We Are the World - The Story Behind the Song (20th Anniversary Special Edition) (1985) Review

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(More customer reviews)I heard this DVD was to be released at its 20th Anniversary Special Edition on local radio on 104.3 FM in LA. They played the song on Friday, Jan. 29, 2005 before its re-release for a DVD. I went right away and found at the local Best Buy store for a great price.
I loved this song and I remembered that I was 14 at the time of its release on cassette and LP records. It was for a great cause and United for song of hope. The great popstars came out to raise their voices to help Africa's hungry. I was looking for a CD re-release of the song. They should re-release as a CD single. So far you can buy the title song online for resonable price as a MP3 file like Itunes.
I have watch the documentary on DVD and it tells who wrote the songs, who the stars that participated in it, and who sang all the parts of the song with solos and the entire group.
The song was written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson.
The 2 disc DVD set comes with collectible insert booklet, which contains the history of how the night of Jan 28, 1985 how the song was made with all the stars. The booklet also contains the lyrics of the song and picture of the group and where the stars stood in the group (like Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Cydie Lauper, Diana Ross, Diane Warwick, Kenny Rogers, Bruce Springstein, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Bette Midler, Janet Jackson, etc up to 45 stars) for the memorable song.
1st Disc includes the documentary by Jane Fonda and the Music Video of the We Are The World Song conducted by Quincy Jones.
2nd Disc contains the extras,history and documentary, and places where the song ws played like 10th anniversary "one song, many hands", American Music Awards, 28th Grammy awards, "Live Aid" footage from ABC, etc. and Karaoke track of the song too.
It well worth the price this song that makes history and make for a good cause, USA For Africa organization still is around to help out for hunger and AIDS 20 years later. The proceeds of this DVD goes to the USA For Africa organization. Great! If you like Great Music and Great Stars come for a good cause, it's a great piece of history with this song "WE Are the World" and how it all began. This DVD is for you and for your children to remember.
The Stars should make a DVD or CD of a new song for the Tsunami victims in Asia with today's pop artists with yesterday's pop and rock artists too.

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Live Aid (4 Disc Set) (1985) Review

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(More customer reviews)as a 24 year old i had only heard about the "legend of Live aid" well this dvd certanlly showed me the event was bigger than the legend. i havn't found a complete tracklist so here is one:
Disk 1
Artist
Prequal
BBC TV News Report
Band Aid Video Do They know it's Christmas?
USA for Africa VideoWe Are The World
Coldstream GuardsRoyal Salute
Status QuoRockin all over the world, Caroline
The Style CouncilInternationalists, Walls Come Tumbling Down
The Boomtown RatsI Don't like Mondays, Drag me down
Adam AntVive Le Rock
UltravoxDancing with tears in my eyes, Vienna
Spandau BalletOnly When You Leave, True
Elvis CostelloAll you need is love
Nik KershawWouldn't it be good
SadeYour love is king
StingRoxanne
Phil CollinsAgainst all odds
Sting & Phil CollinsEvery breath you take
Howard JonesHide & Seek
Bryan FerrySlave to love, Jealous Guy
Paul YoungDo They know it's christmas?, Come & Stay, Every time you go away
Paul Young & Alison MoyetThat's the way love is
Bryan AdamsKids wanna rock, Summer of `69
U2Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad
Disk 2
The Beach BoysWouldn't it be nice, Good Vibrations, Surfin' USA
Dire Straits & StingMoney for nothing
Dire StraitsSultans Of Swing
George Thorogood & the destroyersMadison Blues
QueenBohemian rhapsody, Radio Gaga, Hammer to fall, Crazy little thing called love, we will rock you, we are the champions
Simple MindsGhost Dancing, (don't you) forget about me
David BowieTVC15, Rebel Rebel, Modern Love, Heroes
CBC Ethiopian film
Joan BaezAmazing Grace
PretendersStop Your Sobbing, Chain Gang, Middle of the road
The WhoLove Reign O'er me, won't get fooled again
Kenny LogginsFootloose
Elton JohnBennie and the jets, Rocket man
Elton John and Kiki Dee Don't go breaking my heart
Elton John and George MichaelDon't let the sun go down on meDisk 3
MadonnaHoliday, get into the groove
Freddie Mercury & Brian MayIs this the world we created?
Paul McCartneyLet It be
Band Aid FinaleDo they know it's Christmas?
Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersAmerican girl, Refugee
Black Sabbath & Ozzy OsbourneParanoid
REO SpeedwagonCan't fight this feeling, Roll with the changes
Crosby, Stills & NashTeach your children
Judas PriestLiving after Midnight, Green Manalishi
The CarsJust what I needed, Heartbreak city
Neil YoungThe Needle and the Damage Done, Nothing is perfect (in gods perfect plan)
Thompson twins, Steve Stevens, Nile Rodgers & MadonnaRevolution
Eric ClaptonWhite room, She's waiting, Layla
Phil Collins (in Philly)In the air tonight
Duran DuranUnion of the snake, Save a prayer, the reflex
Patti LabelleImagine, Forever Young
Disk 4
Hall & OatesManeater
Hall & Oates with Eddie KendricksGet ready (cos here I come)
Hall & Oates with Eddie Kendricks & David RuffinAin't too proud to beg, My Girl
Mick JaggerJust Another night, Miss You
Mick Jagger & Tina TurnerState of Shock, it's Only rock N roll
Bob Dlyan with Keith Richards & Ron WoodBlowing in the wind
USA For Africa FinaleWe are the world
Disk 4 Extras
INXSWhat you need, Don't Change
B.B. KingWhy I sing the blues, Don't Answer the door, rock me baby
Ashford and Simpson with Teddy PendergrassReach out and Touch
Run DMCKing of rock
Cliff RichardA world of difference
Overseas Package
David Bowie & Mick JaggerDancing in the street
DocumentaryFood & Truck & Rock `N' Roll


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Any music fan can tell you exactly where they were on July 13th, 1985. There had never been a concert event of such magnitude-the biggest names in music performing in a concert broadcast live from 2 continents to an audience of over 1.5 billion. It is estimated that 85% of the world's television sets were tuned in to Live Aid that day. Now, for the first time on home video, you can own the concert that was arguably the biggest rock event in history-featuring David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Sting, The Who, U2, Neil Young, and many, many more. Over 10 hours of performances in a premium-packaged 4-DVD set. Royalties will benefit Band Aid Trust, which continues to provide direct hunger relief in Africa.

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The History of Rock and Roll (2004) Review

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(More customer reviews)Incredibly entertaining; especially for anyone who has lived through the times talked about. Many, many of the songs ARE full-length versions, albeit with commentary provided over the top. But, after all, it is a documentary and not a CD set. I watched it about three times already and have included here what I would have liked to have known, mainly what songs and artists are covered, in essentially the order they're presented in. I may have missed a few, but what follows is 99% correct:
Episode One: Rock `n' Roll Explodes
*With or Without You - U2
*Wild Think - Jimi Hendrix
*Money Honey - Elvis Presley
*Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
*Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
*Shut `Em Down - Public Enemy
*I Just Want to Make Love to You - the Rolling Stones
*Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
*Hey, Good Looking - Hank Williams Sr.
*That'll be the Day - Buddy Holly
*Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
*Caldonia - Louis Jordon & the Tympani 5
*Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
*I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
*Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
*Blue Monday - Fats Domino
*Maybellene - Chuck Berry
*Reddy Teddy - Little Richard
*Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
*Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets
Episode Two: Good Rockin' Tonight
*Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
*Lucille - Little Richard
*How Much is that Doggy in the Window - Patti Page
*Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
*Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
*Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
*Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
*Oh, Boy! - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
*Bye Bye Love - the Everly Brothers
*Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) - Roy Orbison
*At the Hop - Danny and the Juniors
*Words of Love - Buddy Holly
*Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
*You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling - the Righteous Brothers
*Be My Baby - The Ronettes
*Searchin' - the Coasters
*Stand By Me - Ben E. King
*The Twist - Chubby Checker
Episode Three: Britain Invades, America Fights Back
*Twist and Shout - the Beatles
*I Get Around - the Beach Boys
*The Way You Do the Things You Do - the Temptations
*Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & the Pacemakers
*House of the Rising Sun - the Animals
*Needles and Pins - the Searchers
*Around and Around - the Rolling Stones
*Satisfaction - the Rolling Stones
*I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
*A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon
*You Really Got Me - the Kinks
*As Tears Go By - Marianne Faithful
*You Can't Hurry Love - the Supremes
*Do You Believe In Magic? - The Lovin' Spoonful
*Good Lovin' - the Young Rascals
*Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds
*Creeque Alley - Mama and Papas
*Can't Explain - the Who
*Carrie-Anne - the Hollies
*Keep on Running - the Spencer Davis Group (featuring Steve Winwood)
*Paint It Black - the Rolling Stones
Episode Four: The Sounds of Soul
*Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
*Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles/Michael Bolton
*Papas Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
*You Send Me - Sam Cooke
*Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson
*What'd I Say - Ray Charles
*In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
*I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now) - Otis Redding
*Dr. Feelgood - Aretha Franklin
*I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & the Pips
*Love is Like a Heatwave - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
*I Can't Help Myself - the Four Tops
*Ooo Baby Baby - the Miracles
*Come See About Me - the Supremes
*My Girl - the Temptations
*Choice of Colors - Curtis Mayfield
*Say It Loud, I'm Black & I'm Proud - James Brown
*A House is not a Home - Luther Vandross
*Ain't that Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
*I Want You Back - the Jackson 5
*For the Love of Money - O'Jays
Episode Five: Plugging In
*On the Road Again - Bob Dylan
*It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan
*Talkin' New York - Bob Dylan
*Mojo Hand - Sam "Lightenin'" Hopkins
*I Ain't Marchin' Anymore - Phil Ochs
*Handsome Johnny - Richie Havens
*Blowin' In the Wind - Peter, Paul & Mary
*All My Trials - Joan Baez
*The Times They Are a-Changin' - Bob Dylan
*I'll Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms - the Monroe Brothers (?)
*Maggie's Farm - Bob Dylan
*Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
*My Back Pages - Bob Dylan
*Mr. Tambourine Man - the Byrds
*California Dreamin' - the Mamas & Papas
*Surfer Girl - the Beach Boys
*God Only Knows - the Beach Boys
*Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
*Paint It Black - the Animals
*Ball & Chain - Janis Joplin
Episode Six: My Generation
*Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
*Tell Mama - Janis Joplin
*China Cat Sunflowers - the Grateful Dead
*Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix
*When the Music's Over - the Doors
*Up on Cripple Creek - the Band
*Street Fighting Man - the Rolling Stones
*I Feel Free - Cream
*Baba O'Riley - the Who
*Handsome Johnny - Richie Havens
*Fixin' to Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish
*Soul Sacrifice - Santana
*Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
*Down By the River - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
*Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
*Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
*Touch of Grey - the Grateful Dead
Episode Seven: Guitar Heroes
*Black Magic Woman - Santana
*Eruption - Van Halen
*Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
*Won't Get Fooled Again - the Who
*Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis
*Hello, Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
*Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
*Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
*Sweet Sixteen - B.B. King
*The Last Time - the Rolling Stones
*Train Keep A Rollin' - the Yardbirds
*Layla - Derek and the Dominos
*Dazed and Confused - Led Zepplin
*Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
*Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
*Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns & Roses
*Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
Episode Eight: The 70's: Have a Nice Decade
*Bennie & the Jets - Elton John
*Reeling in the Years - Steely Dan
*How Many More Times - Led Zepplin
*Paranoid - Black Sabbath
*Whipping Post - Allman Brothers
*Do That Stuff - Parliament/Funkadelic
*Get Up Stand - Bob Marley
*I Want to Take You Higher - Sly and the Family Stone
*Superstition - Stevie Wonder
*Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
*Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
*Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
*Rock and Roll All Night - Kiss
*School's Out - Alice Cooper
*Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
*Fame - David Bowie
*Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
*Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
*Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
*Y.M.C.A. - the Village People
*Refugee - Tom Petty
*Quarter to Three - Bruce Springsteen
*Episode Nine: Punk
*Anarchy in the U.K. - the Sex Pistols
*The Passenger - Iggy Pop
*Sweet Jane - the Velvet Underground
*Back in the U.S.A. - the New York Dolls
*Blank Generation - the Heartbreakers
*Rockaway Beach - the Ramones
*Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
*Gloria - Patti Smith Group
*Garageland - the Clash
*Go There Natty - U-Roy
*Alison - Elvis Costello
*God Save the Queen - the Sex Pistols
*No Fun - the Sex Pistols
*Johnny Hit and Run Pauline - X
*Radio Radio - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
*Jackson, Monk and Rowe - Elvis Costello
*London Calling - the Clash
*Message of Love - the Pretenders
*I Will Follow - U2
*Every Breath You Take - the Police
*Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
*Basket Case - Green Day
Episode Ten: Up From Underground
*Whip It - Devo
*Our Lips are Sealed - the GoGos
*Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? - Culture Club
*The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
*The Message - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
*Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
*Rock Box - Run-D.M.C.
*Walk this Way - Run-D.M.C. with Aerosmith
*Fight the Power - Public Enemy
*Sabotage - Beastie Boys
*Justify My Love - Madonna
*Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
*Money for Nothing - Dire Straits with Sting
*Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
*Express Yourself - N.W.A.
*Escape from the Killing Fields - Ice-T
*My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
*Let's Talk About Sex - Salt 'n' Pepa
*Even Better Than the Real Thing - U2
*Long View - Green Day
*Radio Song - R.E.M. with Krs-One
*Rumblefish - the Goats


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We are the World Review

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(More customer reviews)I remember recording this myself when it first came out. I loaned it to someone and never got it back. This isn't a bad version of the original broadcast. It's just missing a few scenes that I remember: the impromptu singing of "Day-O" for one. It's really not too bad...just a little abreviated.


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