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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to stream on Night Flight Plus.
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You can watch We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985) on Hoopla with a participating library card.
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.
Getting the world's biggest egos into a single recording studio required more than just musical talent. This documentary captures the frantic, ego-bruising logistics behind turning a single night of celebrity cooperation into a global movement.
Director
Tom Trbovich
Cast
Jane Fonda, Quincy Jones, Bob Dylan, Lionel Richie, Dan Aykroyd, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Paul Simon
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
You can watch We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985) on Hoopla with a participating library card.
Director
Tom Trbovich
Cast
Jane Fonda, Quincy Jones, Bob Dylan, Lionel Richie, Dan Aykroyd, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Paul Simon
3 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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