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For the first time on the channel, we are checking out U.S.A. For Africa "We Are the World." I have never in my life seen so many legends and artists coming together at the same time for such a beautiful performance. Everyone from Michael Jackson and Ray Charles to Stevie Wonder and Tina Turner showed out on this one! I absolutely loved this and it had such a powerful and heartfelt message behind it! I appreciate each of you and hope you enjoy! #reaction #usaforafrica #wearetheworld #michaeljackson #brucespringsteen #willienelson #raycharles #steveperry
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What an INCREDIBLE song and WONDERFUL message! We need more of this in today's world!
Michael Jackson's Home Demo of this song is on youtube, its fascinating to hear him making up the song!
@@BelfastManUtdTherapy Oh sweet! I have to check that out! Thanks!
They did another one for Haiti it wasn't too long ago
You are somebody finding this channel made my night
fun fact that night was the first time they even saw the lyrics they all had to learn their parts that night right after the american music awards 1986
Conductor
• Quincy Jones
Soloists (in order of appearance)
• Lionel Richie
• Stevie Wonder
• Paul Simon
• Kenny Rogers
• James Ingram
• Tina Turner
• Billy Joel
• Michael Jackson
• Diana Ross
• Dionne Warwick
• Willie Nelson
• Al Jarreau
• Bruce Springsteen
• Kenny Loggins
• Steve Perry
• Daryl Hall
• Huey Lewis
• Cyndi Lauper
• Kim Carnes
• Bob Dylan
• Ray Charles
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
You beat me to Wikipedia by 1 minute! 😀
@@jamiemacdonald436 I didn't use Wikipedia. I went to another reaction and copied someone else's comment. 😂
Nice work👍
Thanks so much! You’re a legend for finding this and posting it! Really appreciate it!
Nice job. I mistook James Ingram for Ray Parker Jr. I had the rest.
AS an Ethiopian i would like to appreciate all the artist performed in WE ARE THE WORLD to call the word to fundraising for rhe1985 great Ethiopia famin .thank you .
❤❤❤✌️
Bless you
The Netflix documentary about how this whole project happened is called "The Greatest Night In Pop". It's amazing!
It was so good to watch
USA For Africa was a fundraiser single for famine relief in Africa. The song was written by Lionel Ritchie and Michael Jackson. The project was started by Harry Belafonte in response to the British charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas" with British artists. So many of these legends are no longer with us now. This song never fails to stir me! There is a full documentary here on CZcams about the making of this video. It happened after an awards show and that's why all of the artists were together. Quincy Jones put a sign on the door that told the artists to "leave their egos at the door". Even if you don't react to it I recommend watching it.
The Netflix documentary about we are the world is so much better than the one here on CZcams
@@for-house-stark Possibly but I don’t assume everyone has Netflix and the video on CZcams is free.
I believe it was the American Music Awards (AMA). This was great. I'm 59 now, but when it came out I had no idea how big it was.
Lionel Ritchie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Tina Turner & Billy Joel, Michael Jackson & Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick & Willie Nelson, Al Jarreau, Bruce Springstein, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Daryl Hall, Huey Lewis, Cindi Lauder, Kim Carnes, Bob Dylan Ray Charles, Quincy Jones - Conductor. There were people in the choir that I didn’t recognize. Did see Harry Belafonte, Latoya Jackson, Bette Midler, John Oates, etc
That documentary was fabulous!
Bruce and Stevie blew the studio away.
Stevie and Bruce!! The duet you never knew you needed!
Yesssss!!! So cool to hear the vocal contrast! Loved it!
Perfect comment!
They should have did a song together, just them two
Whoever set them up together was a genius!
That's my favorite part 💙💙
All artists were told to leave their egos at the door !!!!!!! Powerful
Very powerful and very necessary!
Once you find out the names of the artists you don't know you need to react to them. Then 6 months or a year from now revisit this bideo. It will mean so much more.
Thanks for the insight! Definitely have to go further down the rabbit hole for sure!
That's one seriously deep hole!
Dear Sir,
You are somebody, your a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a friend..everyone is important in someone's life, just saying, thank you for the reaction. The guy before Ray Charles was James Ingram.
Really appreciate the kind words! ❤️ Thanks for the info and hanging out!
I loooove James Ingram's voice! Quincy Jones got him started and used him a lot in background vocals, until he made it big. 'Just Once' 'Find One Hundred Ways', I Don't Have the Heart', and 'Give Me Forever' are 4 of my favorites! He died of brain cancer way too young!
Netflix has a documentary on this, "The Greatest Night In Pop," that lays out how they did this and got people to show up. They picked the night of the AMAs (American Music Awards) to record, luring the stars (from many genres) since they were already at the awards. It's an interesting story that explains what went on and the hoops they had to jump through to get the song written and recorded.
I am 80 years old and I have never seen you before but you are somebody and I thank you for existing in this world. You made yourself a platform with this video. Please keep it going.
@@VirginiaPeden-Harrington-qd5zu You are so sweet and thank you for the kind words! You made my day! 😀
@@setonhillstudios No matter how old we are or how young, we can still make a difference in this world with just a moment of thoughtfulness. You made mine, too.
@@VirginiaPeden-Harrington-qd5zu ❤️
You expressed exactly how he made me feel. I stumbled on his channel and I subscribed because of his emotional response to this powerful video.
Part of the magic is the 80s decade of music where you had vets like Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, etc, still thriving among the newer artists like Cyndi Lauper, Hall & Oates, etc. Bruce Springsteen & Michael Jackson were HUGE around this time with the albums Born in the USA & Thriller respectively.
They got together after the American Music Awards and recorded the song in one night
That’s so cool! Thanks for sharing! Absolutely loved this! ❤️
You are Not a Nobody..You are a Some Body who just now made a difference...just by the words you just said..May God Bless you also !!!
Really appreciate the kind words!
WE ARE THE WORLD 🌎
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 1.39 , 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
Were the individual singers , but there was 45 participants
Michael Jackson , Lionel Richie , wrote the song and produced by Quincy Jones (music director) collaborated together and they got everybody to participate in it , and you nailed it 👍🏼
IT WAS AN EYE-OPENER TO THE WORLD TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN FEEDING AFRICA IT CAME OUT IN 1985 OF MARCH and it was basically A WORLD NEWS PHENOMENON , I mean it took off WORLDWIDE it ended up winning a GRAMMY , and WON an AWARD for SONG of the YEAR yeah and it DEFINITELY touches the FEELS no doubt even tonight as I listen to it 40 years later LOL😂😂
Keep up the good work✌🏼 OUT
Kenny Rogers let the artists use his studio for We Are The World.
Everybody is a somebody and this IS your platform. ✌🏽❤️🇨🇦
@@DariaBilowus Really appreciate you! 🙏🏻
The world premiere for this video was HUGE! Back when MTV was great.
Bob Geldof, a British musician (his band was called. Boomtown Rats) saw news footage of drought and famine that struck 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.
Love all of the info. Just a tiny correction… Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston were first cousins. Cissy Houston (Whitney’s mom,) and Dionne’s mom were sisters.
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The original Band Aid video.
I was a 11 year old kid and at that time I knew who all the singers were, our family exposed us to all the great singers, bands , concerts man I miss the 80”s we were so lucky to
This was late in the evening after an awards show so they were there most of the night. Before they started a lady from Ethiopia spoke about the famine and how grateful she was for all the talent that was gathered and willing to help. There wasn't a dry eye in the place.
Grammys
Even more anazing....when the single was released, all of the radio stations played it for the first time at the same time. It was HUGE deal. ❤
This is at least a billion dollars worth of talent in the studio and a sign that read "Leave your ego at the door."
All these Legends!!❤
Quincy Jones made a sign ,he hung on the door , it said " Leave Your Egos at the Door! They didn't have solo parts for all so the Rest of them had to sing in the Choir!!❤❤❤ God Bless them All.
“We have got to start loving each other”- Yes sir! I This Gen X woman felt that.
So glad you enjoyed it! Definitely a message that applies today more than ever! Thanks for watching!
The whole world came to a stop when this premiered on MTV and was simulcast on many TV and cable channels as well as 90% of the radio stations!
Cars pulled over to the shoulder and every car had it rockin! They truly made time stand still.
If time allows, listen to The Making if We Are The World. Insights into the recording, interaction between the performers, the session(s) and the editing Quincy Jones had to endure.
Yes! Good to see someone else who remembers this. I heard it on the radio. It was a huge thing (way before the internet) to know everyone in the world was hearing it at the same time!
This was recorded and filmed immediately after a music award show. So everyone was there. They just went to studio and hit and let the magic happen.
Well, Dan Aykroyd wasn’t at the music award show. He just happened to be in town, looking to hire a new business manager. He accidentally ended up at talent agent’s office, who tipped him off about this. Dan thought it sounded interesting, so he showed up, and ended up in the choir between none other than Harry Belafonte and Lindsey Buckingham. And why not? After all, he’s Elwood Blues.
I was a teen in the 80s. Reliving these memories through a younger generation is priceless. 🙏
So glad you are enjoying the content! Thanks for hanging out! 😁
Anyone who pumps a little joy into the world gifts the world. So you're not a nobody. You contribute. Great reaction too. Have a great weekend. Enjoy your family. Be well.
Thanks so much for the kind words! You have a blessed weekend as well and thanks for the support! 😄
ALL THE GOATS!!! Beautiful, Epic and chills everytime!!
They pulled off the damn near impossible, they really came together.
Absolutely! So cool that this happened and it will probably never happen again sadly!
Michael wrote this song specifically for this. And all of these were together for Grammys. I think.
RIP Micheal Jackson, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Kenny Rodgers, Al Jarreau, James Ingram, Anita Pointer , and June Pointer …🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💐💐💐💐🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
And Louis “Thunder Thumbs” Johnson. 😊
Great to see a Southern brother feeling the groove. GOD BLESS.
Let’s gooooo! Thanks for hanging out and God bless!
You're somebody, brother. And your words were deep.
Really appreciate the kind words and thanks for hanging out!
There was a sign above the studio door when this was created. "Leave Your Egos At The Door"
Such a great concept and so necessary for what they were trying to accomplish!
You are on your platform right now, baby! Keep spreading the word. ❤✌️
Appreciate it! 😄
You are correct, this is so needed today. Love conquers all.
No doubt about it! ❤️
All this singers are legends 🙏😁
💯 So cool to see them all in one place for one cause! Beautiful!
@@setonhillstudios those are the best singers of the era in one room 🙏😁👍
It has been mentioned that there is also a British charity song called "Do They Know It's Christmas." You should definitely check that one out as well!
Voices That Care as well
I feel truly blessed as I was born in the mid 60's, so could fairly easily pinpoint each and every one of these now iconic artìsts. All very distinct in their styles and voices. A great era musically to have lived through. This video always gets me!
This song was a hit and frequently played on the radio.
This song sums up Gen X. We really were live & let live people. We want nothing more than for our world unite.
'Do They Know It's Christmas' was a song by many of the UK top groups and came out in support of Africa before the USA did 'We Are The World'. Second in line as always.
Yes please go listen to this too.
They need to start playing this song today. Music is a powerful message.
I 💯 agree! People need unity now more than ever! ❤️
This one makes me tear up looking at their heroes Ray Charles
There is a documentary on Netflix on how they got all these celebrities in one spot all at once
I definitely have to check that out! Thanks so much!
It’s call “greatest night in pop”
There is a documentary/behind the scenes on how this came together. It truly was magical.
I think it’s on netflix
Ray ALWAYS gets my eyes flowing. Damn it, this is so good.😭❤️
No doubt about it! Such a great voice and beautiful cause overall! ❤️
Be sure to check out the documentary . Ray Charles was do excited about this .
And I'm happy that as American we are still helping the world today. People are People... no matter where they are.. if people need help we should always help
That guy you asked, "who's that?", toward the end is James Ingram. May he RIP!!
Thanks so much! Such an amazing voice!
This was an epic moment in time, for sure. It's too bad the children are still starving. God bless them all!! 🙏🙏
Exactly!! ❤️
A documentary about this night has just been produced this year. It explains everything about this unprecedented event.
Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie wrote the song & Quincy Jones produced it. I was in junior high o4 high school but I remember when this came out. I love this song & it's message!
Netflix currently has a documentary on the making of this. It was straight after the American music awards and they started at midnight and finished 8am the next morning ❤
I definitely have to watch that! Sounds so cool!
The amount of talent shown in this video is crazy. All are top notch artists from many different eras & genres of music. Don't think something like this will ever happen again. Sadly quite a few artists that are featured are no longer with us.
JAMES INGRAM! Hes the singer there towards the end who was singing with Ray Charles and you asked Who that is. He was the pinnacle of 80s and early 90s slow R&B, he sang with so much emotion and power, and could go from high to low to high to low again in a single phrase, and make it sound like the smoothest thing you've ever heard. He was protege to Quincy Jones, the legendary producer who made We Are the World become reality, and Ingram was essentially Jones's instrument of choice for the male voice. He had some classic hits from the 80s, my favorite is "Just Once" but also "Find 100 Ways" and his amazing duets with Michael McDonald ("Yah Mo B There"), Dolly Parton ("The Day I Fall in Love"), and Linda Ronstadt ("Somewhere Out There", from the movie An American Tail.)
There is a documentary on Netflix about the night they all recorded this song. It happened after the American Music Awards and took all night long to record.
I remember watching this on MTV as a teenager and it was epic! So many artists came together to make a global impact. MTV really did a lot of good things. I remember being more excited to turn 18 to be able to vote than I was to turn 21 to be able to drink lol.
There is a great documentary about this video being made. It really hits hard when you realize how many of these we have lost!! They raised a ton of money for the famine in Africa.
There were 44 artists all told to leave the egos at the door -- they all did just that to come together to make this music! The man standing next to Tina Turner that you asked about is James Ingram. He is lost to us now, but you may want to check out his duet with Linda Ronstadt ("Somewhere Out There"). He did make some beautiful music and left us way too soon. By the way, you mentioned your sons. They are so fortunate to have a dad to bring so much music into their lives!
You might be interested in the heavy metal version of USA for Africa...it was called Hear 'n' Aid, and they recorded a song called "Stars."
i was in high school in 85 when this song came out and we raise millions of dollars to feed the starving.
I still remember seeing this on TV as a kid. What an incredible who's-who of that era in music!
This brings me to tears every time I hear this.
In the U.K., they did it first and called it Band-Aid with mostly artists from the U.K. (some Americans were in it)
The song: Do They Know it's Christmas
It gave the U.S. the idea and they came up with USA for Africa which led to Bob Geldoff of the The Boomtown Rats to create a benefit concert Live Aid (a 12 hour concert held on 2 continents: Philadelphia PA and London England, watch by 1 billion people all over the world)
There is a song from the 90's that was written for our men and women in the Gulf War that was sung by actors and actress well as singers called Voices That Care
I get emotional every time I watch this. It is definitely an up 🥰 Bruce & Stevie are my favorite duo. And you can’t stop smiling 😊 I totally agree with you that something needs to be done to make a change 🤙🏽
Loved your comment in the middle of the video- we definitely need to stop the hate in this country.
Really appreciate that! Hopefully soon people will get back to spreading more love and less hate!
I'm loving your reactions. Positivity. Very nice to see.
Really appreciate that! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
Thank you for playing this. Im emotional all over again. One of the best productions ever. Great this beautiful music and tributes are being played today with all of the conflict. God bless us all! ❤❤🙏
Check out "Voices That Care"..That was another celebrity collab..Enjoy.
Part of my research on this has told me that others were invited to join in this, but walked out when they found out what it was for. Quincy Jones is the one who pulled it together with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie being the writers. Absolutely moving for those who are willing to listen to something other than "shake your butt stuff".
There is a documentary on Netflix about this song and the night it was sung... It's really good, it's talks about how they got everyone there and all
This was to help people starving in Africa, the these artists all came one night for free , pull up on tube there so many artists there there was a note on the door coming in that said leave egoes outside
This was pulled together in about 2 months and recorded after the AMA awards show. It was for hunger relief in Africa due to the Ethiopian famine.
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I adore this song. It always makes me emotional too, it always has, & it probably always will. ❤🇺🇲🫂🌍🩵
so many talents in one room...
💯 So amazing that this was able to happen! 😄
If I recall correctly, the guys at the end (Ray/Stevie/Bruce/James) all agreed to come back after the rest was completed because Quincy felt he wanted to add more "soul" to the song.
This has been the only time there has been this much natural talent gathered for one song, let a lone for charity. They tried to do it in the mid 2000s (i think) for Haiti with current artists then, but it just wasn't the same.
Too many artists performed in recording booths instead of feeding off each other's enthusiasm like here. It was a nice attempt, but it missed the point.
@@cathyvickers9063Even when they did the live performance at an awards show there was something lacking.
Great message in the song and in your reaction to it. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for hanging out! 😁
There's a Netflix documentary called The Greatest Night In Pop about the making of this song. Really worth a viewing.
There is a Netflix documentary about how this came about, got arranged, and was recorded. It was very fascinating. Called The Greatest Night in Pop Music (or something like that)
It all happened after the night at the Grammy's, they got everyone together!
Having been a kid when this came out it still gives me chills.
This was American Music Awards night, and they worked well into the wee hours of the morning to do it.
ICONIC, to raise money for the Famine in Africa!! besides the album they sold T-shirts!!❤❤
Where in Africa?
I like your positive energy, and this took me back to "the good old days", when music was real, and artists were talented 💖
Really appreciate that! This was such a great song and an overall beautiful experience! Thanks for hanging out!
Great review and great message. Bright Blessings to you and yours.
Really appreciate it! You as well! 😄
This is so very awesome. I get chills every time I hear this. Love you reaction!
Glad you enjoyed it! I agree! Definitely hits you in the feels! ❤️
Great reaction! I didn't go thru all the comments, but there is an updated version of this song that was done on the 25th anniversary in 2010. It has current artists at that time singing the parts with a new added verse. It would be worth checking out as well as Do They know it's Christmas from British artists and Tears are not Enough done by Canadian artists! There is also a metal band contribution but I dont remember the song name! These were all great contributions to end world hunger and provide famine relief. It was actually what started the idea for The Live Aid concert about 6 months later. People working together like they should for the good of all humans. ❤❤❤❤❤
I remember when they made this I think back in the early 80 s . Been a long time
Listening and watching with tears in my eyes!
Thanks for spending time with me! Such a beautiful song and message!
When this came out, they had hands across America, which was a human chain that stretched across the United States. It was on a Sunday and everybody held hands at the same time for a few minutes making the chain. Seems like 100 years ago from where we are now.
I know right! Something has to change and change quickly!
Smokey Robinson, Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac), Harry Belafonte, Bette Midler, Waylon Jennings, etc didn't even get solo parts.
Definitely applies to life today..AMEN!!❤
Absolutely!! Loved the message behind the song!
@@setonhillstudios with so much hate being spread around ...this song needs to make a come back!!
Let’s GO! That was a once in a lifetime moment. Pure greatness.
No doubt about it! Phenomenal! 🔥
They gathered them all after the American Music Awards. Having them in attendance for that made it easier.