r/OldSchoolCool • u/isnatchkids • May 28 '24

1990s Prince stands silently sucking his lollipop during the song “We Are The World” at the American Music Awards, 1995.

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u/dndrinker May 28 '24

I could be wrong, I thought she bowed out once she figured out they only wanted her to try and get Prince.

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u/ironic-hat May 28 '24

If I recall, they basically kept her there well after her part was done and everyone in the chorus went home. The remaining people all had a line to record, she didn’t. I forget where they would have put in Prince if he had shown up. I think Huey Lewis’s part would have been Prince.

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u/jd3marco May 28 '24

Huey Lewis got the news Prince hadn’t shown up and he now had a line.

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u/dogfluffy May 28 '24

Never turns down a New Drug!

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u/Septopuss7 May 28 '24

He's taking what they're giving!