I didn't think it was so terrible. It wasn't great, but then again I wasn't expecting much from this remake so I wasn't dissapointed. I thought Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Pink in particular were good. Of course, I also enjoyed seeing and hearing Michael. I enjoyed seeing Mike and Janet together as well, eventhough I could barely hear Janet. I'm just glad they left in MJ's vocals. He was such an integral part of the song.

I have to say with this new remake that I was more moved by the images of Haiti than the actual song itself. The beginning was good, but I did not enjoy the rap portion and Wyclef over did it with that shakey vibrato thing he does with his voice. Did not enjoy that, but it was OKAY overall.

I hope this song raises money for the Haiti relief effort.
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I just watched the video. I cried.


BECAUSE IT'S SO FUCKING BAD!!!!!

Fucking rapping, vocoder rapper fuckwads, and that Wyclef Jean Haitian bullshit is HORRID!!!

I'll just donate money. But I'm not buying this pile of utter shit.

I'm glad everyone loved it as much as I did. The autotune really gave it a 21st century feel and Lil Wayne brought a fresh new flava

spacedolphin said:

Wayne souned THE fool.

I LOVEEE T-pain for his part

The little rap was random and unneeded.

P!nk, Fergie and Miley Cyrus sounded like shit with all that hollering.

Who the fuck let Nicole Scidonthowthefucktospellhername in!?!

3T?? Fuck outta here!!

Janet looked and sounded beautiful! and YASS! for lipping even for a charity single. They could've at least gave her some headphones.

and Wyclef's chanting was traditional Haitian but so unnecessary.

DEATH @ MJ's solo before Usher dragging everyone in sight!

<----- Wtf. Dan Aykroyd '10

The only time I could really hear Janet, after watching it on TV
and LISTENING for her after not being able to hear her last night,
was at the very end, her voice seems to trail behind Michael's for a second,
like as a echo, or with a hint of reverb, and you can notice it. Other then
that, for all I know she might have been lip syncing and just being there
to be there, for the sake of loving her brother and his message. Who knows..?

Cinnamon234 said:

well at the end of the day that is really the thing, its for a good cause so whether its shitty or great doesnt really matter, it just would have been nice if someone of TODAY could be inspired enough and moved enough to come up with a "we are the world" or "do they know its christmas" type of song but i think asking for that kind of "creation" from todays genres would be asking alot, so we continue to de-face the past for cause. The hope for haiti album is good though if people want a good record.

Vanilli said:

The best way to hear Janets part is to have headphones/earphones on. She pretty much whispers it, but you can hear her vibrato at the end of every line. I just wish the would have turned her vocals up or something. They did her wrong

I don't remember which entertainer said it, but I remember them saying "'We Are The World' was first recorded for Africa. NOW, we're recording it for Haiti." I must have looked at the screen like... .

I hope zombie Mike wakes up and kills all these fuckheads, starting with Q.
That was a 'Purple and Gold' level of awfulness. I'd never think that just a couple of weeks after possibly the worst song in the history of mankind raped my earholes, it could happen again so quickly. But it has.

Shit.

Did anyone else notice that Adam Levine was trying to sound like Stevie Wonder?
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Marrk said:

That's HORRIBLE!

ViintageJunkiie said:

I don't think she whispers it. It's the person that mixed it that did a horrible job of putting both parts together. You're right I can hear her vibrato too. She holds the last note of each line long. Plus you can separate Janet's tone from MJ's. The thing is they sound too much alike. So putting the vocals together was a bad idea anyway.

ViintageJunkiie said:

Probably Jamie.

Timmy84 said:

Ugh

You'd think there'll be more room for inserting feet in their fuckin' mouths.