Hive Open Mic Week 51 - Theme - Unity
Greetings community members!
There's one song that came to mind as soon as I thought of 'Unity' and that was 'We are the world'
Some fun facts about the song :
- This is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985
- It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian.
- It sold over 20 million copies making it the eighth best-selling physical single of all time.
- Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan were some of the big names involved in this project.
- The song raised over $63 million for humanitarian aid in Africa and the US.
**Song Lyrics **
There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on
Pretending day-by-day
That someone, somewhere soon make a change
We're all a part of God's great big family
And the truth, you know, love is all we need
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
Oh, send them your heart
So they know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
And so we all must lend a helping hand
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well let us realize
Oh, that a change can only come
When we stand together as one, yeah, yeah, yeah
This is my first entry to Hive Open Mic and I hope you like this piano rendition of the song.
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