Episode 115: "We Are the World" (1985)

from Everything is a Primary Source · host Eric Salmonsen

S3E21: "Heal the World"CeCe from History Co:Lab and their Ambie Award-nominated podcast, UnTextBooked stopped by to talk about "We Are the World" the 1985 fundraising single organized by Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie to respond to the devastating famine affecting millions in Ethiopia in the time period. What can this song featuring over two dozen musicians tell us about the society, culture, politics and economics of 39 years ago?

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