Steve Perry ( Making of We Are The World )

[victorxhallasi]

8:57 Cindy i love ♥____♥

[steveperrydaman]

I love how it goes Steve Perry then right after him Daryl Hall two of my favorite muscians and both sing their parts so beautifully can never get tired of listening to them.

[RJamesMusic91]

Haha Cindy makes me laugh. It's nice to see so much talent working together without the ego's and the rivalry you would get nowadays. It's also nice to see that even some of 'the best' get it wrong too.

[jpb219]

Any one of Steve Perry's takes could have been used. Nothing he has ever sang has been bad.

[jpb219]

Daryl Hall singing after Steve Perry is a joke. Steve puts them all to shame.

[Khalev1979]

@jpb219 Really embarassing yeah, and also he is blocking michael after his failure! :p

[jpb219]

I can't believe how much time Bruce Springsteen got to sing in this song. Steve Perry should have been given more time. He's much more pleasing to the ear than Bruce who sounds like he's trying to take a shit.

[7alexisanchezable]

cindy has epilepsy O.o LOL

[angelmocha9]

Cindy is a hot mess, but I love her. She's so funny.

[angelmocha9]

Michael Jackson is so good here and adorable.

[jacewayland8]

and haven't these people sang their line enough times to memorize it? so why do they still need to look at the paper!! Steve only needed to look at it once!!! XD

[jacewayland8]

Hahaha steve knows all!!! lol I love how each time when he changed the way he sang, it sounded beautiful each time!!!!! at 4:02 that steve saying/singing "one, right? one" see? even when hes just asking if something is right its still beautiful!!!

[kkooltooly]

OMG, Cyndi is so adorable in this video... what a precious video... :)

[Realist1974]

There is not a voice in music as perfect as Steve Perry's. His voice takes me to places no other possibly can. I feel sorry for youngsters these days who have never listened to the beauty of Steve's voice, but I guess *indecipherable gangsta rap is so much better these days, (*sarcasm fully intended).

[nandalinnaung]

this is fantastic clip.. I love Michael Jackson's professionalism, he's a big star, but he doesn't even show off or try to lecture others how to sing. he would just stand and enjoy the song.... and the fact that the song is written by him and Lionel. RIP MJ

[tifa490]

Where did you get this video clip? I love it! And it's even better with Steve Perry!!!! He just makes it come alive on his part. Oh and Steve was right (of course).

[perrymad8]

I LOVE Lionel Richie's comment " he sang AT me!" Its got to be aimed at the way Steve Perry changes the way he sings his line ....just perfect! Daryl Hall thinks its aimed at him by the way he's smirking.Afraid not Daryl, Mr Perry wins hands down in the "singing it with emotion"contest.

[ViciousAlienKlown]

This is one song Kanye can't sample and ruin.....thank God.

[Lehmann108]

Michael and Steve Perry have the best pitch awareness. A few of the others struggle.

[fabianobaseki]

I hate Cindy Lauper's voice

[fabianobaseki]

I like Kenny Loggin's voice

[tff4ever72]

Cindy Lauper is a trip!!!

[Swindian101]

damnn michael is looking hot here. and he sounds incredible without any editing...<3

[ViciousAlienKlown]

Theres a lot of talent in this room, I believe Lional Richie wrote the song.

[belledingdong]

@ViciousAlienKlown It was written by both

[DoubleVisionandco]

Owned by Steve Perry. When he sings they all look at him.

[LecLaVeaux]

The guy after Steve sounds cheesy

[perrymad8]

@LecLaVeaux every one sounds cheesy compared to Steve! even his line he sings off microphone is fanastic.

best voice in the room-sorry did i say room-i mean't on the planet!

[ViciousAlienKlown]

@LecLaVeaux Daryl Hall, are fucking kidding me?

[Lehmann108]

@ViciousAlienKlown He finally held pitch!

[Swindian101]

@LecLaVeaux lol i was thinkin the same thing

[gupper83]

@LecLaVeaux "The guy after Steve Perry" is Darryl Hall and He's from the duo group "Hall & Oats" they were Grammy winners for years back in the 80's!!! You may want to check out some of there songs on YT, you may really be surprised how good his music is!

[LecLaVeaux]

KNOW THE ONLY WHO SNG IT LIKE REALLY REALLY LIKE MEANING WAS STEVE EVERYONE IS JUST LIKE RUSHI AND NOT SOUNDING RIGHT.

[JORGEANCON]

AMO A CINDY LAUPER!!!

[TheMissi68]

They should have just let Perry sing the whole thing.

[TheInvincibleViolet]

FANTASTIC. JUST FANTASTIC.

[MusicIsLife155]

Steve Perrryyyyy ♥♥♥ ahhh

[aliceinwonderlan332]

Carmen6943 i agree!! =)

[yourfaceispiss]

who's the ugly beast that sings after cindy lauper

[shaung]

@yourfaceispiss Kim Carnes and she's hardly ugly

[mahatmacoatmahandbag]

@shaung all depends how many beers you can drink

[yourfaceispiss]

@shaung hardly ugly? she's one operation away from being an actual man

[chrisschgw0011]

lol luv how mj is always hiding in the background somewhere. he;s so shy

[Dalila816]

Cindy Lauper! una excelente voz!!!!, TODOS tienen una voz inigualable!!!!!; TE AMOOOOO STEVE PERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!♥♥­♥

[v8nightmarekk]

that would be the biggest pain in the ass recording session.

[Dalila816]

Lindos los 2 primeros excelentes!!! los amoooooooooo a todoos!!!

[Dalila816]

Lindos los 2 primeros excelentes!!! los amoooooooooo a todoos!!!

[aimlessupdates1]

Legendary

[algallego]

There's a lot of self-restraining egos in that room-- admirable collaboration.

[Angel28Blue]

2.41-2.46

4.18-4.24 was the best part :-)

[Hanzey666]

Steve has the solution !!!! 6:18 ofcourse !!

[steveperrydaman]

@Hanzey666 He always does Steve is AMAZING!!

[Philosophy15125]

That was awesome

[ninjadonnamcguire]

sorry song

[ninjadonnamcguire]

Steve only gets 8 seconds in the final copy but its the best 8 seconds of the whole long

[TheLvproduction]

There are only Legends in this video . I love all of them ! <3

[shanasfashionsdotnet]

Steve Perry's Music from his cds has really helped me through my fathers passing! he loved his and Journeys music when he was still with us too! I love Steve! <3<3



[jessie61631]

ur all great !god bless u all GUYs!! tnx 4 posting :)

[BlacKat257]

Cindy looks a bit like a chicken but she is sooo cute, I love her :)

[1984jee]

Keep my XM tuned to 80s most of the time, today caught someone talking about making of this video and people mimicking the voice - he then proceeded to do a Steve Perry ...there's a choice we're makin'....it was so cute and I was glad he picked Steve to pick on 'cause I love him so much.

[howellpower3]

Lol Daryl Hall seems to keep interrupting Steve XD

[clauditaandrea100]

Steve Perry ' has the voice mas captivating of the song

[steveperrydaman]

I love when cindy lauper is trying to get the bridge down for one and you hear Steve give her the correct bridge

[Aislekelly]

A very Signature voice Stevie!! love yah...

[1984jee]

a room full of greatness!

[myangelshane]

Those voices sounded familiar to me, but the names that are just known to me are Steve Perry, of course MJ, and Cindy Lauper, and the rest are just familiar voices. Can somebody kindly name out all the other singers for me please? :)

[RedsFanatic01]

@myangelshane The people that sung in this video from left to right excluding the one's you mentioned are Kenny Loggins, Daryl Hall, Huey Lewis and Kim Carnes.

[TheCata1408]

Amazing!



[TheDulcemorena]

I love how Michael is the youngest one there and is showing them up and directing them. :)

[TheMalMal2003]

Michael and Steve Perry and Bruce Springsteen look at the rest of them quite funny lol

[ChasUGC1]

Cyndi Lauper is just too cute and fun. She has an awesome personality.

[carnellbab]

michael is not even trying.. that is why he is raw

[WillBackbone]

I also remember the Singers having a consensus of whom was the best singer and the overall vote was Steve Perry !

[WillBackbone]

This is why Steve Perry is known as the "Voice" Mezzo-Soprano the best !

[1984jee]

I love Cindy saying...yeah, no problem, and pointing the finger at Steve and saying..you so n so, I hate you! I think that's what she says anyway.

[ejlarsonstratford]

i love how daryl hall keeps trying to show stevey up

[gupper83]

@Polarcupcheck, you got that right, Steve Perry does take a lot of pride in his music and puts tons n lots of time in his work!!  That's just the way Steve is simply perfect!!

[nira6158]

Michael's both takes are perfect from the start. Absolutely amazing!

[YusukeIZmine]

ha ha Cyndi is so cute! XD Michael's voice is amazing! Flawless!

[bobovandamme]

8:52 A REAL AMAZING CREATIVE PROCESS

[Polarcupcheck]

I laugh at "We are The World" every time now, after Dennis Miller said, "You got the poseurs and the legites."

Perry seems to take a lot of pride in his music and probably has put tons of work.

[1024SueNelson]

I love this, seeing them be themselves behind the singing. They are human beings, althought superstars to us. I love every last one of them equally in the own unique gifts of singing. Beautiful!

[MightyMouse350]

omg that guy after steve was soooooooooooooooooo bad!!!!

"...its trube we makeabedda day.. " mumble mumble. everyone else great, esp MJ,steve and cindy, wow she really has such a unique voice

[Niki166]

Sounds so much better without autotune..

[dilo418]

why are they looking at the papers, they only going to sing a few words . can't they remember it ??

[Polarcupcheck]

@dilo418 Probably because they have the line written in different notes, and they are going through each one to find what sounds best.

[YusukeIZmine]

@dilo418 They probably are looking at the notes to see where their voices are supposed to change; go higher or lower, softer, etc.

[echev0725]

@icthruu4evr Springsteen*

[yourfaceispiss]

@icthruu4evr not only that but steve looked like he was gonna fuck him up

[fasteddiekc]

man i dig steve perry. check out my original acapella cuts at fasteddiekc@youtube

[haikucountry]

okay, amazed how cool is this!! i actually was given a gift of an incredibly special signed poster from this event (that i really didn't understand at the time how important it was) and had to send it back because of someone's divorce declaration... i still can see it coming out of the tube from the mail. at least it took a little journey with me

[MightyMouse350]

wow. what an insight. i found that quite fascinating. to see how they did this, worked together.. and repeated over and over.. thought they would get worse.. go nuts for repeating same line over and over.. but they sounded better.. steve, great of course.. there;s no denying that voice, cuts through anything, so pitch perfect. makes the guy after him look so weak though.. who was that twat anyway? yeah i know prob sold a million records but not so strong here. cyndi sounded amazing i thought

[beteck123]

Thankful for Quincy - I would have never known which cut to put in,every take was excellent - gifted bunch of artists. Bravo!

[PedroAmaral16]

lionel richie's suit seems made of plastic bags xD

[beteck123]

@PedroAmaral16 The days. lol

Their fashion sense was crap but their talents are unrivaled

[Stealthkeys77]

These re-takes are of the greatest DIS-respect to Steve Perry, the KING of 80s rock. Steve only needs open his mouth and sing once .... or else you producers are gonna be charged 2 million dollars per hour .....

[Metalshad0]

Who's the annoying prick after Steve? He sucks...

[13tommy1]

@Metalshad0 thats Darryl Hall you moron. He sucks? He has one of the best voices of all time you dipshit.

[ViciousAlienKlown]

@Metalshad0 Wow, you don't know who Daryl Hall is? Hes good and didn't sound off at all, I agree with Metalshad0, you're a dipshit.

[beaniecree]

I love how steve is saying it not talking the mic is going it needs to be replaced...

[Darslow]

Michael Jackson is perfect every time. You can tell he's there to work. He's serious.

[silmargarida]

1:28 perfeito.

[GlasgowKiss101]

Mr P puts a new slant on it every time he sings the line ( and every one is as good if not better that the take they finally used - 1.28 for example) - He makes Daryl Hall look like a fanny who can't fit his words in and needs to keep looking to check he's got the lyrics correct - Go Stevie Boy...

[gupper83]

With Steve Perry it's not only his Beautiful voice but his ability to be just simply HOT! Wow he is missed today in music.

[mbas0507]

GREAT amazing singers, all of them doing a great job, B U T i really thing Steve Perry has one of the most PERFECT voices of all time.....i am sure lots of musicians all over the world has  the same opinion...

[rjspear]

Cool vid. 

[SlimeTron5000]

Shit. He should've been gone, long ago!

[Lcharliesangel]

@SlimeTron5000 what?!

[DBR00]

Why do these guys need to read sheet music when they've done one line over and over for hours?

[Tinaerwinboy]

@DBR00 Steve put his down lol !!!

[MrMonsterkaraoke]

@DBR00 Because some of them are actually doing more than singing their part...they are all collaborating ideas for each others part...reading the keys etc etc...

[DBR00]

@MrMonsterkaraoke Makes sense. Thanks!



[jcrew63]

wow its amazing to major talented people interacting with others

[gupper83]

Steve is playing with worry beads in his hands! I'm Greek and most Greek and Mediterranean men ownn them!n Steve is Portugese! Very cool!

[gupper83]

Steve Perry ...Master Voice. So Amazing. Cyndi Lauper is Adorable.

[bcrocker0331]

sing it michael lol

[debscurious]

yeah Jayers 123 so does Bruce Springstien he"s got that look on his face too 'like how good is Perry'...Darryl Hall doesn't look too happy..Steve should have had his own mic..god he's amazing...what a voice..I love MJ's part too.. really good...thanx for posting the behind scenes stuff...can never get enough of how music/ songs & vids come together...

[SuperAlvaress]

cindy lauper voice here so cute!!!! like her child voice~

[mc151003]

@SuperAlvaress who is she lik does she sing or does she act?

[1024SueNelson]

@SuperAlvaress My daughter who is 6 yrs old, just said, "Ooo mommy, she is sooo cute!" In reference to Cyndi. I found that so adorable.

[jose09ful]

I hope someday ... to reach there !

those singers are amazings ! God bless them ! :)

[HNCS2006]

hate to mention this, but i'd like to see a "making of" for the haiti we are the world, and instead film all the sound engineers doing their 'magic'. It would be a musical lesson of sorts. Either way, great to hear singers voices at recording basics. Particularly enjoyed listening to MJ, Stevie Perry, Cyndi rehearse. I wonder if some secretly go "ha, i can sing better!" and lol at "the bridge people"

[debscurious]

@HNCS2006

I too wondered the secretly 'can sing better' thing too...

[pdx816]

Lionel- way to lead. Such a cool customer.

[kellmucious]

I love how Daryl Hall holds up that huge score every time he sings the same 10 words or so.

[debscurious]

@kellmucious yeah Hall seems a bit pretentious...like how could forget ur one line...

[ViciousAlienKlown]

@debscurious I think they do that for filming purposes. Hall knows the words and music its just for show.

[spirit1siberian]

@kellmucious That is soooo funny! Thanks for bringing that to our attention!

[sesshysgurl23]

Awww STEVE PERRY!!!!

[hey4973]

None of them beat Michael and Stevie :-)

[madgirl1986]

después de miles de intentos mi parte favorita de la canción salió de Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper y Kim Carnes....

[gupper83]

Steve Perry is Great!

[MrLinuxkid]

I wish i was there.

[DestinationTruthTV]

That orange lady is anoying ¬.¬

[Pllm30]

3:43 Watch cute Michael looking at Cindi. Awwww and he's such the gentleman cuz he's not laughing like Kenny Loggins keeps laughing at Cindi and Bruce is looking at her like she's crazy. Then Huey just ignores her half the time.

[ViciousAlienKlown]

@Pllm30 I think everyone was getting mad at Lauper, she can't harmonize and keeps ruining the take.

[Pllm30]

2:39 watch that man put up his camera on the sly for Michael, but take it down when Huey starts singing. Soooo funny!

[Pllm30]

Darryl Hall is nervous as hell to keep holding that huge lyric sheet up that high to his face when he's only singing 10 or 11 words, Geez.

[HNCS2006]

@Pllm30 i know right!! steve perry much more cooler haha

[jon2x24]

Cindy is so funny!

[ghosthunter2010100]

@jon2x24 The way she says, "The French People!"

[GeorgiaBoi70]

I think Huey Lewis would have been much better off without the goofy rock band. He does have a voice on him.

[haxter1234]

"i thought i heard tawking"

[ghosthunter2010100]

@haxter1234 Ha ha. Cyndi's New York accent. She's so cute!

[gupper83]

Steve Perry is the best!!

[gupper83]

Miss Steve Perry

[gupper83]

Steve Perry was giving Lionel Richie some technical advise! Very Perryon!

[ViciousAlienKlown]

@gupper83 Yeah but Lionel Richie doesn't need it. Hes one of the best there and had a lot more input.

[Darckcloud73]

@ViciousAlienKlown he wrote the song, thats why he had so much input

[steveperrydaman]

Daryl Hall and Steve Perry = Freaking Awesome

[Lcharliesangel]

lol steve perry knows that hes the best ever

[Lcharliesangel]

Thumbs up if you think steve is the best singer in the world, and way better than arnel..

[bubsy6324]

@Lcharliesangel hell ya!

[007elway007]

@Lcharliesangel so so true

[DeFilerProductions]

Steve is the best in the world!!!!!!!

[jengsantos1]

@Lcharliesangel very true...

[nayr82]

The collective talent in that one room. Jesus, there's no way you can set foot in there without exploding.

[HausofCarlos]

cindy lauper is so adorable

such a peach.

[maltygoodness2]

wow. all the 80's luminaries are on tenterhooks trying not to mess up. Steve is the calmest. Rachel Hunter lookalike Hall clings to the score like he needs it. Michael

outshines everyone with his beautiful vocals. C'mon, all the other singers know he da king. Respect.

[ViciousAlienKlown]

@maltygoodness2 The Rachel Hunter look a like is Kim Carnes and came before Hunter in quite a few years.

[eljay345]

Steve'The Voice' Perry definitely has the best singing voice of any of them in my opinion.He always sings perfectly in tune and can even sing his part slightly different.That shows real talent.

Who yells out right at the start of Steve Perry singing? Is it Lionel Richie? When Steve Perry sings his part differently to how he sang it before Lionel Richie says ''Oh man just unbelevable'' I'm sure he is talking about Steve Perry's voice.

[DuhitsDominica]

dont shoot me, but i really don't like the way Daryl Hall sang his part....it seems like they had to keep redoing it because he kept messing up

it's all about michael! :D where did he get his mojo jojo? XD he wanted to as big as Elvis i guess!