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

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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?! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (for now)

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

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

Ponks

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"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

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21

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

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

Ponks

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Pssh, -1

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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....

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You talk too much.