We Are the World---This made a 47 year old white guy (me)...

rateyes

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Sat Jul-28-07 01:25 PM
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We Are the World---This made a 47 year old white guy (me)...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZE4Wrrw_w

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Posted on DU: July 28, 2007
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cry. It's 22 years old now, and I haven't seen it for over 20 years, and with the mood I'm in right now...well, enjoy.

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applegrove

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Sat Jul-28-07 01:40 PM
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1. I was moved to by all the videos and the concert. But certainly by

the news reports coming from Africa.

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woodsprite

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Sat Jul-28-07 01:41 PM
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2. Thanks for that. Made me cry too.

I was one of the many, many people who took part in the Hands Across America event. I found an interesting page - http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id312.htm .

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rateyes

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Sat Jul-28-07 01:51 PM
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4. Thanks for that link. It's great. nt

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NOLALady

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Sat Jul-28-07 03:08 PM
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10. Hands Across America

I took part. I happened to be in the Los Angeles area on vacation when I met up with them.

I was just showing my kids the pictures a few days ago, while trying to get them to understand the significance.

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petersjo02

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Sat Jul-28-07 01:50 PM
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3. Not quite 14 years ago,

PBS ran an ad that showed a teacher leading his students singing that very song. I was in the hospital, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack. I quite literally sobbed the first time I watched it from my hospital bed during a difficult recovery. So beautiful with this caring teacher and those lovely children. I was an emotional mess anyway, and even cried at Coke ads, as I recall--the ones about the whole world singing. Those images are stuck in my mind and in my heart.

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rateyes

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Sat Jul-28-07 01:52 PM
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5. Wow, what a story. I wonder if we could do something

to convince the stars of today to do it again, this time as a peace effort.

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msongs

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Sat Jul-28-07 01:53 PM
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6. good song to sing at the dems convention next year nt

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silverweb

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Sat Jul-28-07 02:59 PM
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8. Great idea!

Every word of those lyrics applies 10-fold to the world today and it would be entirely appropriate at the Democratic Convention.

The lines, "There's a choice we're making, We're saving our own lives," ring true with special urgency right now, with the global warming crisis and peak oil.

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LoZoccolo

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Sat Jul-28-07 02:00 PM
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7. John Oates actually singing, lol. n/t

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rateyes

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Sat Jul-28-07 03:13 PM
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11. I thought he did pretty well....

considering. :)

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rubberducky

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Sat Jul-28-07 03:08 PM
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9. Thank you, thank you! That was ssoooo great!

Didn`t Michael do this song at a super bowl halftime? Unless my senior brain cells fail me , I believe he did. I have searched all over trying to find a video of it. But, it was grear, he had a bunch of kids and it sure did leave me in tears.Like this video it was right up there with all time top moments in music. It`s right up there with Bette Midler doing "Wind Beneath My Wings" after 9-1-1. Again thanks for posting! I went to you tube and put it in my favs.

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rubberducky

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Sat Jul-28-07 04:08 PM
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12. rateyes, I have the 45rpm record( yes, record).

I bought 2, one to play and one to keep. The one I kept to play turned white with use!

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djjimz

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Sat Jul-28-07 11:25 PM
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13. Thank you so much...

Thank you so much, I haven't seen and heard that in years, yet I remember so vividly when it came out.
Good God, what has happened to us?
You don't have to answer --- I know...

Thank you again.
God Bless America
and God help us!

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