For some reason in the last 48 hours I've felt the irrestible need to hear "We are the World." This morning, I spent 99 cents downloading it on iTunes. This was a mistake for several reasons, one of which being I could have just watched the video for free on youtube.
The best part about the video is the display of pop protocol then. Lionel Ritchie gets the first solo, followed pretty quickly by Kenny Rogers. Then Dionne Warwick and Steve Perry. They stick Smokey Robinson in the chorus, but Kenny Loggins gets a solo. For some reason, Dan Ackroyd is there.
Also, did we realize at the time how weak the words were? How did Bob Dylan not walk out when they handed him a lyrics sheet that included "It's time to lend a hand to life, the greatest gift of all" and "If we just believe, there's no way we can fall."
Watch the video for yourself and answer one or all questions in this multi-part Bargument:
Of all the solo singers in the We are the World video, who was the biggest star then? Who ranked on the very bottom of the list then? (Note: you must be able to name the singers in order for them to qualify as an answer.) And who are the biggest and lamest stars from that group now?
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Don't know who was the biggest star then but seeing Michael singing 'we are the children' gets creepier and creepier every time I here it.
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