Contactaron con Quincy Jones que les prometió que Michael Jackson participaría en la grabación. No sólo participó sino que él mismo y Lionel Richie se encargaron de componer el tema. Junto a ellos un total de 45 artistas se unieron para dar forma a este himno. Un verdadero quien es quien de algunos de los mas importantes artistas del siglo XX. Nombres como Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Billy Joel,...
La grabación tuvo lugar el 28 de enero de 1985 en Los Ángeles y el 7 de marzo era lanzada al aire en todo el mundo.
USA For Africa
There comes a time
When we head a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on
Pretneding day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of
God's great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need
[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
Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
[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
When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change will only come
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
When we head a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on
Pretneding day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of
God's great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need
[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
Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
[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
When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change will only come
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
3 comentarios:
Hará cosa de un mes, estuvimos escuchando M80 ya que, hicieron un programa sobre este proyecto.
No sabía, por ejemplo que Prince en la versión original, no participó, aunque quiso aportar su granito de arena creando una canción también, para incluirlo en el disco que se iba a vender.
Y la versión de ahora ... buff, para mí no es lo mismo, que las voces que han acompañado mi infancia, adolescencia y demás.
Por cierto, quiero que sonrías ampliamente mi querido amigo, por que por fin, he encontrado la mítica foto ... :P.
Saludines!!.
Hablas de tu foto en braguitas blancas de algodón!? O de la mía con Epi?
Respecto a lo de Prince en su no participación en "We are the world", parece ser que el muchacho se sintió un tanto cohibido ante tanto famoso (esa fue su excusa), aunque supongo que también tendría algo que ver el cantar en una canción compuesta por su rival mas directo en aquellos momentos (Michael Jackson, claro).
Dicen que una vez arrepentido llamo a Quincy Jones para contribuir con un solo de guitarra, pero que Quincy le dijo que ya era demasiado tarde.
Para el álbum "We are the world", cedió la fantástica "4 The Tears In U're Eyes".
La de Epi ... ¬¬ (ya te dije que a mí la ropa de interior, no me va blanca ...).
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