Continuamos
con el doble segmento musical de 1985 en este mes de Abril, iniciado el día de
ayer. Para el día de hoy, tenemos un tema benéfico que hizo historia hace 30
años y que alcanzó un mega éxito en todo el mundo.
1.- WE ARE
THE WORLD (USA For Africa).- Tras la exitosa iniciativa de Bob Geldof con el proyecto Band
Aid y el single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” en 1984, que fue un mega hit en
UK y en toda Europa, al año siguiente le tocaría el turno a los artistas de
USA. Bajo el nombre de USA For Africa, lanzaron un single benéfico para generar
fondos para combatir la hambruna en Africa: “We Are The World”. Recuerdo mucho la primera vez que ví el video
de esta canción, y no tenía la más mínima idea de la existencia de este tema. Y
fue una sorpresa total ya que iban apareciendo uno tras otro, artistas
norteamericanos interpretando sus líneas. Gente como Lionel Richie, Stevie
Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Tina Turner y Billy Joel en la
primera estrofa, Michael Jackson y Diana Ross en el coro; Dionne Warwick,
Willie Nelson y Al Jarreau en la segunda estrofa, y luego Bruce Springsteen,
Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry y Daryl Hall en el segundo coro; y en el puente, Michael
Jackson, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper y Kim Carnes. Parecía mentira ver tantos
artistas juntos en un disco y el video caló hondo en el público y fue realmente
un momento único e irrepetible en la música.

There comes
a time when we hear a certain call
When the
world must come together as one
There are
people dying and it's time to lend a hand
To life the
greatest gift of all.
We can't go
on pretending day by day
That
someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all
part of God's great big family
And the
truth, you know, love is all we need
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
Well, send
them your heart so they'll know that someone cares
And their
lives will be stronger and free
As God has
shown us by turning stones to bread
And so we
all must lend a helping hand
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
When you're
down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you
just believe, there's no way we can fall
Well, well,
well, well let us realize that a change can only come
When we
stand together as one
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
...
There comes
a time when we heed a certain call
When the
world must come together as one
There are
people dying and it's time to lend a hand
To life the
greatest gift of all
We can't go
on pretending day by day
That
someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all
part of God's great big family
And the
truth, you know, love is all we need
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
Well, send
them your heart so they'll know that someone cares
And their
lives will be stronger and free
As God has
shown us by turning stones to bread
And so we
all must lend a helping hand
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
When you're
down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you
just believe, there's no way we can fall
Well, well,
well, well let us realize that a change can only come
When we
stand together as one
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me
We are the
world, we are the children
We are the
ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
There's a
choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true
we'll make a better day just you and me

As every day
goes by
How can we
close our eyes
Until we
open up our hearts
We can learn
to share
And show how
much we care
Right from
the moment that we start
Seems like
overnight
We see the
world in a different light
Somehow our
innocence is lost
How can we
look away
'Cause every
single day
We've got to
help at any cost
We can
bridge the distance
Only we can
make the difference
Don't ya
know that tears are not enough
If we can
pull together
We could
change the world forever
Heaven knows
that tears are not enough
It's up to
me and you
To make the
dream come true
It's time to
take our message everywhere
C'est
l'amour qui nous rassemble
D'ici
?l'autre bout du monde
Let's show
them Canada still cares
You know
that we'll be there
If we should
try together you and I
Maybe we
could understand the reasons why
If we take a
stand every woman, child and man
Este ha
sido el quinto segmento musical de 1985. Espero que este par de buenos
recuerdos hayan sido de su agrado y como siempre, espero sus comentarios. Hasta
el próximo mes de Mayo, mes de aniversario del blog, en donde nuevamente
tendremos este segmento por partida doble, con temas del álbum “NO JACKET
REQUIRED” de Phil Collins y también del álbum “CENTERFIELD” de John Fogerty.
Será hasta el miércoles 13 y jueves 14 de Mayo. Hasta entonces.
LUCHO ME REMONTASTE 30 AÑOS ATRAS Y ME PARECE QUE FUE AYER CUANDO ESCUCHE WE ARE THE WORLD, DE EL OTRO TEMA CANADIENSE NO LO RECUERDO, NO SE ME HACE QUE HAYA SONADO MUCHO POR ACA, PERO VER ESOS VIDEOS ENTRE LOS CUALES SE ENCUENTRAN ALGUNOS DE MIS CANTANTES FAVORITOS COMO BOB DYLAN, WILLIE NELSON, BURTON CUMMINGS, NEIL YOUNG, GEDDY LEE, VERLOS TAN JOVENES Y AHORA VIEJITOS, BUENOS TEMAS Y BUEN FLASHBACK MI ESTIMADO LUCHO.
ResponderEliminarUN ABRAZO!
RENE
Hola mi estimado René. Muchas gracias por tu comentario.
EliminarAsí es, han transcurrido 30 años y como bien dices, uno recuerda cuántos artistas participaron de este proyecto de USA For Africa. Como bien dices, el tema canadiense se escuchó poco, ya que fue un album track, aunque claro, en Canadá sí debe haberse escuchado bien. Un recuerdo inolvidable.
Un abrazo a la distancia.
LUCHO