Wednesday, March 7, 2007

The all-star charity single "We Are The World" made its debut on this day in 1985. The single was credited to "USA For Africa" and sought to raise both money and awareness of the famine in Ethiopia. At the dawn of both cable television and the heyday of the music video and the height of co-writer Michael Jackson's 80's fame, the media frenzy for "We Are The World" was almost unparalleled at the time (although by current standards it's would wind up just another overhyped song of the month).



Pictured is a reproduction of a promotional postcard for the single.