USA for Africa - We Are the World

"We Are the World" is a 1985 song and charity single recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. Following Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" project in the UK, an idea for the creation of an American benefit single for African famine relief came from activist Harry Belafonte, who, along with fundraiser Ken Kragen, was instrumental in bringing the vision to reality. Several musicians were contacted by the pair, before Jackson and Richie were assigned the task of writing the song. Following several months of working together, the duo completed the writing of "We Are the World" one night before the song's first recording session, in early 1985. The last recording session for the song was held on January 28, 1985. The historic event brought together some of the most famous artists in the music industry at the time.
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[Lionel Richie]
There comes a time when we heed a certain call

[Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder]
When the world must come together as one

[Stevie Wonder]
There are people dying

[Paul Simon]
And it's time to lend a hand to life

[Paul Simon & Kenny Rogers]
The greatest gift of all

[Kenny Rogers]
We can't go on pretending day by day

[James Ingram]
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

[Tina Turner]
We are all part of god's great big family

[Billy Joel]
And the truth, you know, love is all we need

Chorus:
[Michael Jackson]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

[Diana Ross]
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives

[Michael & Diana Ross]
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

[Dionne Warwick]
Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares

[Dionne Warwick & Willie Nelson]
And their lives will be stronger and free

[Willie Nelson]
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread

[Al Jarreau]
So we all must lend a helping hand

Chorus:
[Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry & Daryl Hall]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

[Michael Jackson]
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all

[Huey Lewis]
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall

[Cindy Lauper]
Well, well, well, well let us realize that a change can only come

[Kim Carnes]
When we stand together as one

Chorus:
[Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen & James Ingram]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

We are the world....

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[Horst100001]

i love it when bruce springsteen starts singing!

[chris02129]

GREAT SONG !

[nystagmus]

Wow, the musicians were so much better than today's artists

[fan825]

@quiim1995

They called and we are answering!

Thank you Quincy Jones!

Ashe Africa< I love to see you free! Thank you Reverend Tutu. I contributed to your campaign in 1988 with my senior class in High School. We were all so inspired by your call. God bless!

[anita4535]

beautiful music that God materializes each request to bless your children so we have a world we have children, but in a world where many wars and misfortunes to which humanity only by greed destroy what God has given us to live so u could be paradise but ultimately is not so we have a world we have children and very forgiving to ask God for so much evil in this world living children living Christmas but live with love in your hearts to love God bless the little children

[MusicbyBenjamin]

@lacheyrulez I'm from 1999 and I like this version better.

[calicolombiano27]

this is one of the greatest songs of all time. there will never again be this much talent on one stage at one time for one song. the haiti version was good for the most part, but they shouldnt have included rapping in it. i like rap and hip hop, but i just think its not appropriate for the situation and it doesnt fit well in a song like this one. ray charles and michael jackson, two of the greatest artists that can never be replaced

[KaraokeMusicLover]

its good but I still like the Haiti's version more.

[blueagate]

Thank you so much for posting this. I haven't heard this in soooo long.

[rtrent2002]

Africa is no better off today than they were in the 80's after we continue to send them billions of dollars in aid.

Oh and who is singing at 3.25, lol