THE BEST SONG EVER!! 💯 - U.S.A. FOR AFRICA "WE ARE THE WORLD" REACTION | ASIA AND BJ!! ❤️ 🔥 

I thought Quincy Jones?

@@MarcusMilld Quincy Jones produced it but MJ and Lionel wrote it

I heard that MJ wrote 80% of this song.

@@zyoteesunuwar4825 could have

@@anessalyn1035 Looking at his writing skills on the songs like heal the world, earth song, it is highly possible.

dude it really is man!!!

I didn't know I needed a Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen combo till I got it, and then I knew I needed it!!

It’s the duet you never knew you wanted or needed 🥰 I remember watching this on the TV.

Pairing Stevie with Bruce is genious!

Bruce sang against a backing track from Michael Jackson. Stevie Wonder did his part later in counterpoint to Bruce. It was well edited.

👍👍👏👏 💯%

Truth.

Except the British did it first just months before with Feed the World, written by Bono. It was a better song too and holds up today as a still played Christmas song. Feed the World was just much better.

FACTS!!!

it WAS duplicated though lol. like...this exact thing. was duplicated

Michael* Quincy* but yes, at least at that moment

Lionel hardly. This has Michael all over it. Please.

A little known secret is a guy by the name of John Barnes. John and Michael did the song. Q gets far too much credit.

Michael wrote most, he MJ has a piano and vocal demo you can RU-vid

@@CalypsoDarling "We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World.

Back in the day my sister could sing as good as Cyndi.

@@davidedwards1705 prove it..

@@fookpappyvanwinkle9162 Sure. Visit Doc Brown, ask him to let you use his Flying Train Time Machine. Go back to 1984 and travel to Dallas, Texas. I'm 14 back then so look me up and you can listen to her sing.

The bridge of the song was the 9th take that was used.

@@davidedwards1705 😂😂😂

Who is the guy at the back wearing glasses and looks like he works for Microsoft, the camera pans across him in the middle of the song just before Ray Charles starts singing. One of the only one's i didn't recognise and he looked so out of place like he had found himself there by total accident as if he had walked in to the wrong room or something lol

@@dazzanomas9418 That was Dan Aykroyd. They brought him in because he was in The Blues Brothers movie.

@@scm021374 Bingo!

I was today years old when I learned Waylon was on this

@@dazzanomas9418 Just one of the Ghost Busters. Dan Aykroyd.

Yes yes this is golden era !

and they left their ego at the door.

@@moviegirl1100 As instructed. 😂

@@moviegirl1100 Except prince :)

@@thehoogard what do you mean Except Prince? Prince wasn't involved in this project.

Understated. He had a power belt near the end of the song! That is difficult to perform! 🤯 James Ingram still us underrated as a singer. RIP

I don't. He's amazing and was a good friend of Quincy Jones as was Ray Charles RIP.

Yes I've noticed that most of the reactors who've reacted to this song never know who he was. He's a fabulous singer.

His voice on "100 Ways" is incredible!!!!

@@guycarter6692 My favorite song by him.

That is a Fact.

Your right it will never be duplicated

Literally not only it's highly unlikely so many talented people to be in the same place as it's near impossible they'll collaborate to mske something special as this instead of gossip about each other

USA for Haiti

That's because that many talented singers don't exist anymore.

I loved that part they both sang with stong emotion

Yeah Stevie killed it I love so much his part

James Ingram.

Lol it wasn't even a duet. They post produced it to sound like it was. Springsteen sang to the original chorus.

Love that, but for me its when Cyndi Lauper comes in at the end of her set with the "yeah yeah yeah" - that moment sends me over the edge!

and all in response to do they know its christmas which raised £110 million , lets not let that ruin the America first theme here

as did I....

Jacko wacko trasho

@@marlon-jl4ge funny how a guy names “Marlon” would say that just say you’re jealous of Mike and go cry abt it to ur momma

@@leslyotero9262 you can go cry for your pathetic Freak jacko, who destroyed the childrens lives

More than 20? Almost 40 lol

"Please check your egos at the door." Prince was asked to participate by Lionel Ritchie. Prince asked if he could perform in a separate room, which Lionel couldn't do. He then mistakenly told Prince, "I can sit you next to Michael [Jackson]." To which Prince quipped, "I'll do a guitar solo." Lionel then said, "I'll call you later."

@@minty_Joe Prince was always up his own butt.

He couldnt keep his ego out to many demands he wanted

@@ayaanbretmitchell9830 The rivalry between MJ and Prince is well documented, The one-off performance in 1983, however, between those 2 and James Brown was what really solidified his hatred of MJ. That performance was an opportunity for Prince to steal the show with James. Unfortunately, he had problems with his mic and a guitar not working, along with him getting humiliated by a falling stage prop while leaving the stage.

@@minty_Joe I love Prince but he definitely had little man syndrome. He was really unkind to a lot of the women he dated and married too. Very talented but not very nice.

Check out the remake they did for Haiti. This is still my favorite but to see an attempt to get this era of artists together was still impressive and the respect given to the original is truly inspiring

I knew the singers but thanks for the info because I didn't know the others

I knew most the singers but I needed this list to fill the gaps of those I couldn't remember. Thanks MVP

Thanks so much for putting those times together

@@debrogers626 YW

Kenny loggins not Osborne

With who? Cardi B? Lil baby? #cringe

This song was remade in 2010 but it wasn't as good as the original . This time it was for Haiti. Michael Jackson was already deceased by then but they had to put his parts in the song. Lionel Richie was also part of it but just to help the other artist. They were the writers of the original song. This one was also produced by Quincy Jones.

@@stevegutierrez7891 yeah not her or any of that trap crap. 😂

Think how the hippies feel. We’ve been trying to change the world forever. What will it take for peace to win out?

The reboot was horrible and the auto tune stood out like a sore thumb which made the song that much more disappointing. Since this was a completely new cause, they should have contributed something completely new and fresh and just associated with this particular group of artists. The reboot was a horrible failure.

Totally Agreed!!!

Bar None!!

He is my favorite male singer

He is 'The Voice", nuff said..

Without question.

Today there would be people protesting against this.

I was just talking about that to my son - we ALL gave up everything for each other, we actually DID make a difference but the last generation undid all our progress. It's weird and sad 🤷‍♀️❤️✌️

Facts

@Shadow M Or rather people weren't over sensitive about EVERY FUCKING THING like people are today!! You can't express anything without offending one group or the other nowadays it's just sad. On another note, I see Luffy as your profile pic....hell yeah brother...man of culture I see

@Shadow M 💯

28 grammys haha, incredible

100%

hehehe.... I can Still hear one of his "Greatest Hit's"..... THE THEME TO SANFORD AND SON!!! hehehe Joking aside, This has to be his Greatest Achievement... All those Superstars, and not ONE 'tude shown! He was the Sheriff, and he kept the Peace!

When Quincy Jones invited all those mega super star musical artists to participate in making this recording for a good cause, he specifically noted in the invitation "check your egos at the door". One superstar who was invited at the time failed to participate was Prince, because of a selfish personal reason. Another superstar who did not participate was Madonna, who would have a conflict with her scheduled concert date at the time of the recording session. Can you imagine what further impact on the recording should both Prince and Madonna contributed?

Produced Thriller album for you young folk watching ❤

I still cry every time I hear this song!

You are 100% correct when you say "the world stopped and listened". I was 20 years old in 1985 and an exchange student from England. A friend of mine and I were at a McDonalds in New York City, and we met a Canadian couple who had to go back to Toronto the next day. So they gave us a couple of tickets to the "Live Aid" concert at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA, which was taking place in a few days. My friend and I were not just appreciative, but blown away!! We took the Greyhound bus a couple of days later to Philly. I still remember the date: July 13th, 1985 (don't remember the day though). The JFK Stadium held around 100,000 people (it was demolished in 1992). When we got there, it was packed! They let us in the gates at around 5pm Eastern time. As the stadium was filling up, we could see the concert at Wembley Stadium in England on the big screen. It was amazing!! Freddie Mercury and Queen, Sir Elton John, Phil Collins and many more on the screen "live" from London. After about 4 hours, Sir Bob Geldof came on the screen and said "thank you Wembley, we now hand it over to Philadelphia, thank you!". And then before we knew it Lionel Richie stepped onto the stage, and all 100,000 of us went nuts! The highlight of the performances at the JFK Stadium, had to be Phil Collins - hands down. He was at Wembley Stadium, and performed "One more Night". So we saw him on the big screen. But unbeknown to us, he got on the supersonic "Concorde" plane, and flew to NYC (in 3 hours from London), and caught a private jet to Philly to be with us live. When he appeared on stage, most of us thought he was a "body double", as we had just seen him on the screen in London, 4 hours ago! It took us a couple of minutes to realize it was him on stage in front of us! He also mentioned he had a great flight on the Concorde. That's when we "got it" and believed. He played "In the Air Tonight". It was amazing, and an evening I will never forget. One of those moments, where the event was truly "lightning in a bottle". Lastly, a big thank you to Harry Belafonte and music manager Ken Kragen (RIP) who got all those artists (on the American side), for the "We Are The World" recording, and the Live Aid simulcast on July 13th, 1985 at the JFK Stadium. I am glad to have been a witness to musical history! Thanks for reading my post. Enjoy! Cheers, Sam.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if it would've lasted longer than that? However, I guess a few minutes is a small miracle in this world.

Late 1984 . USA for Africa.

Stevie Wonder is the best ever singer on the planet.

It's mostly a long vamp and I miss vamping.

I love bette middler. She is v super talented. Loved her in beaches

I am 28 years old and I swear to God I feel like we should go back to the 80s for real

Me too

Same. He’s the real deal.

Same

Because Stevie Wonder is the best ever singer on the planet

I always thought "Do They know It's Christmas" was a better song. But both songs were for a great cause and raised a lot of money and attention to what was going on in Ethiopia.

Canada also replied with 'Tears Are Not Enough'....some of the artists on the track include Neil Young, Bryan Adams, Getty Lee, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson etc.

Seriously, it's basically the other half of this for reactors.

Funny story to Band-Aid, they needed some more artist. Kool & the gang were touring in Britain at the time, so you will ses Kool & the gang in the video.

@@DeathToTheDictators there was a Swedish one too but with only rock bands 😄. It was a real trend.

To coordinate the calendars, they had to do it on the same day as a major award show, where most stars would be in the same town anyway. Because waiting 1 year for a free spot in everyone's schedule would mean a lot of dead children.

Hall & Oates!

Stevie Wonder

Yup which means we going to get so much more reactions yes

There’s one for Haiti, check that one out.

They look like they were born in the 70s and 80s tho

@@annettelindner1459 Does it match this?

Well...to be fair, there's a lot of artists in this song that were bigger in the 60s or 70s than in the 80s....

Baby Boomer here! The music of the 1960,70,80's was so fantastic!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇲🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊

I was 4 years old when this song came out. My dad had it on an LP so as teenager i listened to it and i have loved it ever since. It still makes me emotional to this day

Unfortunately, there is a Satanic cult that has controlled the world for past 250 years. They control our Central banks, big Corporations, Hollywood, and 90% of the media.The hatred propaganda they project through the media gives the appearance that hatred is prevalent. when its quite the opposite.They need us divided to control us. Keep us distracted so they can stay in control. Because if the truth was revealed, and it will be very soon, they would not be able to walk the streets. See my comment above.

this was before the left and the democrats began its damned race-baiting,

Agreed!!

I think modern times make the example for why; today's left is a whole new party of democrat, loaded with mass psychological problems and anti-American sentiment; they are destroying the country in real time. They push...no, "force"...a deranged and hateful ideology with a destructive marxist agenda. People can *feel* it. They are brainwashing and indoctrinating the countless who lack reason and education enough to have rational conversation about what is an overwhelming consensus, and lack an appreciation for the benefits we've all derived from a long-standing, broke but entirely fixable, system. Division is 100% necessary to save what this video represents. It's not about Trump, it's about America. And if something drastic doesn't stop what is happening soon, we will be living in a whole new country that will be a continuation of the massive downfall we are currently experiencing. And that will spread to the rest of the world.

@@terryspak5763 I agree. Trust me I'm politically aware. The biggest problem isn't the left though. It's the politically ignorant. Think about how many morons voted for biden. I had a neighbor with a "anyone but Trump 2020" sign hanging on his fence. Funny enough he was black and didn't realize everything trump did to help the black community. Then votes in a known racist who just cut over 90% of funding to HBCUs. People need to wake up and pay more attention to politics. It's because of mass ignorance were living in the country were living in.

Yes, the best...the voice...Steve Perry!!

And every time we send these "funds" to some African country, corruption and dictatorships usually become even worse. Less than ten percent of the money reach the poor, on average. That's how it has been since the early 1970s, at least.

Because he wanted to be separated from the group to do his part

Btw it wasn't Michaels inspiration....it was Harry Belefonte

@@bethshadid2087 Michael wrote all the song though .

@@reinemazidath5466 him and Lionel did yes but at the behest of Mr. Harry 💗🕊️

@@bethshadid2087 MJ went to Lionel with all the lyrics already made over a nght , he gave credits to Lionel for friendship . Yeah Belafonte asked for someone to write a charity song , but the artistic creativity came from MJ .

I cried other day hearing this song and thinking about how many of the artist are dead or close to it. I was 8 in 1984.

@@jeffrichards1537 actually over 98 % of them are still with us

And was recorded in ONE NIGHT - After The AMA awards show in secrecy!!!!

@@GooseVF-0918 ididnt know it was after the awards. but I do know Bruce Springsteen performed at his concert in outta state and drove himself into state for this recording. EPIC!.

I like that egos at rhe door

Actually Dylan and Springsteen regretted their participation instantly, because it felt shady to them.

Prince couldn't.

@@horrorpowerfilms9481 Bruce probably put his heart in it the most, why would he regret it

@@nickstanton6021 well, no one dared to say "no" that's for sure, because the QJ mafia was ready to tackle anyone in the press. Really sad and insincere story.

Here’s the making of it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HVg_nG4RV_k.html

You forgot to mention Harry Belafonte who came up with the idea. He talked to Quincy Jones who contacted Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie

And it all started with George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh ...

And Northern Lights in Canada. 🇨🇦

Hear n' Aid too! LOL, Heavy Metal stars for Africa. Led by Ronnie James DIO.

And many singing in South Africa, raising awareness about apartheid. Or Dionne Warwick and friends raising millions for AIDS with “That’s What Friends Are For”

Then, of course, there was the huge collaboration of musicians that Stephen Van Zant pulled together and sing “Sun City” in protest of Apartheid in South Africa. Except half of the radio stations refused to play it because it was “too political.” So they were only able to raise $1 million or so for anti-apartheid. It seems we weren’t that good at being human in the 80s.

It was Harry Belafonte's idea; he wanted to raise money for the victims of the famine in Ethiopia in 1984-1985. He commissioned Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson to write the song and the producer Ken Collar to do everything else... without Harry Belafonte this song wouldn't exist...Harry Belafonte Singer, actor, producer and civil rights activist... A hero in so many ways!!!! ...Rip Harry Belafonte.

Many are still alive

Harry Belafonte came up with the idea for USA for Africa

@@realartist_eric2365 Which he just stole from bob geldoff who done it all already the year before.

Yes! It most definitely was! He has the voice of an angel!

Well Take a look at the UK hit 'Do they Know its Christmas Time' Feat. Bono, Phil Collins, Boy George, George Michael to name a few - if you hav'n't heard it give it a listen you might be pleasantly suprised.

Steve Perry has "something" that sure appeals...just sayin. His voice, that nose..always loved Steve Perry.

I did too, and we can't forget the Jerry Lewis MD telethon with all the stars, farm aid and ol glory at the end of transmission. 💞