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I recently watched the Netflix documentary The Greatest Night in Pop. For those who don't remember (or weren't around yet), the film captures a January evening following the 1985 American Music Awards when more than 45 top artists came together to record “We Are the World.”
Among them were Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Kenny Rogers, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Willie Nelson, Cyndi Lauper, and Ray Charles. The song's singular purpose was to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. And it worked.
Besides winning four Grammy Awards, the song raised more than $63 million for charity (approximately $227 million today, adjusting for inflation). “We Are the World” remains one of the best-selling physical singles of all time.
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