұрын

In 1984, Ethiopia was in the midst of a drought that killed as many as a million people. These artists as well as the Band Aid and Live Aid performers were raising money for famine relief.

@THEPATRIOT1000 9 ай бұрын

The Brits had Do They Know it's Christmas Time. in 84. In 85, The Americans said after The Grammy Awards, hold my beer.

@tamara_diamonds422 9 ай бұрын

It’s been mentioned he knows. Read the comments

@YourLaw 9 ай бұрын

@@tamara_diamonds422 I didn't see "hold my beer." above?

@tamara_diamonds422 9 ай бұрын

@@YourLaw So ? That was not my comment

@0okamino 9 ай бұрын

Stevie Wonder made the “offer” that he and Ray Charles would be driving everyone home if the group didn’t get the vocals done in one take. Well, it didn’t get done in one take, but Stevie and Ray kindly decided to be lenient on the offer. They did get all the vocals done by 8 AM the next morning, so it was less than 12 hours after everyone got in position to start. While it wasn’t one take, less than a day is very impressive for something this ambitious.

@tonyodonnell-tv9yq 9 ай бұрын

This was inspired by Bob Geldof who put together Live Aid and the single Do they Know its Christmas.

@ramiromaia592 9 ай бұрын

Organised by Henry Belafonte, Produced by Quincy Jones, Lyrics written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie

@ravenpoe7093 9 ай бұрын

This was just amazing. It was choreographed wonderfully. There were some snags but it turned out beautiful. All these amazing performers coming together in one place. Doubt this could ever be done again.

@sadfaery 9 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly (though I was still a kid when this came out), this was primarily in response to famine conditions in ... Ethiopia I think? And the other affected areas in the region? Not 100% sure without googling it, though.

@THEPATRIOT1000 9 ай бұрын

hope you will listen to each of these incredible artists.

@cinemeleon2808 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Someone who finally acknowledges the great Tina Turner. Still hard to believe at times that she's no longer with us. The brow raise when Springsteen stepped to the mic...mmhmmm. Ok sir. I see you. 😜

@0okamino 9 ай бұрын

Tina Turner’s fame and career were still so actively on the rise when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was kind of mindblown when my parents told very young me that she was already pretty famous for quite a while before I was born. By the time I came about, she had already made almost 30 (studio and live) albums, and almost 80 singles, and her solo career was just getting going. I didn’t know a world without Tina Turner living in it until just this past year.

@WineSippingCowboy 9 ай бұрын

Credits are in Wikipedia. All-stars 🌟 Bob Geldof asked David Foster to form a supergroup in Canada 🇨🇦. He organized one while Bruce Allen (manager of him, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, BTO, Loverboy, Prism, Payola$) handled the business side. Bryan Adams, Corey Hart, Geddy Lee of Rush, the late Gordon Lightfoot, RIP, Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, Mike Reno of Loverboy, Neil Young are some of the singers. The supergroup was named Northern Lights. Suggested video 📹: Northern Lights perform Tears Are Not Enough.

@sharonwhitaker458 9 ай бұрын

It is crazy to me that Harry Belafonte and the Great Smokey Robinson were only in the chorus!

@THEPATRIOT1000 9 ай бұрын

The actor Harry Bellefonte, who is seen in this, was behind it.

@JK_87606 9 ай бұрын

great

@kimshaky 10 ай бұрын

never been done before ??? you are english so you should know that all this startet 3 monyhs earlier with sir bob geldorf and do they know it's christmas, and this song was mainly artists that turned down bob, and their bad conciense when the sucess of bob and midge ures song got soo popular, btw all this lead to live aid in the summer of 1985.