This video explains everything beautifully. The Madonna thing was the only "drama" I knew about, but it turns out there were a lot more behind-the-scene stories about the greatest night in pop. Great video! 👍
The Prince drama was highly publicized after the fact, once the news broke that his bodyguards beat up some paparazzi that night. Then the story was that Prince skipped the We Are The World recording to go party
so happy for a ‘thriller’ era video 💜it’s shocking to think that michael almost didn’t contribute vocals 😮just like he didn’t want to perform at motown 25 at first 😮it would have been a huge loss had he not, and his legacy would have looked entirely different..
I remember that and John Denver on a interview spoke on how hurt he was because issues like hunger and such were so important to him. I literally remember the hurt in his voice and on his face.
@@shyman99 I know. Control came out the following year but to think that LaToya made the cut and Janet didnt is wild in retrospect. LaToya and Randy there but the girl from Good Times and Fame isnt
@@BriZ93 - Those were primarily acting gigs. Not music. LaToya & Randy were exclusively music. But if a Jackson wanted to be there, I'm sure MJ would have made it happen. Janet was probably busy writing & preparing the "Control" album. Randy was just on the "Victory" tour with MJ and LaToya would show up in MJ music videos & award shows. I don't believe JJ & MJ were crossing paths at all during that time period. I personally believe that Janet didn't want to be like the others and try to capitalize on MJ's fame. She wanted to make it on her own. So showing up at MJ's event would make it appear she was using MJ's fame to promote herself. So not wild at all that she wasn't there when you know Jackson history as I do.
The song is much better without prince, that dude wanted to add guitar solo on the song, Quincy Jones said he was nuts and was right. Choosing the 2 biggest solo male artists at the time (Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) to write the song was perfect choice !
@@ktmusic8940 lol Lionel Richie was not bigger than Prince or Bruce Springsteen dude, Prince was the 2nd biggest act behind MJ at that point with Madonna and Bruce Springsteen catching up.
@@johnsonmark65 ok and according to who ? You ? Lionel Richie won 16 different categories on the 1984 Billboard Year-End, Lionel even won more AMAs than Prince during the 1985 ceremony (6 vs 3), Can’t Slow Down was certified Diamond that same year.
It would've been cool to see every powerhouse sogner on the single, but who made it on still made it memorable. Great video from the detail. Long live the king of pop. 🎉
@@MichaelSevilla97 Michael Jackson broke the barrel where's though all black artists videos can be played on MTV. Michael Jackson was already doing solo albums and acting way before Prince even hit, the scene and sold out many concerts, won a lot of awards.
@@janinejames709the artists of motown during the 60s did more to break barriers for black artists than jackson did prince wasn't groomed by motown like jackson yet he was still the superior artist and entertainer more album sales don't dictate artistry ✌
Very important! A lot of comments on here, are from the younger generation! Michael Jackson fans bought Purple Rain. Prince fans bought Thriller. Fact!! Michael Jackson fans loved Prince! Prince fans loved Michael Jacksons! Fact! Black people were so proud, to see Blacks Artists getting recognition, when they were not getting played on MTV! Fact!
Coincidentally (or youtube algorithmically), the day before seeing this I did a search for an SNL sketch where Prince shows up late for the session, offers to do an overdub, gets turned down and records a song called "I Am ALSO The World." Well, I looked for it but apparently you tube doesn't have it, NBC or the Prince estate is sitting on it, or my search terms weren't specific enough.
I can't believe they didn't have Dolly Parton.. I mean who better to have on a video for the world than the mother to the nation Dolly Parton or be itt the country nation..
This nearly 12 minute video tells me more about the making of "We Are the World" than "The Greatest Night in Pop" did. It's amazing how much the latter documentary left out. Also, why didn't Donna Summer make it?
I've always believed it was because her 6 months recording of the 1982 "Donna Summer" album, produced by Quincy Jones. She was pregnant during most of it and clashed with Quincy. She was accustomed to going in and nailing a song in one or two takes. He preferred many takes... So, it was not enjoyable for either of them..I don't think Quincy wanted her to be there. This is just MY OPINION.
@@russnoe4603 - In addition, I think she paid a lot of money for him to produce the album and I'm sure she was disappointed it didn't do better commercially. I thought it was a great album, especially the song, "The Woman In Me". Perhaps if that would have been the leadoff single it would have sold better.
But that dude wrote many real world, protest songs, so he fit in from the humanitarian pov vs Ms. Material Girl. Bob was a legend compared to Madonna. His voice was more unique than hers too.
This is so old by now. Madonna was the only one that didn't make the cut. They had to choose between her and Cyndi, and they felt Cyndi's voice was recognizable; as were all the other lead singers. Prince was actually invited, but he wasn't interested in sharing a platform with some of the biggest Artists of that time. It probably was nerves.
I agree. Sheila E. didn't even want to be there, so why would she want a solo? Lionel Richie convinced her to come and I doubt she was used to get Prince to attend. It does sound made up.
Band Aid [1984] [Feed The World] was, and still is my absolute favourite charity song which was devised to make money for Africa. Only now, do I see why and what was going on in 1985 with USA for Africa. So much arrogance and overly inflated ego's from the American artists of the time. Utterly unbelievable to be honest.
@@Jcrash71 were you alive in the 80s? Lol Madonna made some great tunes back then specially during the true blue days, she was great back in the day,she became a freak later🤣
@@johnsonmark65 I was an adult then... So yes and my point still stands, no need to deny not being a fan of hers when you're clearly showing that you are one. List her talents... I'll wait
prince made the right decision not being on that cheesy repetitive bad song that song that he wrote instead 4 the tears in your eyes is clearly the better song ✌
that's bullcrap I'm sure prince's better song made plenty of money for africa he was the biggest star in the world in 1985 he eventually left jackson and lionel in the dust anyways empty headed 🤡 ✌
@MichaelSevilla97 Look, it is Prince's boyfriend, Michael Sevilla. Prince and Michael Sevilla, sitting in a tree. Apparently, Prince was bisexual, horny and not discerning, so you might have had a chance with him.
I thought this was a great idea but to be honest I wasn't into most of these artists. I was far more into the British New Wave thing, and definitely preferred Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid because of this. However as a Gen Xer I knew of all of these acts and thought it was cool they all performed together to raise money.
Prince wasn't snubbed....Q, Lionel, & MJ wanted Prince on the song from the beginning as one of the featured artists & even crafted a portion of the song to showcase he & MJ, but Prince balked at singing & doubled down on only wanting to play guitar, so Q got pissed & gave his lines to Huey Lewis & then relegated Prince to the backup chorus. Prince sent Sheila E in his place, & he went out clubbing with his band & bodyguards, who ended up roughing up a group of paparrazzi
It’s pronounced “BUY-AZZ” not BAYZ. She, along with Dylan, were the (folk song) voices of the 60s. She’s long before my time but I respect all musical genres and learn the names of key individuals
Madonna e Prince não são puxa saco e tem personalidade, igual o Michael Jackson. Eles não precisam aparecer em um videoclipe pra mostrar que ajudam, igual o Michael Jackson.
Wasn’t the live aid concert a fundraiser to save the starving children as well? If you wanna bash her for not going because of her ego then you can’t really bash her because they said LEAVE ALL EGOS AT THE FRONT DOOR meaning Madonna wouldn’t be able to do that knowing how confrontational she is. Also bash Prince if your gonna bash her
Well Huey sure did nail his part, thas for damn sure. Can’t really imagine anyone else really singing it. It’s appropriate that moment lives in infamy, since he can no longer sing due to a condition he’s suffered.
I hate Madonna so I'm glad they snubbed her. Prince not attending was a bad look. That whole "holier than thou" attitude didn't serve him well, but at the same time he probably didn't like being around other celebrities and was probably an introvert so can't really blame him. At least he contributed something to the album. That showed it didn't have to do with the cause and more with being around other celebs.
I know I'm going to have to read a few tantrums for writing this. "Biggest SELLING artist" doesn't mean "Biggest artist in the world". And two: MJ and Prince were rivals in our minds. Full stop. Prince said he never saw MJ as a rival. I can understand that if I think in a strictly musical way, because Prince was absolutely free and MJ only beat him in fame and money: he was a multi-instrumentalist, composer*, writer*, arranger, singer, dancer, actor, showman, workaholic, had an insane vocal range, wrote the music he liked (not what the charts dictated), had a knack for being several years ahead of the rest (in sounds, rhythms and recording techniques) and already owned at that time 2 Oscar awards. (*) it is probably more than 95% of his songs are signed by him alone as the solo author. PS: The narrator is quite malicious with the use of "prima donna", that term is feminine, it does not apply to men. Nor is diva, in any case it would be divo. Second PS: When Prince did charity work, donated money or volunteered to help, he NEVER needed anyone to take his picture. Hos we know that his donations were far more than numerous and there is talk of many millions of dollars. A small example: 25 million to install solar panels.
so true and well said your comment deserved alot of likes but this channel is biased for jackson unfortunately prince was on another level as an artist and entertainer period
@@batmandestroys1978 Yes, you are right, sales means you are POPULAR and are important to the music industry business. But irrelevant for measuring talent. K-Pop sells more than jazz... Do you understand that last one?
It wasn't ego, he had ways about him almost on the spectrum and part of why he was so genius in his craft, no one worked harder or more focused. Yes there was some ego there but I believe he had real issues with things that were "out of his control" like he's OCD about it.
He was never going to show up. They kept trying to drag him into it but it was never going to happen. #1: Prince did not record like that and wasn’t comfortable with large groups of people he didn’t know. #2: Prince was not one to publicize or make a Hollywood scene about giving back to others. #3: He was just doing what he normally did for his PR Tour Schedule, rehearse, perform and party. It was all cool until the paparazzi messed around. He still gave a track and video to the We Are The World album. His side of the story is always left out to portray him as the bad guy. The stars pat themselves on the back and left, meanwhile we still don’t know where that WATA money went.
@@theonlyone23576 Not to the point where they decided not to participate in a charity event, goes to show where Prince's interest lies, once again proving my point. If you want to be salty and give excuses for a guy you don't know, go for it, I'm not going to stop you. To anyone else he just looks like a child throwing a temper tantrum because he's not used to playing on the playground with the big kids and his parents didn't give the spoiled brat his own playroom to record in 🤷♂ I love Prince's music btw but I'm not going to sit here and act like he shouldn't have been in We Are The World to accommodate his childlike prerequisites. You can make up any reasoning you want to explain, the reality is no one is going to read it or care. What people will remember is how he didn't participate because he wasn't mature enough to try something new and put himself out of his comfort zone. Anyway I'm not trying to provoke you or anything, I'm just stating my opinion. I respect your feelings, it's all love at the end of the day. I just wish we could have got a collab from Mike and Prince because I love both of their music and artistry, so maybe that's part of why I'm scrutinizing him more. RIP to both Kings 👑💟
well janet became a bigger artist when control came out in 1986 so i’m not surprised she wasn’t involved. though her siblings arguably weren’t that big anymore either, they were all there except for jermaine so why she wasn’t able to make it is anyone’s guess. and well we know bout jermaine
I imagine this will only be of interest to a few people, but...if you go to this link you'll see at around 6:25 a video people arriving like Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Kenny Loggins, then there is a brief video of Lionel Richie with his wife at the time ... and then Lola Falana actually enters the picture and Lionel takes a picture with Lola Falana on one side and his wife on the other. Lola's star unfortunately was falling fast after around 1982, she was still around and played Vegas, but by the end of the 80s, she was a non-entity in the entertainment world. I feel for her. I wounder what they told her after she showed up.? ua-cam.com/video/Qjp6v4cKLR0/v-deo.html
Prince is my all time favorite in any form of entertainment, he was totally in the wrong. it's as simple as he was not gonna be seen as working for or beneath Michael... if some random guy wrote it with he & MJ on it, then maybe, but no way he'd be under Michael
having both madonna and cindy lauper together wouldn't have worked as both at the time were the same kind of act. plus you need team players and her attitude with not singing "we are the world" showed this was about her and not something bigger. she wasn't missed. prince always had a chip on his shoulder with michael with his small man syndrome both literally and figuratively. he was never bigger than michael. knowing him, he probably would have broken off mid way through his part and done some stupid riffing which would inevitably backfire on him like the time with james brown. i've never got the love-in with prince from his fanboys/fangirls. yes, he was talented with his multi instrument playing ability, but that's where it ends. in terms of contribution to music, he has done nothing. he wasn't missed on this project either.
@@EricSmith-km1jb at least prince contributed a song to the album and took the backlash from not doing “we are the world” like a king. this “attitude” and “ego” thing with madonna is ridiculous though, she was clearly never invited as stated by lionel ritchie himself, nile rodgers, and some other background people working on it so this wasn’t about her at all. she even contributed towards the live aid concert fundraiser which raised money for the cause, so it was about something bigger at the end of the day.
Prince is the same guy who refused to have his music clips on UA-cam, saying that the internet was a fad and would die after ten years. I remember typing in Prince songs into UA-cam's engine to see what came up, and instead of the song, it was videos of irate fans bagging Prince for not putting his songs online.
@@dhenderson1810 one of his fans commented on his “donation” to the album. who even cared about the album?? it was the song that the public wanted to listen to! he even wanted to record his section separately in a room lol. he messed up on this period. showed everyone what a little a$$ xlown he really was. everyone associated with this handled themselves with dignity especially lionel and michael. the latter was extremely busy at the time coming off the back of thriller but he made time.
I'm glad he(Prince) didn't do it. I now Know why Lionel Ritchie won all those American Music Awards over Prince. Because of his involvement with that song before the show and voting.
@@dhenderson1810your missing the point moron everyone knows purple rain was much more deserving for those awards and is alot better than dancing on the ceiling empty headed 🤡 ✌
Would you ever consider doing videos on Prince? After reading his ex wife's book, I'd say he was second in line for the most interesting and bizarre men in music (after michael).
@daryltracy7949 most of this channel's videos on Michael's hot topics like skin color and sexuality are not well received. People tend to want to believe their idols are perfect and 100% truthful. Videos that point out facts that fly in the fact of that always get backlash.
@@introspectivetonysoprano, People would much rather believe dumb rumors, and stupid _LIES,_ which is really sad 😢. But, does that mean the public and the media are necessarily being “objective” and “realistic”? No. No one on this Earth has ever been perfect* (*but _ONE_ person alone, who _remained_ that way, as _THE_ example for everyone else), but that is absolutely _NO_ excuse for the media to outright bold-face _LIE_ to the public about anyone and to slander the name/reputation, no matter whose name and reputation it is. The excuse of “ _Well....They’re not ‘perfect.’_ ” is not any justification for making up stories, nor for sensationalism in the media. Entertainers/performers are just _people,_ first and foremost, not to be looked up to and idolized. One may be a fan of a particular artist or genre, but some amongst the fan-bases go _WAY beyond_ simply the enjoyment of the music or interest in an artist’s work, which is _ridiculous._
@@thrill82j I know that MJ was the biggest star of that era(Im a Gen Xer, duh) im just saying Prince and Madonna were just as decade defining for the 80s and had a huge impact and influence on the youth of the time.
that's because her speaking voice is not the same as the singing voice. Everyone knew she sounded like Edith Bunker but she sang for real and the singing voice rivaled those in the room.
The European Artist‘s was the first ones The American artist‘s only did that because the European artist‘s success feedback was so huge That they must do something Watch the Video : What thought the We Are The World artist‘s really about the song
Pince is talented. However, Prince had only one successful record at the time.I don't know why he was so full of himself. He was not half as big as MJ at the time or any time after. When he died, RIP, he barely made the news and did not get the news coverage music legends normally get.
Sammy Hagar wanted to be invited. Instead, other Bay Area musicians sang. They were Sheila E, Lindsey Buckingham, The Pointer Sisters, Huey Lewis and the News. Dan Akroyd was the only Canadian 🇨🇦 there. David Foster wanted him, but Quincy Jones got him! L 🤣 L The other Canadians sang in Tears Are Not Enough.
Prince ALWAYS recorded his vocals ALONE... everybody knows that... not a surprise he couldn’t sing along with all this people in the room... they should have let him doing à guitar solo, that would have been great.... and very easily doable... Never understood why Q Jones refused....
Sheila E. wanted a solo spot with that weak singing voice of hers??? I didn't even know Sheila E. was in the We Are The World song and video till a couple of years ago. So it like 30 odd some years for me to realize that she was apart of the song. Even though I have had seen the video hundreds of times.
In what world Prince was ‘rivaling’ Michael’s success at the time ? 😂 Thriller was certified 2x Diamond in less than 2 years after its release, sold close to 40 million copies worldwide by 1984. Purple Rain never went close to that at all. It sold approximately to what Off the Wall sold overall ! Y’all aren’t serious with this wanting so hard to put both on the same box. 💀
If you were there that era Prince surpassed Mike by far in popularity end of 84/beginning 85. Even Madonna then was ahead of Mike. I m rather a fan of Mike but one can be fair. The last huge think of Mike then was the video of Thriller more than 1 y before for promoting a tune made more than 2 years before.
This video explains everything beautifully. The Madonna thing was the only "drama" I knew about, but it turns out there were a lot more behind-the-scene stories about the greatest night in pop. Great video! 👍
Thank you!
The Prince drama was highly publicized after the fact, once the news broke that his bodyguards beat up some paparazzi that night. Then the story was that Prince skipped the We Are The World recording to go party
Thriller era was filled with so much projects and moments on top of Thriller being the highest selling record
so happy for a ‘thriller’ era video 💜it’s shocking to think that michael almost didn’t contribute vocals 😮just like he didn’t want to perform at motown 25 at first 😮it would have been a huge loss had he not, and his legacy would have looked entirely different..
I think another major loss, was the producers not accepting John Denver to be on the song aswell. Major loss on their side
I remember that and John Denver on a interview spoke on how hurt he was because issues like hunger and such were so important to him. I literally remember the hurt in his voice and on his face.
@@kerrylogan5676they should have at least let him sing in the choir just to be involved
I think it was best that Prince didn't participate. He contributed a great song on the record himself called "4 The Tears In Your Eyes".
Gotta find it now....
Its great 💜@RichG-m3z
It would’ve been cool if he performed this on tour as a finale.
Nahhhh
The fact that LaToya was on and Janet wasnt is hilarious to me. OMG WHY!!!!!
Janet was not a successful singer yet. LaToya was more active in the music industry at that time.
@@shyman99 I know. Control came out the following year but to think that LaToya made the cut and Janet didnt is wild in retrospect. LaToya and Randy there but the girl from Good Times and Fame isnt
@@BriZ93 - Those were primarily acting gigs. Not music. LaToya & Randy were exclusively music. But if a Jackson wanted to be there, I'm sure MJ would have made it happen. Janet was probably busy writing & preparing the "Control" album. Randy was just on the "Victory" tour with MJ and LaToya would show up in MJ music videos & award shows. I don't believe JJ & MJ were crossing paths at all during that time period. I personally believe that Janet didn't want to be like the others and try to capitalize on MJ's fame. She wanted to make it on her own. So showing up at MJ's event would make it appear she was using MJ's fame to promote herself. So not wild at all that she wasn't there when you know Jackson history as I do.
I always wondered why Donna Summer who was a huge star at the time wasn’t included??
The song is much better without prince, that dude wanted to add guitar solo on the song, Quincy Jones said he was nuts and was right. Choosing the 2 biggest solo male artists at the time (Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) to write the song was perfect choice !
@@ktmusic8940 Who even puts a guitar solo on a song all about charity? Who?
@@ktmusic8940 lol Lionel Richie was not bigger than Prince or Bruce Springsteen dude, Prince was the 2nd biggest act behind MJ at that point with Madonna and Bruce Springsteen catching up.
😂
@@johnsonmark65 Prince second to MJ in terms of what? The similar hair?
@@johnsonmark65 ok and according to who ? You ? Lionel Richie won 16 different categories on the 1984 Billboard Year-End, Lionel even won more AMAs than Prince during the 1985 ceremony (6 vs 3), Can’t Slow Down was certified Diamond that same year.
It would've been cool to see every powerhouse sogner on the single, but who made it on still made it memorable. Great video from the detail. Long live the king of pop. 🎉
prince was clearly more amazing and genius than michael jackson or any solo artist ✌
@@MichaelSevilla97
Michael Jackson broke the barrel where's though all black artists videos can be played on MTV. Michael Jackson was already doing solo albums and acting way before Prince even hit, the scene and sold out many concerts, won a lot of awards.
Michael Jackson Also donate alot of money to many charities...
@@janinejames709the artists of motown during the 60s did more to break barriers for black artists than jackson did prince wasn't groomed by motown like jackson yet he was still the superior artist and entertainer more album sales don't dictate artistry ✌
@@janinejames709prince was generous with his philanthropy as well ✌
Very important! A lot of comments on here, are from the younger generation! Michael Jackson fans bought Purple Rain. Prince fans bought Thriller. Fact!! Michael Jackson fans loved Prince! Prince fans loved Michael Jacksons! Fact! Black people were so proud, to see Blacks Artists getting recognition, when they were not getting played on MTV! Fact!
As long as an authentic Ghost Buster, Dan Ackroyd, was there all is well with the world.
Well someone did say, when asked who they should get involved, "Who you gonna call?"
So the rest is history.
Coincidentally (or youtube algorithmically), the day before seeing this I did a search for an SNL sketch where Prince shows up late for the session, offers to do an overdub, gets turned down and records a song called "I Am ALSO The World." Well, I looked for it but apparently you tube doesn't have it, NBC or the Prince estate is sitting on it, or my search terms weren't specific enough.
Now I want to see that, old school non PC, not woke, comedy on my favorite artist.... formerly known as Prince.😎
If you are a fan of Prince, you'd think that It's hard to imagine Prince being there.
Yep, I’m glad he didn’t sing that weak song.
Just WOW!!👀 I knew about Madonna but 4:45 I didn't know about that!!... As always, the detail bringing us THE detail!! 💥👏👏 LYSM!! 💙🤗
I can't believe they didn't have Dolly Parton.. I mean who better to have on a video for the world than the mother to the nation Dolly Parton or be itt the country nation..
Good call, and Bob Denver was another one missed.
At least they had Kenny Rogers.
This nearly 12 minute video tells me more about the making of "We Are the World" than "The Greatest Night in Pop" did. It's amazing how much the latter documentary left out.
Also, why didn't Donna Summer make it?
Thank you!
Thank you? Answer the Donna Summer question
@Wonderouz LMAOO 😭
I've always believed it was because her 6 months recording of the 1982 "Donna Summer" album, produced by Quincy Jones. She was pregnant during most of it and clashed with Quincy. She was accustomed to going in and nailing a song in one or two takes. He preferred many takes... So, it was not enjoyable for either of them..I don't think Quincy wanted her to be there. This is just MY OPINION.
@@russnoe4603 - In addition, I think she paid a lot of money for him to produce the album and I'm sure she was disappointed it didn't do better commercially. I thought it was a great album, especially the song, "The Woman In Me". Perhaps if that would have been the leadoff single it would have sold better.
It is Joan Baez... pronounced Bye- ezzz
Nike Rodger’s told in an interview that Madonna wasn’t asked to sing because someone felt she couldn’t sing and she was hurt
If that had been the case, Bob Dylan would have had to be rejected too.
@@TheAmarok87Bob is a perfect example of an artist not looking after their voice. Seeing the way Celine Dion has looked after hers.
@@jeffrejr1Well, first you must have a voice to look after and in Dylan’s case he wasn’t a gifted vocalist from the start.
@@TheAmarok87exactly 😂
But that dude wrote many real world, protest songs, so he fit in from the humanitarian pov vs Ms. Material Girl.
Bob was a legend compared to Madonna.
His voice was more unique than hers too.
Almost 40 years ago. Seems like yesterday.
must have a great time to be alive ✌
Olivia Newton John and Donna summer, why?
This is so old by now. Madonna was the only one that didn't make the cut. They had to choose between her and Cyndi, and they felt Cyndi's voice was recognizable; as were all the other lead singers. Prince was actually invited, but he wasn't interested in sharing a platform with some of the biggest Artists of that time. It probably was nerves.
Lionel states that he DID NOT ask Madonna to participate. Prince was asked but in fact turned it down.
Made up sh!t here
I agree. Sheila E. didn't even want to be there, so why would she want a solo? Lionel Richie convinced her to come and I doubt she was used to get Prince to attend. It does sound made up.
exactly this damn video doesn't have its facts right ✌
Band Aid [1984] [Feed The World] was, and still is my absolute favourite charity song which was devised to make money for Africa.
Only now, do I see why and what was going on in 1985 with USA for Africa. So much arrogance and overly inflated ego's from the American artists of the time. Utterly unbelievable to be honest.
Who tf said mediocre Madonna is the “queen of pop”?… like prince said: “she can’t even sing”.
Numbers and cultural impact don't lie, she the biggest female pop star ever and Im not even a fan.
@@johnsonmark65 numbers just mean she was more popular for simpletons who don't understand what makes good music
@@Jcrash71 were you alive in the 80s? Lol Madonna made some great tunes back then specially during the true blue days, she was great back in the day,she became a freak later🤣
@@johnsonmark65 I was an adult then... So yes and my point still stands, no need to deny not being a fan of hers when you're clearly showing that you are one.
List her talents... I'll wait
@@johnsonmark65 list her talents besides album sales... I'm still waiting
Call it for what it actually was, Prince huge ego prevented him from being part of the song. IJS🤷🏽♂️😂😂😂
prince made the right decision not being on that cheesy repetitive bad song that song that he wrote instead 4 the tears in your eyes is clearly the better song ✌
@MichaelSevilla97 that cheesy repetitive bad song made millions for Africa and Prince so called better song made nothing! IJS 🤭
that's bullcrap I'm sure prince's better song made plenty of money for africa he was the biggest star in the world in 1985 he eventually left jackson and lionel in the dust anyways empty headed 🤡 ✌
@MichaelSevilla97 Look, it is Prince's boyfriend, Michael Sevilla.
Prince and Michael Sevilla, sitting in a tree.
Apparently, Prince was bisexual, horny and not discerning, so you might have had a chance with him.
Prince was invited but couldn’t be bothered to show up
Essa musica. E. Iconica. E. Um dos. Maiores. Sucessos. De. Todos. Os. Tempos. 😊😊
EGOS, are definitely a problem in life~ Wilmrbadguy
At about 4:08, I believe that is a pink-haired Gwen Stefani, not Madonna.
Oh my. l thought this was a video on those who were left out of We Are The World. Not an about who is better: M.J. or Prince. My goodness. 😀
Mj. Artista. Unico. ❤
Only folks that were at the award show that night were on the record. Donna didn't attend another award show since her 1984 opening of the telecast.
Rick James was upset he wasn't invited also but he did do Live Aide though!
New MJ video. W the detail
The best super pop icons of all time. 🎤🎤🪩🪩💃💃🕺🕺⭐️⭐️ Michael is the True Pop Music Champion ever. 🎼🎼🎧🎧🎵🎵🎶🎶🌟🌟💖💖💓💓🎉🎉🏆🏆🥇🥇
prince was clearly more amazing and genius than michael and any other solo artist ✌
I’ve never heard anyone mispronounce Joan Baez before today.
Love. Michael. ❤😊😮🎉
Pedo.
I would rather have had Prince instead of Springsteen
How do get a look at archival news article? That's really nice to see
Sad that Prince didn't participate in the We are the world song
Not sad to me.
I thought this was a great idea but to be honest I wasn't into most of these artists. I was far more into the British New Wave thing, and definitely preferred Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid because of this. However as a Gen Xer I knew of all of these acts and thought it was cool they all performed together to raise money.
“Bays???” It’s pronounced buy-ehz (eh as in “yes”)
Who cares? Nobody knows who the heck she is anyway.
She wasn't missed.
They should have had Madonna for sure, she could have done one of the James Ingram parts as he had an extended contribution.
Prince wasn't snubbed....Q, Lionel, & MJ wanted Prince on the song from the beginning as one of the featured artists & even crafted a portion of the song to showcase he & MJ, but Prince balked at singing & doubled down on only wanting to play guitar, so Q got pissed & gave his lines to Huey Lewis & then relegated Prince to the backup chorus. Prince sent Sheila E in his place, & he went out clubbing with his band & bodyguards, who ended up roughing up a group of paparrazzi
in an alternate universe quincy would’ve let prince lay down a guitar track and it would’ve been so epic.
It’s pronounced “BUY-AZZ” not BAYZ. She, along with Dylan, were the (folk song) voices of the 60s. She’s long before my time but I respect all musical genres and learn the names of key individuals
Can you talk about Michael Jackson's 30th anniversary concert and the production behind that and who was going to perform but didn't make it
So Madonna proved she didn't care about the dying starving children, but her own ego.
@@MrCyberamp lol the whole project was about virtue signaling 😅
Madonna e Prince não são puxa saco e tem personalidade, igual o Michael Jackson. Eles não precisam aparecer em um videoclipe pra mostrar que ajudam, igual o Michael Jackson.
So did Prince
@@MrCyberamp So did Prince
Wasn’t the live aid concert a fundraiser to save the starving children as well? If you wanna bash her for not going because of her ego then you can’t really bash her because they said LEAVE ALL EGOS AT THE FRONT DOOR meaning Madonna wouldn’t be able to do that knowing how confrontational she is. Also bash Prince if your gonna bash her
Well Huey sure did nail his part, thas for damn sure. Can’t really imagine anyone else really singing it. It’s appropriate that moment lives in infamy, since he can no longer sing due to a condition he’s suffered.
Donna Summer didn't make the cut?😏
That's what I said!
Donna Summer had a lot going on at home. Watched her documentary that woman was carrying a ridiculous amount of baggage.
And the sad thing is after everything was done hardly any of the money got to the starving people
I hate Madonna so I'm glad they snubbed her.
Prince not attending was a bad look. That whole "holier than thou"
attitude didn't serve him well, but at the same time he probably didn't
like being around other celebrities and was probably an introvert so
can't really blame him. At least he contributed something to the album.
That showed it didn't have to do with the cause and more with being
around other celebs.
Where Joan Baez is concerned, it’s pronounced “By-ez”, not “Baze.”
I know I'm going to have to read a few tantrums for writing this.
"Biggest SELLING artist" doesn't mean "Biggest artist in the world".
And two: MJ and Prince were rivals in our minds. Full stop. Prince said he never saw MJ as a rival. I can understand that if I think in a strictly musical way, because Prince was absolutely free and MJ only beat him in fame and money: he was a multi-instrumentalist, composer*, writer*, arranger, singer, dancer, actor, showman, workaholic, had an insane vocal range, wrote the music he liked (not what the charts dictated), had a knack for being several years ahead of the rest (in sounds, rhythms and recording techniques) and already owned at that time 2 Oscar awards.
(*) it is probably more than 95% of his songs are signed by him alone as the solo author.
PS: The narrator is quite malicious with the use of "prima donna", that term is feminine, it does not apply to men. Nor is diva, in any case it would be divo.
Second PS: When Prince did charity work, donated money or volunteered to help, he NEVER needed anyone to take his picture. Hos we know that his donations were far more than numerous and there is talk of many millions of dollars. A small example: 25 million to install solar panels.
so true and well said your comment deserved alot of likes but this channel is biased for jackson unfortunately prince was on another level as an artist and entertainer period
Record Sales and Concert sales are very important!
@@batmandestroys1978 Yes, you are right, sales means you are POPULAR and are important to the music industry business. But irrelevant for measuring talent. K-Pop sells more than jazz... Do you understand that last one?
Prince seemed self centered
Yeah he seems very narcissistic. I like his music but I wish he could have dropped his ego 😒
It wasn't ego, he had ways about him almost on the spectrum and part of why he was so genius in his craft, no one worked harder or more focused.
Yes there was some ego there but I believe he had real issues with things that were "out of his control" like he's OCD about it.
He was never going to show up. They kept trying to drag him into it but it was never going to happen. #1: Prince did not record like that and wasn’t comfortable with large groups of people he didn’t know. #2: Prince was not one to publicize or make a Hollywood scene about giving back to others. #3: He was just doing what he normally did for his PR Tour Schedule, rehearse, perform and party. It was all cool until the paparazzi messed around. He still gave a track and video to the We Are The World album. His side of the story is always left out to portray him as the bad guy. The stars pat themselves on the back and left, meanwhile we still don’t know where that WATA money went.
@@Veloci_TraptorSure like the celebs there weren’t ego stroking?
@@theonlyone23576 Not to the point where they decided not to participate in a charity event, goes to show where Prince's interest lies, once again proving my point. If you want to be salty and give excuses for a guy you don't know, go for it, I'm not going to stop you. To anyone else he just looks like a child throwing a temper tantrum because he's not used to playing on the playground with the big kids and his parents didn't give the spoiled brat his own playroom to record in 🤷♂
I love Prince's music btw but I'm not going to sit here and act like he shouldn't have been in We Are The World to accommodate his childlike prerequisites. You can make up any reasoning you want to explain, the reality is no one is going to read it or care. What people will remember is how he didn't participate because he wasn't mature enough to try something new and put himself out of his comfort zone. Anyway I'm not trying to provoke you or anything, I'm just stating my opinion. I respect your feelings, it's all love at the end of the day. I just wish we could have got a collab from Mike and Prince because I love both of their music and artistry, so maybe that's part of why I'm scrutinizing him more. RIP to both Kings
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prince is not a perfectionist, he's a volume producer
He's the goat.
@@pickzkickzexactly that's the truth I couldn't agree more with that 💜✌
Quantity, quality was ok too but mostly quantity!
How many times are you going to tell this story?
I never noticed jackie wasn't in we are the world. So that's rebbie, jackie, jermaine & janet excluded.... damn🤦🏿♂️🧘🏾♂️
well janet became a bigger artist when control came out in 1986 so i’m not surprised she wasn’t involved. though her siblings arguably weren’t that big anymore either, they were all there except for jermaine so why she wasn’t able to make it is anyone’s guess. and well we know bout jermaine
I’m still surprised Rick James didn’t make it
I imagine this will only be of interest to a few people, but...if you go to this link you'll see at around 6:25 a video people arriving like Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Kenny Loggins, then there is a brief video of Lionel Richie with his wife at the time ... and then Lola Falana actually enters the picture and Lionel takes a picture with Lola Falana on one side and his wife on the other. Lola's star unfortunately was falling fast after around 1982, she was still around and played Vegas, but by the end of the 80s, she was a non-entity in the entertainment world. I feel for her. I wounder what they told her after she showed up.?
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I would like to know why they couldn't get Ted Nugent.
He was probably off shooting something.
Prince is my all time favorite in any form of entertainment, he was totally in the wrong. it's as simple as he was not gonna be seen as working for or beneath Michael...
if some random guy wrote it with he & MJ on it, then maybe, but no way he'd be under Michael
8:36 I don't know if Prince said that himself, but for Wendy to say that in her book makes her such a petty prick
having both madonna and cindy lauper together wouldn't have worked as both at the time were the same kind of act. plus you need team players and her attitude with not singing "we are the world" showed this was about her and not something bigger. she wasn't missed.
prince always had a chip on his shoulder with michael with his small man syndrome both literally and figuratively. he was never bigger than michael. knowing him, he probably would have broken off mid way through his part and done some stupid riffing which would inevitably backfire on him like the time with james brown.
i've never got the love-in with prince from his fanboys/fangirls. yes, he was talented with his multi instrument playing ability, but that's where it ends. in terms of contribution to music, he has done nothing. he wasn't missed on this project either.
@@EricSmith-km1jb at least prince contributed a song to the album and took the backlash from not doing “we are the world” like a king. this “attitude” and “ego” thing with madonna is ridiculous though, she was clearly never invited as stated by lionel ritchie himself, nile rodgers, and some other background people working on it so this wasn’t about her at all. she even contributed towards the live aid concert fundraiser which raised money for the cause, so it was about something bigger at the end of the day.
Prince is the same guy who refused to have his music clips on UA-cam, saying that the internet was a fad and would die after ten years.
I remember typing in Prince songs into UA-cam's engine to see what came up, and instead of the song, it was videos of irate fans bagging Prince for not putting his songs online.
@@dhenderson1810 one of his fans commented on his “donation” to the album. who even cared about the album?? it was the song that the public wanted to listen to!
he even wanted to record his section separately in a room lol. he messed up on this period. showed everyone what a little a$$ xlown he really was.
everyone associated with this handled themselves with dignity especially lionel and michael. the latter was extremely busy at the time coming off the back of thriller but he made time.
@@EricSmith-km1jb I wasn't defending Prince.
I think you were directing your response to someone else.
@@EricSmith-km1jb I never mentioned him on "We Are The World".
I was mocking Prince for thinking the internet was a fad.
Madonna wasn’t asked, supposedly, because many of “big names” didn’t think she could sing.
I'm glad he(Prince) didn't do it. I now Know why Lionel Ritchie won all those American Music Awards over Prince. Because of his involvement with that song before the show and voting.
exactly lionel was probably bitter about it we know purple rain was a much better album and way more deserving for those awards
@MichaelSevilla97 Well, Lionel is still alive while Prince is in the ground.
@@dhenderson1810your missing the point moron everyone knows purple rain was much more deserving for those awards and is alot better than dancing on the ceiling empty headed 🤡 ✌
Would you ever consider doing videos on Prince? After reading his ex wife's book, I'd say he was second in line for the most interesting and bizarre men in music (after michael).
This channel did a video on Prince before regarding his sexuality. It was not well received
@@introspectivetonysoprano Prince is trash
@@eph_loves_80s74 OK. You're entitled to your opinion.
@daryltracy7949 most of this channel's videos on Michael's hot topics like skin color and sexuality are not well received. People tend to want to believe their idols are perfect and 100% truthful. Videos that point out facts that fly in the fact of that always get backlash.
@@introspectivetonysoprano, People would much rather believe dumb rumors, and stupid _LIES,_ which is really sad 😢. But, does that mean the public and the media are necessarily being “objective” and “realistic”? No. No one on this Earth has ever been perfect* (*but _ONE_ person alone, who _remained_ that way, as _THE_ example for everyone else), but that is absolutely _NO_ excuse for the media to outright bold-face _LIE_ to the public about anyone and to slander the name/reputation, no matter whose name and reputation it is. The excuse of “ _Well....They’re not ‘perfect.’_ ” is not any justification for making up stories, nor for sensationalism in the media.
Entertainers/performers are just _people,_ first and foremost, not to be looked up to and idolized. One may be a fan of a particular artist or genre, but some amongst the fan-bases go _WAY beyond_ simply the enjoyment of the music or interest in an artist’s work, which is _ridiculous._
O prince. Nao. Quiz. Participar. Nao. Fez. Falta. Neuma.
Can you even believe it
Madonna and Prince were the two biggest 80s icons after MJ, they should have been there.
lol mike was a megastar compared to those 2
@@travishylton6976 Madonna and Prince were huge in the 80s don't get it twisted.
No the hell they shouldn’t have. They were toxic asf and only cares about themselves. Michael is better and bigger than them
@@johnsonmark65 Yet the only one called as the biggest single artist since Elvis and biggest phenomenon since Beatles was Michael Jackson. Not both.
@@thrill82j I know that MJ was the biggest star of that era(Im a Gen Xer, duh) im just saying Prince and Madonna were just as decade defining for the 80s and had a huge impact and influence on the youth of the time.
You brought your narrator back?
Prince is the goat
Hell yeah
@@maxferdy7702no he’s definitely not
Never liked his music
@@hipidipi20157max He write his own music. What about the white man lol?
Goat? He's more like a squirrel.
Спасибо!
Someone gotta make an AI version with Prince and Madonna vocals added in.
Oh hell no
Fck NO!
and that guitar solo too… But where would Madonna even be and would you have to remove Huey Lewis’ vocals too since he took Prince’s solo?
I NEED to see that.
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I don't know half of those who sing in that song. Also I never ever liked the weird voice of Cyndi Lauper!
that's because her speaking voice is not the same as the singing voice. Everyone knew she sounded like Edith Bunker but she sang for real and the singing voice rivaled those in the room.
You are stupid, cyndi is a great singer
Viva. Os. Grandes artistas
The European Artist‘s was the first ones
The American artist‘s only did that because the European artist‘s success feedback was so huge
That they must do something
Watch the Video :
What thought the We Are The World artist‘s really about the song
Diana Ross, supreme
Can't stand her
My bigger question is, why is actor Dan Ackroyd singing on it?
Yeah, they really should have had "Baze."
Just 2 prima Donna ego's isn't bad considering the amount of huge ego's in the recording session
Thriller is 1983 not 82
Michael Jackson, Thriller released on November 30, 1982
@batmandestroys1978 Interesting
Pince is talented. However, Prince had only one successful record at the time.I don't know why he was so full of himself. He was not half as big as MJ at the time or any time after. When he died, RIP, he barely made the news and did not get the news coverage music legends normally get.
James Brown was knot there either
Sammy Hagar wanted to be invited. Instead, other Bay Area musicians sang. They were Sheila E, Lindsey Buckingham, The Pointer Sisters, Huey Lewis and the News.
Dan Akroyd was the only Canadian 🇨🇦 there. David Foster wanted him, but Quincy Jones got him! L 🤣 L The other Canadians sang in Tears Are Not Enough.
It's pronounced "Buy-ez", not "Baze"
exactly this damn ai voice ridiculous 😂✌
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Definitely do not want joan Baez with bob dylan. She wanted him to marry her way back when
Prince 🧍🏾♂️🍭 And the prince just stood and watched.
He wasn't singing a song he wasn't in.
U saw Quincy wanna suck that 🍭!!!! Even he bows to Prince.
prince thought the song wasn't good at all he was right
@@MichaelSevilla97 Great song. I even hum it all the time.
Prince ALWAYS recorded his vocals ALONE... everybody knows that... not a surprise he couldn’t sing along with all this people in the room... they should have let him doing à guitar solo, that would have been great.... and very easily doable... Never understood why Q Jones refused....
I wonder if Prince had a phobia about crowds.
And they couldn't get Devo to sing some tracks? The Nerve!!!! lol
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He said Joan Baez he is ai
exactly 😂 ✌
Parabéns pro Prince. Ele enxerga longe, igua o Michael Jackson
Sheila E. wanted a solo spot with that weak singing voice of hers??? I didn't even know Sheila E. was in the We Are The World song and video till a couple of years ago. So it like 30 odd some years for me to realize that she was apart of the song. Even though I have had seen the video hundreds of times.
But she's a bad ass on the drums. If she had a strong voice that would simplify be unfair
sheila e had a solid singing voice there's no need to disrespect her empty headed 🤡✌
@@jeffrejr1he's a dummy that doesn't know what he's talking about
Too bad your AI generated voice doesn’t know how to say Joan Baez. Don’t recommend channel.
exactly 😂
In what world Prince was ‘rivaling’ Michael’s success at the time ? 😂
Thriller was certified 2x Diamond in less than 2 years after its release, sold close to 40 million copies worldwide by 1984. Purple Rain never went close to that at all. It sold approximately to what Off the Wall sold overall ! Y’all aren’t serious with this wanting so hard to put both on the same box. 💀
If you were there that era Prince surpassed Mike by far in popularity end of 84/beginning 85. Even Madonna then was ahead of Mike.
I m rather a fan of Mike but one can be fair.
The last huge think of Mike then was the video of Thriller more than 1 y before for promoting a tune made more than 2 years before.
@@antonmk1244Prince didn’t steal MJs popularity stop trying writing history
@@eph_loves_80s74 you re too young
@@antonmk1244 I don’t have to be to young for you to be re writing history bro
@@eph_loves_80s74just check some charts in 85-86. Bye
Was Phil Collins even considered?
He’s British, wasn’t he in Band Aid instead?