The Greatest Night in Pop

2024
PG-13
1 Std. 36 Min.

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7,9/10

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Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, and Tina Turner in The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)

On 1985 dozens of the era's most popular musicians gathered in Los Angeles to record a charity single for African famine relief. Setting egos aside, they collaborated on a song that would make history.

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Am 25. Januar 1985 versammelten sich Dutzende der populärsten Musiker dieser Zeit in Los Angeles, um eine Wohltätigkeitssingle für die afrikanische Hungerhilfe aufzunehmen.Am 25. Januar 1985 versammelten sich Dutzende der populärsten Musiker dieser Zeit in Los Angeles, um eine Wohltätigkeitssingle für die afrikanische Hungerhilfe aufzunehmen.Am 25. Januar 1985 versammelten sich Dutzende der populärsten Musiker dieser Zeit in Los Angeles, um eine Wohltätigkeitssingle für die afrikanische Hungerhilfe aufzunehmen.

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7,9/10

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Für 3 Primetime Emmys nominiert
- 2 Gewinne & 10 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The documentary goes into detailing several first-hand accounts of why Prince was not on the song. However, the documentary fails to include that Prince did, in fact, donate a song to the "We Are the World" album, (released April 23, 1985) "4 The Tears in Your Eyes", and made an accompanying live performance video for the song, which premiered on the "Live-Aid" concert broadcast on July 13, 1985. In addition, Prince detailed his "side of the story" with the song "Hello", a B-side to the "Pop Life" single in the US (released in July 1985), and the B-side to "Raspberry Beret" single in the UK.

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Paul Simon: If a bomb lands on this place, John Denver is back on top.

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Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 929: Perfect Days + I.S.S. (2024)

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8/10

They left their egos at the door

My kids were 5 and 10 when We Are the World was released. They couldn't get enough of it probably because Michael Jackson was a big part of it and they knew the money was going to feed kids in Africa. This behind the scenes account of how Harry Belafonte inspired Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, and Quincy Jones to make it happen is beautiful and funny with some very personal commentary by many of the dozens of artists who did the marathon recording. Their effort seems like something that would never happen today even though we surely could use the love and selflessness they embodied the night they gathered in one studio to record the song. The reflections by Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Smokey Robinson , Cindy Lauper and others make this a special film. It's a little long but worth sticking with it.