Sentuhan Quincy Jones Proyek Amal dalam Lagu We Are The World, Begini Liriknya

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Quincy Jones, seorang musisi, produser, penata musik, serta pemilik dan eksekutif label rekaman, meninggal dunia pada usia 91 tahun di kediamannya di kawasan Bel Air, Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat, pada Ahad, 3 November 2024, dikelilingi oleh keluarganya.

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"Malam ini, dengan hati yang hancur, kami harus menyampaikan berita meninggalnya ayah dan saudara kami Quincy Jones," kata keluarga Jones dalam sebuah pernyataan seperti dikutip dari Billboard, Senin.

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Sepanjang kariernya yang berlangsung lebih dari 60 tahun di industri hiburan, Jones telah bekerja sama dengan sejumlah bintang besar, termasuk Count Basie, Clark Terry, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, dan Michael Jackson.

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Lagu tersebut merupakan persembahan dari Amerika Serikat untuk Afrika, dengan hasil dari penjualan rekaman dan film yang digunakan untuk mengatasi kelaparan di benua itu. Upaya ini menyatukan musisi dari berbagai genre dan latar belakang untuk berkolaborasi dalam satu lagu.

Banyak dari para musisi datang langsung setelah AMA atau bahkan terbang khusus ke Los Angeles untuk acara ini. Pada masa yang penuh kompetisi dalam sejarah musik, mereka setuju untuk mengesampingkan ego mereka. Musisi-musisi ini termasuk nama-nama besar seperti Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, dan Bob Dylan.

Ditulis oleh Michael Jackson dan Lionel Richie, rekaman ini tidak hanya menyentuh hati, tetapi juga diwarnai momen ceria seperti menyanyikan lagu Day-O karya Harry Belafonte, saling menandatangani lembaran musik, hingga momen penuh rasa syukur dan haru.

Dilansir dari rollingstone.com, Michael Jackson, yang dikenal sebagai bintang pop terbesar di dunia, menyanyikan bagian reff lagu dan mengiringi dirinya sendiri. Ia merekam bagian vokal ini pada pukul 9 malam, sementara musisi lain terus berdatangan ke studio.

Single tersebut meraih kesuksesan komersial besar: 800.000 kopi awal dari "We Are the World" habis terjual hanya dalam tiga hari setelah peluncurannya. Rekaman ini menjadi single pop dengan penjualan tercepat dalam sejarah Amerika.

Di Tower Records, West Hollywood, sebanyak 1.000 kopi lagu tersebut terjual hanya dalam dua hari. Richard Petitpas, seorang karyawan toko, mengatakan, "Single nomor satu biasanya terjual sekitar 100 hingga 125 kopi per minggu."

Lirik lagu We Are The World

There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all

We can't go on
Pretending day-by-day
That someone, somewhere soon make a change
We're all a part of God's great big family
And the truth, you know, love is all we need

We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me

Oh, send them your heart
So they know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
And so we all must lend a helping hand

We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
Oh, there's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me

When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well let us realize
Oh, that a change can only come
When we stand together as one, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, let me hear you!

We are the world (we are the world)
We are the children (said we are the children)
We are the ones who'll make a brighter day
So let start giving (so let's start giving)

There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a brighter day
Just you and me, come on now, let me hear you

We are the world (we are the world)
We are the children (we are the children)
We are the ones who'll make a brighter day
So let's start giving (so let's start giving)

There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me, yeah

We are the world (we are the world)
We are the children (we are the children)
We are the ones who'll make a brighter day
So let's start giving (so let's start giving)

There's a choice we're making
And we're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
We are the world (one world)
We are the children (our children)
We are the ones who'll make a brighter day
So let's start giving (so let's start giving)

There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me

We are the world, we are the world (one world)
We are the children, yes sir (our children)
We are the ones that make a brighter day (one world)
So let's start giving (so let's start giving)

There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me, ooh-hoo!

We are the world (dear God) (one world)
We are the children (our children)
We are the ones that make a brighter day so let's start giving
All right, can you hear what I said? (So let's start giving)

There's a choice we're making, we're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day

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