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Lionel Richie Expresses Regret over Not Including Madonna in 'We Are the World' Lineup

Lionel Richie opens up about choosing between Madonna and Cyndi Lauper at the time for the song on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!.'

The Greatest Night in Pop, a new Netflix documentary directed by Bao Nguyen and released in January, offers an inside look into the one-night making of "We Are the World" — a charity single in support of African famine relief, specifically in Ethiopia, that became one of the most successful hits of all time. Richie and Michael Jackson penned the track together, and it was produced by Quincy Jones, with an ensemble of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Bette Midler lending their vocals to bring it to life. “If you’ve ever been in a symphony and you’re sitting close to the orchestra, you feel all that vibration and that energy and that music like a wave over you,” cameraman Ken Woo told PEOPLE.

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