Posted on 02/13/2010 11:09:51 AM PST by 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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(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
We are the world left out billions of other people.
John Kerry, The only “combat” soldier in VietNam who had his own photographer follow him around in the jungle.
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.
This version was ok, except for the rappers and who ever it was screaming in the upper register for a few bars.
Globalist Communist Crap.
Al Jardine of the Beach Boys. Brian Wilson was there, too, in a matching shirt...
Thanks Mike D! Didn’t recognize him; appreciate the reply!
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