This video explains everything beautifully. The Madonna thing was the only "drama" I knew about, but it turns out there were a lot more behind-the-scene stories about the greatest night in pop. Great video! 👍
It would've been cool to see every powerhouse sogner on the single, but who made it on still made it memorable. Great video from the detail. Long live the king of pop. 🎉
so happy for a ‘thriller’ era video 💜it’s shocking to think that michael almost didn’t contribute vocals 😮just like he didn’t want to perform at motown 25 at first 😮it would have been a huge loss had he not, and his legacy would have looked entirely different..
The song is much better without prince, that dude wanted to add guitar solo on the song, Quincy Jones said he was nuts and was right. Choosing the 2 biggest solo male artists at the time (Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) to write the song was perfect choice !
@@ktmusic8940 lol Lionel Richie was not bigger than Prince or Bruce Springsteen dude, Prince was the 2nd biggest act behind MJ at that point with Madonna and Bruce Springsteen catching up.
@@johnsonmark65 ok and according to who ? You ? Lionel Richie won 16 different categories on the 1984 Billboard Year-End, Lionel even won more AMAs than Prince during the 1985 ceremony (6 vs 3), Can’t Slow Down was certified Diamond that same year.
This nearly 12 minute video tells me more about the making of "We Are the World" than "The Greatest Night in Pop" did. It's amazing how much the latter documentary left out. Also, why didn't Donna Summer make it?
I've always believed it was because her 6 months recording of the 1982 "Donna Summer" album, produced by Quincy Jones. She was pregnant during most of it and clashed with Quincy. She was accustomed to going in and nailing a song in one or two takes. He preferred many takes... So, it was not enjoyable for either of them..I don't think Quincy wanted her to be there. This is just MY OPINION.
@@russnoe4603 - In addition, I think she paid a lot of money for him to produce the album and I'm sure she was disappointed it didn't do better commercially. I thought it was a great album, especially the song, "The Woman In Me". Perhaps if that would have been the leadoff single it would have sold better.
I remember that and John Denver on a interview spoke on how hurt he was because issues like hunger and such were so important to him. I literally remember the hurt in his voice and on his face.
@@shyman99 I know. Control came out the following year but to think that LaToya made the cut and Janet didnt is wild in retrospect. LaToya and Randy there but the girl from Good Times and Fame isnt
@@BriZ93 - Those were primarily acting gigs. Not music. LaToya & Randy were exclusively music. But if a Jackson wanted to be there, I'm sure MJ would have made it happen. Janet was probably busy writing & preparing the "Control" album. Randy was just on the "Victory" tour with MJ and LaToya would show up in MJ music videos & award shows. I don't believe JJ & MJ were crossing paths at all during that time period. I personally believe that Janet didn't want to be like the others and try to capitalize on MJ's fame. She wanted to make it on her own. So showing up at MJ's event would make it appear she was using MJ's fame to promote herself. So not wild at all that she wasn't there when you know Jackson history as I do.
Would you ever consider doing videos on Prince? After reading his ex wife's book, I'd say he was second in line for the most interesting and bizarre men in music (after michael).
@daryltracy7949 most of this channel's videos on Michael's hot topics like skin color and sexuality are not well received. People tend to want to believe their idols are perfect and 100% truthful. Videos that point out facts that fly in the fact of that always get backlash.
@@introspectivetonysoprano, People would much rather believe dumb rumors, and stupid _LIES,_ which is really sad 😢. But, does that mean the public and the media are necessarily being “objective” and “realistic”? No. No one on this Earth has ever been perfect* (*but _ONE_ person alone, who _remained_ that way, as _THE_ example for everyone else), but that is absolutely _NO_ excuse for the media to outright bold-face _LIE_ to the public about anyone and to slander the name/reputation, no matter whose name and reputation it is. The excuse of “ _Well....They’re not ‘perfect.’_ ” is not any justification for making up stories, nor for sensationalism in the media. Entertainers/performers are just _people,_ first and foremost, not to be looked up to and idolized. One may be a fan of a particular artist or genre, but some amongst the fan-bases go _WAY beyond_ simply the enjoyment of the music or interest in an artist’s work, which is _ridiculous._
having both madonna and cindy lauper together wouldn't have worked as both at the time were the same kind of act. plus you need team players and her attitude with not singing "we are the world" showed this was about her and not something bigger. she wasn't missed. prince always had a chip on his shoulder with michael with his small man syndrome both literally and figuratively. he was never bigger than michael. knowing him, he probably would have broken off mid way through his part and done some stupid riffing which would inevitably backfire on him like the time with james brown. i've never got the love-in with prince from his fanboys/fangirls. yes, he was talented with his multi instrument playing ability, but that's where it ends. in terms of contribution to music, he has done nothing. he wasn't missed on this project either.
@@EricSmith-km1jb at least prince contributed a song to the album and took the backlash from not doing “we are the world” like a king. this “attitude” and “ego” thing with madonna is ridiculous though, she was clearly never invited as stated by lionel ritchie himself, nile rodgers, and some other background people working on it so this wasn’t about her at all. she even contributed towards the live aid concert fundraiser which raised money for the cause, so it was about something bigger at the end of the day.
Prince is the same guy who refused to have his music clips on TH-cam, saying that the internet was a fad and would die after ten years. I remember typing in Prince songs into TH-cam's engine to see what came up, and instead of the song, it was videos of irate fans bagging Prince for not putting his songs online.
@@dhenderson1810 one of his fans commented on his “donation” to the album. who even cared about the album?? it was the song that the public wanted to listen to! he even wanted to record his section separately in a room lol. he messed up on this period. showed everyone what a little a$$ xlown he really was. everyone associated with this handled themselves with dignity especially lionel and michael. the latter was extremely busy at the time coming off the back of thriller but he made time.
@@bigolebot were you alive in the 80s? Lol Madonna made some great tunes back then specially during the true blue days, she was great back in the day,she became a freak later🤣
@@johnsonmark65 I was an adult then... So yes and my point still stands, no need to deny not being a fan of hers when you're clearly showing that you are one. List her talents... I'll wait
Prince is my all time favorite in any form of entertainment, he was totally in the wrong. it's as simple as he was not gonna be seen as working for or beneath Michael... if some random guy wrote it with he & MJ on it, then maybe, but no way he'd be under Michael
Sheila E. wanted a solo spot with that weak singing voice of hers??? I didn't even know Sheila E. was in the We Are The World song and video till a couple of years ago. So it like 30 odd some years for me to realize that she was apart of the song. Even though I have had seen the video hundreds of times.
that's because her speaking voice is not the same as the singing voice. Everyone knew she sounded like Edith Bunker but she sang for real and the singing voice rivaled those in the room.
The war of egos was responsible for the absence of some artists from We Are The World. Madonna, Prince, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, could have participated in the musical.
@@alfredmayconnina0979 what?? madonna wasn’t even asked to be on it and prince doesn’t like working with other people. is it ego on prince’s part? maybe but that’s just who he was, they all knew him yet pushed him to do it. they clearly ain’t like madonna either but jokes on them cause she knocked them off #1 with one of her songs. i think there’s two sides to every story. i’ve never heard anything on donna summer and barbara streisand not being involved, safe to assume they weren’t invited either
During the 80s it was always MJ vs Prince, Madonna vs Cyndi .... had no idea these 2 rivalries played out during the recording of We Are The World too .... wow Of course MJ and Madonna's popularity outlasted Prince and Cyndi by far, but in terms of creative talent (which means, not just appealing to teenagers), Prince and Cyndi both are at least on par with MJ and Madonna even in their less popular works ...
I hate Madonna so I'm glad they snubbed her. Prince not attending was a bad look. That whole "holier than thou" attitude didn't serve him well, but at the same time he probably didn't like being around other celebrities and was probably an introvert so can't really blame him. At least he contributed something to the album. That showed it didn't have to do with the cause and more with being around other celebs.
I'm glad Madonna wasn't on the record. She would have ruined it. Prince had a chip on his shoulder and missed out due to his ego. Also glad that Barbra Streisand wasn't on it. She's overrated. I don't like Cyndi but at least it wasn't Madonna.
well janet became a bigger artist when control came out in 1986 so i’m not surprised she wasn’t involved. though her siblings arguably weren’t that big anymore either, they were all there except for jermaine so why she wasn’t able to make it is anyone’s guess. and well we know bout jermaine
In what world Prince was ‘rivaling’ Michael’s success at the time ? 😂 Thriller was certified 2x Diamond in less than 2 years after its release, sold close to 40 million copies worldwide by 1984. Purple Rain never went close to that at all. It sold approximately to what Off the Wall sold overall ! Y’all aren’t serious with this wanting so hard to put both on the same box. 💀
If you were there that era Prince surpassed Mike by far in popularity end of 84/beginning 85. Even Madonna then was ahead of Mike. I m rather a fan of Mike but one can be fair. The last huge think of Mike then was the video of Thriller more than 1 y before for promoting a tune made more than 2 years before.
Prince wasn't snubbed....Q, Lionel, & MJ wanted Prince on the song from the beginning as one of the featured artists & even crafted a portion of the song to showcase he & MJ, but Prince balked at singing & doubled down on only wanting to play guitar, so Q got pissed & gave his lines to Huey Lewis & then relegated Prince to the backup chorus. Prince sent Sheila E in his place, & he went out clubbing with his band & bodyguards, who ended up roughing up a group of paparrazzi
@@thrill82j I know that MJ was the biggest star of that era(Im a Gen Xer, duh) im just saying Prince and Madonna were just as decade defining for the 80s and had a huge impact and influence on the youth of the time.
I thought this was a great idea but to be honest I wasn't into most of these artists. I was far more into the British New Wave thing, and definitely preferred Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid because of this. However as a Gen Xer I knew of all of these acts and thought it was cool they all performed together to raise money.
Madonna e Prince não são puxa saco e tem personalidade, igual o Michael Jackson. Eles não precisam aparecer em um videoclipe pra mostrar que ajudam, igual o Michael Jackson.
Wasn’t the live aid concert a fundraiser to save the starving children as well? If you wanna bash her for not going because of her ego then you can’t really bash her because they said LEAVE ALL EGOS AT THE FRONT DOOR meaning Madonna wouldn’t be able to do that knowing how confrontational she is. Also bash Prince if your gonna bash her
I am appalled and angry that this video attempts to say that We are the world was inspired by Harry Belafonte. It’s total and utter rubbish. This project was a direct copy of the British project Band Aid with the single Feed the World. It is exactly the same concept and cause, done in the same way. I dislike this American revision of history. Without Band Aid, We are world would never have happened.
It’s pronounced “BUY-AZZ” not BAYZ. She, along with Dylan, were the (folk song) voices of the 60s. She’s long before my time but I respect all musical genres and learn the names of key individuals
I agree. Sheila E. didn't even want to be there, so why would she want a solo? Lionel Richie convinced her to come and I doubt she was used to get Prince to attend. It does sound made up.
I THINK MICHAEL ALTHOUGH HE WAS A VERY SHY PERSON HE HAD NO ISSUES WITH SINGING IN FRONT OF OTHER ARTISTS, PRINCE ON THE OTHER HAND WAS A VERY PRIVATE PERSON HE WAS USED TO RECORDING PRIVATELY IN HIS OWN STUDIO BACK THEN IN THE 80S HE WAS QUITE THE PREMADONNA THERE IS A VIDEO OUT THERE WHERE MICHAEL AND PRINCE PAY TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN AND MICHAEL UPSTAGES PRINCE PERFORMANCE WISE I DONT THINK PRICE EVER GOT OVER THAT, MAYBE HE DIDNT WANT A REPEAT OF THAT ROLLING STONES CONCERT WERE THAT CROWD DID NOT ACCEPT PRINCE AND THEY THREW FOOD AND BEER BOTTLES AT HIM AND HIS BAND BACK IN THE 70S
To be fair, I think Prince was A-social. In that he was actually a very shy person and kept to himself for the most part. So the thought of him singing with a large group of other high profile musicians probably made him very anxious, but also probably because he felt used if he were to partake which I can’t blame him. And yeah the song was….chssey and no that good.
I'm glad he(Prince) didn't do it. I now Know why Lionel Ritchie won all those American Music Awards over Prince. Because of his involvement with that song before the show and voting.
@@TheAmarok87 Dylan pulled it off though. And classy at that. Nobody wants to watch Madonna grind on a microphone stand like it was a stripper pole while singing about starving children in Africa.
@@WillieTonkaNo, Dylan just spoke his verses with his trademark “Dylanism.” He was never a gifted singer, but a good songwriter. He did a good job on, “Lay, Lady, Lay.”
Prince ALWAYS recorded his vocals ALONE... everybody knows that... not a surprise he couldn’t sing along with all this people in the room... they should have let him doing à guitar solo, that would have been great.... and very easily doable... Never understood why Q Jones refused....
I imagine this will only be of interest to a few people, but...if you go to this link you'll see at around 6:25 a video people arriving like Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Kenny Loggins, then there is a brief video of Lionel Richie with his wife at the time ... and then Lola Falana actually enters the picture and Lionel takes a picture with Lola Falana on one side and his wife on the other. Lola's star unfortunately was falling fast after around 1982, she was still around and played Vegas, but by the end of the 80s, she was a non-entity in the entertainment world. I feel for her. I wounder what they told her after she showed up.? th-cam.com/video/Qjp6v4cKLR0/w-d-xo.html
I know I'm going to have to read a few tantrums for writing this. "Biggest SELLING artist" doesn't mean "Biggest artist in the world". And two: MJ and Prince were rivals in our minds. Full stop. Prince said he never saw MJ as a rival. I can understand that if I think in a strictly musical way, because Prince was absolutely free and MJ only beat him in fame and money: he was a multi-instrumentalist, composer*, writer*, arranger, singer, dancer, actor, showman, workaholic, had an insane vocal range, wrote the music he liked (not what the charts dictated), had a knack for being several years ahead of the rest (in sounds, rhythms and recording techniques) and already owned at that time 2 Oscar awards. (*) it is probably more than 95% of his songs are signed by him alone as the solo author. PS: The narrator is quite malicious with the use of "prima donna", that term is feminine, it does not apply to men. Nor is diva, in any case it would be divo. Second PS: When Prince did charity work, donated money or volunteered to help, he NEVER needed anyone to take his picture. Hos we know that his donations were far more than numerous and there is talk of many millions of dollars. A small example: 25 million to install solar panels.
Sammy Hagar wanted to be invited. Instead, other Bay Area musicians sang. They were Sheila E, Lindsey Buckingham, The Pointer Sisters, Huey Lewis and the News. Dan Akroyd was the only Canadian 🇨🇦 there. David Foster wanted him, but Quincy Jones got him! L 🤣 L The other Canadians sang in Tears Are Not Enough.
In what was Prince rival ring with MJ? The hair? The similar curly hair in Purple Rain which he copied off MJ from Thriller because of he wanted a Thriller moment for that album that aged like a bad curry? Hahaha
Prince been had his hair like that and his 1979 hairstyle now 1980 1981 1982 before thriller if anything mj copied prince lets be real prince didn't need no plastic surgery or his skin lite mj wanted to look naturally pretty but he had to get nose jobs to look beautiful prince all real no surgerys😎
@@eph_loves_80s74 And you are annoying? Why don't many of you compare non-Black Artists to each other????? Many of you always pit Black artists to each other as if there's no room for both.....its sickening... Compare Bruce Springsteen to Jon Bon Jovi or whomever else was relevant at that time.....do that!
@eph_loves_80s74 nop mj in remember the time had his hair straight and in the 1990 film graffiti bridge look at prince real hair style mj had that look in black or white video now prince in 1981 been had that hair style short straight wit the hair on his forhead and his sideburns 1982 1999 hairstyle mj wasn't Wearing his hair like that till 1983 bro I know I grew up in the 1980s prince been wearing eye liner and makeup before MJ and that spike silver Shoulder on his signature purple Trent jacket oh yea prince had that style first before the beat it jacket prince was to raw for mj and other Celebrities thay hated on prince everything about prince was One 💯 % real and mj Couldn't stand it when he came out wit purple rain it was over for mj period so that's why mj couldn't do no more his fame ran out sad but true prince kept going mj neglect his career prince didn't
I loved a recent history with Sheila E. saying Prince was invited and everyone waited, and he never showed up.. according to her, she was asked to sing, but she got tired waiting around to record, and walked out..so unlikely Sheila..😂… and I have to say, I agree it’s a terrible song..
Prince a fait un don en 2011 après MJ bien après. Et n'a pas voulu we are the world car prince voulait absolument un solo guitare. La guitare n'aurait sans doute rien donné de bon.... MJ aurait bien voulu à mon ample avis de Prince sinon il ne serait pas là à l'enregistrement. MJ 'e voualit pas de paparazzi et n'a pas assisté au grammy justement pour arrive le 1er il préférait bosser que de faire la fête comme prince et insulter les gens prince tout ce que j'en retient c sa guitare... Et insulte vulgaire. Après lui aussi était excentrique dans ces tenus vestimentaire et personne n'a blablabla à ce sujet par contre MJ qui habillait super bien propre sur soit on disait excentrique. Le 2 étaient maquillé et d e os jours le hommes ce maquille aussi bref
Actually, Michael Jackson's "Bad" was supposed to be a duet with Prince, but Prince turned it down because he didn't want to sing the lyric 'your butt is mine'. In an interview he stated: "Who's going to sing that to who?' Because you sure aren't singing that to me, and I sure ain't singing it to you."
Madonna devia estar nessa gravação, qto ao Prince , tinha suas " manias" Cindy Loper eu amava, mas foi estupidez sua presença! Fiquei pasma com suas falas sobre essa gravação: ela foi mediocre!
The idea was to have strong contrasting voices..different styles. Madonna was popular but think about it. What was special or distinctive about her voice?…nothing! She’s not even a good singer. She’s a good act. Jeffrey Osborn was there and he didn’t have a solo. Madonna is a vocal equivalent of Sheila E.
It's their loss not including Madonna that night. It could have been better seeing her and cindy singing together. Now Madonna proved in the end that her career becameore successful than cindy
This video explains everything beautifully. The Madonna thing was the only "drama" I knew about, but it turns out there were a lot more behind-the-scene stories about the greatest night in pop. Great video! 👍
Thank you!
Thriller era was filled with so much projects and moments on top of Thriller being the highest selling record
It would've been cool to see every powerhouse sogner on the single, but who made it on still made it memorable. Great video from the detail. Long live the king of pop. 🎉
so happy for a ‘thriller’ era video 💜it’s shocking to think that michael almost didn’t contribute vocals 😮just like he didn’t want to perform at motown 25 at first 😮it would have been a huge loss had he not, and his legacy would have looked entirely different..
I think it was best that Prince didn't participate. He contributed a great song on the record himself called "4 The Tears In Your Eyes".
It would’ve been cool if he performed this on tour as a finale.
Nahhhh
The song is much better without prince, that dude wanted to add guitar solo on the song, Quincy Jones said he was nuts and was right. Choosing the 2 biggest solo male artists at the time (Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) to write the song was perfect choice !
@@ktmusic8940 Who even puts a guitar solo on a song all about charity? Who?
@@ktmusic8940 lol Lionel Richie was not bigger than Prince or Bruce Springsteen dude, Prince was the 2nd biggest act behind MJ at that point with Madonna and Bruce Springsteen catching up.
😂
@@johnsonmark65 Prince second to MJ in terms of what? The similar hair?
@@johnsonmark65 ok and according to who ? You ? Lionel Richie won 16 different categories on the 1984 Billboard Year-End, Lionel even won more AMAs than Prince during the 1985 ceremony (6 vs 3), Can’t Slow Down was certified Diamond that same year.
Call it for what it actually was, Prince huge ego prevented him from being part of the song. IJS🤷🏽♂️😂😂😂
This nearly 12 minute video tells me more about the making of "We Are the World" than "The Greatest Night in Pop" did. It's amazing how much the latter documentary left out.
Also, why didn't Donna Summer make it?
Thank you!
Thank you? Answer the Donna Summer question
@Wonderouz LMAOO 😭
I've always believed it was because her 6 months recording of the 1982 "Donna Summer" album, produced by Quincy Jones. She was pregnant during most of it and clashed with Quincy. She was accustomed to going in and nailing a song in one or two takes. He preferred many takes... So, it was not enjoyable for either of them..I don't think Quincy wanted her to be there. This is just MY OPINION.
@@russnoe4603 - In addition, I think she paid a lot of money for him to produce the album and I'm sure she was disappointed it didn't do better commercially. I thought it was a great album, especially the song, "The Woman In Me". Perhaps if that would have been the leadoff single it would have sold better.
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I think another major loss, was the producers not accepting John Denver to be on the song aswell. Major loss on their side
I remember that and John Denver on a interview spoke on how hurt he was because issues like hunger and such were so important to him. I literally remember the hurt in his voice and on his face.
As long as an authentic Ghost Buster, Dan Ackroyd, was there all is well with the world.
The fact that LaToya was on and Janet wasnt is hilarious to me. OMG WHY!!!!!
Janet was not a successful singer yet. LaToya was more active in the music industry at that time.
@@shyman99 I know. Control came out the following year but to think that LaToya made the cut and Janet didnt is wild in retrospect. LaToya and Randy there but the girl from Good Times and Fame isnt
@@BriZ93 - Those were primarily acting gigs. Not music. LaToya & Randy were exclusively music. But if a Jackson wanted to be there, I'm sure MJ would have made it happen. Janet was probably busy writing & preparing the "Control" album. Randy was just on the "Victory" tour with MJ and LaToya would show up in MJ music videos & award shows. I don't believe JJ & MJ were crossing paths at all during that time period. I personally believe that Janet didn't want to be like the others and try to capitalize on MJ's fame. She wanted to make it on her own. So showing up at MJ's event would make it appear she was using MJ's fame to promote herself. So not wild at all that she wasn't there when you know Jackson history as I do.
Olivia Newton John and Donna summer, why?
Nike Rodger’s told in an interview that Madonna wasn’t asked to sing because someone felt she couldn’t sing and she was hurt
If that had been the case, Bob Dylan would have had to be rejected too.
@@TheAmarok87Bob is a perfect example of an artist not looking after their voice. Seeing the way Celine Dion has looked after hers.
@@jeffrejr1Well, first you must have a voice to look after and in Dylan’s case he wasn’t a gifted vocalist from the start.
prince is not a perfectionist, he's a volume producer
He's the goat.
Would you ever consider doing videos on Prince? After reading his ex wife's book, I'd say he was second in line for the most interesting and bizarre men in music (after michael).
This channel did a video on Prince before regarding his sexuality. It was not well received
@@introspectivetonysoprano Prince is trash
@@eph_loves_80s74 OK. You're entitled to your opinion.
@daryltracy7949 most of this channel's videos on Michael's hot topics like skin color and sexuality are not well received. People tend to want to believe their idols are perfect and 100% truthful. Videos that point out facts that fly in the fact of that always get backlash.
@@introspectivetonysoprano, People would much rather believe dumb rumors, and stupid _LIES,_ which is really sad 😢. But, does that mean the public and the media are necessarily being “objective” and “realistic”? No. No one on this Earth has ever been perfect* (*but _ONE_ person alone, who _remained_ that way, as _THE_ example for everyone else), but that is absolutely _NO_ excuse for the media to outright bold-face _LIE_ to the public about anyone and to slander the name/reputation, no matter whose name and reputation it is. The excuse of “ _Well....They’re not ‘perfect.’_ ” is not any justification for making up stories, nor for sensationalism in the media.
Entertainers/performers are just _people,_ first and foremost, not to be looked up to and idolized. One may be a fan of a particular artist or genre, but some amongst the fan-bases go _WAY beyond_ simply the enjoyment of the music or interest in an artist’s work, which is _ridiculous._
having both madonna and cindy lauper together wouldn't have worked as both at the time were the same kind of act. plus you need team players and her attitude with not singing "we are the world" showed this was about her and not something bigger. she wasn't missed.
prince always had a chip on his shoulder with michael with his small man syndrome both literally and figuratively. he was never bigger than michael. knowing him, he probably would have broken off mid way through his part and done some stupid riffing which would inevitably backfire on him like the time with james brown.
i've never got the love-in with prince from his fanboys/fangirls. yes, he was talented with his multi instrument playing ability, but that's where it ends. in terms of contribution to music, he has done nothing. he wasn't missed on this project either.
@@EricSmith-km1jb at least prince contributed a song to the album and took the backlash from not doing “we are the world” like a king. this “attitude” and “ego” thing with madonna is ridiculous though, she was clearly never invited as stated by lionel ritchie himself, nile rodgers, and some other background people working on it so this wasn’t about her at all. she even contributed towards the live aid concert fundraiser which raised money for the cause, so it was about something bigger at the end of the day.
Prince is the same guy who refused to have his music clips on TH-cam, saying that the internet was a fad and would die after ten years.
I remember typing in Prince songs into TH-cam's engine to see what came up, and instead of the song, it was videos of irate fans bagging Prince for not putting his songs online.
@@dhenderson1810 one of his fans commented on his “donation” to the album. who even cared about the album?? it was the song that the public wanted to listen to!
he even wanted to record his section separately in a room lol. he messed up on this period. showed everyone what a little a$$ xlown he really was.
everyone associated with this handled themselves with dignity especially lionel and michael. the latter was extremely busy at the time coming off the back of thriller but he made time.
@@EricSmith-km1jb I wasn't defending Prince.
I think you were directing your response to someone else.
Who tf said mediocre Madonna is the “queen of pop”?… like prince said: “she can’t even sing”.
Numbers and cultural impact don't lie, she the biggest female pop star ever and Im not even a fan.
@@johnsonmark65 numbers just mean she was more popular for simpletons who don't understand what makes good music
@@bigolebot were you alive in the 80s? Lol Madonna made some great tunes back then specially during the true blue days, she was great back in the day,she became a freak later🤣
@@johnsonmark65 I was an adult then... So yes and my point still stands, no need to deny not being a fan of hers when you're clearly showing that you are one.
List her talents... I'll wait
@@johnsonmark65 list her talents besides album sales... I'm still waiting
Mj. Artista. Unico. ❤
Essa musica. E. Iconica. E. Um dos. Maiores. Sucessos. De. Todos. Os. Tempos. 😊😊
Almost 40 years ago. Seems like yesterday.
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Pedo.
EGOS, are definitely a problem in life~ Wilmrbadguy
Prince 🧍🏾♂️🍭 And the prince just stood and watched.
He wasn't singing a song he wasn't in.
U saw Quincy wanna suck that 🍭!!!! Even he bows to Prince.
Oh my. l thought this was a video on those who were left out of We Are The World. Not an about who is better: M.J. or Prince. My goodness. 😀
Just WOW!!👀 I knew about Madonna but 4:45 I didn't know about that!!... As always, the detail bringing us THE detail!! 💥👏👏 LYSM!! 💙🤗
Parabéns pro Prince. Ele enxerga longe, igua o Michael Jackson
New MJ video. W the detail
My bigger question is, why is actor Dan Ackroyd singing on it?
Prince is my all time favorite in any form of entertainment, he was totally in the wrong. it's as simple as he was not gonna be seen as working for or beneath Michael...
if some random guy wrote it with he & MJ on it, then maybe, but no way he'd be under Michael
Sheila E. wanted a solo spot with that weak singing voice of hers??? I didn't even know Sheila E. was in the We Are The World song and video till a couple of years ago. So it like 30 odd some years for me to realize that she was apart of the song. Even though I have had seen the video hundreds of times.
But she's a bad ass on the drums. If she had a strong voice that would simplify be unfair
in an alternate universe quincy would’ve let prince lay down a guitar track and it would’ve been so epic.
I don't know half of those who sing in that song. Also I never ever liked the weird voice of Cyndi Lauper!
that's because her speaking voice is not the same as the singing voice. Everyone knew she sounded like Edith Bunker but she sang for real and the singing voice rivaled those in the room.
The war of egos was responsible for the absence of some artists from We Are The World. Madonna, Prince, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, could have participated in the musical.
@@alfredmayconnina0979 what?? madonna wasn’t even asked to be on it and prince doesn’t like working with other people. is it ego on prince’s part? maybe but that’s just who he was, they all knew him yet pushed him to do it. they clearly ain’t like madonna either but jokes on them cause she knocked them off #1 with one of her songs. i think there’s two sides to every story. i’ve never heard anything on donna summer and barbara streisand not being involved, safe to assume they weren’t invited either
During the 80s it was always MJ vs Prince, Madonna vs Cyndi .... had no idea these 2 rivalries played out during the recording of We Are The World too .... wow
Of course MJ and Madonna's popularity outlasted Prince and Cyndi by far, but in terms of creative talent (which means, not just appealing to teenagers), Prince and Cyndi both are at least on par with MJ and Madonna even in their less popular works ...
“Bays???” It’s pronounced buy-ehz (eh as in “yes”)
Who cares? Nobody knows who the heck she is anyway.
She wasn't missed.
I hate Madonna so I'm glad they snubbed her.
Prince not attending was a bad look. That whole "holier than thou"
attitude didn't serve him well, but at the same time he probably didn't
like being around other celebrities and was probably an introvert so
can't really blame him. At least he contributed something to the album.
That showed it didn't have to do with the cause and more with being
around other celebs.
Only folks that were at the award show that night were on the record. Donna didn't attend another award show since her 1984 opening of the telecast.
I'm glad Madonna wasn't on the record. She would have ruined it.
Prince had a chip on his shoulder and missed out due to his ego.
Also glad that Barbra Streisand wasn't on it. She's overrated.
I don't like Cyndi but at least it wasn't Madonna.
I never noticed jackie wasn't in we are the world. So that's rebbie, jackie, jermaine & janet excluded.... damn🤦🏿♂️🧘🏾♂️
well janet became a bigger artist when control came out in 1986 so i’m not surprised she wasn’t involved. though her siblings arguably weren’t that big anymore either, they were all there except for jermaine so why she wasn’t able to make it is anyone’s guess. and well we know bout jermaine
If you are a fan of Prince, you'd think that It's hard to imagine Prince being there.
In what world Prince was ‘rivaling’ Michael’s success at the time ? 😂
Thriller was certified 2x Diamond in less than 2 years after its release, sold close to 40 million copies worldwide by 1984. Purple Rain never went close to that at all. It sold approximately to what Off the Wall sold overall ! Y’all aren’t serious with this wanting so hard to put both on the same box. 💀
If you were there that era Prince surpassed Mike by far in popularity end of 84/beginning 85. Even Madonna then was ahead of Mike.
I m rather a fan of Mike but one can be fair.
The last huge think of Mike then was the video of Thriller more than 1 y before for promoting a tune made more than 2 years before.
@@antonmk1244Prince didn’t steal MJs popularity stop trying writing history
@@eph_loves_80s74 you re too young
@@antonmk1244 I don’t have to be to young for you to be re writing history bro
@@eph_loves_80s74just check some charts in 85-86. Bye
Prince wasn't snubbed....Q, Lionel, & MJ wanted Prince on the song from the beginning as one of the featured artists & even crafted a portion of the song to showcase he & MJ, but Prince balked at singing & doubled down on only wanting to play guitar, so Q got pissed & gave his lines to Huey Lewis & then relegated Prince to the backup chorus. Prince sent Sheila E in his place, & he went out clubbing with his band & bodyguards, who ended up roughing up a group of paparrazzi
Sad that Prince didn't participate in the We are the world song
Not sad to me.
I love Prince - but that man was so condescending!
Madonna and Prince were the two biggest 80s icons after MJ, they should have been there.
lol mike was a megastar compared to those 2
@@travishylton6976 Madonna and Prince were huge in the 80s don't get it twisted.
No the hell they shouldn’t have. They were toxic asf and only cares about themselves. Michael is better and bigger than them
@@johnsonmark65 Yet the only one called as the biggest single artist since Elvis and biggest phenomenon since Beatles was Michael Jackson. Not both.
@@thrill82j I know that MJ was the biggest star of that era(Im a Gen Xer, duh) im just saying Prince and Madonna were just as decade defining for the 80s and had a huge impact and influence on the youth of the time.
Prince is the goat
Hell yeah
@@maxferdy7702no he’s definitely not
Never liked his music
@@TomasGarza-b5d He write his own music. What about the white man lol?
Goat? He's more like a squirrel.
O prince. Nao. Quiz. Participar. Nao. Fez. Falta. Neuma.
Ufff....so glad Price didn't show up!!!😂
I think they all got a letter to leave their "eagle" at the door. Prince and Madonna had no babysitter that night
I thought this was a great idea but to be honest I wasn't into most of these artists. I was far more into the British New Wave thing, and definitely preferred Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid because of this. However as a Gen Xer I knew of all of these acts and thought it was cool they all performed together to raise money.
How do get a look at archival news article? That's really nice to see
So Madonna proved she didn't care about the dying starving children, but her own ego.
@@MrCyberamp lol the whole project was about virtue signaling 😅
Madonna e Prince não são puxa saco e tem personalidade, igual o Michael Jackson. Eles não precisam aparecer em um videoclipe pra mostrar que ajudam, igual o Michael Jackson.
So did Prince
@@MrCyberamp So did Prince
Wasn’t the live aid concert a fundraiser to save the starving children as well? If you wanna bash her for not going because of her ego then you can’t really bash her because they said LEAVE ALL EGOS AT THE FRONT DOOR meaning Madonna wouldn’t be able to do that knowing how confrontational she is. Also bash Prince if your gonna bash her
I am appalled and angry that this video attempts to say that We are the world was inspired by Harry Belafonte. It’s total and utter rubbish. This project was a direct copy of the British project Band Aid with the single Feed the World. It is exactly the same concept and cause, done in the same way. I dislike this American revision of history. Without Band Aid, We are world would never have happened.
Viva. Os. Grandes artistas
It’s pronounced “BUY-AZZ” not BAYZ. She, along with Dylan, were the (folk song) voices of the 60s. She’s long before my time but I respect all musical genres and learn the names of key individuals
Lionel states that he DID NOT ask Madonna to participate. Prince was asked but in fact turned it down.
Made up sh!t here
I agree. Sheila E. didn't even want to be there, so why would she want a solo? Lionel Richie convinced her to come and I doubt she was used to get Prince to attend. It does sound made up.
Donna Summer didn't make the cut?😏
That's what I said!
Donna Summer had a lot going on at home. Watched her documentary that woman was carrying a ridiculous amount of baggage.
It's pronounced "Buy-ez", not "Baze"
I THINK MICHAEL ALTHOUGH HE WAS A VERY SHY PERSON HE HAD NO ISSUES WITH SINGING IN FRONT OF OTHER ARTISTS, PRINCE ON THE OTHER HAND WAS A VERY PRIVATE PERSON HE WAS USED TO RECORDING PRIVATELY IN HIS OWN STUDIO BACK THEN IN THE 80S HE WAS QUITE THE PREMADONNA THERE IS A VIDEO OUT THERE WHERE MICHAEL AND PRINCE PAY TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN AND MICHAEL UPSTAGES PRINCE PERFORMANCE WISE I DONT THINK PRICE EVER GOT OVER THAT, MAYBE HE DIDNT WANT A REPEAT OF THAT ROLLING STONES CONCERT WERE THAT CROWD DID NOT ACCEPT PRINCE AND THEY THREW FOOD AND BEER BOTTLES AT HIM AND HIS BAND BACK IN THE 70S
Ego of Madonna and Prince was beyond all that drama instead of helping to Donate the sales! both was acting like a prima donna😂
She wasn't asked though.
To be fair, I think Prince was A-social. In that he was actually a very shy person and kept to himself for the most part. So the thought of him singing with a large group of other high profile musicians probably made him very anxious, but also probably because he felt used if he were to partake which I can’t blame him. And yeah the song was….chssey and no that good.
He hated Michael Jackson.
I like Prince too, but it was well documented that he despised MJ in 1985.
Lauper could sing, Madonna... not really.
If that had been the case, Bob Dylan would have had to be rejected too.
@@TheAmarok87 Nobody wants to watch Madonna grind on a microphone
stand like a stripper pole while singing "We Are The World".
And the sad thing is after everything was done hardly any of the money got to the starving people
Can you even believe it
Someone gotta make an AI version with Prince and Madonna vocals added in.
Oh hell no
Fck NO!
and that guitar solo too… But where would Madonna even be and would you have to remove Huey Lewis’ vocals too since he took Prince’s solo?
I NEED to see that.
I'm glad he(Prince) didn't do it. I now Know why Lionel Ritchie won all those American Music Awards over Prince. Because of his involvement with that song before the show and voting.
I would like to know why they couldn't get Ted Nugent.
You brought your narrator back?
How many times are you going to tell this story?
Michael is enough anyway . 😏
Madonna can't sing
Dylan as well, so what?
@@TheAmarok87 Dylan pulled it off though. And classy at that.
Nobody wants to watch Madonna grind on a microphone stand
like it was a stripper pole while singing about starving children
in Africa.
@@WillieTonkaNo, Dylan just spoke his verses with his trademark “Dylanism.” He was never a gifted singer, but a good songwriter. He did a good job on, “Lay, Lady, Lay.”
Prince ALWAYS recorded his vocals ALONE... everybody knows that... not a surprise he couldn’t sing along with all this people in the room... they should have let him doing à guitar solo, that would have been great.... and very easily doable... Never understood why Q Jones refused....
Yeah, they really should have had "Baze."
Just 2 prima Donna ego's isn't bad considering the amount of huge ego's in the recording session
I imagine this will only be of interest to a few people, but...if you go to this link you'll see at around 6:25 a video people arriving like Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Kenny Loggins, then there is a brief video of Lionel Richie with his wife at the time ... and then Lola Falana actually enters the picture and Lionel takes a picture with Lola Falana on one side and his wife on the other. Lola's star unfortunately was falling fast after around 1982, she was still around and played Vegas, but by the end of the 80s, she was a non-entity in the entertainment world. I feel for her. I wounder what they told her after she showed up.?
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And they couldn't get Devo to sing some tracks? The Nerve!!!! lol
8:36 I don't know if Prince said that himself, but for Wendy to say that in her book makes her such a petty prick
I know I'm going to have to read a few tantrums for writing this.
"Biggest SELLING artist" doesn't mean "Biggest artist in the world".
And two: MJ and Prince were rivals in our minds. Full stop. Prince said he never saw MJ as a rival. I can understand that if I think in a strictly musical way, because Prince was absolutely free and MJ only beat him in fame and money: he was a multi-instrumentalist, composer*, writer*, arranger, singer, dancer, actor, showman, workaholic, had an insane vocal range, wrote the music he liked (not what the charts dictated), had a knack for being several years ahead of the rest (in sounds, rhythms and recording techniques) and already owned at that time 2 Oscar awards.
(*) it is probably more than 95% of his songs are signed by him alone as the solo author.
PS: The narrator is quite malicious with the use of "prima donna", that term is feminine, it does not apply to men. Nor is diva, in any case it would be divo.
Second PS: When Prince did charity work, donated money or volunteered to help, he NEVER needed anyone to take his picture. Hos we know that his donations were far more than numerous and there is talk of many millions of dollars. A small example: 25 million to install solar panels.
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Sammy Hagar wanted to be invited. Instead, other Bay Area musicians sang. They were Sheila E, Lindsey Buckingham, The Pointer Sisters, Huey Lewis and the News.
Dan Akroyd was the only Canadian 🇨🇦 there. David Foster wanted him, but Quincy Jones got him! L 🤣 L The other Canadians sang in Tears Are Not Enough.
Definitely do not want joan Baez with bob dylan. She wanted him to marry her way back when
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In what was Prince rival ring with MJ? The hair? The similar curly hair in Purple Rain which he copied off MJ from Thriller because of he wanted a Thriller moment for that album that aged like a bad curry? Hahaha
Prince been had his hair like that and his 1979 hairstyle now 1980 1981 1982 before thriller if anything mj copied prince lets be real prince didn't need no plastic surgery or his skin lite mj wanted to look naturally pretty but he had to get nose jobs to look beautiful prince all real no surgerys😎
@@stephenmanuel5859 Wrong. MJ had curls in 1979, while Prince had straight hair. Prince copied MJ
@@eph_loves_80s74 And you are annoying? Why don't many of you compare non-Black Artists to each other????? Many of you always pit Black artists to each other as if there's no room for both.....its sickening... Compare Bruce Springsteen to Jon Bon Jovi or whomever else was relevant at that time.....do that!
@@SimplyMeica Am I the one comparing both? No. And Prince isn't black. His skin is close to white.
@eph_loves_80s74 nop mj in remember the time had his hair straight and in the 1990 film graffiti bridge look at prince real hair style mj had that look in black or white video now prince in 1981 been had that hair style short straight wit the hair on his forhead and his sideburns 1982 1999 hairstyle mj wasn't Wearing his hair like that till 1983 bro I know I grew up in the 1980s prince been wearing eye liner and makeup before MJ and that spike silver Shoulder on his signature purple Trent jacket oh yea prince had that style first before the beat it jacket prince was to raw for mj and other Celebrities thay hated on prince everything about prince was One 💯 % real and mj Couldn't stand it when he came out wit purple rain it was over for mj period so that's why mj couldn't do no more his fame ran out sad but true prince kept going mj neglect his career prince didn't
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Bruce will be responsible for saving millions of lives? Wow, now that’s an ego stroke!
I loved a recent history with Sheila E. saying Prince was invited and everyone waited, and he never showed up.. according to her, she was asked to sing, but she got tired waiting around to record, and walked out..so unlikely Sheila..😂… and I have to say, I agree it’s a terrible song..
Prince a fait un don en 2011 après MJ bien après. Et n'a pas voulu we are the world car prince voulait absolument un solo guitare. La guitare n'aurait sans doute rien donné de bon.... MJ aurait bien voulu à mon ample avis de Prince sinon il ne serait pas là à l'enregistrement. MJ 'e voualit pas de paparazzi et n'a pas assisté au grammy justement pour arrive le 1er il préférait bosser que de faire la fête comme prince et insulter les gens prince tout ce que j'en retient c sa guitare... Et insulte vulgaire. Après lui aussi était excentrique dans ces tenus vestimentaire et personne n'a blablabla à ce sujet par contre MJ qui habillait super bien propre sur soit on disait excentrique. Le 2 étaient maquillé et d e os jours le hommes ce maquille aussi bref
Guys let's not compare a prince and the King please 😂
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I really wish MJ and Prince could have made a song together, it would have been legendary for the ages
Actually, Michael Jackson's "Bad" was supposed to be a duet with Prince, but Prince turned it down because he didn't want to sing the lyric 'your butt is mine'. In an interview he stated: "Who's going to sing that to who?' Because you sure aren't singing that to me, and I sure ain't singing it to you."
Whoever you got as narrator can't give a correct pronunciation of Ba ez. And I could live without the Jimmy Kimmel clip.
I wish The Beach Boys were on the song
Wouldn't it be nice...
Madonna devia estar nessa gravação, qto ao Prince , tinha suas " manias" Cindy Loper eu amava, mas foi estupidez sua presença! Fiquei pasma com suas falas sobre essa gravação: ela foi mediocre!
The idea was to have strong contrasting voices..different styles. Madonna was popular but think about it. What was special or distinctive about her voice?…nothing!
She’s not even a good singer. She’s a good act. Jeffrey Osborn was there and he didn’t have a solo.
Madonna is a vocal equivalent of Sheila E.
Madonna -the empty rhetoric
Too bad your AI generated voice doesn’t know how to say Joan Baez. Don’t recommend channel.
It's their loss not including Madonna that night. It could have been better seeing her and cindy singing together. Now Madonna proved in the end that her career becameore successful than cindy