We Are The World

[bosoxfan]

This crappy radio station that plays at work is doing a fund raiser for the disaster. You make a pledge and they play whatever you want.
This song is on now and I started laughing. As I'm writing this it dawned on me half of you probably have no idea what song I'm talking about.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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This song is on now and I started laughing. As I'm writing this it dawned on me half of you probably have no idea what song I'm talking about.

[/ QUOTE ] I am laughing because you think this, hahahahahaha

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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This crappy radio station that plays at work is doing a fund raiser for the disaster. You make a pledge and they play whatever you want.
This song is on now and I started laughing. As I'm writing this it dawned on me half of you probably have no idea what song I'm talking about.

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I remember seeing it on MTV when I was still young enough that my parents didn't allow me to watch MTV.

[bholdr]

We are the children....

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

We are the ones who make a better day, so let's start giving...

[bosoxfan]

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I am laughing because you think this, hahahahahaha


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I just figured you would be too young to remember it.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Nothing makes millionare celebrities feel better than raising money for charity by making poor people buy their music.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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I am laughing because you think this, hahahahahaha


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I just figured you would be too young to remember it.

[/ QUOTE ]what year was it, 86 or 87? you are right, I was young.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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I am laughing because you think this, hahahahahaha


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I just figured you would be too young to remember it.

[/ QUOTE ]what year was it, 86 or 87? you are right, I was young.

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I was still at the age where I only remember the song because they sang the words slow enough for me to be able to tell wtf they were talking about. That, and I remember being freaked out because Michael Jackson was eyeing me up.

[Shajen]

We are the World is AWESOME. I wish they'd show the video every now and then on MTV or something.

Love the fashions, love the hairdos, and absolutely love the fact that no less than half the artists have since faded into obscurity. I was like 14 when it came out. Somebody needs to come up with a median age of the OOT posters or something.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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We are the World is AWESOME. I wish they'd show the video every now and then on MTV or something.

Love the fashions, love the hairdos, and absolutely love the fact that no less than half the artists have since faded into obscurity. I was like 14 when it came out. Somebody needs to come up with a median age of the OOT posters or something.

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Poll time! Everyone gather 'round!

[bosoxfan]

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what year was it, 86 or 87? you are right, I was young.

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1985, I was 12.

[sfer]

I still own it on vinyl.

[razor]

I'm pretty sure it was 85

[ThaSaltCracka]

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what year was it, 86 or 87? you are right, I was young.

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1985, I was 12.

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[Shajen]

85? I stand corrected. I was 10.

[wayabvpar]

I was 15. High score!

[Lumpy]

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I was 15. High score!

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Not anymore - 18

[razor]

21

[Slacker13]

Flirtin with disaster - Molly Hatchett?

[Boris]

I specifically remember Stevie Wonder belting out "We are the chilldren" when it was his turn to solo.

[namknils]

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what year was it, 86 or 87? you are right, I was young.

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1985, I was 12.

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I was 3. Is that low score?! /images/graemlins/grin.gif (for now)

I'm pretty sure I only know this song because of The Simpsons doing a parody of it.

[swede123]

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We are the ones who make a better day, so let's start giving...

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There's a choice we're making...

[Ponks]

I'll take the low score, I was 1 /images/graemlins/cool.gif

Ponks

[Shajen]

"Harry Belafonte originally wanted to put together a benefit concert featuring black musicians to raise money for Africa. Ken Kragen (who became president of the originization United Support of Artists for Afica) thought an American version of "Band Aid" would be a better idea. Ken Kragen is an owner of a personal management and television production company. One of his clients was Lionel Ritchie, so he called him with the idea. Lionel's wife talked to Steve Wonder's wife and arranged to line him up for the song.

Quicy Jones was lined up as the producer, and Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie were the song writers. The recording took place on the night of the American Music Awards, January 28th, 1985. This was the perfect way to assure that most of the artists would all be free on a single date.

The instrumental tracks were recorded ahead of time and sent out to the interested musicians. With each tape, he sent a letter that stated they should "check their ego at the door." When they arrived in the studio, there was a piece of tape on the floor for each person to stand on, arranged around six microphones in a semi-circle.

800,000 copies arrived in stores on Tuesday, March 7th 1985. There were sold out by the first weekend. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 on March 23rd, at number 21. At the time it was the highest debuting single since John Lennon's "Imagine" and was number one in three weeks, which at the time was the fastest rising chart-topper since Elton John's "Island Girl" in 1975. It was the eighth consecutive year the Lionel Ritchie had written a number one song. It won Grammys in 1985 for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

Dan Aykroyd also sings on We Are the World. You can see him in the top row in the video. Dan Aykroyd was in the Blues Brothers was a band before it was a SNL sketch (and then a movie), hence he was a musician. VH-1's "Pop-Up Video" states he's there to represent the American film industry"

from here (http://www.inthe80s.com/weworld.shtml)

[TimM]

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21

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I thought I'd win the high with 19. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Tron]

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I'll take the low score, I was 1 /images/graemlins/cool.gif

Ponks

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Pssh, -1

[stabn]

I was six and i remember it. Bad times, bad times.

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We are the ones who make a better day, so let's start giving...

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There's a choice we're making...

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We're saving our own lives....

[Steve McQueen]

You talk too much.

[offTopic]

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This crappy radio station that plays at work is doing a fund raiser for the disaster. You make a pledge and they play whatever you want.
This song is on now and I started laughing. As I'm writing this it dawned on me half of you probably have no idea what song I'm talking about.

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I was a senior in HS in 1985...WTF was up with Dan Aykroyd singing background with the long hair and glasses? Dan Aykroyd?!

[brassnuts]

We sang that crap during my 6th grade graduation.

[dr. klopek]

I was 3 and I remember it quite well.

You actually made the Steve McQueen account!?