Artist: USA For Africa
Video: From YouTube. The original MTV video solicits donations to an address on Wilshire Blvd.
This band, USA For Africa, was really great in 1985. If only they had stayed together, they could have been amazing. Bunch of massive egos consumed with their "solo projects".
Seriously though, it's incredible to see all this talent together in one place. Superheroes joining forces for a good cause. Sure the song itself is kind of cheesy, but it's instantly recognizable all these years later.
"We Are The World" spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. USA For Africa raised over $50 million dollars for humanitarian aid to African countries.
Between the performers, a clear hierarchy emerges: the masses in the chorus, stars who are granted a solo verse, and finally the superstars who deliver their own distinctive "We Are The World" chorus. That elite status is granted to five performers: Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, and Ray Charles. Upper echelon all-time greats, every single one.
It's just compelling to watch every single person in this video. Everyone you see has made a unique and lasting contribution to the majesty of rock 'n' roll. And really, when you think about it, they are all absolutely correct. We ARE the world. We ARE the children.
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