"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"
This lovely song never fails to get me teary eyed... more so when MJ is no longer around. I got to know MJ when I was 12 years old, having heard the song 'Ben'. I was moved that I asked my fellow classmate for the lyrics. That was sometime in 1983 and there was no such thing as the internet.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"
Then in 1985, we performed 'We Are The World' during a school function... well, we were lip-synching actually but I remember we had so much fun, dressing up like the singers characters. I totally forgot whose line I sang to... probably Tina Turner's but I can't really recall. Come to think of it, I can't remember who sang as MJ, Lionel Ritchie, Willie Nelson... but I'm pretty sure Susan B sang Cyndi Lauper's line.
Now, Emila from Emila's Illustrated Blog came up with a brilliant meme aptly calling it We Are The World. You see, she was inspired to gather as many bloggers from all over the world on a single list while playing this awesome game quiz 'Can you name the singers from ‘We Are The World‘?'.
I didn't do too well, scoring only 24 out of 36 but I think that's not too bad. Try it, you'll get the adrenalin rush cos you only have 8 minutes to name all the singers. And no cheating OK!
OK, I wanna tag my friends Anny, Crystal, KadusMama, Chegu Carol, Sweet Girlicious, Rozella, TH, Kengkaru Kong and Maslight.
*Start Copy Here*
You do not have to be tagged to play along. The game is simple and so are the rules.
1. Copy from *Start Copy Here* through *End Copy Here*
2. Add your site(s) to the list. Just be sure to post at each site you add.
3. Tag as many bloggers as you like so the list keeps on growing.
4. Let me know your blog’s name and url by leaving me (Emila) a comment HERE. I will add you to the master list.
5. Come back and copy the master list back to your site, often. This process will allow late-comers to get as much link benefit as the first ones in.
We Are The World Bloggers Master List:
1. Emila Yusof 2. The Other Side of Emila 3. Mariuca 4. Mariuca's Perfume Gallery 5. Meow Diaries 6. Unlisted One 7. Spiff, The Spaceman 8. My Sweet Escape 9. Nota Nurul 10. Life's Tapestry 11. Spontaneous Insignificancy 12. LadyJava 13. Miss Igorota 14. Mumblings 15. AnnyBoo 16. Yoon See 17. Jia’s Life 18. Also Mommy 19. The Walk of Life 20.Pretty Firefly 21. Untouchable EARTH 22. Baterya 23. Comedy Plus 24. Bain 25. Strawberry Milkshake 26. Turn-U-Off 27. Jom Heboh Di Sini 28. Notes by Marvic 29. Memoir Mez 30.Origena 31.Walking Newspaper 32. Nurul Aqilah 33. Bluedreamer 34. Breaking the Boundaries 35. A Great Pleasure 36. Time Goes By 37. Life According To Me 38. Kancing itu Butang 39. In my Kitchen 40. Fyzal’s Territory 41. Wiggy’s World 42. A Simple Life 43. A Taxi Ride 44. Single Life of Me 45. Little Bits of Info 46. Ode to Adrienne 47. KMP 48. Mommy’s Little Corner 49. Wondermom 50. Tom’s Place 4 Well Whatever 51. Empty Streets 52. Crafty Heart 53. Phat Wallet 54. AtheAthirahTaha 55. Phat Woman 56. Off The Top Of My Head 57. Simple Happy Life 58. Moore Blog Life 59. Twisted Sister 60. Fickleminded 61. Sweet Nothings 62. Fida Abbot 63.Business Matters 64.5577 Studio 65. Embrace Life 66.KuE 67. Mom’s Special Diary 68. Her and History 69. Survivor: The Reality of My Life 70. Anything under the Sun 71. My Careless Whispers 72. Basic Bloganomics 73. Speedcat Hollydale 74.Housewife@Work 75. Unsolved Mysteries in the World 76. Pensive Thoughts 77.My Wedding Day 78. Blogscope 79. BloggersBase 80. Coffee Creamer & Sugar 81. Verging on 40 82. My Adventures 83. Laine's Abode 84. You’re next!
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yay!..i pn nk buat jugak nih... :)
ReplyDeletewe are the worlddddddddddddddddddd :D
ReplyDeleteYou sang in your schools version of We are the world? Wah cool la you ... I have such a horrible voice no one invites me to sing at all ... LOL!
ReplyDeleteyay nessa!! added you to the list! come back and copy!
ReplyDeleteHi Nessa, well done, scoring 24 out of 36.
ReplyDeleteGreat!
seriously I could only name a handful of them only so I did not bother to do the quiz...LOL...I guess i'm still young...LOL
ReplyDeleteawww this is such a beautiful song XD I didn't listen to Micheal Jackson but my prays go out to his family and children.
ReplyDeleteJia ~ Ramai dah buat tag ni... best, best! Harap2 PR kita naik lepas ni :D
ReplyDeleteAnny ~ Oooh, Anny's singing!! *listening intently*
ReplyDeleteNessa I still bersedih this. :( Have you seen the BET tribute? I baru post. OMG sia mau nangis balik oh trus...
ReplyDeleteSpiff ~ No la, we lip-synched only. Mulut je kumat-kamit tapi bunyi sebenar from the kaset... hehe
ReplyDeleteNeyo lah punya performance yg kasi hancur my hati. *sob sob sob*
ReplyDeleteEmila ~ OK, will do. Thanks Emila! :)
ReplyDeleteYoon See ~ Did you take the quiz Yoon See? I couldn't recognize some of the faces cos they were hidden la.
ReplyDeleteKen ~ LOL! You are young eh... what a clever excuse... hehe
ReplyDeleteMaura ~ Hi Maura! Welcome to Mumblings :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it's beautiful song with lovely lyrics. I grew up listening to his songs, it's hard not to get affected but at least he is in a better place. Rest in peace MJ.
Thanks for dropping by!
Rozella ~ Awww Rozie :'( ((Hugs))
ReplyDeleteI didn't know anything about any tribute... I went and checked out the videos just now :'( :'(
@ Spiff - Spaceman dunno how to sing ah? Nanyi katak only issit? :P
ReplyDelete:( Sedih kan...okay lah sia mau stop this before I tambah more the emo.. Sigh. Goodnight babes. See ya in the morrow.
ReplyDeleteOh my!! That was sooooo looonggg ago... and you are right I did the Cindy Lauper part :-D We had so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how much MJ touched people's lives. I can't believe I sang his song when I was barely 13 years old, and my daughter is now nearly 13 years old and she sings MJ songs...
The world somehow is not the same with the passing of MJ..
Hey Nessa! Added u to my list edi, enjoy ur Monday! :)
ReplyDeleteSusan B ~ Hi Susan! :)
ReplyDeleteYa, can you believe that was 24 years ago??!! :O It's too bad I didn't get to take any pictures of our performance, would have been great ya.
I miss everyone! Henry with his cheekiness, Clarence with his macho look, and who can forget mr. genius Frank... hehe
My sons love MJ too especially the youngest. Every time I sing to MJ songs, he would be surprised and says, 'Mommy, you know this song?!' LOL!
Thanks for dropping by, take care ya :)
Rozella ~ Goodnight Rozie... eh, it's morning oredi!! It's a brand new day, let's start the day with positiveness and happiness :D
ReplyDeleteMarzie ~ Heyya Marzieeee!! Thanks dear. Have yourself a lovely Tuesday! :D
ReplyDeletelets hear it again!
ReplyDeleteoh no...sia akun kalah ni kalau psl mo identify sepa2 tu artist. hehehe
ReplyDeleteTH ~ We are the world... we are the children! Lalala :D
ReplyDeleteCarol ~ Eh, belum cuba belum tahu ba. I'm sure you can identify MJ and Lionel Ritchie ;)
ReplyDeletePunya banyak tag sya lidut mo buat suda hahaha... tapi nanti sya buat! Sya ada ni kaset dulu macam year 1984 mungkin tu. Sometimes, berangan2 la sya kunun2 ada part sya menyanyi juga hehehee...
ReplyDeleteCrystal ~ No problem Crystal. Sia seja taruh ko punya link, bikin cukup quorum ba. Don wori :D
ReplyDeleteIya, sia pun ada kaset dia tapi I don think buli play lagi. Kaset player pun rusak oredi :(
Oh itu dua mmg lah can identify...plus cindy lauper...baru 3...mau squint dulu mata mo tinguk sepa suma dlm tu group. bah, nanti sia usaha dengan lebih gigih dulu then i post this tag ok...
ReplyDeleteCarol ~ No probs chegu... take your time :)
ReplyDeletehi nessa, i've just joined this meme. Pls add me to yr list! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteA Great Pleasure
http://agreatpleasure.com
Time Goes By
http://timegoesby-mj.blogspot.com
Jean ~ Done! Both your blogs are added in my list already :)
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