| Spiderman promoted the wisdom that with great | | | | songs but perhaps one of the most memorable is |
| power comes great responsibility. Makes sense really. | | | | really Heal the World. |
| To whom much is given, much is required. Michael | | | | Together with We Are the World, Heal the World is |
| Jackson is one of the best examples of this | | | | one of the more visually captivating performances of |
| selflessness. During the height of his popularity in the | | | | Michael Jackson because it would often involve an |
| 80s and 90s, MJ took advantage of his influence and | | | | elaborate production with many children doing a United |
| reach in order to spread the word about different | | | | Nations act in the stage - particularly during the halftime |
| problems and advocacies of the world. | | | | show of the Super bowl XXVII. |
| This is why we have songs such as Heal the World | | | | As a testament to the selflessness of Michael |
| and We Are the World. | | | | Jackson, the video of Heal the World is one of the |
| We Are the World is a songwriting collaboration of | | | | rare videos which did not feature the likeness of MJ. |
| Michael Jackson with Lionel Richie for charity and for | | | | Heal the World was released with the album |
| spreading the word about the state of famine, hunger, | | | | Dangerous in 1991. Michael shared that he created this |
| drought, political instability and poverty in Ethiopia and | | | | song while in the Giving Tree inside his Neverland |
| other countries in Africa. | | | | Ranch. |
| From a single dual collaboration, the production, written | | | | While participating in an Internet chat with MJ in the |
| in 1985, became a superpower recording track | | | | year 2001, he admitted that Heal the World is the one |
| featuring the heavy musical stars of that time. Here | | | | song which he is most proud to have created |
| are the artists who participated with a distinct solo part: | | | | because it has become an anthem for worthy causes |
| - Lionel Richie | | | | throughout the years. |
| - Stevie Wonder | | | | To make sure that MJ was not all words and no |
| - Paul Simon | | | | action, he formed the Heal the World foundation. This |
| - Kenny Rogers | | | | was a non-profit group for the protection of the |
| - James Ingram | | | | welfare of under-privileged children. |
| - Tina Turner | | | | Michael has been very active throughout his life in |
| - Billy Joel | | | | aiding other unprivileged people. He had forged special |
| - Michael Jackson | | | | friendships with children with sicknesses, most notably |
| - Diana Ross | | | | the one whom he dedicated the song Gone Too |
| - Dionne Warwick | | | | Soon. |
| - Willie Nelson | | | | As it turned out Gone Too Soon was a fitting song for |
| - Al Jarreau | | | | MJ himself. |
| - Bruce Springsteen | | | | During his funeral held recently in the Staples Center, |
| - Kenny Loggins | | | | the selflessness of Michael was honored with an |
| - Steve Perry | | | | ensemble performance of Heal the Worldand We Are |
| - Daryl Hall | | | | the World last July 7, 2009. In old-school fashion, |
| - Huey Lewis | | | | children wearing various cultural wardrobe were |
| - Cyndi Lauper | | | | shown. |
| - Kim Carnes | | | | MJ has been successful in using his wide-reaching |
| - Bob Dylan | | | | superstardom in order to communicate messages to |
| - Ray Charles | | | | the whole world that change is indeed possible. The |
| That's a supernova right there. In fact, the single was | | | | initiative just has to come from one's self in order to |
| so successful that it was able to raise about $63 | | | | start making progress. Michael was able to go beyond |
| million for the relief operations against famine. | | | | color, race, age and gender to show us that |
| MJ didn't stop there. He had many social awareness | | | | selflessness will always be remembered well. |