# "We Are the World"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/12301>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 27, 1999, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/12301 "1999-12-27T19:08:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 1999, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/12301/1 "1999-12-28T06:40:00Z")

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In the video from this song from the mid-80s, who is the woman standing directly to the right of Ray Charles?

It’s not Diana Ross, and it’s not LaToya Jackson–LaToya is about three people farther over to the right.

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**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 1999, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/12301/2 "1999-12-27T19:08:00Z")

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I only have one comment and it’s not even to answer your question: I hate this song.

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**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 1999, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/12301/3 "1999-12-27T19:28:00Z")

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That woman is actually Bruce Springsteen in disguise. He wanted to sing two parts in the song…

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“Teaching without words and work without doing are understood by very few.”  
-Tao Te Ching

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**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 1999, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/12301/4 "1999-12-27T20:08:00Z")

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Isn’t it Michael Jackson?

Oh, wait…Michael Jackson is a _ **white** _ woman.

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Live a Lush Life  
Da Chef

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 1999, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/12301/5 "1999-12-27T22:40:00Z")

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It’s Sheila E. One of Prince’s proteges