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Videos / Opinion / Jeff Hahne / News "We are the World" remake disappoints
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 4:14 PM
If you've watched any of the coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver — especially the Opening Ceremonies — chances are you've seen the remake of "We Are the World" which was done in support of Haiti.
The video, kicks off at 1:30:
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Now, where do I start with this... How about the beginning? You're trying to get donations for Haiti, and, most likely, you'd like those donations to come from people with money. So, to kick it off with Justin Beiber. Most adults are probably watching and saying, "Who is that girl with the boyish haircut?" Seriously, Justin Bieber to start it off?!?
Next up, you have Jennifer Hudson (I've never been a fan of her screaming), but regardless of her talents, she's paired up with Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls. Scherzinger had two successful albums with the PCD before leaving to release her solo album. You remember that solo album, right? It was released in... oh yeah, it was never released.
It picks up a little with a toned-down Jennifer Nettles and powerful Josh Groban... Tony Bennett, Mary J. Blige... and then you get Janet, er, Michael, er... one of the Jacksons. Barbra Striesand...
Um, Miley Cyrus? Really? Teens can't even pay their cell phone bills but you want them to donate to Haiti? And then we get Jamie Foxx and a screaming Wyclef Jean?
Adam Levine, Pink... Usher, Celine Dion... a quick guitar riff by Orianthi... Fergie sings... Toni Braxton...
Then it goes downhill again. Lil Wayne singing with Autotune - now it's a fucking joke, right? Jamie Foxx imitating Ray Charles again? Seriously, Jamie? You won an Oscar, let's move on...
Freakin' T-Pain?! OK... I give up. Seriously. People should donate to Haiti for the sake of the people in that country, but not because these people ruined a classic song from my youth.
I don't mind the breakdown with LL Cool J, Will.i.am, Kanye, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes.... I just thought that where the original used talented singers, this one failed... The original had Lionel Richie, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson... It was bound not to meet such a high mark. They should have started fresh and done a new song.
UPDATE: Jay-Z doesn't like it either.
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