<P> The final night of recording was held on January 28, 1985, at A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood . Michael Jackson arrived at 9 pm, earlier than the other artists, to record his solo section and record a vocal chorus by himself . He was subsequently joined in the recording studio by the remaining USA for Africa artists, who included Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen and Smokey Robinson . Also in attendance were five of Jackson's siblings: Jackie, La Toya, Marlon, Randy and Tito . Many of the participants came straight from an American Music Award ceremony, which had been held that same night . Invited musician Prince, who would have had a part in which he and Michael Jackson sang to each other, did not attend the recording session . The reason given for his absence has varied . One newspaper claimed that the singer did not want to record with other acts . Another report, from the time of "We Are the World" 's recording, suggested that the musician did not want to partake in the session because organizer Bob Geldof called him a "creep". Prince did, however, donate an exclusive track, "4 The Tears In Your Eyes", for the We Are the World album . In all, more than 45 of America's top musicians participated in the recording, and another 50 had to be turned away . Upon entering the recording studio, the musicians were greeted by a sign pinned to the door which read, "Please check your egos at the door ." They were also greeted by Stevie Wonder, who proclaimed that if the recording was not completed in one take, he and Ray Charles, two blind men, would drive everybody home . </P> <P> Each of the performers took their position at around 10: 30 pm and began to sing . Several hours passed before Stevie Wonder announced that he would like to substitute a line in Swahili for the "sha - lum sha - lin - gay" sound . At this point, Waylon Jennings left the recording studio for a short time when it was suggested by some that the song be sung in Swahili . A heated debate ensued, in which several artists also rejected the suggestion . The "sha - lum sha - lin - gay" sound ran into opposition as well and was subsequently removed from the song . Jennings returned to the studio and participated in the recording, which bears his name in the end credits . The participants eventually decided to sing something meaningful in English . They chose to sing the new line "One world, Our children", which most of the participants enjoyed . </P> <P> In the early hours of the morning, two Ethiopian women, guests of Stevie Wonder, were brought into the recording studio--it had been decided that a portion of the proceeds raised would be used to bring aid to those affected by the recent famine in Ethiopia . They thanked the singers on behalf of their country, bringing several artists to tears, before being led from the room . Wonder attempted to lighten the mood, by joking that the recording session gave him a chance to "see" fellow blind musician Ray Charles . "We just sort of bumped into each other!" The solo parts of the song were recorded without any problems . The final version of "We Are the World" was completed at 8 am . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "We Are the World" The structuring of "We Are the World" is said to "create a sense of continuous surprise and emotional buildup". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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