<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> <P> "We Are the World" is sung from a first person viewpoint, allowing the audience to "internalize" the message by singing the word we together . It has been described as "an appeal to human compassion". The first lines in the song's repetitive chorus proclaim, "We are the world, we are the children, we are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving". "We Are the World" opens with Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Tina Turner, and Billy Joel singing the first verse . Michael Jackson and Diana Ross follow, completing the first chorus together . Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, and Al Jarreau sing the second verse, before Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, and Daryl Hall go through the second chorus . Co-writer Jackson, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, and Kim Carnes follow with the song's bridge . This structuring of the song is said to "create a sense of continuous surprise and emotional buildup". "We Are the World" concludes with Bob Dylan and Ray Charles singing a full chorus, Wonder and Springsteen duetting, and ad libs from Charles and Ingram . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Conductor </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Quincy Jones </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Soloists (in order of appearance) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lionel Richie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stevie Wonder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Simon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenny Rogers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Ingram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tina Turner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Billy Joel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Diana Ross </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dionne Warwick </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willie Nelson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Al Jarreau </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bruce Springsteen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenny Loggins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steve Perry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daryl Hall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Huey Lewis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyndi Lauper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kim Carnes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bob Dylan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ray Charles </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chorus (alphabetically) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dan Aykroyd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Belafonte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lindsey Buckingham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mario Cipollina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johnny Colla </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sheila E . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bob Geldof </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Gibson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chris Hayes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sean Hopper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackie Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> La Toya Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marlon Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Randy Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tito Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Waylon Jennings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bette Midler </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Oates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeffrey Osborne </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Pointer Sisters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Smokey Robinson </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Instrument players </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Paich--synthesizers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Boddicker--synthesizers, programming </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paulinho da Costa--percussion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis Johnson--synth bass </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Omartian--keyboards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greg Phillinganes--keyboards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Robinson--drums </Td> </Tr> </Table> Bob Geldof sang as part of the chorus . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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