We Are the World

——在我印象中，我很少介绍英文歌。今天就介绍一首目前挺应景的一首《We Are the World》。

——这首歌的背景：1985年，迈克尔·杰克逊（Michael Jackson）和莱昂纳尔·里奇（Lionel
Ritchie）共同谱写，由美国45位歌星联合演唱，昆西·琼斯（Quicy Jones）负责制作的，为求
援非洲饥民而义卖的唱片《四海一家》(We Are The World)。传说中，迈克尔·杰克逊（Michael
Jackson）和莱昂纳尔·里奇（Lionel Ritchie）费了四天的时间写曲，Lionel先完成一部分，
Michael看到后灵感大发，一夜之间就把全曲写好。之后他们又花了两个半小时作词，为了普遍推
广此曲，歌词也力求简单易学。

——现在这首歌已经成为各地进行人道救援，慈善筹款的其中一首主题曲了。

There comes a time when we heed a certain call (Lionel Richie)
When the world must come together as one (Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder)
There are people dying (Stevie Wonder)
Oh, and it’s time to lend a hand to life (Paul Simon)
The greatest gift of all (Paul Simon/Kenny Rogers)

We can’t go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rogers)
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change (James Ingram)
We’re all a part of God’s great big family (Tina Turner)
And the truth (Billy Joel)
You know love is all we need (Tina Turner/Billy Joel)

( CHORUS )
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let’s start giving (Michael Jackson)
There’s a choice we’re making we’re saving our own lives (Diana Ross)
It’s true we’ll make a better day just you and me (Michael Jackson/Diana Ross)

Well, send’em you your heart so they know that someone cares (Dionne Warwick)
And their lives will be stronger and free (Dionne Warwick/Willie Nelson)
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread (Willie Nelson)
And so we all must lend a helping hand (Al Jurreau)

( REPEAT CHORUS )
We are the world, we are the children (Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let’s start giving (Kenny Logins)
There’s a choice we’re making we’re saving our own lives (Steve Perry)
It’s true we’ll make a better day just you and me (Daryl Hall)

When you’re down and out there seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson)
But if you just believe there’s no way we can fall (Huey Lewis)
Well, well, well, let’s realize that a change can only come (Cyndi Lauper)
When we (Kim Carnes)
stand together as one (Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis)

(REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE )

(additional ad-lib vox by Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, James Ingram)

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