"We Are The World"
Продолжая музыкальную тему.
Засуха в Эфиопии и как её следствие - голод. Quincy Jones собирает звёзд для записи благотворительной песни, авторами которой были Michael Jackson и Lionel Richie:
"We Are The World" - 1985
There comes a time when we heed a certain call (Lionel Richie)
When the world must come together as one (Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder)
There are people dying (Stevie Wonder)
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life (Paul Simon)
The greatest gift of all (Paul Simon/Kenny Rogers)
We can't go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rogers)
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change (James Ingram)
We're all a part of God's great big family (Tina Turner)
And the truth (Billy Joel)
You know love is all we need (Tina Turner/Billy Joel)
(CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Michael Jackson)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Diana Ross)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Michael Jackson/Diana Ross)
Well, send 'em you your heart so they know that someone cares (Dionne Warwick)
And their lives will be stronger and free (Dionne Warwick/Willie Nelson)
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread (Willie Nelson)
And so we all must lend a helping hand (Al Jarreau)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Kenny Loggins)
Oh There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Steve Perry)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Daryl Hall)
When you're down and out there seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson)
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall (Huey Lewis)
Well, well, well, let's realize that a change can only come (Cyndi Lauper)
When we (Kim Carnes)
stand together as one (Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Everyone)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Everyone)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Bob Dylan)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Bob Dylan)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Everyone)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Everyone)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
Oh There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Ray Charles)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Ray Charles)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Stevie Wonder)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Stevie Wonder)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Bruce Springsteen)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Bruce Springsteen)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Everyone)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Everyone)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (James Ingram)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (James Ingram)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Ray Charles)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Ray Charles)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Everyone/Ray Charles)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Everyone/Ray Charles)
Сингл позволил собрать 63 миллиона долларов в помощь голодающей Африке. Но неизвестно, что было более важным - эти деньги или привлечение внимания мировой общественности к проблеме.
В том же году песня была выпущена на альбоме "USA for Africa":
Через 25 лет происходит стихийное бедствие на Гаити.
В 2010 году выходит новая версия песни, уже в помощь Гаити. В основном, с другими участниками. Некоторых музыкантов, которые участвовали в акции 25 лет назад, уже нет в живых, кто-то отошел от музыки....
"We Are The World" 25 For Haiti - Official Video - 2010 (25th anniversary remake of “We Are the World”)
На мой вкус, всё же оригинал 1985-го года лучше. В 2010-м тоже неплохо и голоса хороши, но состав значительно слабее. Всё же, в одну и ту же реку дважды войти нельзя. Да и не нужно, наверное.
Или это мне только так кажется, поскольку 25 лет назад и вода была мокрее?
Засуха в Эфиопии и как её следствие - голод. Quincy Jones собирает звёзд для записи благотворительной песни, авторами которой были Michael Jackson и Lionel Richie:
"We Are The World" - 1985
Click to viewThere comes a time when we heed a certain call (Lionel Richie)
When the world must come together as one (Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder)
There are people dying (Stevie Wonder)
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life (Paul Simon)
The greatest gift of all (Paul Simon/Kenny Rogers)
We can't go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rogers)
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change (James Ingram)
We're all a part of God's great big family (Tina Turner)
And the truth (Billy Joel)
You know love is all we need (Tina Turner/Billy Joel)
(CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Michael Jackson)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Diana Ross)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Michael Jackson/Diana Ross)
Well, send 'em you your heart so they know that someone cares (Dionne Warwick)
And their lives will be stronger and free (Dionne Warwick/Willie Nelson)
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread (Willie Nelson)
And so we all must lend a helping hand (Al Jarreau)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Kenny Loggins)
Oh There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Steve Perry)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Daryl Hall)
When you're down and out there seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson)
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall (Huey Lewis)
Well, well, well, let's realize that a change can only come (Cyndi Lauper)
When we (Kim Carnes)
stand together as one (Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Everyone)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Everyone)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Bob Dylan)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Bob Dylan)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Everyone)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Everyone)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
Oh There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Ray Charles)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Ray Charles)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Stevie Wonder)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Stevie Wonder)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Bruce Springsteen)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Bruce Springsteen)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Everyone)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Everyone)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (James Ingram)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (James Ingram)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Ray Charles)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Ray Charles)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
We are the world, we are the children (Everyone)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Everyone)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Everyone/Ray Charles)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Everyone/Ray Charles)
Сингл позволил собрать 63 миллиона долларов в помощь голодающей Африке. Но неизвестно, что было более важным - эти деньги или привлечение внимания мировой общественности к проблеме.
В том же году песня была выпущена на альбоме "USA for Africa":
Через 25 лет происходит стихийное бедствие на Гаити.
В 2010 году выходит новая версия песни, уже в помощь Гаити. В основном, с другими участниками. Некоторых музыкантов, которые участвовали в акции 25 лет назад, уже нет в живых, кто-то отошел от музыки....
"We Are The World" 25 For Haiti - Official Video - 2010 (25th anniversary remake of “We Are the World”)
На мой вкус, всё же оригинал 1985-го года лучше. В 2010-м тоже неплохо и голоса хороши, но состав значительно слабее. Всё же, в одну и ту же реку дважды войти нельзя. Да и не нужно, наверное.
Или это мне только так кажется, поскольку 25 лет назад и вода была мокрее?