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ARTICLES RELATED TO We Are the World - History | | | |  We Are the World - History: Encyclopedia II - We Are the World - HistoryHarry Belafonte initiated the idea for a fundraising effort. His manager, Ken Kragen, suggested the multi-artist approach, inspired by the success of the British supergroup Band Aid and their 1984 fundraising single "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
The performers gathered at A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, on January 28, 1985. Kragen selected the night of the American Music Awards to ensure as many artists as possible could attend. Jones famously advised them, in his written invitation, to "check your egos at the do ...
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| | | | We Are the World - History: Encyclopedia II - We Are the World - Cover versions On the Brazilian Big Brother 4, a participant named Solange sang version called Iarnuou. This cover of the original song reached #1 on Brazilian airplay for 1 month.
Another 2005 remake of the song raised over $15,000 for the victims of the Indonesian tsunami. The version, produced by Steve Burguiere featured his group "Stu & the Blackhearts". Steve (aka Stu), head producer of the "Glenn Beck Program" recorded the word for word parody of the song with him and other m ...
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| | | | We Are the World - History: Encyclopedia II - We Are the World - Lyrics One of the lines of the lyrics of the song was originally written there's a choice we're taking, we're taking our own lives, but was replaced with there's a choice we're making, we're saving our own lives, because it was feared the original phrasing might be considered an invitation or reference to suicide.
VH-1's Pop-Up Video stated that Waylon Jennings left the recording session due to a dispute over the lyrics.
The lyrics contain a factual error concerning a Biblical passage. The line "As God has shown us by turning stones to bread," sung by Willie Nelso ...
See also:We Are the World, We Are the World - History, We Are the World - Lyrics, We Are the World - Spoofs, We Are the World - Cover versions, We Are the World - Musicians at the original recording session, We Are the World - Lead vocalists, We Are the World - Complete list of vocalists, We Are the World - Instrumentalists Read more here: » We Are the World: Encyclopedia II - We Are the World - Lyrics |
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