Sheila E Says She Felt "Disrespected" During "We Are The World" Recording | Billboard News
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- Lionel Richie and Sheila E open up about their experience participating in recording "We Are The World," Lionel shares how the initial call to do the song from Harry Belafonte, Sheila E speaks about how she felt "disrespected" and "used" for her connection with Prince and more on 'The Greatest Night In Pop' red carpet.
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Lionel surely know how to handle people. He says the right words at the right time to make them feel heard, acknowleged and important.
Back then there was living legend singing "we are the world , now there is only celebs all over social media
Exactly. Back then, people were stars because of their talent at some point in time. Not so anymore. Everybody's a star and nobody knows who the hell anybody is.
Sheila is on the song and in the video....singing chorus. However, she was promised a solo. Her disappointment was realizing they were just using her to get to Prince. But she IS singing on the song (although it's just the chorus). And I'm SO grateful to be a pre-1980 baby (Gen-Xer) .....who experienced these historical moments, IN REAL TIME.
I heard they tried to pursue Prince in every single way not just Shelia E.
They didn't try to hide it.
For some reason, Prince never performed. Maybe he was intimidated by the star power in the room.
Prince did contribute 2 songs to album.
On a sidenote: Sheila was never part of the Purple Rain movie but yet she rode the wave from its popularity and continues to do so after his death.
@@rodinowright6591 You don't know anything about Prince if you don't know why he wasn't there. Stop talking out your ***
@@ChrisP3000x Triggered much?
@@ChrisP3000x ....he DID GO....then saw the sign....CHECK YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR....then he turned around and LEFT....he went out dancing...his MANAGER BEGGED HIM NOT TO GO OUT...but he DID...and the PRESS WENT SAVAGE AGAINST HIM...
@@CuirPhotodotNet Did you accidently reply to me instead of someone else? The commenter I replied to was making up a story from scratch.
It can’t be done again, because that kind of talent doesn’t exist today.
They'll probably put reality TV stars on it.😮
Facts
Well, Stevie is still around, Lionel, Smokie, Lala Hathaway, Gregory Porter, Gill Scot, Abdel, October London, Jacob Collier, MonoNeon, that's who I can think of I know I missed a few!
The version from 2010 was not terrible…
I can understand Prince getting to sing his own part but I don't know if Sheila E was big enough to get that as well. I think maybe she forgot that this was for charity and not about any individual musician. I hope that maybe someday that she would understand that if she was able to get Prince to participate, then that in itself would have been a huge contribution from her. Even after so many many years she still does not seem to get that the bigger the star, then more copies of the song will be sold and people would be more inspired to give more. This was all about giving and not wanting or expecting anything back.
it wasn't about being BIG Enough" it was saving the world . if she WAS disrespected then that's in however FEELING disrespected is another and that should NOT be brought up after the fact. She should have stayed home then. PERIOD!!! 🤨😠
agreed. Sheila E, it wasn't about you. it was a long night, trying to record a new song to raise money for Africa, you have outed yourself as a narcissist saying you felt hurt you didnt get to sing a line in the song. smokey robinson, Dan Aykroyd, Harry Belafonte, Lindsey Buckingham, Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Sheila E., Bob Geldof, Bill Gibson, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Jackie Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Waylon Jennings, Bette Midler, John Oates, Jeffrey Osborne, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointe, didn't get a solo line either. prince would only do it, if he had his own cubicle (lionel ritchie on the stephen colbert show explained) and so he got left out. how disrespected do the starving people feel in africa (the reason for the song) when they have to look at their children every morning and struggle to provide them with a breakfast let alone a school or dinner.
Like so much of the even the developed world, before the science age, they are being used and lied to by years of false hope in the form of religion, from pastors, priests, rabbi's, muslim preachers which tricks them into believing in a big god in the sky who sees their plight but to still accept hunger and suffering because theres a big amusement park full of love and warmth and dead relatives waiting on them in the sky, heaven or wherever area they're brought up in. Sheila E = N.A.R.C.I.S.S.I.S.T.
Always knew she was way too self absorbed.
Exactly. She was not known enough to have a solo. She had one hit-glamorous life.
So…..you trying to say she riding on coat tails? Just askin
I remember when Prince died, they did an interview with Lionel Richie. He talked about how Prince was supposed to be in We Are the World and he called him up saying they were waiting on him. He didn't want sing in a song where another artist wrote the song, it was mentioned that he sent Shelia E instead. She should have been aware of this, she probably wouldn't have felt disrespected.
Sheila is not really a singer she was fortunate to even be included.
Well, others weren't either and they got a solo🤷♂️
Sheila E you was ok.. but you'll never be considered super star status. These are the last of real legends ever this music now days is more privileged than ever and not rightfully so.
Sheila E. is a great percussionist; not a singer!!!
There aren't enough A-List Vocalist of their magnitude today. To pull it off. This is just my sole personal opinion & not of anyone on YT. If they use the "Living Legends" they are 70+ now!😢
PREACH! They stand up for anybody at these award shows. Put out one song, and if you win, they stand up for you. It's ridiculous. I remember when only a few people, like Aretha Franklin or Barbara Streisand, would get a standing ovation. These "artists" today have no clue what real talent is. The Grammy's have really fallen off. And I personally think that many of these "artists" are paying for their awards.
Lol I'm sure many others- including me!- have the same opinion 😆☺😊
Why the hell would she believe they’d give her a solo line?
The MJ solo demo of the song has been available to the public since 2004. “Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection” box set.
The moment when they all asked a signature of one another... What. A. Moment.
To be honest something like this it won’t happen again
It will never ever happen again
I really enjoyed the documentary but something I think they should have made clear is, although Prince didn't participate in the recording of the song, he did provide an original song called "4 The Tears In Your Eyes" which was released on the full length We Are the World 10 track album. Prince did contribute in his own way.
I haven't seen the documentary yet, but I agree, but "4 The Tears in Your Eyes" should be mentioned as well as Prince's reason why he didn't attend the studio session.
@@ucbx I agree. The only issue I had with with the documentary is, I didn't want people who didn't know about Prince providing them with an original song for the album, to think negatively of him. His name is mentioned several times in the documentary and, because they don't mention him giving them a song or the reason for him not participating in this song, it will probably make some people think Prince was stuck up or didn't care about the cause which isn't true.
I just hope they make it clear that Michael Jackson did write the song and Lionel Richie only helped with some lyrics.
Michael Jackson wrote the song because it seems like lately they’re trying to push Michael Jackson’s Legacy into oblivion. Saying things like Rihanna and usher got higher ratings than anybody else in the Super Bowl, which is not true Michael Jackson’s ratings are still the highest, and I hate when they’re trying to erase his legacy because of some stupid accusations That have been proven false after 13 year investigation by the FBI, which actually have the FBI records open to the public that you can literally Google on your phone.
Also, I do agree with you they shouldn’t try and make Prince look bad, but to be honest, the documentary isn’t about the song that Prince wrote, but at the same time they shouldn’t try and make him look bad either, but I think down the line people will know that prince and Michael did not hate each other. They were not enemies. Apollonia said in an interview that they were friends, and that when thriller came out, prince came to her house With a VHS tape of thriller and they sat there on the couch and watched it and she said, prince jumped up and down on the couch screaming that’s my man that’s my man, so they were friends they weren’t enemies they may have been more like Frenemies, but they didn’t hate each other, and when Michael Jackson died, apparently Prince sat on the roof and his Swedish hotel with Travis Smiley, and talked about Michael Jackson, and how genius he was from 2 o’clock in the morning till the sunrise. They both loved each other. They liked each other, and I’m willing to even bet if they recorded some stuff together that will just be locked up in volts until 50 years from now. Purple is powerful MJ forever
@@JamielPridgen68 Good to see a fellow Michael Jackson fan here. I'm wearing a Thriller hoodie as I'm typing this. Regarding them not mentioning Prince's song in the documentary, I was only hoping for a graphic towards the end of the doc, not necessarily someone mentioning it verbally. With so many mentions of Prince, I just thought that would have been the appropriate thing to do.
They didn't clarify how much of the song was written by MJ and how much was written by Lionel Richie either which doesn't surprise me. I agree there does seem to be an intentional effort to either minimize or erase a lot of MJ's accomplishments. The media has been against MJ for decades and for no good reason.
I'm also aware of the friendship between MJ and Prince. I've seen Tavis Smiley discussing that conversation he had with Prince, as well as, members of the NPG saying they saw packages coming into Paisley Park with MJ's name on them. Lenny Kravitz did an interview with Naomi Campbell on her UA-cam channel recalling a time when he hung out with both MJ and Prince, at the same time, lol. There's quite a few stories out there. I just wish there was footage or photos of them together so people would stop believing there was a bitter rivalry.
@@dbrownthegreat
*Patience*
Quincy told all of the artist participating to, "check your ego at the door." Shelia E was not a huge star at that time and not actally the best vocally, among the women. I'm not sure why she would think that she would be asked to "lead" a solo, among greats like Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick. Also, Prince was a star but not as huge as Michael. Michael had swept the Grammy's that night winning for Thriller, even beating out Lionel, for his classic album, "Can't Slow Down." As talented as Prince was, I don't think he would have felt comfortable around Mike, as Mike would have been around him. Prince was welcome to come but it was his own ego (or insecurity), that kept him from coming. THIS recording was all about helping Africa, not chasing down celebrities to participate.
If I recall, I think We Are the World was 1985. Prince had already had reached phenomenal, worldwide success with Purple Rain the soundtrack album and film, plus he was the only artist in history (at that time) to have a song ("When Doves Cry") that topped the Pop, Black and Dance charts simultaneously. And Prince wasn't just welcome to come to this star-studded, ensemble recording for charity, he was specifically invited. Regrettably he turned it down, as I would have loved to have seen him join in, and I remember he got a lot of blow-back for not going along to get along. He was already hosting canned food drives at his concerts by then so it wasn't that he wasn't down to help for the cause--he did wind up writing an original song--"4 The Tears In Your Eyes"--and contributing it to the We Are The World album, and also made a video with an acoustic version of the same song, which was was broadcast during the global live-Aid concert event.
It's possible he felt insecure in terms of him not having creative control. I don't see him having been musically insecure or intimidated by anyone there, except perhaps Stevie Wonder whom he had long emulated in terms of musicianship and songwriting. Prince was known to be so creatively controlling by so many around him in his own camp, I honestly think it would have been uncomfortable for him to be in a musical recording environment having to fight his own urges to 'produce' the WATW song. Because that was just his nature, and he was hard-wired for it. He offered to contribute a guitar solo because that's where he would feel most comfortable and with minimal risk of stepping on anyone's toes and accidentally hurting anyone's pride. He considered himself a musician first, and singer second (although he had a 4-octave range). I understand why Bob Geldoff and Quincy Jones were upset that Prince declined from participating in the singing, but for someone who could be something of an exhibitionist on stage, Prince could be on occasion painfully quiet and shy off-stage, especially when around folks he didn't know like his friends and bandmates. And so people assumed it was an ego trip on his part. Not that he didn't have an ego--by his own admission he had an ego in his youth-- but I've never thought that is what drove his choice to decline and seek out a different way to contribute to the project.
I actually always thought Prince had asked/sent Sheila E. to attend the recording of this song on his behalf as she by that time had a big hit that he wrote for her, and she was closely associated with Prince at that time. I thought he arranged that as a kind of goodwill gesture. I agree that singing is not her strength--she is a master percussionist. So I don't know why she thought she should get a solo in a room full of a LOT of music legends. But Kim Carnes got to get a little singing in and she was not opera singer either, and was basically a one-hit wonder as best I can recall (but I loved her song "Betty Davis Eyes").So if Kim could get a few words in then they could have maybe given Sheila a couple seconds of a duet on the track.
@@leeharrison8222 MJ was a star since 1969. Thriller was already the biggest selling album. Purple Rain was very succesful but never at the level of Thriller, even with the Oscar for Best Original Song. Thriller was INNOVATIVE. Up until that time, we had never seen a music video turned into a mini-film. MJ and Lionel wrote the song. They both had long-term established relationships with Quincy. No way were they going to let Prince come in and chage things around; creative genious or not. Kim Carnes and Cindy Lauper were not great singers but were selling records and were much bigger stars than Shelia E, at the time., who was slick production and sex appeal. Lastly, there were too many other big name stars present who did not sing a solo.
@@ubiquity02 it wasn't even about selling records because Madonna at that point was already the biggest female pop star in the world and was not invited, also Prince was arguably the biggest thing in music at the moment second only to MJ, Bruce Springsteen was up there too.
Maybe because she and Lionell knew each other prior.
First of all, Prince was bigger than MJ right at that particular year. One movie one Oscar a number 1 album number one singles…
All in one year. Not even MJ or the Beatles did it.
Michael would have been more comfortable because it was his song his idea and Prince would have been invited and directed. You see? One is the boss and the other needs to do what they boss says. Prince wasn’t going to play that game. He never had producers or anyone telling him what to do where how and when.
Would MJ be comfortable in Paisley Park singing a song Prince wrote?
And everyone knows Prince couldn’t really be intimidated by anyone in that room. Maybe Ray Charles or Steve Wonder….
Prince could be intimidated by James Brown or Sly Stone but they werent invited.
Why? Aretha wasnt there too.
Maybe It was Quincy and MJ the ones that were intimidated by these 3😂
you have Tito Jackson and ignore James??
Sheila was in denial. EVERYONE who had a solo was a A-List singers.
i know a joke when i hear one so i'll give you the laugh you're looking for 🤣🤣🤣
I keep leaving comments on here but just think if the amazing artists we got to grow up with. They all had so many hits and it was such a fun time for music. I feel happy that I was able to grow up with it all.
Lionel towards the end talking about going home and the people wouldn't be there-really saddened me. We've lost the best of the best over the years, and if it's any consolation: we should be thankful they lived and blessed us with their talents, there's nothing like the 80s. Let's appreciate the people in our lives 'cos there'll be a time when we can't go home!
I wish Michael was alive to sit and talk like everyone else and he wrote the song too rip
He did like the children tho...
@@tomfoolery342 you are soooo stupid MJ went through 2 and a half years of trial and was acquitted on all charges the man was investigated by the FBI for over than 12 years and everytime they come they found nothing they even released the files after his death you can see his FBI files on their website NOTHING WERE FOUND MJ IS INNOCENT
She's obviously not over it lol
fr she’s just mad that the song was a hit and she stormed out instead of being apart of it 💀🖐️
Nah, she just told the truth she kept secret. They did disrespect her, though, but she should have seen it a mile away. Most of them at that point have several hits and she just had one. Still only has one hit, sorry Sheila. Prince is kinda to be blamed, but wish you had some more singles... Good luck...
@@sunnydennison3302 No, they didn't disrespect her. She was lucky to be in the same room with the legends. As for Prince, Quincy told the artists to "check your ego at the door." Prince didn't show up because he didn't want to sing on the song. Nobody needs to call him.
@@ubiquity02 Ummmm excuse you, if someone invites you to sing chorus that's one thing, but if you're told you're also getting a solo part, when THE PARTS WERE ALREADY GIVEN OUT that's disrespect. Had they not said that to her, then whatevs. Now, she only had one song, so she shouldn't have expected to even have been in the room I think... But still... have a seat, now...
@@sunnydennison3302 2..Love Bizaree was a hit
She wasn't disrespected even though she felt that way. She might have been used to try and get prince there but she was asked to be ON the track, she wasn't invited to just hang out to entice prince over. It was a fkn honor to be working with quincy, smokey, ray, stevie, diana, dionne, etc., these people were LEGENDS already and sheila was the one who was disrespectful to these people, to the charity, and to her word. Same for waylon jennings, he walked out. I think he felt insecure around all those people he didn't know, singing some kind of choir thing overnight, he couldn't handle it and picked an excuse to walk out. To be fair, a few singers were trying to change the damn song on the fly and holding everything up and you cant presume to know people's limits of patience.
Say it. I agree with everything you said except that she was used to get Prince there. Quincy told everyone to, "check your egos at the door." The artists who didn't come, weren't missed. The recording turned out how it was supposed to be. Lastly, Shelia was not strong vocally, so I'm not sure why she's upset about not being given a solo. It should have been a honor for her just to be there around legends.
Facts
If she felt disrespected she was disrespected.
Waylon Jennings was a legend, as well. What was his excuse for walking out?
That's your opinion... obviously, she, who was there, felt differently. All the best.
The sign said check your ego at the door…
As much as I love Sheila E., I have never heard this before. I didn't know that she was supposed to sing on this song.
Of course there'll never be another moment like that. Today's "stars" can't hold a candle to yesterday's.
Am I the only one that felt a little sad when this was over? This was such a big deal and part of history. It feels so far away now.
God bless you Sheila for believing you’d get a solo.. those only went to superstars.. Prince?.. definitely…😂.. Girl, at least have a number one song before letting that sink in..
That wasnt what she meant. They told her she was getting a solo until she couldnt get Prince. They used her Prince connection to bring her in.
@@socalgurl01I quote, I was promised to sing one of the solos.. Solos that went to Michael, Lionel, Stevie, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen.. Tina, Diana..all extremely established singers.. just sayin’..🤔.. No shade, but come on.. You know those spots went to the heavy hitters…even if she got Prince..not to mention she known more for her drumming, not singing..😅.. I love her song Glamorous Life btw..
Sheila-E was big in the 80s and she had just performed at the American music awards hours before.
@@TonyMontanaDS She was popular purely based on her association to Prince.. Not hating on her, as she is a talented drummer, but her two biggest songs were pinned by him.. I remember her subsequent albums that didn't take off as I was a big fan..to think she'd get a solo on the We Are the World song is.. Well, delusional..take a look at who got those spots..
@@edreid7872 I haven't seen the documentary yet but remember when the song came out and this is the first I'm hearing of this. But if this is true, she should have understood, even back then, how the industry works. Just because the producer tells you one thing, they usually change it up when they start recording and engineering. Shelia is a liar. I believe she was lying when she said Prince asked her to marry him. Everyone knows he was deeply in love with Vanity during that era. Shelia E has a huge ego. She was never strong vocally. She has even said she didn't think she could sing but Prince told her she should. That's another reason why I think she's lying. Why would a famous producer like Quincy, who has toured with Billie Holiday, produced Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Ray Charles and Michael Jackson, ask Shelia E to lead a song? It makes no sense.
Let me get this right. At that time, people were dying in Africa, and Shelia E was hurt because she didn’t get to sing a solo. Hmm
That wasnt what she meant. They told her she was getting a solo until she couldnt get Prince. They used her Prince connection to bring her in
@@socalgurl01Exactly. Honestly I'd be distraught as well being lied to and used like that. I love the song but that puts a bit of an unfortunate damper on it.
She didn't check the ego at the door lol
@@socalgurl01she should’ve known better. She needed to be mad at Prince for not telling her the real reason they wanted her to be part of it was because of him. Prince wasn’t dumb, he knew what was up. Matter of fact, he probably did tell her and she still wanted to participate.
I love Sheila E, but she was lucky to even be there. She should have been down there with LaToya. 🤣 Until Lionel says he used her to get Prince to come, she shouldn't just believe that. He probably got the idea to add her to the song after she performed at the AMAs.
The Micheal Jackson Demo Version of This Great Song will be a legendary tribute if it’s ever released \,,/ ❤❤
It already has. It's on MJ's expensive 4 disc boxset. The one with the Captain Eo We ARE Here to Change the World
@@sunnydennison3302yes it sure is I got that as soon as it came out in 2004 because of that Captain EO song
People need to stop seriously comparing. All of us has our own destiny to fill. Some leave this world without ever knowing their true purpose. This was a time in life that those who were fortunate such as myself had the ability to embrace the joy, drama of it all. You can never duplicate something that is original. There maybe good copies for sure, but never like the first creation. This was a time in life that was wonderful. Just create & enjoy it for what it is!
Yet she’s on that documentary. Why would she participate on it if she felt she was disrespected. Let’s be honest, to this day Sheila E is not and was not an A list artist. Everyone knew her as Prince’s percussionist. And if she felt that she’s going to have a part on the biggest song alongside people like Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross… then maybe she was just delusional. No one was gonna give her a solo, she was not that big even at that time, so i think she needs to cut the BS.
Bette Midler and the Pointer Sisters also did not get to sing solo. They were having several Top 10 hits and bigger than Shiela E. at that time. But I understand her frustation of realizing that she was just being used only to get Prince to come. I wonder why Chaka Khan was not invited, she was close to Stevie and Prince and just got the Best Female R&B Performance that night. Michael McDonald was also left out.
Cmon man, I liked Sheila E but if I was her and asked to be in that song… it would have been apparent to me that Prince was likely the actual goal for the song organizers - and that Sheila was a way to lure him over. But, it wasn’t meant to be.
I like shelia E, but I believe she's lying. Shelia E has a huge ego. She was never strong vocally. She has even said she didn't think she could sing but Prince told her she should. That's another reason why I think she's lying. Why would a famous producer like Quincy, who has toured with Billie Holiday, produced Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Ray Charles and Michael Jackson, ask Shelia E to lead a song? It makes no sense. Even MJ's brother didn't get solo's and Mike co-wrote the song with Lionel. If Mike didn't give the J5 solos, why in the hell would he give Shelia E a solo? Make it make sense. 😂
O poor Sheila e...the premise was of course all about her.
Now Sheila is whining again saying she is broken-hearted Paisley Park would not allow her to pop in unannounced, expecting to be able to video in the recording studio. The recording studio was already in use, paying fans who are keeping Paisley Park afloat were already there for Prince's birthday. Sheila "it's all about me" has to learn it isn't all about her and there are rules for a reason. She could have made arrangements before-hand and as a professional, she should know that
Thats why Prince said nah im good.And made the song Hello.
If you watch the documentary you may understand her point. She felt she was being used/mislead just to get Prince there. It all worked out especially for Huey Lewis 😅
❤great comment. So many people on here assuming differently.
The DEMO of Michael is already out. I play it all the damn time lol
I don’t blame her. It would be annoying if they kept asking her “where’s Prince?” “Where’s Prince?” “Is he coming?”
Wow. I didn't know Sheila was supposed to be part of We are The World song. It would have been nice. Love her music💃🏽❤
Sheila only had one song.
If I remembered correctly Sheila E. was singing chorus in the video only Solo singers deemed by Quincy Jones and that's all there is to it She be grateful they ask her to be in the music video PERIOD!!
She's in the video singing along with everyone else.
@@kimakotrotman6860EXACTLY. She should be just enough that Michael & Quincy has her to be in the music video. That's all there is to it.
She was a part of it. Like everyone else who sang. She just didn't get a solo part, and never was going to.
Prince steered clear of the whole thing. He was wiser than people thought. He knew what was up. He wasn't going to let them use him.
I won't even watch this video cause a sign on the studio wall read "Check Your Egos at the Door"
Apparently Sheila doesn't know how to read.
Never heard of Sheila until the doco
While I did enjoy this documentary, in another documentary I saw a number of years ago they showed the part where they all sung the background vocals as well with the oooooo + ahhhhhhh in the chours why wasn't that on here??
And also MJ face when Huey went out of tune a few times lol
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Can we get a Stevie version?? Cause he ate that song up! Especially the “unreleased” vocals
Yes, go ahead and release that all MJ cut, PLEASE 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Someone forgot to check her ego at the door.
There will Never Be stars of this Magnatude again 🌟 MJ is gone.
What happened to "check your egos at the door?" If u watch all the footage, the arranger was viewing folks there as instruments, not "stars". Maybe she was promised a "solo"; maybe not, but through that whole long night stuff was getting tweaked for the best arrangement that could be done in like, 12 hours. There were rock gods like Perry and Springsteen there who regularly played to thousands and loved by millions. Michael Jackson. The classic Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick...and on and on. Am sure everyone was hot, tired, and got frustrated. But walking out was forgetting why you were there in the first place.
No disrespect, but it was great that she was able to be a part of it at all. There were some really big names in that room with multiple hits that didn’t sing solos. I think it’s an honor just to have been asked to be there.
On the other hand, if she was told that she was going to get a solo, that wasn’t very nice and it would be hard not to feel a little humiliated when you realize that they had not intentions of having you sing.
I watched this last night. Great documentary. I'm a fan of Sheila E but those who got solos were all bigger performers and more famous singers than her to be honest.
"I'm sitting around for hours waiting." I guess the cause did mean anything?
It hasn't for no one as since that event and others after charity money mismanaged rumors stained the moment.
People were still recording their solos at 6am she could have been more patient and sung her solo instead of walking out and blaming people as if they lied.
There was no solo for her. They told her there would be but they wanted her to convince Prince to show up. Prince's part went to Huey Lewis in the end and he nailed it. Much better choice than Prince.
prince would also have been great, a little respect! he also composed a song which is on the album we are the world
@@TonyMontanaDS
Nothing will EVER come close , LEGENDS in one room , Musical Legends that can SING without the help of Auto-tune 😉
Hello! _We are the world 🇭🇹 Haiti_ brought Quincy, Lionel, and many other tops artist 25 years later.
Thanks Sheila for keeping it real❤
Sheila Escovedo...Has a very beautiful voice. And I don't mean like glamorous life....She sang with George duke...that stuff! I understand how she feels.
Never heard of Shiela E until netflix. I have always wondered who the lady singing in the chorus was.
She had a couple of big songs in the 80s. She’s a very talented performer. She actually played drums as she sang in a lot of her concerts.
She is Nicole Richie’s biological aunt
What are you 13? ..lol
@@jeffmiller9798 ive just listened to her “biggest hit” and havent heard it…not from where I am from.
Only in the 80's could something as massive and mega sensational like this could happen. You're NEVER gonna have a time where you've got 40 plus pop megastars in the same room together, performing a song together. Sure, there are some big time noticeable names that are missing like Prince, Madonna, Luther Vandross etc (I personally believe that had he not died a year earlier, Marvin Gaye would've been on this song) but that doesn't take away the mass talent that's in this song- and all for a very noble cause, too.
Listen, I love me some Sheila E. But at the time, she had to understand she was not NEARLY a big enough star to warrant being on the record. So, OF COURSE they were using her to get Prince to be a part of it.
Bye Sheila. You claim you were disrespected and now you’re trying to pull the “they used me to lure Prince in” line. You want us to believe you were used but how is that so when you also played drums on bottles for MJ on Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough song for the Off The Wall album. This was years before Prince was a household name.
PREACH!
if she payed on that song its uncredited in the album notes
Sheila E was never promised a solo spot. Why? Because of her paste work association with Lionel? Everyone who had a solo had a stand out voice and were on the scene a bit longer. She was on the song in the chorus though.
Lionel Richie...my favorite
Prince didn't want to do it anyway
He wasn't missed
@@user-on6os4it2pI love Prince but he wasn’t
Yeah, because Michael Jackson wrote it. I don't know what it was about Michael that Prince didn't like. I think he didn't want to be compared to Michael who was the greatest singer dancer of all time. Prince couldn't hold a candle to MJ.
Prince is wayy better then Micheal Jackson
@@jasondawson92 U saying that because prince plays more instruments. lol
Get em Sheila
It was her idea to call him, was it not? Should've left well enough alone.
Band Aid Do You Know It’s Christmas is way better. I don’t really like We Are The World as much. It’s not as touching but I love me some
Cyndi part 😂 I need to watch this documentary.
Band Aid covers a sore ..WATW covered the soul..
Is that Lionel’s wife on the left at 3:05? She’s beautiful.❤
It was his loss. Sad.
I love Sheila but everyone was not going to get a solo. Smokey Robinson didn't get a solo. The Pointer Sisters didn't get a solo,.Jeffrey Osbourne didn't get a solo. There were a lot of fantastic artists who only sang the chorus and that's fine. This was for charity.
I thought they released the demo version of We Are The world.🤷🏽♂️
I wish. I hope and pray Sheila leave the limelight for a while and pursue the Lord Jesus. I'd like to see her married too
Are my eyes deceiving me or what happened to Lionel Ritche's face?
Lol sadly we all age. Looks like he may have had a little plastic surgery gone wrong too
Without a doubt@@Droosmom1970
Real story is Sheila called them about being in the song she lied told them she would get Prince when Prince never agreed to anything.
I mean, Shelia E. is not a strong singer, but neither is Bruce Springsteen, the difference is he’s an iconic artist, hence the solo.
There already is a full demo of Michael singing it in demo form, came out while he was alive in 2000s in his compilation, but not the polished demo which I’d love to have. What makes me upset is Lionel and the production leaving out that Michael had the whole song done in demo form before he and Lionel worked on it. Lionel helped with wording, as Michael had main jist but was free styling on phrases, but MJ already had full concept. ua-cam.com/video/F5LdIZSPjz8/v-deo.htmlsi=HAkF_DsrFcXFkpIi
@@Willem-Kidnaps-n-Hogties-Girls Stop the cap. First line you got from in living color tv show “music parody’s”. Congratulations you played yourself. you lol be original. K Bye
Sheila who? She should be thankful to had been there
Sheila E. was considered a drummer not a singer, so she should have known there would be no solo for her ... unless she's talking about a drum solo.
Charity requires an affirmative action quota?
I never had a Prince poster on my wall but I definitely had Sheila E!
Prince liked Michael..he didn't like Quincy Jones..He went to see Michaels Bad Tour when it was in Minneapolis..he cancelled his bands rehearsal when he found out that Michael died..As far as Sheila E, he she wasn't one of them..The biggest question to me was Dan Akroyd..love him but really?
Did Sheila E. really think she got in that room because of "her" in that moment in time? Im sorry but you wasnt big enough at the time.
Lets find a negative word from 80 years ago.
Sheila E, it wasn't about you. it was a long night, trying to record a new song to raise money for Africa, you have outed yourself as a narcissist saying you felt hurt you didnt get to sing a line in the song. smokey robinson, Dan Aykroyd, Harry Belafonte, Lindsey Buckingham, Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Sheila E., Bob Geldof, Bill Gibson, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Jackie Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Waylon Jennings, Bette Midler, John Oates, Jeffrey Osborne, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointe, didn't get a solo line either. prince would only do it, if he had his own cubicle (lionel ritchie on the stephen colbert show explained) and so he got left out. how disrespected do the starving people feel in africa (the reason for the song) when they have to look at their children every morning and struggle to provide them with a breakfast let alone a school or dinner.
Like so much of the even the developed world, before the science age, they are being used and lied to by years of false hope in the form of religion, from pastors, priests, rabbi's, muslim preachers which tricks them into believing in a big god in the sky who sees their plight but to still accept hunger and suffering because theres a big amusement park full of love and warmth and dead relatives waiting on them in the sky, heaven or wherever area they're brought up in. Sheila E = N.A.R.C.I.S.S.I.S.T.
I guess some people need to learn that there is honor in keeping your mouth shut and being humble
Who is Sheila E?
She a drummer/percussionist who had a few hit singles in the 1980s
Shiela is always awesome but she wasnt a big star at the time, does she not remember this, lol. there were people singing the chorus in choir format that were bigger stars than sheila at the time so what is she talkin about, she could have joined those people and sang the chorus but she decided to leave. they definitely were using her to lure Prince because she was one of Prince's top support at the time.
Sorry but her getting a solo might have needed too much Quency magic to make that fit .
Sheila " whatever to you gurl get the f over it
Shelia who?
Sheila E. !!! You know the one who had a Music career cause PRINCE "liked" her ? 😂😋
Exactly.... lol
@@xoxxobob61so you all saying she was riding coat tails? Just askin
Who is sheila E
Percussionist/drummer who had a few hit singles in the 80s
Well of course they only brought you in for your connection to prince Sheila. Those people in the video are legends and you're just a famous nobody
That’s rough man. She had a few singles in the 80s.
@@jogmas12 I was crazy for the song Glamorous Life, bought the album too (but that's STILL Prince lol).
How many people got really sick of hearing this song back in 1985? I was 14 and it got old fast.
We are the world?
Lionel looks rough.
Over what 40 years ago Get Over It
Used!!😂😂😂😂😂
Maybe she thought she was supposed to get special treatment because she's Nicole Ritchie's biological aunt...
Girl bye!! No disrespect but you were not known for your vocals at All!! With all those Superstars up there who have earned multiple Grammys and strings of number 1 hits across the world, and you felt you were disrespected? Wait a minute I think you one song or two that was popular but that was it!! Please take a seat somewhere!!
She was popular for a moment in the 80s got to admit. Saw her on American bandstand with Dick Clark, Soul train etc…..
Funny. Quincy, Lionel and Michael ALL knew how Prince worked yet throughout the 80's they continously tried to force him to work with them.
Most think 84 was big for Prince but I believe it was the beginning of his problems with industry. He was getting a ton of negative media attention for not wanting to be there and was subsequently robbed of several AMA's. Then, he turned off the Purple Money faucet by cutting the Purple Rain Tour early and refusing to record videos further releases. Michael paid his own money to do the Thriller video ensuring the album was #1 2 years after release. Prince, who recorded a song a day was 2 albums down the road by 85' and was not going to wearing a purple trench coat in 86', he was too prolific. His prolific output deprived folks of MUCH more money..a cardinal sin. Then he had this frustrating formula of releasing a hit for the 1st single on all following albums only to bait the audience into buying expiremental concept work, only the hard-core rode with him.
Who Dafuq is "Sheila E?"
She was the tambourine player for Prince
@@theharshtruth8563 I thought she played the woodblock ?
@@theharshtruth8563 Didn't she play the kazoo and sometimes would go
get MacDonalds for the band at the hotel when on tour?
@@RickyVanderslice She also ran the merch table in the back.
Sometimes on a slow day, she ironed Prince's blouses before
the show.
@@theharshtruth8563 I heard that Sheila was the tour bus toilet seat cleaner.
Lucky for her, she didn't have much to clean since Prince peed sitting down.
It must be the lighting because they look horrible not to be mean