We are the World
A 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded by a super group of 45 popular musicians including Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Dan Aykroyd and LaToya Jackson. [YouTube]
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Jun 27, 2009


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18 Comments, add your own...
1. moodhi | June 28th, 2009 at 12:03 am
It is such an inspirational song, it makes you believe that the world is a really good place and anything can happen. Unfortunately, it really isnt. One day it will be, thank you for the post Mark. I hope readers look at it as more of a message to the world, than just as a song.
Peace
2. Holla | June 28th, 2009 at 12:21 am
One day it will be huh? Are there still gonna be humans around? LMAO
3. Rayboy | June 28th, 2009 at 12:45 am
this is the making of that video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0IweJ0g39I&feature=related
4. RJ8 | June 28th, 2009 at 1:25 am
he’s not dead! listen to this guy explain why he thinks michael isnt dead..it makes perfect sense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uzXfDX86EE
5. SWOS | June 28th, 2009 at 4:12 am
can anyone spell gay?
6. Frankom | June 28th, 2009 at 7:19 am
you need to check Liberian Girl
John Travolta, Paula Abdul, Dan Aykroyd, David Copperfield,Whoopi Goldberg,Steve Guttenberg, Janet Jackson, Don King,Lisa Marie Presley,Steven Spielberg,Sean Cory Cooper …. and many more !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ethtD4R1kk
7. Mr.pedro | June 28th, 2009 at 7:38 am
Very inspiring Song Hope the World becomes a Peaceful Place some day
8. Karen | June 28th, 2009 at 7:46 am
This video brings tears to my eyes! If only we could go back to 1985 and have those moments all over again! The world seemed to be at a better place in 1985! If only we had known what we really had back then! Thanks Mark for the great video!
9. TweeZ | June 28th, 2009 at 10:00 am
your welcome, check out the making of the video also. There are several of them out there…all good stuff.
10. MYK | June 28th, 2009 at 11:34 am
What’s Dan Akroyd doing here? Isn’t he an actor?
11. moodhi | June 28th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
wow holla, what a great comeback…
12. kyx | June 28th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Goose Bumps!! Steve Perry…. 02:27. Hooooooooooooooooooooooo I went to heaven and came back!!!
13. cajie | June 28th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
I can never get tired of listening to this song. All my favourite singers singing at one time!!!
14. NS | June 28th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
touching..
15. Holla | June 28th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
It’s not a comeback moodhi, it was just an observation. I am hopeful that the planet will probably fix itself eventually, but only after humans become extinct for obvious reasons.
16. Moodhi | July 4th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Try to have a little faith in the human race, you can be surprised to see what they are capable of doing. You never know…
17. robertaangelis | July 12th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Hey, if the nearly $1 Billion dollars in revenue earned from this song WE ARE THE WORLD went to Africa Famine relief as it was intended for, WHEN did this happen. I read about 7 years ago that NONE of the money went out and that it is still in a bank account somewhere where the writers of the song get the interest from the account. Something about political red tape preventing them from helping the people in Africa. Is this true? Did this change? Did they finally use the money for charity. If so, when and where? No one stopped to track where this money went. Everybody just assumed that the money went where we were all told it would go. Wouldn’t this level of charity going to Africa relief have shown some serious, serious change and made the news OFTEN? Where did all these proceeds/revenues from the song really go? This song is still raking in the dow.
Michael Jackson is said to have given to the most amounts of charities but he is not in the books for having given the most. Just for spreading what he did contribute around the most.
18. robertaangelis | July 12th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
BTW – Dan Akroyd was one of the BLUES BROTHERS and they were very popular around the time of the video.
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