We Are the World
Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, recorded by USA for Africa, 1985
Fabrics, embroidery thread and polyester fiber fill
Evelyn Kain
The song is a charity single performed by dozens of singers. The over-lapping “children” suggest the layering of voices as well as the idea of world unity expressed in the lyrics. Varied shapes, lively patterns and bright colors support the idea that diversity can “make a better day for you and me.”
Richie, along with others, created a Covid-19 video version for the season finale of American Idol that features singers’ faces superimposed on once crowded American landmarks emptied by the pandemic in 2020.
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