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Brother Buzz

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14. A reminder Harry Belafonte put the buzz in Lionel Richie's head and he ran with it

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #12)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:14 PM

Nov 28

Oh, Stevie Wonder was initially penciled in to co-write the song with Michael Jackson, but two weeks before the recording, with no song, it became clear it wasn’t gonna happen. Lionel Richie was wearing, like, five hats that night but Quincy Jones deserves the credit holding it all together and getting it across the finish line.

Great 2024 Netflix documentary merits a view if you can find it:

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024⁨PG-13⁩Documentary

On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.

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A reminder It was cowritten by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones Wiz Imp Nov 28 #12

A reminder Harry Belafonte put the buzz in Lionel Richie's head and he ran with it Brother Buzz Nov 28 #14

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