We Are The World by USA For Africa

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Written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie:


There comes a time when we heed a certain call (Lionel Richie)
When the world must come together as one (Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder)
There are people dying (Stevie Wonder)
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life (Paul Simon)
The greatest gift of all (Paul Simon/Kenny Rogers)

We can't go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rogers)
That someone, somehow will soon make a change (James Ingram)
We're all a part of God's great big family (Tina Turner)
And the truth (Billy Joel)
You know love is all we need (Tina Turner/Billy Joel)

( CHORUS )
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Michael Jackson)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Diana Ross)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Michael Jackson/Diana Ross)

Well, send'em you your heart so they know that someone cares (Dionne Warwick)
And their lives will be stronger and free (Dionne Warwick/Willie Nelson)
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread (Willie Nelson)
And so we all must lend a helping hand (Al Jurreau)

( REPEAT CHORUS )
We are the world, we are the children (Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Kenny Loggins)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Steve Perry from Journey)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Daryl Hall)

When you're down and out there seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson)
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall (Huey from Huey Lewis and the News)
Well, well, well, let's realize that a change can only come (Cyndi Lauper)
When we (Kim Carnes)
stand together as one (Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis)

(REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE )

(additional ad-lib vox by Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, James Ingram)

NOTE: USA is an acronym for United Support of Artists, which is an organization headed by Ken Kragen to bring mainly musicians together to help alleviate the African plight. Spread the love and unity to help the kids - the people around the world today!

Quincy Jones -- Producer

Michael Omartian - Keyboards, Producer

Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards

Michael Boddicker - Synthesizers, Programming

John Robinson - Drums

Paulinho da Costa -- Percussion

Louis Johnson -- Bass

Channel: Music
Uploaded: June 24, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Author: Insightful

Length: 00:07:11
Rating: 4.90
Views: 1950947

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Video Comments:
aardappel19 (October 9, 2008 at 8:38 pm)
who is '2:13' ???
maciusss88 (October 10, 2008 at 3:31 pm)
Al Jurreau followed by Bruce Springsteen
Smorz33 (October 8, 2008 at 5:19 pm)
I like michel jackson here, why he change his color?? Is he ashame of his color black??? Shame oof his race???
hvale2k5 (October 9, 2008 at 3:21 am)
back then when black was discriminated in American
rochillz (October 10, 2008 at 6:45 pm)
White supremacy and racism got into his brains! Black negativity in western media,Everything black is bad! Now he knows, but its too late.
parrepo3 (October 5, 2008 at 5:54 pm)
Though everyone in this video is a great singer........Steve Perry's vocals could bring rain, he is the best vocalist of all time! He makes everybody else sound like amateurs. Why he wasn't given a larger part is beyond me. ROCK ON STEVE!!! COME BACK SOON!!!
maciusss88 (October 6, 2008 at 11:15 pm)
No way man.

2:43 - here's the start of the best part of the song. Jacko's absolutely insane in this one followed by Huey and Cindy Lauper, and she has the best part of all. Great! Her voice and emotions while singing are just extraordinary!
blarae50 (October 7, 2008 at 8:00 pm)
You're absolutely right. Diana Ross also has a great voice after Jacko, Cindy Lauper is another one.
Crisstins (October 4, 2008 at 6:35 pm)
I love this Song!!!!!!!!!!!
zeto72 (October 4, 2008 at 5:55 pm)
Lionel Richie 25 sec ,(Stevie Wonder 38 sec),Paul Simon 41 sec.,(Kenny Rogers 52sec.),James Ingram 58 sec ,Tina Turner 1:05 sec,Billy Joel 1:11 sec.,(Michael jackson)1:16 sec. , Diana Ross 1:31 sec., Dionne warwick 1:47 sec, Willie Nelson 2:01,(Bruce Springsteen)2:14 sec., Al Jarreau 2:08 sec. Kenny Loggins 2:20 sec., (Steve perry)2:27 sec , daryl Hall 2:34 sec , Huey Lewis 2:47 sec.,Cyndi Lauper 2:51 sec., Kim Carnes 3:00 (Bob Dylan)3:46 sec., (Ray Charles)4:40sec.

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