THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP is a fabulous trip down memory lane with music legends and icons. This “Making Of” is a huge jolt to remembering when “the greatest artists came together for one night to save lives.”
Children were starving in Africa. Mothers were clutching their babies and dying in the streets. This is why famine relief was born. WE ARE THE WORLD took flight and brought over sixty pop stars together in a studio on January 25, 1985, to create this song and phenomenon. Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie wrote the music and lyrics. This film shares never-before-seen moments of that process and what it took to bring the music industry’s top echelon together. Security was tight. There could be no leaks. They sang all night after the American Music Awards ceremony ended. It’s truly amazing to watch Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Kenny Loggins, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, Harry Belafonte, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, and so many others lending their voices to make a difference in the world. It was fascinating, funny, intense, and highly entertaining.
THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP was told by several stars who were there and experienced the moment. Lionel Ritchie said it best. “Always enjoy coming home. The house will be there, but the people won’t. The recording studio was Lionel’s house. It can never be repeated. WE ARE THE WORLD premiered all over the globe at the exact same minute in time. It still raises millions of dollars to help wipe out hunger. Don’t miss watching this film. There was only one ask before entering the recording studio…” check your egos at the door.”
THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP is streaming on Netflix.
