Difference between revisions of "Album: We Are The World"
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− | [[Prince]] was invited to the recording, which took place following the | + | [[Prince]] was invited to the recording of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World We Are The World]'' , which took place on 28 January 1985 following the [[28_January_1985|12th American Music Awards ceremony]], but he declined (his lines were given to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Lewis Huey Lewis]). [[Prince]] chose to contribute to the album with a new song instead. Four days later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_2|2 February 1985]], [[Prince and the Revolution]] recorded [[4 The Tears In Your Eyes]] in between shows on the [[Purple Rain Tour]]. |
He was criticized in the press for not participating (which he directly addressed in the song [[Hello]]). | He was criticized in the press for not participating (which he directly addressed in the song [[Hello]]). | ||
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*Some songs from the album were played live on the global telecast [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid Live Aid] event on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_13|13 July 1985]], where a video of [[Video: 4 The Tears In Your Eyes|4 The Tears In Your Eyes]] was also broadcast. | *Some songs from the album were played live on the global telecast [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid Live Aid] event on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_13|13 July 1985]], where a video of [[Video: 4 The Tears In Your Eyes|4 The Tears In Your Eyes]] was also broadcast. | ||
|trivia = This was [[Prince]]'s only contribution of music to a wide-scale charity relief effort. Royalties from his 2005 single [[Single: S.S.T.|S.S.T.]] were directed to relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina, however. | |trivia = This was [[Prince]]'s only contribution of music to a wide-scale charity relief effort. Royalties from his 2005 single [[Single: S.S.T.|S.S.T.]] were directed to relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina, however. | ||
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+ | *[[Sheila E.]] took part to the recording of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World We Are The World] as a chorist. | ||
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+ | *On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 30|30 January 1995]], the 22nd annual American Music Awards closed with 10th-year anniversary performance of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World We Are The World]. This time, [[Prince]] joined the celebrity group that was gathered onstage, including [[Sheila E.]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]], but he didn't sing, instead sucking his lollipop. He stood next to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones], the producer of the song, and after some time he held his microphone toward [[Prince]]'s mouth to sing with them. He responded by holding his lollipop up to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Jones]' mouth for him to get in a few licks, but when he went for it, [[Prince]] quickly pulled it back. Many people took offence at his refusal to sing, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Jones] was quoted as having told [[Prince]] afterwards that "as far as I'm concerned you're still a prick." | ||
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|references =[[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) | |references =[[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) |
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