I Agree

 

One of my favorite TV shows is Sunday Morning on CBS with Jane Pauley.  Last Sunday (6/9) they did a segment on the making of the song “We Are the World” that raised over $63 million for African hunger relief.  I remember that song so well and anytime I saw a video clip of the gang of artists who made it happen, I got a warm fuzzy feeling.

The segment last Sunday was about the fact that Netflix has recently released a documentary they produced on the story behind that story.  I was intrigued, so that evening I pulled up my Netflix account and sat down to watch the video. 

I am so glad I did.  The documentary was a little long and there were a few times it drug out a little much, but overall, it was an excellent story to produce and share.  Hearing Lionel Richey open up the story and share how Harry Belefonte started the ball rolling, bringing in Quincy Jones and then trying to figure out how to get all those top artists together at the same time, how Lionel and Michael Jackson created the song in such a short window and then divided up all the parts, dealing with all the egos involved (a sign hung over the door of the studio where the recording was held saying “Leave Your Egos Outside”) seemed to work (for the most part.)  Only one artist left the recording in frustration (Waylon Jennings) and one artist never showed up (Prince was too much of an introvert to deal with the crowd). 

The recording session started after the American Music Awards program (Jan 28, 1985), when the majority of those participating would be attending the awards ceremony in LA. One exception was Bruce Springsteen, who was performing in concert in Buffalo, NY, but who immediately jumped in a plane and made it to LA in time to participate. 

By 7AM most of the artists had left, but one film clip showed Diana Ross hanging around.  When asked, she said she didn’t want it all to end. 

I agree!!!