We Are The World

[Ani]

"We Are The World", tje US for Africa

There comes a time when we need a certain call (Lionel Ritchie)

When the world must come together as one (Lionel Ritchie & Steve 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 Rodgers)

We can't go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rodgers)

That someone, somehow 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 (Billy Joel & Tina Turner)

( CHORUS )

We are the world, we are the children (Michael Jackson)

We are the ones who make a brighter day (Michael Jackson)

so let's start giving (Michael Jackson)

There's a choice we're making (Diana Ross)

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 (Dionne Warwick)

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 (Willie Nelson)

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 (Kenny Lodgins)

so let's start giving (Kenny Lodgins)

There's a choice we're making (Steve Perry)

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 (Michael Jackson)

There seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson)

But if you just believe (Huey Lewis)

There's no way we can fall (Huey Lewis)

Well, well, well, let's realize (Cindy Lauper)

That one change can only come (Cindy Lauper)

When we (Kim Carnes)

stand together as one (Cindy Lauper, Kim Carnes, Huey Lewis)

( REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE )

[Ani]

The motto of this year´s KinderKulturKarawane has been taken from a song of the 1985 BAND AID project. In 1985, all over the world people were fighting against the famine in Africa. In Germany, a ”Day for Africa” was initiated by the media. German pop and rock bands gave a big concert. The song for the ”Day for Africa” had been written by Wolfgang Niedecken of the Cologne band BAP. Its title was ”Nackt im Wind” (Naked in the wind).

In the US, Harry Belafonte was the first to come up with the idea of collecting money for Africa by organising a concert of black musicians. Ken Kragen, however, thought it would be better to launch an American version of ”Band Aid”. Kragen worked as manager and TV producer. He told one of his clients, Lionel Ritchie, about the idea. Ritchie´s wife talked to Stevie Wonder´s wife, who in turn was able to convince her husband to join the project. Quincy Jones agreed to be the producer. The text of the song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie. The actual recording took place on the night of the presentation of the American Music Award (28 January 1985) in order to ensure that everybody would be able to participate.

The music was recorded beforehand and sent to the singers. With it came a note asking everybody to decide whether or not they really wanted to participate. The recording itself proved to be no problem for the professional musicians. On 7 March 1985, 800,000 copies of the single were brought on the market and sold out by the following week-end. On 23 March 1985, the single entered the ”Billboard Hot 100” as number 21, which, aside from John Lennon´s ”Imagine”, was the best result ever for a newcomer. Three weeks later, the song was number 1 of the charts. In 1985, it received grammies and the two awards ”Record of the year” and ”Song of the year”.

Below you can find the song´s text and the names of the participating singers. The first two lines of the chorus are extremely important for us, because they represent the motto of the caravan and the spirit of the project. When the song was written, there was more to it than just an appeal for donations. It was about the responsibility we all share for our common future and the special role that artists play in this respect.

”We are the world, we are the children, we are the ones to make a better world…” The children and young people of KinderKulturKarawane live this motto with the necessary self-confidence.

[Ani]

In addition to the singers already mentioned above, the chorus consisted of :

Dan Aykroyd, Harry Belafonte, Lindsey Buckingham, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Sheila E., Bob Geldof, Hall and Oates, Jackie Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Kenny Logins, Bette Midler, Jeffery Osborne, The Pointer Sisters, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers

The instrumental music was performed by:

Michael Boddicker - Synthesizers, Programming; Paulinho da Costa - Percussion; Louis Johnson - Bass; Michael Omartian - Keyboards, Producer; Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards; John Robinson - Drums

Producenr:

Quincy Jones

[Ani]

USA for AFRICA - WE ARE THE WORLD

[Margare]

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[Ani]

Ани, я скачала... И у меня не открывается файл... Он не в мп3 почему-то скачался...

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[Margare]

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[Ani]

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[Bagirka]

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[Ani]

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