One of the greatest songs in the history of music, the classic We are the Worldrecorded by the supergroup The United States for Africa in 1985 it crossed the boundaries of time unscathed and its musical charm remains intact.
Now, everything leads one to believe that the single was written by Michael Jackson (1958-2009) e Lionel Richie it should grow in streaming, after the platform Netflix made available in its catalog the untold story of the historic meeting between the biggest names in world pop of the time: The night that changed pop.
As a way to raise awareness among humanity of the severity of the hunger problem that plagued the Africathe legendary producer Quincy Jones joined Lionel RichieMichael Jackson AND Stevie Wonder realize a musical project in record time in the studios of A&M Records In Los Angeles (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA). The result of this, the documentary explains in detail and the rest is history.
Big names in world music took part in the recording, such as Ray charles (1930-2004), James Ingram (1952-2009), Tina Turner (1939-2023), Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, Kim Carnes, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), Kenny Rogers (1938-2020), among many others.
At the moment, We are the World has more than 146 million plays to the Spotify.
Source: Terra
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