Seriously ? Maybe not in your generation but she has always been number one on the charts. She started her career in 1962.. have every record she ever recorded. If you can make that statement then you have no Idea of Anything about her other than what you read on the internet.
If you don't know Steve Perry you owe yourself a bit of Journey. Separate Ways, Wheel in the Sky, Open Arms, and many more. Or in solo Oh Sherry. He's a good voice.
Young people have parents that listened to these people which is how they know them also… I grew up with queen, Michael Jackson, black sabbath, Abba, journey, cindy lauper, Tina turner, Stevie wonder to name a few because my parents had good taste 😊 and I still love them all now
@@sylviaslydavis405Literally - I’m younger than you and I knew all of these individuals at 14 lol. That isn’t bragging but I just genuinely preferred these artists - they had longer shelf lives through several trends, played real instruments and SUNG real melodies
@@EvilTheOneactually the song idea was the brainchild of Harry Belafonte, with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie writing the song, Quincy though was the genius behind the production of the song he knew the placements of each song
Lionel Richie - 0:26 Stevie Wonder - 0:39 Paul Simon - 0:43 Kenny Rogers - 0:53 James Ingram - 0:59 Tina Turner - 1:06 Billy Joel - 1:13 Michael Jackson - 1:19 Diana Ross - 1:32 Dionne Warwick - 1:48 Willie Nelson - 2:02 Al Jarreau - 2:09 Bruce Springsteen - 2:15 Kenny Loggins - 2:21 Steve Perry - 2:28 Daryl Hall - 2:36 Huey Lewis - 2:48 Cyndi Lauper - 2:54 Kim Carnes - 3:02 Bob Dylan - 3:48 Ray Charles - 4:27 “We Are the World” Chorus (alphabetically) Dan Aykroyd Harry Belafonte Lindsey Buckingham Mario Cipollina Johnny Colla Sheila E. Bob Geldof Bill Gibson Chris Hayes Sean Hopper Jackie Jackson La Toya Jackson Marlon Jackson Randy Jackson Tito Jackson Waylon Jennings Bette Midler John Oates Jeffrey Osborne The Pointer Sisters Smokey Robinson “We Are the World” Instrumentalists David Paich - synthesizers Michael Boddicker - synthesizers, programming Paulinho da Costa - percussion Phil Collins - percussion Louis Johnson - synth bass Michael Omartian - keyboards Greg Phillinganes - keyboards John Robinson - drums
mine is Cyndi+Huey+Kim and the 1st chorus with EVERYBODY singing!!! and smiling because they can't act like if they weren't enjoying the joy of singing together...
They said that after the song was complete they needed something extra so they had Stevie and Bruce come back to the studio for their duet. It's genius! Those two voices together is everything ❤ that's why Stevie is in a different shirt if ya notice lol. Love your reaction!!!
I LOVE to watch his face and all the other ppl who've reacted to this song once she hits that note when she comes back in for her second section! She nailed it so hard and everybody's eyes just widen even if they don't know who she is! She's one of my favorite artists AND from my state. SHE'S A BROOKLYN GIRL! I was born on Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn but raised on Long Island. 😉❤️🤘😎 #NYGenXBIKERLady
I wonder if Michael and Lionel knew what a legendary song they were going to write. It's crazy when you think about it: You write something on a piece of paper, then go into a studio with Quincy Jones, the biggest names in music sing the song, and it ends up meaning something to so many people all around the world.
That was what they were hoping for...there had already been Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas, and the Tears from Canada...I think Lionel and Michael felt the U.S.A. needed to do its part, and with so much of the world's wealth, surely we could do a lot. We did, and again, when the re-recorded for the 2010 earthquake for Haiti.
The power of Michael Jackson. USA for Africa and Live Aid were around the same time and highlighted the poverty in Africa. This is the biggest selling single of all time.
I can’t believe how many young reactors don’t know legends like Dionne Warwick , James Ingram , Daryle Hall, Kenny Loggins , Al Jarreau , etc, these artist were the soundtrack of peoples lives back in the 70’s to the 90’s, and Dionne Warwick goes back to the 60’s. I guess they are all not in the hot talk of pop culture and social media the last 10 or 20 years where people will see them or hear about them , so many older living artists do so many things to stay relevant these days.
A lot of this people we great but were in 70, 80, we are in 20220s a a lot if them arent playing anymore, so people that born late 90 or 2000 never hear of them, some of them when they sing this song I didnt knew because the genre that they sing.
My favourite parts are Springsteen and Wonder duetting together and James Ingram’s last chorus. The part were he says “so let’s start giving” always gives me chills.
Lots of people forget that MJ apart from his outstanding achievements collaborated and/or arranged lots of stuff to do with getting people together for a good cause. This song and the United we stand after the 2001 attacks are just the tip of the iceberg. He virtually got no credit for United we stand. Such an amazing person MJ was
dont forget his clips to Man in the Mirror, Heal the World or Earth Song which ALL contributed to charity back then or his Heal the world foundation...King of Humanitarian❤
All of these artists came straight from a music awards show at like 10 or 11pm, and recorded this song over night and left the studio at 6 in the morning 🙉🤯 I for real wish this song would never end 😭💗😭💗😭
Thank you and RIP great Harry Belefonte.....the inspirator behind this being made at all. Everyone praises Michael and Lionel for writing this which is awesome but Harry is the driving force. Remember the day it came out previewing on MTV. Goosebumps everytime 🕊️💗
it's so emotional, I was a child when it was recorded , I didn't realise at this age how amazing it was to have so many singer all together for this song.
You know what dude, lots of folks here are bustin your balls over not knowing who some of the singers are. That's the beauty of music. Like what you heard but don't know who it is, look em up and dive into their work and decide for yourself. Your reaction was honest and I respect that. Carry on.
3:29 I met Dionne Warwick at my Music store In LA a year back, such an awesome Lady, I definitely asked her about this collaboration, Told me "One of those things that lives in her heart". Didn't need an autograph, that interaction is a LIFE highlight for me as a musician.
Dionne Warwick is Whitney Houston 's auntie, the beautiful black woman with short gold hair! 😁 James Ingram is the one you said he has a good voice in the end.
I don't understand on wikipedia it says she is Whitney 's cousin and Bobbi Kristina Brown' s auntie. How can you be your cousin 's daughter' s auntie?! 🤔😂🤷♀️
Mostly due to their 23 year age difference, many think Dionne was Whitney's aunt. They were cousins. Dionne's mother, Lee (Drinkard) Warrick, born 1920, was the much older sister of Whitney's mother, "Cissy" (Drinkard) Huston, born 1933. Then, Lee had Dionne when she was only 20 (1940), while Cissy didn't have Whitney till she was 30 (1963). Also, there's some confusion because of how the families blended. Lee & Cissy's mother died in 1941. 8 year old Cissy moved in with her sister, Lee & Lee's 1 year old baby, Dionne. So, Cissy had somewhat of a "mother" relationship with Lee & a "sister" relationship with niece Dionne (& Dionne's sister, Dee Dee, born 1942).
I am married to an Ethiopian woman and she is so shy to tell me of the hardships she has been through but I will tell u that is the most wonderful welcoming country of people that want nothing from you but to be friendly and its so sad to actually watch people starving to death.:(
Dionne Warwick is a cousin of Whitney Houston. I always find you can totally see it in her face and feel it in her amahong voice. Dereck, you should check out her songs! Some true classics by now...
I remember this song was a hit! And it had the advantage to show us all the American superstars together in one single song! The song is beautiful and we still listen it with a lot of pleasure. I love the contrast of voices, especially Bruce Springsteen, Lionel Ritchie, Ray Charles, Tina Turner and Michael!! And it was for a good cause. Thank-you proposing that song that striked us and was a great success in France! We still have the air in head: We are the world! we are the children! we are the ones who make a brother day, so let's start giving...
"We are the World" ( Lionel Ritchie ) was the US answer to the earlier UK "Do they know it's Christmas" 😉 At this time, UK charts was THE Music for teenagers 😌
There were several Americans in “Do they know it’s Christmas”, including Sting and Dennis Thomas. Yes I know sting is British, but was living in America long before this single.
This was a huge hit here in South Africa as well. Mid 80's had the best music! Jennifer Rush, Bonnie Tyler, Laura Brannigan and Modern talking were my fave artists from that period 👌❤️
I was 9 years old when this came out. I still have it on a 45 vinyl record it brings back memories. The first one you didn't know was Kenny loggings (foot loose) then Steve perry from journey
The song “We Are the World” was recorded on January 28, 1985 by the supergroup USA for Africa and released on March 7, 1985. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy (The Conductor in the Video) Jones and Michael Omartian. The single was a charity effort to raise money and awareness for famine victims in Africa and sold over 800,000 copies in its first three days, eventually raising more than $60 million
This song was 98% written by Michael Jackson himself! A little story which his sister Latoya told: For a week, the two spent every night working on lyrics and melodies in Michael's bedroom. Michael's older sister La Toya recounted the process in an interview with the U.S. celebrity news magazine People: "I'd go into the room while they were writing and it would be very quiet, which is odd, since Michael's usually very cheery when he works. It was very emotional for them." She also later said that Michael wrote most of the lyrics "but he's never felt it necessary to say that" Lionel Richie had recorded two melodies for "We Are the World", which Michael took, adding music and words to the song on the same day. MJ said, "I love working quickly. I went ahead without even Lionel knowing. I couldn't wait. I went in and came out the same night with the song completed: drums, piano, strings, and words to the chorus. Michael then presented his demo to Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones, who were both shocked; they did not expect the Pop Star to see the structure of the song so quickly! Dereck Please react to some more MJ! Missed them MJ reactions real bad! 😃
I was 10yers old when they drop this song I was amazed as a kid to see all of these great singers on a the same song I thought this was the greatest song that I ever heard🤎 Legends💯💥✌
Hi Dereck. It's Lady Anita. Thank you for reacting to this assembly of Legendary Kings and Queens, some have passed on and some are still with us. What a beautiful song, with a beautiful message. Thank you and GOD BLESS.
I friggin love that song. And to think all those musicians just stopped everything at the highest time in their career ( for many of them ) to do this for the staving kids in Africa was brilliant. Music is universal and touches your heart and soul. I haven’t seen this clip for years so thank you * check out how they use ladies stocking over their mikes, just goes to show how quickly this was thrown together. I know they where there until about 3 in the morning and didn’t stop until they got it right
The "who's that?" towards the end was James Ingram. He also sung at 0:59. He's probably most well known for singing "somewhere out there" from the movie, An American Tail. And if you've seen the movie Back to the Future, you've heard Huey Lewis sing.
Thank you! I know most of the soloists but didn’t know JI by sight. I’ve been combing thru the comments sections for 10 or 12 videos to find someone who pointed him out, lol. 😄
So much talent in a room. Stevie Wonder, James Ingram and Ray Charles absolutely smashed that last part! 👌🏼All of it.. Phenomenal. My favorites here are Huey Lewis and Kenny Loggins (this didn’t really showcase his voice here) and you didn’t recognize Steve Perry?! Whattt 😂 Great reaction!!!
Les plus grands artistes ! Jackson,Wonder,Ray Charles, Springsteen,Dylan, Turner,Ross,Lauper sans être exhaustif. Waouh. Des légendes de la musique et des voix exceptionnelles.
I swear it just seems like yesterday.. I still have the album, cassette and later, the CD of this. My t-shirt is hanging in the closet next to my Yellow Brick Road, Journey, Pink Floyd, Kiss and Tina Turner t-shirts. It’s amazing how different the world was then.
i'm trying to remember. this song was played for the first time ON EVERY RADIO STATION AT THE VERY EXACT TIME on april 5, 1985 at 10:50 am. i was stationed at ft polk, la at the time.
Okay guy, based upon this video you Really need to react to James Ingram, the band Journey (Steve Perry lead singer) and Kenny Loggins. They have put out multiple hits so they won't be hard to do.
All-stars. 🌟 Written by the late Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. Dan Akroyd is the only foreign born singer there, from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 Fellow Canadian David Foster wanted him to sing with Northern Lights, but then wife Donna Dixon coaxed DA to sing with the American supergroup. Quincy Jones gently ribbed DF on this! L🤣L. 2 years before this recording, the 2 worked on the Thriller album for the late Michael Jackson. After this recording, Quincy Jones asked David Foster to organize a supergroup. He did! 🤯 This became Northern Lights. Bryan Adams, Gaddy Lee, Anne Murray, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young are some of the singers. Strongly 💪 suggested video 📹: Northern Lights perform Tears Are Not Enough 🇨🇦
Not the only foreigner. Bob Geldof is from Ireland. He was here. Geldof was also the guy behind Band Aid (with Midge Ure from the bands Ultravox and Thin Lizzy). Band Aid were a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists.It was founded in 1984 (one year before «We are the world») to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" They were actually also the guys behind Live aid concerts.
You miss Kenny Loggins, who got so many hits with Footloose and the Top Gun soundtrack, Danger Zone notably! ruclips.net/video/siwpn14IE7E/видео.html And at the end, James Ingram, wonderful voice! ruclips.net/video/mHyxPIh3c5w/видео.html
Band Aid in the 80's so much better... They initiated the song to help Africa... You have to react to "Do they know it's Xmas ?" So gooood... Please react to Band Aid 1984...🥰🥰🥰
I have a lot of respect for most of the musicians in this, however you're correct. It's a poorer response to Band Aid. Bono's lines and Boy George's delivery of his lines, are truly outstanding.
The American, Canadian, and British versions are ALL fantastic songs - with ICONIC singers and musicians coming together to raise millions of dollars for a worthy cause.
Dionne Warwick, she sings just before Willie Nelson. Kim Carnes, she sings after Cindy Lauper. Dan Aykrod, he's upstairs next to Harry Bellafonte. We see them at 5:58 (Dan, it's the one wearing glasses) John Oates (of the duo Hall & Oates) we see him at 5:12
Good job in knowing so many of the artists. A lot of reactors dont know them. Its nice to see people bringing back videos of music from the past and aharing with the younger generations.
I must admit. I'm french, and I got chills as soon as the song begins because for me (52) i gives me back so much souvenirs its was awesome so so big in the whole world, it was the beginning of seeings lot of stars together. Of course you don't recognise them all, but for eveyone, in 1985 we all knew who they where, but with bif famous stars, you had americans big hit singers, in different kind of music, all together. So I must admit: I had chills from the beginning...and also some tears Nobody cared if you were black or white, gay or straight, muslim or catholic, man or woman. Of course there were some problems, but this was the time when everyone was together, when in 2022 everyone want to show "the other" is different. I miss those days...
1.- When you say I don't know who is that: is Kenny Loggins. 'Danger Zone' from Top Gun's OST (starring Tom Cruise) is his most famous hit. 2.- When you say I don't know who is that either: is Steve Perry, the Journey band's voice. 3.- When you say he looks familiar: is Daryll Oates, the Hall & Oates voice. Also John Oates with his moustache is in the chorus. 4.- When you ask: who is that?: is James Ingram. Some people call him 'The R&B's Father' 5.- Anita Pointer is under Dan Aykroyd and Harry Belafonte. A few minutes after Bob Dylan sings.
The guy in white that sang after Kenny Rogers and the right after Stevie & Bruce 's last part near the end you asked who that was twice. You said he had a good voice. That was the legendary James Ingram. He has so many great songs you need to react to.
Yeah. He seems particularly to be ripe for some James Ingram vocals...and for him to recognize Quincy Jones right off the hop but then not Dionne Warwick is baffling. Just those two (James and Dionne) could provide weeks' worth of reviews...
Performers in order 2:05 Lionel Richie 2:17 Stevie Wonder 2:21 Paul Simon 2:31 Kenny Rogers 2:38 James Ingram 2:44 Tina Turner 2:51 Billy Joel 2:59 Michael Jackson 3:10 Diana Ross 3:26 Dionne Warwick 3:40 Willie Nelson 3:48 Al Jarreau 3:53 Bruce Springsteen 4:00 Kenny Loggins 4:07 Steve Perry (Journey) 4:14 Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) 4:20 Michael Jackson 4:27 Huey Lewis 4:32 Cyndi Lauper 4:40 Kim Carnes 5:26 Bob Dylan 6:20 Ray Charles
I know each and everyone of the artist in this video by name and their music. They were all prominent artists with hit songs. I remember the premier of the video on MTV, it was phenomenal.
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Dionne Warwick does not get the respect she deserves. She is incredible.
She’s absolutely amazing 🙌🏻!
Her most famous song was Do You Know The Way To San Jose, I imagined it as an exotic resort town. In 2019, I went there, and it ain't!
Seriously ? Maybe not in your generation but she has always been number one on the charts. She started her career in 1962.. have every record she ever recorded. If you can make that statement then you have no Idea of Anything about her other than what you read on the internet.
Dionne is Whitney Houston's Cousin ! North Jersey Girls here from Essex County NJ !!
Yep
If you don't know Steve Perry you owe yourself a bit of Journey. Separate Ways, Wheel in the Sky, Open Arms, and many more. Or in solo Oh Sherry. He's a good voice.
Exactly what I was going to say 😊
Ditto...was going to say the same
Wasn't Steve Perry nicknamed "the voice" back in the day? Arnel Pineda sounds eerily like him but only one Steve Perry!
Steve's voice is the most dynamic voice in Rock history. His range is incredible.
@@polyprinz I'd love to hear a duet between Steve and mitch grassi of pentatonix. Two powerful angelic voices . But I think Steve retired.
Steve Perry has one of the most recognizable voices in music history.
You can’t expect younger people to know every artist from decades ago. I was impressed he knew so many. Well done.
Young people have parents that listened to these people which is how they know them also… I grew up with queen, Michael Jackson, black sabbath, Abba, journey, cindy lauper, Tina turner, Stevie wonder to name a few because my parents had good taste 😊 and I still love them all now
I'm 28 so I know everyone in the video. Don't be saying all of us don't know a thing about those legends because some of us do. Lol.
@@sylviaslydavis405Literally - I’m younger than you and I knew all of these individuals at 14 lol. That isn’t bragging but I just genuinely preferred these artists - they had longer shelf lives through several trends, played real instruments and SUNG real melodies
@@shannonswift2233 oh wow 14!? Yeah wish everyone is like u. U got good taste in music. I'm so glad that they are younger ppl like u out here
This. You knew more than many!
Who paired Stevie and Bruce was a genius 🤩🥰
The whole song was a masterpiece, but this part gets me everytime ❤️
Don't think I've EVER heard a better duet than that, the different style in their voices made it stunning
SAME!! I wish they had collaborated more.
This whole thing was the brainchild of the music master, Quincy Jones.
@@EvilTheOne🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@EvilTheOneactually the song idea was the brainchild of Harry Belafonte, with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie writing the song, Quincy though was the genius behind the production of the song he knew the placements of each song
Lionel Richie - 0:26
Stevie Wonder - 0:39
Paul Simon - 0:43
Kenny Rogers - 0:53
James Ingram - 0:59
Tina Turner - 1:06
Billy Joel - 1:13
Michael Jackson - 1:19
Diana Ross - 1:32
Dionne Warwick - 1:48
Willie Nelson - 2:02
Al Jarreau - 2:09
Bruce Springsteen - 2:15
Kenny Loggins - 2:21
Steve Perry - 2:28
Daryl Hall - 2:36
Huey Lewis - 2:48
Cyndi Lauper - 2:54
Kim Carnes - 3:02
Bob Dylan - 3:48
Ray Charles - 4:27
“We Are the World” Chorus (alphabetically)
Dan Aykroyd
Harry Belafonte
Lindsey Buckingham
Mario Cipollina
Johnny Colla
Sheila E.
Bob Geldof
Bill Gibson
Chris Hayes
Sean Hopper
Jackie Jackson
La Toya Jackson
Marlon Jackson
Randy Jackson
Tito Jackson
Waylon Jennings
Bette Midler
John Oates
Jeffrey Osborne
The Pointer Sisters
Smokey Robinson
“We Are the World” Instrumentalists
David Paich - synthesizers
Michael Boddicker - synthesizers, programming
Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Phil Collins - percussion
Louis Johnson - synth bass
Michael Omartian - keyboards
Greg Phillinganes - keyboards
John Robinson - drums
Weren't there a few guys from Kool and the gang or a few from another band?
@@andreadeamon6419 no there weren't
@@reshaud81 sure does look like it
@@andreadeamon6419 I promise you this is the entire list of celebrities who were a part of that song
@@reshaud81 i seem it on Wikipedia. But that one guy!!!! I'll have to Google his name
Stevie and Bruce...the duet you never knew you needed. They are my favorite part of this song.
I agree 100%
Same!
mine is Cyndi+Huey+Kim and the 1st chorus with EVERYBODY singing!!! and smiling because they can't act like if they weren't enjoying the joy of singing together...
They said that after the song was complete they needed something extra so they had Stevie and Bruce come back to the studio for their duet. It's genius! Those two voices together is everything ❤ that's why Stevie is in a different shirt if ya notice lol. Love your reaction!!!
@@lisaestes4748also Ray Charles came back to studio for his solo parts
Written by two legends: Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie.
Cyndi Lauper delivered such am iconic climax. Which is amazing given how nervous Cyndi was, surrounded by legends as a newcomer to the mainstream
The outtake is amazing and easy to find on RUclips.
I LOVE to watch his face and all the other ppl who've reacted to this song once she hits that note when she comes back in for her second section! She nailed it so hard and everybody's eyes just widen even if they don't know who she is! She's one of my favorite artists AND from my state. SHE'S A BROOKLYN GIRL! I was born on Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn but raised on Long Island. 😉❤️🤘😎 #NYGenXBIKERLady
Best performance among powerful performances
@@christinegelabert1651 It's great, because she was so stuck in a rut initially
I loved how she came to the mic "well, well, well!! 🤩
I wonder if Michael and Lionel knew what a legendary song they were going to write. It's crazy when you think about it: You write something on a piece of paper, then go into a studio with Quincy Jones, the biggest names in music sing the song, and it ends up meaning something to so many people all around the world.
It’s Michael Jackson of course they knew.
I’m sure they did
This effort was supporting people width AIDS.
I doubt you can find anyone who wasn’t impressed with this collaboration
That was what they were hoping for...there had already been Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas, and the Tears from Canada...I think Lionel and Michael felt the U.S.A. needed to do its part, and with so much of the world's wealth, surely we could do a lot. We did, and again, when the re-recorded for the 2010 earthquake for Haiti.
The power of Michael Jackson. USA for Africa and Live Aid were around the same time and highlighted the poverty in Africa. This is the biggest selling single of all time.
White Christmas too
I’m from South Africa and this song and things helped us so much to find freedom
I can’t believe how many young reactors don’t know legends like Dionne Warwick , James Ingram , Daryle Hall, Kenny Loggins , Al Jarreau , etc, these artist were the soundtrack of peoples lives back in the 70’s to the 90’s, and Dionne Warwick goes back to the 60’s. I guess they are all not in the hot talk of pop culture and social media the last 10 or 20 years where people will see them or hear about them , so many older living artists do so many things to stay relevant these days.
A lot of this people we great but were in 70, 80, we are in 20220s a a lot if them arent playing anymore, so people that born late 90 or 2000 never hear of them, some of them when they sing this song I didnt knew because the genre that they sing.
It seems like Daryl Hall is really getting recognition from a lot of reactors lately. Love seeing people discover these great singers!
James Ingram...a vocal god of our 1980s and beyond. Check out his "I Don't Have The Heart."
And Just Once
And: "Yah Mo Be There" - with Michael McDonald.
Somewhere Out There
James Ingram Just once another classic RIP to this legend!
Baby Come to Me is one of my faves
My favourite parts are Springsteen and Wonder duetting together and James Ingram’s last chorus. The part were he says “so let’s start giving” always gives me chills.
Yes that is incredible.
Stevie, Bruce and Ray Charles kill it.
totally agree
Cindy laupers voice is incredible in this
One of my favorite parts! Cyndi let it rip! She's great in concert, too.
Lots of people forget that MJ apart from his outstanding achievements collaborated and/or arranged lots of stuff to do with getting people together for a good cause. This song and the United we stand after the 2001 attacks are just the tip of the iceberg. He virtually got no credit for United we stand. Such an amazing person MJ was
dont forget his clips to Man in the Mirror, Heal the World or Earth Song which ALL contributed to charity back then or his Heal the world foundation...King of Humanitarian❤
All of these artists came straight from a music awards show at like 10 or 11pm, and recorded this song over night and left the studio at 6 in the morning 🙉🤯
I for real wish this song would never end 😭💗😭💗😭
The first day I watched the documentary about it on Netflix I was moved.
I'm glad this video wasn't blocked!! Just brilliant to watch & listen to all these famous people!! SENSATIONAL!!
I believe they gathered everyone together immediately after an awards ceremony to record the song.
Thank you and RIP great Harry Belefonte.....the inspirator behind this being made at all. Everyone praises Michael and Lionel for writing this which is awesome but Harry is the driving force. Remember the day it came out previewing on MTV. Goosebumps everytime 🕊️💗
He is still alive; 95 years old and alive
@@kevanairn2970he passed away
it's so emotional, I was a child when it was recorded , I didn't realise at this age how amazing it was to have so many singer all together for this song.
Should be the WORLD ANTHEM, thank you for listening to some of the greatest artists that ever graced the stage ❤❤❤
You know what dude, lots of folks here are bustin your balls over not knowing who some of the singers are. That's the beauty of music. Like what you heard but don't know who it is, look em up and dive into their work and decide for yourself. Your reaction was honest and I respect that. Carry on.
I will always love Michael Jackson
You will never see this much talent in one room ever again
All icons in the music industry ,there will never be another one like this to think it's all for charity for Africa
3:58 is Kenny Loggins - his part is my favourite - what a voice!
Im glad i know who he is, that was smooth!
@@DereckReacts he did "footloose" for the original movie.
Also "Danger Zone" for the Top Gun Movies.
Loggins and Perry sing so well together! Check out their duet “Don’t Fight It”
3:29 I met Dionne Warwick at my Music store In LA a year back, such an awesome Lady, I definitely asked her about this collaboration, Told me "One of those things that lives in her heart". Didn't need an autograph, that interaction is a LIFE highlight for me as a musician.
When you've got superstars like Harry Belafonte & Bette Middler just in the chorus, you know it's a once in a generation roster.
Smokey Robinson too....
You missed Steve Perry from Journey,James Ingram (nice voice), Darryl Hall from Hall & Oates and Kenny Loggins
Steve Perry is the vocalist of Journey☺️
@@nurset4986 you’re right I edited it, thank you
For a young guy, you knew a lot of these musical artists. I'm old enough to remember when this song came out.
Stevie Wonder and Cyndi Lauper are the most memorable for me.
It's not a competition, everyone sounded beautiful.
I read somewhere that upon entering into the studio to sing this, there was a huge sign for everyone to "check your egos at the door!"
Dionne Warwick is Whitney Houston 's auntie, the beautiful black woman with short gold hair! 😁 James Ingram is the one you said he has a good voice in the end.
Yea Dionne is actually her cousin
@@SpkeNo1 she is her cousin a lot of folks confuse it😂
@@ayannadaws8480 oups, sorry!
I don't understand on wikipedia it says she is Whitney 's cousin and Bobbi Kristina Brown' s auntie. How can you be your cousin 's daughter' s auntie?! 🤔😂🤷♀️
Mostly due to their 23 year age difference, many think Dionne was Whitney's aunt. They were cousins. Dionne's mother, Lee (Drinkard) Warrick, born 1920, was the much older sister of Whitney's mother, "Cissy" (Drinkard) Huston, born 1933. Then, Lee had Dionne when she was only 20 (1940), while Cissy didn't have Whitney till she was 30 (1963). Also, there's some confusion because of how the families blended. Lee & Cissy's mother died in 1941. 8 year old Cissy moved in with her sister, Lee & Lee's 1 year old baby, Dionne. So, Cissy had somewhat of a "mother" relationship with Lee & a "sister" relationship with niece Dionne (& Dionne's sister, Dee Dee, born 1942).
I am married to an Ethiopian woman and she is so shy to tell me of the hardships she has been through but I will tell u that is the most wonderful welcoming country of people that want nothing from you but to be friendly and its so sad to actually watch people starving to death.:(
Each artist that has a line is a rabbit hole of great music
At 4 minutes it's Kenny Loggins , the singer of Footloose :)
Top Gun!
I m french and when Stevie Wonder sings it's just amaaaaaaaaaaaazing : it's a sun , full emotionnal; thans Mr wonder forever!
The three men who said you didn't recognize -- Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, and Daryl Hall.
Such Humility in Your Reaction !! Thank You Very Much Dereck !!!! Many Blessings to You !!
I could listen this song all day long without being bored once! espacially the parts with Bruce Springsteen
James Ingram is the one at the end who you said had a good voice.He is amazing, check him out
Dionne Warwick is a cousin of Whitney Houston. I always find you can totally see it in her face and feel it in her amahong voice. Dereck, you should check out her songs! Some true classics by now...
My favorite is watching reactors realizing who they're actually watching perform. It's so great 💖🦋
I still have this album on vinyl! ❤️
Cindy killed it!
I remember this song was a hit! And it had the advantage to show us all the American superstars together in one single song! The song is beautiful and we still listen it with a lot of pleasure. I love the contrast of voices, especially Bruce Springsteen, Lionel Ritchie, Ray Charles, Tina Turner and Michael!! And it was for a good cause. Thank-you proposing that song that striked us and was a great success in France!
We still have the air in head: We are the world! we are the children! we are the ones who make a brother day, so let's start giving...
"We are the World" ( Lionel Ritchie ) was the US answer to the earlier UK "Do they know it's Christmas" 😉 At this time, UK charts was THE Music for teenagers 😌
Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie.
There were several Americans in “Do they know it’s Christmas”, including Sting and Dennis Thomas. Yes I know sting is British, but was living in America long before this single.
Best song to celebrate Michaels bday😍😍
And great reaction🥰 michael knew how to pull out ones emotions! regardless of which song he sung!
This was a huge hit here in South Africa as well. Mid 80's had the best music! Jennifer Rush, Bonnie Tyler, Laura Brannigan and Modern talking were my fave artists from that period 👌❤️
I've cried with you ! 🙂 ..and you need to react to some of the band Journey (Steve Perry), and Hall and Oates !
The part I love : Cindy Lauper !
Yes!!! I love her!
the way she just came in, it was perfect lol
I was 9 years old when this came out. I still have it on a 45 vinyl record it brings back memories. The first one you didn't know was Kenny loggings (foot loose) then Steve perry from journey
The song “We Are the World” was recorded on January 28, 1985 by the supergroup USA for Africa and released on March 7, 1985. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy (The Conductor in the Video) Jones and Michael Omartian. The single was a charity effort to raise money and awareness for famine victims in Africa and sold over 800,000 copies in its first three days, eventually raising more than $60 million
I was 8 Years Old when this song came out. I used to listen to it all the time on my music on Citytv in Toronto.
This song was 98% written by Michael Jackson himself!
A little story which his sister Latoya told:
For a week, the two spent every night working on lyrics and melodies in Michael's bedroom. Michael's older sister La Toya recounted the process in an interview with the U.S. celebrity news magazine People: "I'd go into the room while they were writing and it would be very quiet, which is odd, since Michael's usually very cheery when he works. It was very emotional for them." She also later said that
Michael wrote most of the lyrics "but he's never felt it necessary to say that"
Lionel Richie had recorded two melodies for "We Are the World", which Michael took, adding music and words to the song on the same day. MJ said, "I love working quickly. I went ahead without even Lionel knowing. I couldn't wait. I went in and came out the same night with the song completed: drums, piano, strings, and words to the chorus. Michael then presented his demo to Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones, who were both shocked; they did not expect the Pop Star to see the structure of the song so quickly!
Dereck Please react to some more MJ! Missed them MJ reactions real bad! 😃
I was 10yers old when they drop this song I was amazed as a kid to see all of these great singers on a the same song I thought this was the greatest song that I ever heard🤎
Legends💯💥✌
Lovely reaction. I haven't heard this in quite awhile. Thank you 🙂
We need more Tina Turner’s reaction please !! :)
Classic momemt in music. Huge. All the radio stations in the world simultaneously played this song for it's premier
I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT I WAS A PART OF THIS GENERATION AND OF THE GOATS OF MUSIC!! Greetings from Germany
Hi Dereck. It's Lady Anita. Thank you for reacting to this assembly of Legendary Kings and Queens, some have passed on and some are still with us. What a beautiful song, with a beautiful message. Thank you and GOD BLESS.
And by the way you really should do a reaction vid to Kim Carne's "Bette Davis'eyes", she's got the greatest smoky voice !
Omgggggg!!!! I looove this!!!! I can’t believe you just did this one!!!! Yay this is what I needed today ❤️❤️❤️
I friggin love that song. And to think all those musicians just stopped everything at the highest time in their career ( for many of them ) to do this for the staving kids in Africa was brilliant. Music is universal and touches your heart and soul. I haven’t seen this clip for years so thank you
* check out how they use ladies stocking over their mikes, just goes to show how quickly this was thrown together. I know they where there until about 3 in the morning and didn’t stop until they got it right
The "who's that?" towards the end was James Ingram. He also sung at 0:59. He's probably most well known for singing "somewhere out there" from the movie, An American Tail.
And if you've seen the movie Back to the Future, you've heard Huey Lewis sing.
Thank you! I know most of the soloists but didn’t know JI by sight. I’ve been combing thru the comments sections for 10 or 12 videos to find someone who pointed him out, lol. 😄
Fantastic reaction ❤️
Thank you!! 😁
So much talent in a room. Stevie Wonder, James Ingram and Ray Charles absolutely smashed that last part! 👌🏼All of it.. Phenomenal. My favorites here are Huey Lewis and Kenny Loggins (this didn’t really showcase his voice here) and you didn’t recognize Steve Perry?! Whattt 😂 Great reaction!!!
I was 8 at the time i remember how massive this was amazing performances.
Como puede ser que Bruce con esa voz de leon me haga caer una lagrima .😢 emociones q impactan.
Les plus grands artistes ! Jackson,Wonder,Ray Charles, Springsteen,Dylan, Turner,Ross,Lauper sans être exhaustif. Waouh. Des légendes de la musique et des voix exceptionnelles.
Well, guess you gotta react to Hall and Oates, Kenny Loggins (Top Gun, Footloose). Steve Perry- from Journey. Hope you get to those soon.
And Huey!!!
I swear it just seems like yesterday.. I still have the album, cassette and later, the CD of this. My t-shirt is hanging in the closet next to my Yellow Brick Road, Journey, Pink Floyd, Kiss and Tina Turner t-shirts. It’s amazing how different the world was then.
i'm trying to remember. this song was played for the first time ON EVERY RADIO STATION AT THE VERY EXACT TIME on april 5, 1985 at 10:50 am. i was stationed at ft polk, la at the time.
Okay guy, based upon this video you Really need to react to James Ingram, the band
Journey (Steve Perry lead singer) and Kenny Loggins. They have put out multiple hits
so they won't be hard to do.
James Ingram is the guy at 7:57, when Derek asks who that guy is.
Great reaction! I saw Tina Turner in concert, she was out of this world! I adore her 💗
What they all didn’t know that they were the best generation of music artists and performances of all time and will never be forgotten
All-stars. 🌟 Written by the late Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
Dan Akroyd is the only foreign born singer there, from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 Fellow Canadian David Foster wanted him to sing with Northern Lights, but then wife Donna Dixon coaxed DA to sing with the American supergroup. Quincy Jones gently ribbed DF on this! L🤣L. 2 years before this recording, the 2 worked on the Thriller album for the late Michael Jackson.
After this recording, Quincy Jones asked David Foster to organize a supergroup. He did! 🤯 This became Northern Lights. Bryan Adams, Gaddy Lee, Anne Murray, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young are some of the singers.
Strongly 💪 suggested video 📹: Northern Lights perform Tears Are Not Enough 🇨🇦
Not the only foreigner. Bob Geldof is from Ireland. He was here. Geldof was also the guy behind Band Aid (with Midge Ure from the bands Ultravox and Thin Lizzy). Band Aid were a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists.It was founded in 1984 (one year before «We are the world») to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" They were actually also the guys behind Live aid concerts.
@@In_my_own_mind I meant the musicians in USA for Africa. All but Dan Akroyd were born in the USA 🇺🇸.
@@WineSippingCowboy Yeah, but Bob Geldof guested in USA for Africa during the session.
Not a performer.
But he watched part of it. 👀
The video 📹 does not have him at all.
You miss Kenny Loggins, who got so many hits with Footloose and the Top Gun soundtrack, Danger Zone notably! ruclips.net/video/siwpn14IE7E/видео.html And at the end, James Ingram, wonderful voice! ruclips.net/video/mHyxPIh3c5w/видео.html
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Band Aid in the 80's so much better... They initiated the song to help Africa...
You have to react to "Do they know it's Xmas ?" So gooood... Please react to Band Aid 1984...🥰🥰🥰
I have a lot of respect for most of the musicians in this, however you're correct. It's a poorer response to Band Aid. Bono's lines and Boy George's delivery of his lines, are truly outstanding.
The American, Canadian, and British versions are ALL fantastic songs - with ICONIC singers and musicians coming together to raise millions of dollars for a worthy cause.
Masterpiece...What a wonderfull song and artirts...👏🤩greetings from Italy☺😗
Dionne Warwick, she sings just before Willie Nelson.
Kim Carnes, she sings after Cindy Lauper.
Dan Aykrod, he's upstairs next to Harry Bellafonte. We see them at 5:58 (Dan, it's the one wearing glasses)
John Oates (of the duo Hall & Oates) we see him at 5:12
I love this song literally it's one of my favorite songs every time I here it makes me smile
The greatest choir ever formed
Good job in knowing so many of the artists. A lot of reactors dont know them. Its nice to see people bringing back videos of music from the past and aharing with the younger generations.
Oh yyyeeeessss....at Last !!! One of m'y favorite !!! A lot of talented People....and the Best by far is Cyndi 😍😍😍
Yes!!! I love her!!! Greetings from Brazil!
OMG Dereck, I really hope you have not missed out on the band Journey? Or hey - if you have, you are in for the best treat of your life!! 🙂
I had to catch myself and remember that you are young. Dionne Warwick is a legend...
They were in the room for hours and one star asked for an autograph and one minute later everyone was getting autographs from everybody.
I must admit.
I'm french, and I got chills as soon as the song begins because for me (52) i gives me back so much souvenirs its was awesome so so big in the whole world, it was the beginning of seeings lot of stars together.
Of course you don't recognise them all, but for eveyone, in 1985 we all knew who they where, but with bif famous stars, you had americans big hit singers, in different kind of music, all together.
So I must admit: I had chills from the beginning...and also some tears
Nobody cared if you were black or white, gay or straight, muslim or catholic, man or woman. Of course there were some problems, but this was the time when everyone was together, when in 2022 everyone want to show "the other" is different.
I miss those days...
I was born in 1983...I miss those days, too.
No just some artists but so much legends in this small area. Just amasing.
This song raised over 60 million dollars and helped save many many lives. That part should or must not be overlooked
So glad you know the facts. 60 million gosh. :)
1.- When you say I don't know who is that: is Kenny Loggins. 'Danger Zone' from Top Gun's OST (starring Tom Cruise) is his most famous hit.
2.- When you say I don't know who is that either: is Steve Perry, the Journey band's voice.
3.- When you say he looks familiar: is Daryll Oates, the Hall & Oates voice. Also John Oates with his moustache is in the chorus.
4.- When you ask: who is that?: is James Ingram. Some people call him 'The R&B's Father'
5.- Anita Pointer is under Dan Aykroyd and Harry Belafonte. A few minutes after Bob Dylan sings.
The guy in white that sang after Kenny Rogers and the right after Stevie & Bruce 's last part near the end you asked who that was twice. You said he had a good voice. That was the legendary James Ingram. He has so many great songs you need to react to.
Your face when Cyndi comes on is BEAUTIFUL!!
You guys, we must introduce some of these amazing artist to Dereck.
Yeah. He seems particularly to be ripe for some James Ingram vocals...and for him to recognize Quincy Jones right off the hop but then not Dionne Warwick is baffling. Just those two (James and Dionne) could provide weeks' worth of reviews...
@@stevetournay6103 I know! Who doesn’t know Dionne Warwick? or Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins…? i’m stunned!
Timeless.💕
Performers in order
2:05 Lionel Richie
2:17 Stevie Wonder
2:21 Paul Simon
2:31 Kenny Rogers
2:38 James Ingram
2:44 Tina Turner
2:51 Billy Joel
2:59 Michael Jackson
3:10 Diana Ross
3:26 Dionne Warwick
3:40 Willie Nelson
3:48 Al Jarreau
3:53 Bruce Springsteen
4:00 Kenny Loggins
4:07 Steve Perry (Journey)
4:14 Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates)
4:20 Michael Jackson
4:27 Huey Lewis
4:32 Cyndi Lauper
4:40 Kim Carnes
5:26 Bob Dylan
6:20 Ray Charles
I know each and everyone of the artist in this video by name and their music. They were all prominent artists with hit songs. I remember the premier of the video on MTV, it was phenomenal.