USA For Africa - We Are The World

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USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), was the name under which forty-five predominantly U.S. artists, led by Harry Belafonte, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, and Lionel Richie, recorded the hit single "We Are the World" in 1985. The song was a US and UK Number One for the collective in April of that year.

The considerable profits from the enterprise went to the USA for Africa Foundation, which used them for the relief of famine and disease in Africa; critics, however, claim that this money went directly to the (often military) governments of the affected countries rather than the people.

A recording of the live performance was released with the Live Aid DVD set released on November 8, 2004.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: June 18, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Author: Milenio90

Length: 00:07:14
Rating: 4.91
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Tags: USA For Africa We Are The World Live Aid (1985)

Video Comments:
piotreczek126d2 (November 18, 2008 at 6:48 pm)
BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mikeym820 (November 18, 2008 at 6:44 pm)
Lol, Kenny Rogers just checks short ass Paul Simon out of the way.
AnGelBabY920 (November 18, 2008 at 6:31 pm)
loves this song

... lol Dan Aykroyd
dunemoonbeam (November 18, 2008 at 5:51 pm)
coney as fffffff
SammanClassic (November 18, 2008 at 5:12 pm)
Kenny Rogers at 0.50 and Willie Nelson at 2.05
jeroenvlas (November 18, 2008 at 5:10 pm)
The new-age marketing campaign has reached the devil if you dont want to sell your soul to the devil comment this to 10 other music video's
Paulchac2 (November 18, 2008 at 3:54 pm)
steve perry is wicked in this
savgeo (November 18, 2008 at 2:43 pm)
who's the guy with paul simon around 0.50 and the guy around 2.05?
lanesce (November 18, 2008 at 11:57 am)
Hey, here Michael Jackson looks like a human being! It's unusual to see him like this.
BABGESS (November 18, 2008 at 9:52 am)
did I touch a nerve darling? LOL