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[theologica]

After finding out that Dan sang in "We Are The World", I got curious enough to check out the song. Being born in 1987, I wasn't around to see its release.

The music is somewhat infectious, and has become an earworm. Not that I mind. *g*

And, as always, you can find a video for it on Youtube:

YouTube - We are the world

Have fun looking for Danny. *g* I know I did.

[Dean Heuke]

at 4:28 he's saying "alright, let me hear ya" ... i think it's Danny.
But there's Ray Charles !!!! WOW !!!!

[Steam McQueen]

Quite the trip down memory lane there, Theo. :-) I haven't seen that in awhile. I remember when it was released although I had completely forgotten that Dan was part of it.





Truth be told, there must have been more than one person in that room who was wondering ...
'What's with the Canadian?' haha

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[theologica]

Dean - yeah, Ray Charles, omg! xD *Has a fangirl squee*

Steam - well, apparently, Danny was there to represent the film industry, but also, as the Blues Brothers existed prior to SNL, he was considered a musician.

[vicious]

i am suprised who's all in there. such greats artists and Danny!! i never saw this one

[theologica]

Vic - yeah, I only found out when I was looking at the Dragnet IMDB page. xD There's a line in Dragnet wherein Joe Friday despairs of the City because an adult magazine line owner built "a modern day Gomorrah in the same state where they recorded We Are The World". IMDB turned up that it was a shout out, because Danny had sung in the chorus line.

Every time I watch the video, I'm actually kind of proud of him. (*Slightly sheepish, geeky smile*)

[Belushi87]

i can name a little over half of the singers in the video, does anyone have a complete list of all the artists that take place in the song?

[theologica]

Wiki has a list of the folks who appeared in solo slots and in the chorus:

We Are the World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In The 80s also provides lyrics with the names of the singers added next to their respective line(s) in the song:

In The 80s - Performers From USA For Africa's "We Are The World"

: )

[vicious]

Theo: I'm proud of him to. When i told my dad that Dan was in it (my parents love the song) he said: no way!! Untill i showed him the clip and there was such silence in the room at that moment he saw Dan. Then he went like: okay... maybe it's him how you know that for shure? I go like: dad i'm fan from his almost 7 years and i know al ready how he looks.

[TakkunEG]

Yes, the rare Mid80sGlasses!Danny is a beautiful little gem when you glimpse it. :D

[theologica]

Takku-San: totally. xD

On the whole, I really do like this video. I love the simplicity of showing the artists, in the studio, gathered around the mics, or in the choir, singing together. I'm also semi-amused by the pop-shields in front of the mics -- they're designed to stop your breath or spittle from hitting the mic, 'cause when it does, it makes the mic go "pop" or "boom" on the track -- in some cases, it appears that they've simply bent some wire into shape and pulled a nylon sock over the top to make a pop-shield -- which is good enough advice, as I've seen folks say to do that before!

The sense of unity is awesome. Ray Charles' ad-libs of encouragement, too.

And that grin and thumbs up from Lionel Richie towards the end always garners a smile. ^__^

[Blueblood]

You were born the year I bought my house Florida...

God, I'm so freakin' old!!


Thanks for nothin' theo.

[theologica]

Blueblood said:

You were born the year I bought my house Florida...

God, I'm so freakin' old!!


Thanks for nothin' theo.

By extension, you just called me old, too. =P

Thanks for nothin' Leo.

[Steam McQueen]

theologica said:

There's a line in Dragnet wherein Joe Friday despairs of the City because an adult magazine line owner built "a modern day Gomorrah in the same state where they recorded We Are The World".

This is excellent trivia, Theo!

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[Steam McQueen]

Is Dan part of the new one? I would think that he's gotta be ...

YouTube - 'We Are the World' Class of 2010

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The song was recorded on Monday, with behind-the-scenes footage hitting TMZ. But the actual video won't air until the opening ceremonies at the Olympics, on February 12. The whole world will be watching on that night, which is the perfect time to remind everyone who the world is in 2010.

Arts, Briefly - One More Time, ‘We Are the World’ - NYTimes.com

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[Dean Heuke]

Steam McQueen said:

Is Dan part of the new one? I would think that he's gotta be ...

YouTube - 'We Are the World' Class of 2010

Arts, Briefly - One More Time, ‘We Are the World’ - NYTimes.com

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Danny isnt a Cast member:(
these are the cast members of the 2010 version
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• Akon
  
• Lady Gaga
  
• India.Arie
  
• Patti Austin
  
• Tony Bennett
  
• Justin Bieber
  
• Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  
• Ethan Bortnick
  
• Brandy
  
• Jeff Bridges
  
• Toni Braxton
  
• Zac Brown
  
• Kristian Bush
  
• Natalie Cole
  
• Harry Connick Jr.
  
• Kid Cudi
  
• Miley Cyrus
  
• Celine Dion
  
• Snoop Dogg
  
• Drake
  
• Earth Wind & Fire
  
• Faith Evans
  
• Melanie Fiona
  
• Jamie Foxx
  
• Sean Garrett
  
• Tyrese Gibson
  
• Josh Groban
  
• Anthony Hamilton
  
• Keri Hilson
  
• Julianne Hough
  
• Jennifer Hudson
  
• Enrique Iglesias
  
• LL Cool J
  
• Janet Jackson
  
• Randy Jackson
  
• Taj Jackson
  
• Taryll Jackson
  
• TJ Jackson
  
• Al Jardine
  
• Joe Jonas
  
• Kevin Jonas
  
• Nick Jonas
  
• Rashida Jones
  
• Gladys Knight
  
• Adam Levine
  
• Jimmy Jean-Louis
  
• Benji Madden
  
• Joel Madden
  
• Mary Mary
  
• Katharine McPhee
  
• Jason Mraz
  
• Mýa
  
• Jennifer Nettles
  
• Orianthi
  
• Freda Payne
  
• P!nk
  
• A. R. Rahman
  
• Nicole Richie
  
• Raphael Saadiq
  
• Carlos Santana
  
• Nicole Scherzinger
  
• Isaac Slade
  
• Trey Songz
  
• Musiq Soulchild
  
• Jordin Sparks
  
• Barbra Streisand
  
• T-Pain
  
• Robin Thicke
  
• Rob Thomas
  
• Usher
  
• Vince Vaughn
  
• Lil Wayne
  
• Kanye West
  
• Will.i.am
  
• Ann Wilson
  
• Brian Wilson
  
• Nancy Wilson
  
• BeBe Winans
  
• Britney Spears

[Steam McQueen]

Thanks Dean! For some reason I thought they were going to bring back as many of the originals as possible, and then add a bunch of people. Clearly that's not the case.

That's a long list of people.

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[TK826]

I remember that "We are the world" was a big media event when it was first released.

But, that was in fact inspired by "Do they know it's Christmas?", release the year before (1984) and came with just as much publicity.

[theologica]

TK, yes, I'd heard that it was inspired by that release. *nodnod*

Nowadays, most charity singles tend to be covers of other songs. While some are pretty awesome -- Wet Wet Wet's cover of, "(Get by) with a little help from my friends" for Childline was awesome, and I remember various Children in Need and Red Nose Day singles being released that also covered songs, such as, "When the Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going)", and the BBC's (British Broadcasting Corporation, not the Blues Brothers Central ^_~) Abba medley -- there are some ah.... somewhat more questionable covers. "Everybody Hurts" for the Haiti charity single by Simon Cowell? >.>;;;

"Do they know it's Christmas" and "We are the World" were rather more upbeat, and far more appropriate to their cause than the quickly flung together stuff we see nowadays.

[Steam McQueen]

Quite the ensemble. I liked it and I'm glad they didn't bombard us with images of crying children. Very upbeat ...

YouTube - We Are The World 25 For Haiti - Official Video

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