Only in the 80's.....It was for a great cause..It got MTV exposure...Could anything of this magnitude be done again?

i hated it. and then they played it too much.it was to syrupy for me. when i was a music video freak back in the day when this came on i would turn the channel-fast

I liked the original Rod Stewart version from 1982.

Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager wrote this song awhile ago, and Rod Stewart originally recorded it for the soundtrack of the movie "Night Shift" back in '82. I loved that version . I wasn't so hot about the all-star remake done several years later, With Stevie, Dionne, and friends...





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Um, no. NO!

Burt is God.

Still waiting for his collaborations with Dr Dre to surface.

http://www.nme.com/news/104117.htm

paligap said:

i never knew it was a remake. maybe it has hope afterall. but since i was traumatized by it back in the day i don't have the strength to listen to the orginal.

"Hated it!"







Whatever year that song came out... I heard way way too much of it (still remember all the words). And it was too cheesy even for me at the time (and I was born in `80).

When was this again?

Look at Gladys' hair. Isn't it beautiful? Girl has always had impeccable hair.



What were we talking about?

Rod Stewarts original version of this song is way better. Not nearly as pretentious either.

Hated it.

OdysseyMiles said:

Elton John's bolo hat.

Anxiety said:

it's obscured, but he was also sporting a mullet.

sosgemini said:

sure. there was "What's Going On" after 9/11 and about 5 other less exposed all-star tribute songs as well (including the aborted MJ one).

plus they've just re-recorded and released a 20th anniversary "Do They Know It's Christmas" in the UK. and jermaine Dupri is planning to do an anniversary version of "We Are The World"

the only one of those celebrity charity songs i ever thought was cool was the "sun city" song - at least that one was funky.

Anxiety said:

i liked the one in support of free range chickens on SNL

GrayKing said:

no, im not talking about the charity aspect..im talking about a small group of over-age artists getting exposure on MTV and/or getting a hit...

sosgemini said:

sure. happened to Prince, U2 and John Mellencamp just this year. all of them

and it happens to Cher & Tina every 10 years or so. no biggie.

GrayKing said:

ughh!! single...a song...a hit song...four old hags getting together and having a hit...

fucking stop trying to get the last word aaron...damn!!

I like the vocals and the assemblage of stars, but it's pretty saccharin.

That doesn't mean I won't belt it out at full-blast in a karaoke bar.

sosgemini said:

that wasn't very nice


is it possible to report a moderator?

GrayKing said:

sosgemini said:

for the last time, i'm not fucking Aaron!!!!!


okay, i was fucking Aaron, but then we broke up and he moved out. how many times do i have to explain it

GrayKing said:

aaron, please stop jacking my thread..thanks!!

sosgemini said:

if you weren't a moderator, i would be reporting you for this.

the equivalent would be me going down to the "Sad songs" thread and jabbing at you about your breakup with your ex-boyfriend. so please, stop it.

You know, I had the same picture in my head and was saying the same phrase...."Hated it!"

I'll never forget that damned song. I graduated High School in 1985 and when I graduated from a small business college in 1986, they had us all standing up together singing with that song. I was kinda like Prince on the "American Music Awards" in 1995 when he was forced to stand on the stage while they sang "We Are The World". He sucked on a lollipop....I lipsynced and rolled my eyes.
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I love this song!

I'm a fan of all four artists,and it was nice seeing them all together,singing a beautiful song for a worthy cause.The video is fun to watch too...Dionne has the biggest smile on her face throughout...lol..you could tell that she was really enjoying this.

Over here in Singapore, the stupid Idol franchise hit our shores in June this year.

The top 12 finalists of Singapore Idol did a remake of this song and have released it as a single here...i kinda like it better than the original...but still.....


...can't stand it.


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