"We Are the World" is sung from a first person viewpoint, allowing the audience to "internalize" the message by singing the word we together.[22] It has been described as "an appeal to human compassion".[23] The first lines in the song's repetitive chorus proclaim, "We are the world, we are the children, we are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving".[23] "We Are the World" opens with Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Tina Turner, and Billy Joel singing the first verse.[24] Michael Jackson and Diana Ross follow, completing the first chorus together.[24] Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, and Al Jarreau sing the second verse, before Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, and Daryl Hall go through the second chorus.[24] Co-writer Jackson, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, and Kim Carnes follow with the song's bridge.[24] This structuring of the song is said to "create a sense of continuous surprise and emotional buildup".[3] "We Are the World" concludes with Bob Dylan and Ray Charles singing a full chorus, Wonder and Springsteen duetting, and ad libs from Charles and Ingram.[24]
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World
- https://teetwo.blogspot.com/2019/11/usa-for-africa-we-are-world.html
- https://teetwo.blogspot.com/2017/06/favorite-songs-1.html https://teetwo.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-making-of-we-are-world-1985-full.html
- http://teetwo.blogspot.com/2017/04/blog-post_28.html
