‘We Are The World’ heard around the world 30 years ago this hour (Apr 5 1985)


Video: 'The Making of "We Are the World" - USA for Africa - 1985'

(Good Friday, April 5, 1985, 10:50 a.m. EST) — “We Are The World” by USA for Africa, a song and charity single for African famine relief featuring 45 famous recording artists, was played simultaneously today in a special Good Friday broadcast on more than 5,000 radio stations in the U.S.