We are the World

Hoje, enquanto via o telejornal de uma qualquer televisão, reparei que o tema do momento é a crise financeira.
Contudo eu apelido esta crise de crise de milhões. E acho que é pertinente reflectir e observar onde está a verdadeira crise...

Na minha opinião a crise está neste momento, no preciso local onde estava em 1985.

Mais de 20 anos depois, continuam a haver crianças a morrer de fome e sede em África. Não só em África acontece este fenómeno, um pouco por todo o mundo, denominado de "3º Mundo". Eu acho que finalmente percebi porque é que os apelidam de "3º Mundo", a justificação reside no facto de eles serem precisamente os terceiros responsáveis pela situação em que se encontram. Os países de 1º Mundo (ou desenvolvidos) e os de 2º Mundo (ou em desenvolvimento) nada fazem e apenas exploram os de 3º... Mas esta é uma forma de percebermos que existem muitos mundos dentro deste planeta e muitos seres humanos com diferentes direitos... alguns tem o direito de serem escravizados e outros tem o dever de escravizar... esta é a verdadeira diferença de mundos.

E acho que esta é uma boa altura para relembrar onde reside a crise. E acho que não há melhor do que relembrar a música "We are the World", música interpretada por vários cantores e actores, que se juntaram a Bob Geldof.

Lista de interpretes:

Dan Aykroyd Harry Belafonte Lindsey Buckingham Kim Carnes Ray Charles Bob Dylan Sheila E. Bob Geldof Daryl Hall James Ingram Jackie Jackson LaToya Jackson Marlon Jackson

Michael Jackson Randy Jackson Tito Jackson Al Jarreau Waylon Jennings Billy Joel Cyndi Lauper Huey Lewis Kenny Loggins Bette Midler Willie Nelson John Oates Jeffrey Osborne

Steve Perry The Pointer Sisters Lionel Richie Smokey Robinson Kenny Rogers Diana Ross Paul Simon Bruce Springsteen Tina Turner Dionne Warwick Stevie Wonder

Links:

• Wiki
• USA for África
  

Fica a letra da música e a própria música para ajudar a reflectir sobre a verdadeira crise.

Letra da música:

LIONEL RICHIE
There comes a time when we heed a certain call

LIONEL RICHIE & STEVIE WONDER
When the world must come together as one

STEVIE WONDER
There are people dying

PAUL SIMON
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life

PAUL SIMON & KENNY ROGERS
The greatest gift of all

KENNY ROGERS
We can't go on pretending day by day

JAMES INGRAM
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

TINA TURNER
We are all a part of God's great big family

BILLY JOEL
And the truth,

TINA TURNER/BILLY JOEL
you know, love is all we need

MICHAEL JACKSON
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who'll make a brighter day
So let's start giving

DIANA ROSS
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives

MICHAEL JACKSON & DIANA ROSS
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

DIONNE WARWICK
Oh, Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares

DIONNE WARWICK & WILLIE NELSON
And their lives will be stronger and free

WILLIE NELSON
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread

AL JARRREAU
And so we all must lend a helping hand

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
We are the world, we are the children

KENNY LOGINS
We are the ones who'll make a brighter day
So let's start giving

STEVE PERRY
Oh, there's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives

DARYL HALL
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

MICHAEL JACKSON
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all

HUEY LEWIS
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall

CINDY LAUPER
Well, well, well, well let us realize that a change
can only
come

KIM CARNES
When we

KIM CARNES/CINDY LAUPER/HUEY LEWIS
stand together as one

Chorus:
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
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

BOB DYLAN
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

Chorus:
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

BOB DYLAN
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

RAY CHARLES
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

STEVIE WONDER/BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

STEVIE WONDER
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

STEVIE WONDER/BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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

Chorus:
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

JAMES INGRAM
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

RAY CHARLES
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

Chorus:
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

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