First Time Hearing | USA For Africa - We Are the World (Reaction) 

Stevie and Bruce are the duet you never knew you needed. ❤❤❤

Lionel Richie - 0:26 Stevie Wonder - 0:39 Paul Simon - 0:43 Kenny Rogers - 0:53 James Ingram - 0:59 Tina Turner - 1:06 Billy Joel - 1:13 Michael Jackson - 1:19 Diana Ross - 1:32 Dionne Warwick - 1:48 Willie Nelson - 2:02 Al Jarreau - 2:09 Bruce Springsteen - 2:15 Kenny Loggins - 2:21 Steve Perry - 2:28 Daryl Hall - 2:36 Huey Lewis - 2:48 Cyndi Lauper - 2:54 Kim Carnes - 3:02 Bob Dylan - 3:48 Ray Charles - 4:27 “We Are the World” Chorus (alphabetically) 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 The Pointer Sisters Smokey Robinson “We Are the World” Instrumentalists David Paich - synthesizers Michael Boddicker - synthesizers, programming Paulinho da Costa - percussion Phil Collins - percussion Louis Johnson - synth bass Michael Omartian - keyboards Greg Phillinganes - keyboards John Robinson - drums Quincy Jones -- conductor

Dont forget Harry Belafonte at the back. He was a key person in making this happen. He truely was an amazing person.

"We've lost our way since this..." That's one of the most insightful things I've heard in a long time. Great reaction.

You are watching Legends here. People who actually can just sing with no autotune...just pure talent!! ❤

Harry Belafonte and Ken Kragen organized it and enlisted Micheal Jackson and Lionel Richie to write the song. This is so iconic.

No auto tune pure talented music

They put egos away, and made this great.

Everyone did this for free, and millions of dollars went for fighting famine in Ethiopia. They recorded it in one night after an award show, the AMAs I believe.

These artists here were from the generations of real singers. Real soul. Very hard to find real soul in todays music with all the studio gimmicks to make them sound better.

The greatest collection of musical legends put on one song in history…

Leave your egos at the door was the motto of this project Later Quincy Jones said he was sorry that quote became so synonymous with this because he said it was never actually needed. They ALL came in humble and there for the right reasons. The majority of these artists are now legends and a few already were (Dylan, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Harry Belafonte)

After doing reactions for a year or two you will recognize most of them. All were legends. I recommend you revisit this in 2 years.

This is a great example of the best singers from across the globe, all different races all coming together to do this, and this was done to raise money for those starving in Africa. We all need to be like this and then there would be no wars and the planet would be a much better place.

This charity effort was put together by Lionel Ritchie (1st vocalist) & Michael Jackson, among others, to raise money for famine relief in Africa. A couple of mos. prior to this, Lionel had heard a similar event for the same cause, performed by superstars from the UK. That song is "Do They Know It's Christmas?", & they called themselves "Band-Aid". Well worth a listen. Thanks for your reaction.

It hurts my heart, how few of these absolute legends you don't recognize. You need to see this as a giant learning opportunity. This is pretty much everyone who was anyone on 80's radio, and then some older legend6

In the 1980s, there was a terrible famine in Africa-largely in Ethiopia. Bob Geldoff from the British band The Boomtown Rats saw a news story about it and decided he needed to do something. He called up other musicians and asked them to participate. He and Midge Ure from the band Ultravox wrote the song, and Band Aid’s Do They Know Its Christmas? was released around Thanksgiving in 1984. A couple of months later, Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie (Richie?) wrote this song and got the others involved, even got Quincey Jones to produce it. The legendary Live Aid concert followed that summer in 1985. Two huge concerts in London and Philadelphia, playing to millions of people. All of these legends letting go of their egos, working together, for free. We really do need that kind of mentality back.

All Icons/Stars in their genres.😊

There's a great behind-the-scenes video on the making of this, and it shows the artists interacting when they arrive and during the session. It's on RU-vid - you should check it out on your own time.

Profoundly moving . I remember when it came out.

It started in the UK, Band Aid, they made a song for Africa called Do they know it's Christmas in 1984 ( maybe you can react to that one also 😀). The US made their own song, all money went to a good cause. Well done all of them.

Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick ( Whitney Houston’s aunt) Kenny Rodgers, Daryl Hall, Stevie wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Perry, willie Nelson, Cindi Lauper, Ray Charles, Lionel Ritchie, Kenny Loggins

My suggestion would be to take @TerryCallahan9576 listing of the artists in order, and do five reactions for each one. Your musical appreciation will be greatly increased!

Reacting to a big hit for each of these singers would make a great set of reactions.

All these legendary artists actually volunteered for free to do this song. so no one got paid which is really dope about this.

Stevie is my favourite artist of all time. his voice is amazing and he has countless brilliant songs definitely react

Great reaction, man, and in its own way just as affecting as the song itself. Your repeated line "We have lost our way since this song" hit me with surprisingly force, I have to say. At the time, there was still a pretty firm belief, however naïve, that music really could change the world.

This came out in March of 1985 i was almost 10. The making of this is a REALLY good video. It is still going on. Since then the last numbers i saw was, it has raised $100,000,000. They made a newer version but instead of for Africa it was for Haiti. I Love when Dionne Warwick comes in so strong, Cyndi Lauper is just my favorite but the combination of Stevie Wonder and Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen and Ray at the end. ❤

I remember at the time hearing over and over again how all these great artists "checked their egos at the door" when this was recorded - to raise funds for a famine-stricken Africa. Now matter how many times you hear it - you'll feel it every single time!

Those singers have collectively sold literally BILLIONS of ALBUMS (billions of actual physical albums, not mere RU-vid videos or song downloads). You can find millions of their albums in literally every country on Earth.

We really do need music like this to bring people together!

I agree with your comment about this being one of the greatest musical moments in history. 🤗👍 I have always loved this song and video. They have the making of this video which gives more background on how it all came together and shows each person rehearsing their parts.

These were the most massive artists of the day. ❤

Conductor - Quincy Jones Singers: Lionel Richie - 0:26 (Commodores & Solo) Stevie Wonder - 0:39 (Legend & icon) Paul Simon - 0:43 (Simon & Garfunkle) Kenny Rogers - 0:53 (Country music legend) James Ingram - 0:59 (1952 - 2019; "Just Once) Tina Turner - 1:06 (Legend & icon) Billy Joel - 1:13 ("Piano Man") Michael Jackson - 1:19 (Legend & icon) Diana Ross - 1:32 (The Supremes & Solo) Dionne Warwick - 1:48 (R&B, rock, soul, gospel Legend) Willie Nelson - 2:02 (Country music legend) Al Jarreau - 2:09 (1940-2017; "We're in this love together") Bruce Springsteen - 2:15 (The Boss; Rock legend) Kenny Loggins - 2:21 (Top Gun soundtrack) Steve Perry - 2:28 (Journey & solo; Rock legend Daryl Hall - 2:36 (Hall & Oates) Huey Lewis - 2:48 (Huey Lewis & the News, "Power of Love") Cyndi Lauper - 2:54 ("True Colors") Kim Carnes - 3:02 ("Bette Davis Eyes", Bob Dylan - 3:48 (Folk/rock icon) Ray Charles - 4:27 (R&B, rock, soul, country Legend) “We Are the World” Chorus (alphabetically) Dan Aykroyd (Ghost Busters & Saturday Night Live) Harry Belafonte (1927 - 2023; "Day-O") Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac & solo singer & guitar) Mario Cipollina (Huey Lewis & the News Bassist) Johnny Colla (Huey Lewis & the News Founder) Sheila E. (Drums for Prince & solo singer/drummer) Bob Geldof (Activist, "Do they know it's Christmas" Bill Gibson (Music Producer) Chris Hayes (Huey Lewis & the News Guitarist) Sean Hopper (Huey Lewis & the News Keyboards) Jackie Jackson (The Jacksons) LaToya Jackson (The Jacksons) Marlon Jackson (The Jacksons) Randy Jackson (The Jacksons) Tito Jackson (The Jacksons) Waylon Jennings (Country music legend) Bette Midler ("Wind Beneath My Wings") John Oates (Hall & Oates) Jeffrey Osborne ("On the Wings of Love") The Pointer Sisters ("Neutron Dance", "I'm So Excited") Smokey Robinson (Legend & icon) “We Are the World” Instrumentalists John Barnes - keyboards & arrangement David Paich - synthesizers (Toto) Michael Boddicker - synth, program (Grammy for "Imagination") Ian Underwood - synth, program (Frank Zappa artist) Paulinho da Costa - percussion (EW&F, Thriller, Madonna, Celine) Phil Collins - percussion (Genesis & Solo) Louis Johnson - synth bass (bass on "Thriller" and others) Michael Omartian - keyboards (Producer - 3 Grammys) Greg Phillinganes - keyboards (Stevie Wonder, Clapton, Toto) John Robinson - drums (Iconic drummer) Quincy Jones -- conductor (Legend & icon)

They did an updated version of this song in 2010 called We Are the World: 25 for Haiti (25 marks the 25th anniversary of this song I do believe) and they had a ton of artists, like Miley Cyrus, Adam Levine, Jonas Brothers, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Wycleaf Jean, among others.

I doubt you'll see this. But I'm 48 years old. I remember when this happened. I am STILL brought to tears every time I see this, and especially so when someone newly discovers it. Here is the background. It was thrown together in a matter of days and was recorded just after the American Music Awards. Not one single artist was paid. It was a more-or-less hastily thrown together occurrence to get together as many stars as possible while they were all still in the same city. It was organized to try to fight the devastating, crippling famine happening in Ethiopia at the time. And unfortunately this will almost absolutely never happen again. This happened when allstars were able to set their egos and their record sales aside and say, "Let's do this as brothers and sisters in arms." That can't happen today. BTW, here's your background: Time codes indicate start of first solo Lionel Richie - 0:26 Stevie Wonder - 0:39 Paul Simon - 0:43 Kenny Rogers - 0:53 James Ingram - 0:59 Tina Turner - 1:06 Billy Joel - 1:13 Michael Jackson - 1:19 Diana Ross - 1:32 Dionne Warwick - 1:48 Willie Nelson - 2:02 Al Jarreau - 2:09 Bruce Springsteen - 2:15 Kenny Loggins - 2:21 Steve Perry - 2:28 Daryl Hall - 2:36 Huey Lewis - 2:48 Cyndi Lauper - 2:54 Kim Carnes - 3:02 Bob Dylan - 3:48 Ray Charles - 4:27 “We Are the World” Chorus (alphabetically) 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 The Pointer Sisters Smokey Robinson “We Are the World” Instrumentalists David Paich - synthesizers Michael Boddicker - synthesizers, programming Paulinho da Costa - percussion Phil Collins - percussion Louis Johnson - synth bass Michael Omartian - keyboards Greg Phillinganes - keyboards John Robinson - drums

Diana Ross has a documentary on it. She said everyone there was a superstar but they were all in awe of Ray Charles. A lot of people just wanted to have the opportunity to associate themselves with other people who are great.

artists these days couldnt make a song like this without autotune and err you know.. talent

Bob Geldof, a British musician (his band was called. Boomtown Rats) saw news footage of drought and famine stricken Ethiopia. He was moved to do something to help the people of Ethiopia. He got together with Midge Ure of the band Ultravox and in the space of less than two months they coordinated musicians, got a song written and recorded it in time for Christmas. The song was called “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The song was a massive hit and proceeds went to help Ethiopia. Watch that video. They grabbed anyone that was in London at the time to sing and record the video. Kool & The Gang happened to be in London and even they are in the video. After seeing what the Brits pulled off, Harry Belafonte decided that the Americans needed to help as well. Collaborating with Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie and MJ, they got to writing. They decided the only way to get all those famous people together was after the American Music Awards show. After the awards they all filed into the music studio to record. The one artist who refused to participate was Prince (but he contributed a song to the album). Other reactors have asked why wasn’t Whitney Houston there. She isn’t in this because nobody knew who she was yet. Her first hit came a few months later (although her auntie, Dionne Warwick, is singing in the video.) Famously, there was a sign put on the entrance saying “check your egos at the door.” We Are The World was a massive hit. The heavy metal community felt slighted because they weren’t asked to participate. Ronnie James Dio (one of the best voices to ever exist in any genre), put together a heavy metal version called Stars (also worth watching). The union of massive stars to support a cause set the ball rolling for Live Aid, a massive one day music festival on 2 continents. London and Philadelphia were the stages. Live Aid was simulcast on MTV, ABC, and radio stations and other outlets across the globe. This concert paved the way for Farm Aid, which was a gathering of mostly country artists to raise money to help America’s farmers, most of whom live in poverty. There have been updated versions of We Are The World for different causes over the years.

Always gets me so emotional always cry this was so very beautiful ..an all those incredible beautiful unique voices ..an what a beautiful cause ..how powerful is music unites us all big love my sweet Duane x

Stevie Wonder is one of America’s all time most genius singer/songwriters- EVER!!!!! Do I love him? Yes!!! His efforts got us MLK Day, too. I’d start with anything from his Talking Book album and Songs In the Key of Life album. Miraculous. He won so many Grammy’s that when Paul Simon won, he thanked Stevie for not having an album out that year.

There were no payment for nobody involved in this project, even for made the behind the scene video. As Jane Fonda said in the video, there were 45 hour recording for doing the video, and the artists were recording during an entire night. It was a great collaborative work for made a beautiful jewel for humanity.

It was made in 1985 Africa was dealing with a famine, these artist came together one night after an awards show, they checked their egos at the door and Micheal Jackson and Lionel Ritchie wrote the song. Quincy Jones directed and one day a few weeks later they had every radio station in the country, it didn't matter what genre they played this song at the very same time, it was amazing I'll never forget it.

Yes, we have lost our way 😢 You should do reactions to these artists then come back to this again and let us see how many you can name. A few reactors have done that ❤

This Once-in-a-Lifetime Collab Raised $75 MILLION for the FAMINE in Africa.

How can you not know some of them ? All absolute Legends

I feel the same way young man,I grew up with All of these artists!!! Great Reaction my friend!!😎💯🤘

Great reaction. Get to know each artist and share your reactions. ❤

This came together so quickly, it makes the vocal pairings like Stevie and Springsteen pure genius.

I was 9 when this came out in 1985. It was written by Micheal Jackson and Lionel Richie, who gathered famous musicians (and others) to record the song as a benefit for Africa (particularly Ethiopia, which was experiencing a severe famine at the time. Iwill never forget the pictures of the starving skeletonlike kids)..Through the sale of the album, I think they raised about 65 million dollars, which they then donated to various charities that could provide relief. Tjey didn't get any proceeds from it. I used to know all the lyrics, because our music teacher would always have us sing it in class. It always felt special to hear it played.

This will never happen again. All the iconic stars from the 70s and 80s all in 1 room. Incredible they thre this together in a month.

You should check out "Do They Know it's Christmas" by Band Aid which was another song made by a bunch of UK singers released a year before this one. That song led to this one. Many others had done the same afterwards but "Do They Know it's Christmas" and "We Are the World" will probably be the best. From what I read Harry Belefonte (one of the singers in the group and who just recently past away) decided to do an American version.

They all have beautiful voices. Comparisons are not needed for this beautiful, charitable masterpiece

Legends of music. Especially because they could all SING. Without any tools. Pure talent. Thank you for allowing me to experience this time.

The amount of talent in the room is indescribable. Almost every singer had notable song on the billboard chart or they had a top 40 hit. Michael and Diana's harmonies are stunning. Nothing like this will probably never happen again. The Kelly Family did a pretty good cover of it too - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nLoXoppX2qw.html

I really enjoyed your reaction to this video. And yes, there is a documentary about the making of the song you can watch on RU-vid. It was to raise money for Africa, and all the artists got together, one night after the Grammys, stayed all night until they finish recording.

They made a new version in 2010 led by Wyclef Jean for the aid to Haiti that got hit by a terrible earthquake. The biggest names of the day participated in it, like Will I Am, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand, Ll Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber and Jamie Foxx among many others. Its worth a listen.

It’s like everyone was calm and mellow and Cyndi was like, yea, fuck that TURN UP!!!

I'm a 1960 baby. This was my time in my 20's. So many artists who transformed my time. This, as you expressed, was a special moment in contemporary music. I challenge you to learn more about them. One of my favorite artists was Dionne Warwick who sang songs written just for her by Burt Bacharach in the 60's. If you haven't heard her, look up Alfie, A House Is Not A Home, Say A Little Prayer For Me, and many others.

I don't get how younger generations, who has the entire world at their fingertips with the internet, does not know who all of these Legends are other than Michael. I mean of course everybody knows Michael that goes without saying. But everybody else here is the foundation for all the music that you listen to today. This kind of collaboration could never happen now. Yes I am aware that they made a remake of the song with newer artists. But the difference is the artist werent of the same caliber as it was on this day. Now it would be about artist wanting to boost their careers, and most certainly would demand money. These are legends they have already made their careers, they didn't need anything from anybody and they did not get paid. Cuz in this day and age you actually did something to help people. The last collaboration I remember was after 9/11. But I don't believe they were all that together. These people have egos to but they were able to set that aside for the greater good. They were willing to not take top billing, and just contribute a line or two and then just be in the choir. also the difference is that you don't have a Michael Jackson today to put this together. Because only somebody of his power and his clout would be able to pull together all of these legends, help co-write the song and arrange it. There's just nobody that fits that today. My suggestion to you is to invest and watching some classic videos of legends that created the sound that you're used to. How anybody can't know Stevie Wonder or Lionel Richie I don't know. I just find it sad. To me that is just not a well-rounded musical education if you just want to stick to one era and not go out of your lane. Live a little and use the internet and learn about the people that came before all the artists today. You might learn something.

As others have mentioned, no one was paid, and they were all legends of various genres. The song was a fundraiser for the "USA for Africa" charity to help with the famine in Africa after years of drought. It was written by Michal Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian, but it was the brain-child of singer / activist Harry Belafonte (best known for the Banana Boat song, "Day-Oh!") after the UK group Band Aid released "Do They Know It's Christmas" which was also a fundraiser for famine relief in Africa. It is apparently the 8th best-selling single of all time!

This is one of the reasons I feel so blessed to have experienced the 80's as a teenager. We were not divided nearly as much as we are now. I hope that you react to some of these great artists. I know you will find them all amazingly talented.

Big respect to you for recognizing and acknowledging greatness, even if you don’t know all their names. 💙

i remember when this came out in the 80s when i was about 6 or 7 yrs old. it was everywhere

These artists volunteered their time & talent and left all egos at the door! They came together to raise money for a good cause and as professionals they completed this masterpiece in one night! Bravo So, do yourself a favor and react to BMU (Black Men United) singing You Will Know! You won’t be disappointed! 🫶🏾

We didn’t need name tags on the video because we already knew who the artist were. That’s what made this video so great!

Here's my reaction suggestions if you wanted to check out every artist that sang solo in this video: Lionel Richie - "Three Times A Lady" (when he was with the Commodores) Stevie Wonder - "Living For The City" Paul Simon - "Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover" Kenny Rogers - "Lady" James Ingram - "Just Once" Tina Turner - "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Billy Joel - "She's Always A Woman" Michael Jackson - "Rock With You" Diana Ross - "Touch Me In The Morning" Dionne Warwick - "I'll Never Love This Way Again" Willie Nelson - "Crazy" Al Jarreau - "We're In This Love Together" Bruce Springsteen - "Born To Run" Kenny Loggins - "This Is It" Steve Perry - "Wheel In The Sky" (when he was with Journey) Daryl Hall - "Sara Smile" (Hall & Oates) Huey Lewis - "Do You Believe In Love" Cyndi Lauper - "True Colors" Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up In Blues" Ray Charles - "Georgia"

The thruth Singers are here.. They are the real legend. Some of them are already passed away.. 😢 I almost know all their hits. James Ingram, kenny Rogers, Tina Turner.. My God...

We Are The World has 2 versions. This one which was released to help/aid what was going in Africa at the time. It was re-released in 2010 for its 25th anniversary and to help/aid Haiti.

You might be interested in hearing, but there WAS a new version with modern artists, who rerecorded it to raise the money needed for the earthquake that hit Haiti. Check it out! It's not as good as the original but it was pretty good in its own right.

So many are unfortunately gone. This was filmed right after the Grammy awards one year bc everyone was there.. legendary

Lionel Ritchie,stevie wonder,Kenny Rodgers,Tina Turner,Billy Joel,Michael Jackson, Dion Warrick, Willie Nelson,Bruce Springsteen, Steve Perry,

I was 12 when this came out, I fight to not cry every time I hear this song….of joy and sadness at the same time

Please react to some MJ MV‘s like Jam, Remember The Time, Earth Song, some live performances in Wembley 1988 or Yokohama 1987. That would be great! Much love from Germany, huge MJ Fan here! 🙌🏼

this was done after the Grammy awards. All proceedes went to help feed the people after a horrible drought. Qunicy told everyone to leave their egos at the door.

I loved your comments about the importance and meaning of music in our lives❤️

There was a sign at the door as all the superstars came in and it said "Leave your ego at the door". This type of thing would NEVER happen today.

This song raised nearly 11 million dollars only from record sales. The fondraising exceeded 63 millions in total

First there was a charitable effort in the UK, largely organized by Bob Geldof (who was later knighted for his efforts for famine relief), called Band Aid; a bunch of UK artists got together, all donating their time and talent, and made a song called "Do They Know It's Christmas?" which had, sadly, execrable lyrics, but a good message nevertheless. Then Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson wrote this song and got people from the US involved to do the singing after the AMAs. Everyone, again, donated their time and talent; no one got paid for contributing to USA for Africa. Then there was Live Aid, the globally televised (simulcast) concert on two continents at once, part in Wembley Stadium in London, and part in JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Again, no one was paid, everyone contributed their time and talent, and Elton John took the Concorde from England to Philadelphia so he could perform in both stadiums, on his own dime. Queen had the best set of the day (some say in history); U2, just starting to hit it big at the time, had the second best set and it put them on the map permanently. Both of those sets are available on RU-vid in their entirety, and both are worth watching/reacting to. Live Aid alone raised $127M for famine relief. Band Aid raised $9M off of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" USAforAfrica.org has raised over $168,000,000 over 35 years for poverty relief in Africa, Haiti, and the US (not just for famine relief in Eithiopia), and administers its funds separately from the Band Aid Trust, which controls the funds raised by Band Aid and Live Aid. However, civil war in Eithiopia led to nearly 90-95% of the money that had been raised for famine relief and controlled by the Band Aid Trust being used by the dictator in control of the country at the time (the country ousted him in 1994 and became a constitutional democracy with a prime minister in charge) to slaughter rebel forces and ultimately made the famine worse, not better. Doctors Without Borders, the famous humanitarian group, was kicked out of Eithiopia for standing up for the victims against the regime. SPIN magazine and the BBC both covered this awful result, and at first they were demonized for it, but as more news organizations looked into the accusations and discovered the truth, it slowly got out over time. Although the dictator was later ousted, as noted, the country is still not politically stable and armed conflict continues. The US State Department warns against Americans traveling to the country, though travel there is not banned, as parts of the country are uncontrolled by any form of government and unsafe. Periodic droughts continue to make famine a danger. As of August 2022, there were 13 million Eithiopians facing acute food insecurity, and an estimated 150,000-200,000 had died of starvation by March 2022. In the Tigray Region alone, 89% of people were in need of food aid.

The one that was done after this was for Haiti and you'd probably recognize more of the artist

all the artists donated their time and voices for free to make this album and all the proceeds went to help the cause feeding the people of Africa

The best thing you could do for yourself musically is to listen to the songs of these individual legends. They are legends for a reason. Thank you for appreciating this masterpiece,

You need to watch the UK version which came out the year before (1984) " Do they know its Christmas".

GREETINGS EARTH GUY: I'm old and know almost all the people in the vid. I would imagine Wikipedia has a list of the singers. Rock on, Garth.

The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie with Quincy Jones conducting and he was also a producer on the album. This was inspired by the UK’s Band Aid. There are stories that some of the Band Aid money may have been redirected to buy weapons for Ethiopian warrlords but that should not diminish these musicians efforts to raise money to aid in the famine in Africa. The publicity for We Are The World, Band Aid, and Live Aid inspired other nations to contribute as well. This needs to be continued as there is still acute famine all over the world. There is too much money in certain groups in this country and other countries for there to be even one child going hangry.

Young people should know who these musicians are. In the '80s I knew who important artist from the 1950s and '60s were. Don't people surf the radio anymore

There’s an old video out there of Stevie playing drums that is pretty damn impressive

How did this happen? Well, there was a terrible draught going on in Africa at that time, and British pop singers (lead by Bob Geldof) produced the song, "Do They Know It's Christmas" and profits of that song went to help people starving from the draught (Do They Know It's Christmas had fewer singers, but they did include George Michael and Bananarama). that inspired Harry Belafonte (Google him; he was in the back row) came up with the idea of doing the same with American singers. And on the We Are the World album, they included a song called "Tears Are Not Enough" that included an all-star cast of Canadian singers. And we haven't completely lost our way, because they actually did recreate this a couple more times. One was done after the earthquake in Haiti, and singers on that included Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Justin Beiber, and a lot of others I can't remember right now. If also included a new rap solo that included most of the rappers of that time (including a Haitian rapper, but his rap style was hard for American audiences to appreciate).

As you know this was in 1985. All these singers were popular in that time

Cyndi Lauper rocked her part!!

There have literally been a Billion records sold by the people in this room! Legendary! No one took a dime!

Legends. One & All. Did you see Cindi literally jump for joy? @ 3:22 Not since the times of the Jackson Five has there been so many of the Jackson family on one stage. Jackie, La Toya, Marlon, Randy, and Tito. I HIGHLY recommend Helly Luv's Revolution. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fLMtTQsiW6I.html

No one got paid this was done in 1985 of 86 right after the American Music Awards they were there from like 12am till 7 in the morning. Netflix has a documentary on it out right now The Greatest Night in Pop

There is a newer version of this. A bunch of artists did one for Haiti. You should check it out. 😊

Legends of music!!

"We've lost our way" Damn, that hit hard.. mainly because the moment you said it I knew it was true. We HAVE. The world was just more innocent & pure back in the day. It's sad. What happened? Where did we go wrong?

A room full of some of the greatest artists of all time

you have to remeber the times, this was for africa, it was a time so many countries came together, UK did our version, then we had live aid, i world wide conset, that went for 16 hours on live tv, UK, USA, australia and some other countries, played a part, this was all done in 1985, no internet, no mobile phones, no email, the luxeries we have to dat, land line and fax is all they had, and they put of the greatest show that ever was, i was 20 years old me and my girlfriend, sat for the 16 or 24 hours lol, watched all, the biggest stars, coming together, and the greates live segement of all time Queen Live Aid

I pre-ordered this album from Tower Records in San Francisco. We tried and I am still hopeful! 🌎✌️ At 7:10 you can see Bruce Springsteen has tears in his eyes. They meant what they were singing.

As a GenXer, I feel sorry for todays generations. We were so spoiled when I was younger. This world has changed for the worse… This type of song would never be released in todays time.