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“We Are the World” by Japanese celebrity impersonators

By John Q. Sanchez on February 21, 2008


Their Kim Carnes (her lyric: “when we”) is particularly inaccurate. Thank you, listener David, for the tip!


Similarly: “Something to Believe In,” a “We Are the World” parody by the Ramones, starring impersonators plus actual punk-rockish West Coast luminaries including Rodney Bingenheimer, John & Exene from X, Mary Woronov, Toni Basil, Spinal Tap, Sparks, and more! Read more…

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