the song we are the world was recorded in 1985.
the song we are the world was recorded in 1985.
when was the song we are the world recorded?
1985
other artists who recorded the song included hildegarde (on decca), bing crosby (recorded 30 december 1947), martha tilton (on coral), and vaughn monroe (on v-disc). al martino revived the song for capitol records in 1968. another version was recorded in the 1960s by hank locklin, connie francis and vera lynn. a german version of the song also covered by edith 'lolita' zuser. an instrumental version was also covered by billy vaughn. hank snow also recorded a version in 1963 on his album "i've been everywhere". another french singer, patricia kaas used "lili marlene" as an intro for her song "d'allemagne" and sang the entire song during concerts in the 1990s. matia bazar (italy) recorded an uptempo beat song called "lili marleen" on her 1982 album "berlino, parigi, londra". the song is a "spoken words" early 1980s dance track. spanish group olé olé, led by marta sánchez, released an electro-pop version of the song in 1985. it became one of the best-selling singles in spain of the 1980s, and paved way for the singer to have a successful career. the song was eventually included in the also best-selling album "bailando sin salir de casa" in 1986. german blackmetal band eisregen recorded a version of "lili marlene" on their album "hexenhaus". the german gothic metal/industrial metal band atrocity released the song in both languages (english & german) on "gemini": on the blue edition was the german version, and on the red edition was the english version. kid creole and the coconuts included an uptempo, disco-influenced version of "lili marlene", with german lyrics sung by coconut adriana kaegi, on their 1980 debut lp release "off the coast of me". carly simon recorded the song as the third track on her 1997 arista cd "film noir". it has also been translated into hawaiian by kiope raymond, and recorded by raymond and pearl rose on rose's 2000 album "homecoming". most recently it was recorded by neil hannon of the irish pop group the divine comedy as a b-side to the 2006 single "a lady of a certain age". a slow-tempo instrumental version can be found on the compilation lp, "vienna: city of dreams", by the austrian zither master anton karas. "lili marlene" has been adopted as the regimental slow march by the special air service, special air service regiment and princess patricia's canadian light infantry, and its melody is the basis of the official march of kodam iii/siliwangi in the indonesian army.
lili marleen
danny and the champions of the world recorded and released their second album, "streets of our time", in 2010. the band released the album on loose. danny & the champions of the world recorded the album whilst on tour with the magic numbers and drive-by truckers. "streets of our time" was met with much critical acclaim and shifted the band to a more rock, less folk sound.
danny and the champions of the world