
The other versions 🤩
Live 😍
The American Music Awards 1986 (AMA)
2nd 😢
We Are The World 25 For Haiti
3rd 😂
"We Are the World 3" to raise awareness about the disaster that was "We Are the World 2."
4th 😷
We Are The World 2020 - Fight COVID-19
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its funny in the video of "USA for AFRICA" due to the large number of singers and the many microphones, the recording engineers had to improvise pop-shields and had them sing through wire and pantyhose pulled over it. i used a makeshift popshield like that myself a couple times, it works fine, just like a regular one. but looks just funny. probably the only opportunity in your life to see many superstars sing into a piece of odd-coloured pantyhose :)
the event connected to this song was called LIVE AID. organized by bob geldorf. there were 2 concerts, one in london (wembley stadium), and one in philadelphia, USA (JFK stadium). Over 100 mio $ in funds were raised and the event was seen on live broadcast by 1/3 of the world's population, more than 1.5bio people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid
https://eu.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/2025/01/23/highest...


People Originally asked but never showed up: Madonna and Pince.
Prince: He wanted to be by himself and not around others (his ego "leve your ego at the door" was the rule Quincy Jones said in a letter to everyone)
Madonna: It was wither Cindy Lauper OR Madonna, not both. Lionel Richie admits he made a mistake on that.
Story behind the song:
https://youtu.be/gcrXTcrpw94?si=iW7tbplrTcWBgYTA
Unfortunately the video has been deleted, here is the alternative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9BNoNFKCBI