This week's song of the week is "We Are the World" - a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded by a super-group of popular musicians billed as USA for Africa. The charity single was intended to raise funds to help famine-relief efforts in Ethiopia, which experienced unusual drought in 1984/1985.
Lead vocals were rotated among 21 of the performers, including Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Dionne Warwick, Steve Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Al Jarreau, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, Kim Carnes and Ray Charles
To see a video of the song go here: Video: We Are The World
To read the Lyrics go here: Lyrics: We Are The World
To get the song go here: Song: We Are The World
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