The song We Are The World is officially re-released as "We Are The World - 25", but is it any good?

Examiner.com ^ | Feb. 12, 2010 | Réne Girard

[RGirard]

The song "We Are The World" was originally released in 1985 to raise money for Africa, and now it has been re-released in 2010 as "We Are The World - 25" to raise money for Haiti, but is it any good?

... The new version features none of the original singers except Michael Jackson who is spliced in for a duet with his sister Janet. We Are The World -25 was first shown tonight, Feb. 12, before the opening ceremony for the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver on NBC, local station KNSD 7 in San Diego.

Here are some current online reactions.

"The new song is not good at all. Older version blows it away." ~ Yahoo! Music User

"this is a horrible remake the talent in the first version is miles ahead of these "singers" of today... it is really sad to see that these are the musicans we have today!" ~ mike

"I like the new remake of the song we are the world.It was good. But the old song was better." ~ sicpup

There also seems to be some displeasure toward the change in lyrics. Yes, for some reason the song has been re-written both musically and lyrically ...

"It's sad, in a time when our "World" needs God the most, you chose to leave Him out." ~ hunny

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[philetus]

We are the world left out billions of other people.

[philetus]

John Kerry, The only “combat” soldier in VietNam who had his own photographer follow him around in the jungle.

[CajunConservative]

I hated it the first time around and really detest it this time around. It’s a good example of how crappy today’s music is.

[swmobuffalo]

This version was ok, except for the rappers and who ever it was screaming in the upper register for a few bars.

[cowboyusa]

Globalist Communist Crap.

[MikeD]

Al Jardine of the Beach Boys. Brian Wilson was there, too, in a matching shirt...

[nfldgirl]

Thanks Mike D! Didn’t recognize him; appreciate the reply!