"We Are The World" gets most of the glory and rightfully so( hell it reached the top of charts in '85 ), but I always liked this response from Canada's artists and I'm not being, like, biased as a Canadian or anything now. ;-)
I always thought 'Tears Are Not Enough' and 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' were better than 'We Are The World'. Still do. TANE and DTKIC seem to speak to me more during the Christmas Season. Glad to see there are still fans of this song!!!
Like others, I completely agree!! The Canadians blew all other charity singles out of the water with David Foster's trademark songwriting... Bravo! Loved it then and still sounds awesome today!
Lyrics (taken from Jim Vallance's website): Gordon Lightfoot: As every day goes by, how can we close our eyes Burton Cummings: Until we open up our hearts Anne Murray: We can learn to share and show how much we care Joni Mitchell: Right from the moment that we start Dan Hill: It seems like overnight we see the world in a different light Neil Young: Somehow our innocence is lost Bryan Adams: How can we look away, 'cause every single day Mike Reno / Liberty Silver: We've got to help at any cost Chorus #1 / the above 9 singers: We can bridge the distance Only we can make the difference Don't you know that tears are not enough? If we can pull together We can change the world forever Heaven knows that tears are not enough Carroll Baker / Ronnie Hawkins / Murray McLaughlin: It's up to me and you to make the dream come true Corey Hart: It's time to take our message everywhere Veronique Beliveau / Claude Dubois / Robert Charlebois: C'est l'amour qui nous rassemble d'ici a l'autre bout du monde Bruce Cockburn: Let's show them Canada still cares Geddy Lee: You know that we'll be there Chorus #2 / the above 18 singers: We can bridge the distance Only we can make the difference Don't you know that tears are not enough? If we can pull together We can change the world forever Heaven knows that tears are not enough Bryan Adams / Donny Gerrard: And if we should try All 44 singers: Together you and I Alfie Zappacosta: Maybe we could understand the reasons why Lisa Dal Bello / Carol Pope / Paul Hyde: If we take a stand Salome Bey / Mark Holmes / Lorraine Segato: Every woman child and man Mike Reno: We can make it work, for God's sake lend a hand Chorus #3 / all 44 singers: We can bridge the distance Only we can make the difference Don't you know that tears are not enough? If we can pull together We can change the world forever Heaven knows that tears are not enough Ad libs (in order of appearance): Bryan Adams, Mike Reno, Donny Gerrard, Mark Holmes, Carol Pope, Lisa Dal Bello, Mike Reno, Wayne St. John
Thank you so much for breaking this down for the rest of us 💕 What a generous, thoughtful gift 🎁 👏 💖 I'm 65 and my husband is 73. We're Americans. Joni Mitchell is, and always will be, my hero and muse. Ever since I was a young teenager, teaching myself to play guitar, Joni's music has been a HUGE influence on me. Then there's my husband, who I met in my 40s, and who is (no joke) Gordon Lightfoot's #1 Fan. He has been listening to Gord, almost exclusively, for his entire life. We just went to what was his 40th Gordon Lightfoot concert last year, after having waited through Covid for it to be rescheduled her in upstate NY. It's just funny how we two old Americans each have Canadians as our #1 musical 🎼 heros. Thanks for the opportunity to express my thoughts and opinions 🙏 ✨️ ❤️ 🎶🎵🎸🎷🎹🪕🎻🎙💕
Completely much more-very much more better than We are the World and Do they know it's Christmas and take it from me an American;Not a threat, boast a brag or even a promise it just simply the way it is;just pure and simple.Super great way to go Northern Lights and Canada.RIGHT ON CANADIANS!I love this song dearly and tenderly with all my heart. - It will always have a special place in my American Heart.Likewise Wonderful memories. Thanks a million Canada for Me and my fellow Americans and the people in all the other nations of the world for giving us this song.I and they both love having you all as our neighbors and friends.
I was 18 years old, I was in the army, this song was recorded at Manta Sound Studios, Toronto, wonderful melody and voices, I love you, please record other songs, the world needs this, today I'm 57 years old and I will continue to always hear kisses, here from Brazil.
I love this song, this gift of talent. And who else gets a lump in their throat to see John Candy in the choir? Oscar Peterson, too. Artists known better for other mediums but added their presence to a very worthy cause. Plus, Mike Reno can really sing!!
I noticed that. I was just a kid when this song came out but it makes me very proud of our Canadian Celebrities to see such a great performance. Paul Schaffer in there too eh!
@@amyhatton5000 If you haven't already, check out the making-of doc. I think YT has it in 2 parts. It isn't terrific video quality, btw, but still well worth it. One more thing: Merry Christmas!
Canada's Tears are not Enough is a super great song that is a grand and glorious LEDGENDARY Glorious Milestone It is exsteamly popular in Canada and the United States,popular on both sides of the border especially The Northern American United States and Canada as a LEDGENDARY true beyond price - And priceless eternally Canadian Music at it's very best.I will always lovingly love it. - heartwarmingly! A lovely loveable song to very often throughly full.
Soulfull Canadians!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Gordon Lightdoot, Burt Cumming, Neil Young.,Geddy Lee, Anne Murray, Toni Mitchell, Robert Charlebois,Claude Dubois Véronique Beliveau,Parachute Club etc...Im in love❤❤❤
This American is only speaking for himself. I’ve heard We Are the World less than 10 times probably. I’ve put Tears Are Not Enough on repeat by itself for hours.
Incredible to hear this... it makes me cry every time i hear this as I imagine just what this song did for the world. When Africa was dying, the world's singers, songwriters, and celebrities came together purely out of heart to create hope. This is the one song above all others that makes me feel the most proud to be Canadian.
I absolutely love this song, but I was also so pleased to see my most favorite jazz piano player, Oscar Peterson. I wish I could have seen more of his concerts in person! RIP, my brother!
Essa música me dá um nó na garganta, uma pontada no coração, eleva meus batimentos cardíacos pra uma potência eletrizante suficiente pra acender uma lâmpada. Sei que não são essas as palavras certas pra descrever o quanto essa música mexe comigo, e é uma das mais belas de todos os tempos. Linda demais, me traz tantas lembranças do meu passado... meu Deus, que saudade dos anos 80...
Man, I don't know what it is, but when that bridge goes to the chorus, I actually have tears welling up. I think it's the power of David Foster and just good old talent. I wish every album in the world had at least one David Foster song on it
RIP Ronnie Hawkins (1935-2022), Oscar Peterson (1925-2007), John Candy (1950-1994), Don Gerrard (1946-2022) and Salome Bey (1933-2020), Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023).😢
Thanks for this. I was about to go ask Google how many of these artists have passed. I'm impressed so many of them are actually still with us (as of this writing).
My husband and I just saw Gordon perform last year in upstate NY. He's simply amazing! He is such a brilliant songwriter with the soul of a poet. A national treasure for Canada, for sure.
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 Ya, you're right ! Lollll 😅 It's true that is not a lot of lyrics... i didn't think about it this way... hahahaha !!! 😁 I guess after all these years, I think everyone can sing this part of the song (French and English speakers included). At least, it wasn't too long & hard to learn it !... lollllll 😋😂
Excellent editing with new shots that I'd never seen in the 1985 version, an extremely well-composed song, and all the artists put their hearts into it! Thank you very much.
Incredible time capsule of the best of Canada. Geddy Lee singing "Oh you know that we'll be there!" always stood out as a transition to the bridge that led to Mike Reno's crescendo.
Well, it’s Jan 2022 somehow I stumbled onto this gem of a classic while trolling RU-vid lol Now if my memories haven’t failed me yet, the last I heard this was in my late-teenage years. Now in my 40s still sound as good as when I first heard it. Thank you for the memories 🙏🏽❤️
Unfortunately, (as a fellow Canadian) I have to regret your PRESANT! One of the most Democratic countries in the world being crushed under a petty dictator.
@@DavidBrianPaley Fear not. We will resolve that in our elections. We'll get someone better who can do the job, instead of the joke leadership we currently have. Democrats and republicans alike agree that 1 term is enough.
This was the 1st time having watched quite a number of times that Andy Kim was in the chorus as was Paul Schaffer. Massive talent here in this whole group.
Some thoughts on this and the documentary (where this video version is from) - Burton Cummings is one of the best singers ever. He has so many different ways to sound amazing. .- Geddy Lee really gets it, maybe more than anyone else there - Carroll Baker's voice is so beautiful and powerful, you can hear it in almost every lyric. I had no idea she was that amazing - Corey Hart may be the secret son of Harrison Ford. This was the height of Corey mania. - Bryan Adams was a tireless worker, you can see why he had such a long career - Nice to see Oscar Peterson get some love from young people. He was a master - Anne Murray may know what she's doing more than anyone else there - Bryan was completely enamored by Joni Mitchell, it's really cute. Heck, everyone was, really - Dan Hill has such a special voice. - Neil Young saying well being flat "is my thing", really helped break the tension - Nice to see Mike Reno interrupt his camping trip to join in the group (What was he thinking? He looked terrible, when the night before he looked amazing). He does, though, have an amazing special voice. - I want Bruce Allen to negotiate my entrance into heaven. Really shows how he got the reputation being the best manager in the world. Irony, that was the first time he had worked with Anne Murray, after many run ins with her manager, and became Anne's manager 11 years later, he was so impressed with her professionalism. - But I could see what the famous huge fights were about between Bruce Allen and David Foster. It was all about giving Reno a bigger role then Allen was in. Good call by Foster. - Ya, Foster may have had the biggest ego in the room, but he got the job done. Really an amazing story to see it all come together. This so was so important in Canadian history. Terry Fox and this song showed Canadians that they really could make a difference and change the world. It is the beginning of the overwhelming progressivism that has taken over Canada in the last few decades. This song really changed me, and got me to see the rest of the world. We are so lucky to live here, though many in Canada don't realize how lucky we are.
@@DavidBrianPaley Are you a total idiot? How can someone who runs a minority government, let alone the fact he's not even considered a strong leader, be a dictator? Stop being a brainwashed and easily led as you make yourself look like a total fool to intelligent people. Using that word makes no sense whatsoever.
Vocalists, (solo, duos and trios in order of appearance): Gordon Lightfoot. Burton Cummings. Anne Murray. Joni Mitchell. Dan Hill. Neil Young. Bryan Adams. Mike Reno (Loverboy) and Liberty Silver. Carroll Baker, Ronnie Hawkins and Murray McLauchlan. Corey Hart. Véronique Béliveau, Robert Charlebois and Claude Dubois (in French). Bruce Cockburn. Geddy Lee (Rush). Adams and Don Gerrard. (Alfie) Zappacosta and (Lisa) Dalbello. Carole Pope (Rough Trade) and Paul Hyde (The Payola$). Salome Bey, Mark Holmes (Platinum Blonde) and Lorraine Segato (The Parachute Club). Mike Reno.
When this Wuhan Virus is done, do yourself a favor & check out a BA gig. You will not be disappointed. He puts on amazing show. No fancy lights or smoke machines. No lip sync or auto tune. He even sounds better today than in the 80s. Portions of set or him with acoustic guitar solo which are awesome.
Extra bit of long version is brilliant Canada take on the others that was a happening in the heart of the 80s 1985 along with Live Aid and Hear n Aid, Artists Against Apartheid charities all around the World endless words and lists to describe and say about being blessed and part of the greatest decade of all time never to forget miss it so much oh hail the 80s
Love this song abd video David foster did a good job getting the people to do this song I enjoy listening to this sing I have the cd and record album.with this song on it thanks David foster for doing this video
My reaction to this video when I saw it for the first time was to say "Holy SHIT!!!!!! All of these people are Canadian !?!?!?!?! As a young Canadian boy it blew my mind that this country produced so many giants :) And made me pretty damn proud......
Let us sing this song to represent Canadians everywhere as we unite fight to end the pandemic of COVID-19. We need to pull together if we are going to end this and we can be the example to follow.
I remember when Band Aid came out, and I remember when We are the World came out. How is it humanly possible that on May 4th 2022 I am just learning of this song? How is that humanly possible?
I wonder if they should record a new version of this song and feature some of the Canadian artists still alive like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Geddy Lee, Robbie Robertson, Bryan Adams, and Corey Hart. However, they should also feature KD Lang, Shania Twain, Alanis Morisette, Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, the members of Sum 41, Nickelback, Justin Bieber, and the Weekend as well.
Pensa que música linda, também só tem fera, Gordon, Neil Young, bryan, Anne Murray, Joni michell, Geddy Lee, Mike reno, Dan hill, Jim Valance, D. Foster. Perfeito. Música top.
Awesome Song, love it!! It has the same Concept of "We are the World", the American Version; another Great Song!! There's plenty of Food in the World for All Population, though unfortunately, FAMINE is extremely prevalent throughout the World, and furthermore, the Funds donated in Support for Africa, for both of these Songs, never went to the Actual Population... CEO'S, PRESIDENTS, CHAIRMAN/CHAIRWOMAN............This breaks my Heart!
I heard an interview with David Foster this morning. He had just watched the video with the interviewer, and remarked that he had forgotten how much of a slavedriver he was during this video. He made Neil Young do 9 takes for 1 line, and Joni Mitchell 7 takes.
True, but look at the final result A work of art from a helluva lot of hard work It s got to be just right RUSH recorded their entire Vapour Trails album 14 rimes
Very beautiful , não ficou devendo nada a we are the world, na época. E o objetivo era o mesmo, solidariedade, amor ao próximo. (eu tinha 20 anos na época, good times !!!
Can people just enjoy good music without saying which song is better. I for one enjoyed all three songs Do They Know It's Christmas, We Are The World, and Tears Are Not Enough, all were great songs in their own way with all kinds of famous musicians coming together.
People in the comments that are comparing this song to We Are The World and Do They Know It's Christmas as if it was a competition are missing the point of these songs.
