This made me smile

This page contains a video featuring the song "Stand By Me", performed virtually by musicians all over the planet. Well, mostly in the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

The opening paragraph of the accompanying note claims, "If this video doesn't bring a tear to your eyes and makes you smile for the rest of the day, you are a cold hearted bastard. Watch it from beginning to end—you won't regret it."

I thought I might be the proverbial cold hearted bastard as I was mainly interested in the music and the concept. But it did, in fact, de-bastardize me.

Here's the page where it appears.

Here's a slightly abbreviated version: