We Are Still The World

The new megastar charity song and video debuted yesterday.

Still a decent tune after all these years. Still a good reason to give to the cause.

I just wish I knew who the hell about two-thirds of these people are. I suppose I'll ask my daughters.

The video sent me searching for the original. Here it is:

(OK, OK. Say what you want about Kim Carnes and Steve Perry. At least they didn't need Auto-tune.)

And then of course there was the British version:

How many can you name without cheating? Is that the Spandau Ballet dude after the pairing of Sting and Simon Le Bon? And what a boys' club Britpop was! Bananarama couldn't even edge their way to a microphone.

Comments

[Miriam A. Cherry]

I actually think I like this version better - and know about 2/3 of the artists...

[Tung Yin]

That's a funny (but sad) observation about the Brits. That said, I've always thought that "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was far superior as a song to "We Are the World."

[Christine Hurt]

I don't think that "Do They Know It's Christmas" (1984) should be called the "British version" of the completely different song "We Are the World" (1985). Like much of U.S. television, the original came from Britain, and was better.

[Eric Muller]

Quite right, Christine.