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Valentine’s Day 2010: We Are The World 1985 Blast From The Past
“There’s a choice we’re making.
We’re saving our own lives…”-Lionel Richie
Nearly twenty-five years after the initial recording of the song created by the late Michael Jackson with lyrics by Lionel Richie, a new generation of Hollywood celebrities, singers, actors, models and people just known for being known, gathered to record a remake of the song that raised in 1985 more than $30 million for the charity USA For Africa.
This new crop of celebrities met on February 1, 2010, almost 25 years after the first gathering headed by music producer Quincy Jones, to record the cover to raise money for the survivors of the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti.
We’ve decided to revisit the original recording from 1985:
We’ve posted the lyrics indicating which artist is singing what part.
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 its 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 lets start giving
Diana Ross
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
Michael & Diana Ross
Its true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
Dionne Warwick
Send them your heart
So they’ll know that someone cares
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
We are the world, we are the children
Kenny Loggins
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
Steve Perry
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
Daryl Hall
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
Michael Jackson
When youre 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:
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
Bob Dylan
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
Its true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
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
Bob Dylan
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
Ray Charles
Alright let me hear ya
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
Ray Charles
There’s a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
Stevie Wonder
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
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
Bruce Springsteen
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
Chorus
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
James Ingram
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
Ray Charles
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….
See if you can recognize who is present for the historic session from twenty-five years ago. In the next article we will take a look at the 2010 version We Are The World 25 for Haiti.
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