wow....Rihanna sounds better than Bono to me on this song right now. Jay amazes me with how quick he can pull a rap together.

SUPRMAN said:

It's a new one that premiered tonight called "Stranded". No me gusta.

What happened to Alicia tonight? She kept yelling out "angel" and got terribly "pitchy".
Beyonce sounded good but I don't know why she can't find another song besides "Halo" all the time.
Christina looked and sounded good, as did Mary J!!
I loved Sting's song. Both he and Madonna did upbeat songs and I appreciated them!
Jennifer Hudson had me tearing up! She took it to church!!

Dave Matthew and Neil Young

SUPRMAN said:

Bono, The Edge, Swizz Beats, and Jay-z wrote it for this benefit.
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Dave that Album of the Year trophy is yours boo.

bettybop said:

What did Alicia sing?
Co-sign to the rest.

musicjunky318 said:

How bittersweet would that be?

chocolate1 said:

Its a somber event, its that simple, what were people expecting?? Light shows. dance routines, antics etc...this is why something like LIVE AID could never work today, people would be too concerned with "why sing that song" "thats too slow" "why is she wearing that" etc... I think people need to look back on LIVE AID and how that worked, guess in the 80's we were all more concerned about more useful things.

SUPRMAN said:

Very, very much indeed.

Wyclef with the last performance of the night.

musicjunky318 said:

With his competetion he deserves most, and its actually the best album overall all things aside.

I enjoyed it. I watched CanadaForHaiti before hand.

lastdecember said:

hmmmm. I haven't heard it. Now I'm tempted.

musicjunky318 said:

Yes brov, that's how you do it .. , the sound of the drum, we feel your pain Haiti ... and its good to see the world doing it bit to try and help easy it!

Overall, I quite enjoyed it. It was tastefully done.

lastdecember said:

In all fairness, Live Aid came as a result of Band Aid and USA For Africa, and Bob Geldof assembled Band Aid after watching a BBC report on the plight of starving and suffering Ethiopians during their famine, which was ongoing at the time. This Haiti relief telethon, as well as the Indonesian Tsunami telethon and the Hurricane Katrina telethon, was hastily assembled at the last minute right after the natural disaster, and also while the relief effort is still very much ongoing. So the tone of the telethon is going to be very different than what Live Aid was, which came several months after the initial Ethiopian relief efforts. Now maybe during the summer, they could have a Haitian relief concert which could be louder and much more festive, and it could celebrate the survivors of the earthquake and stress the long-term reconstruction of the country.

Wondder where all the telethons and giving were b4 the earthquake? Just like New Orleans, Samoa, and every other poverty sticken land muthafuckas wait till the end 2 start caring. Man, to hell with Yele and the Red Cross we need 2 donate our money time and love 2 the ones we love and if charity is the word how 'bout givin up some dough 2 our people here in America with no hope, money, jobs, or dreams about tomorrow.

BklynBabe said:

Yea... she did out sing ole boy on that track

diamondpearl1 said:

I feel ya on that.

AHA! Some of these performances are confusing as hell WTH was Alicia doing? How is "Like a Prayer" appropriate for this situation?

728huey said:

The so-called famine in Ethiopia was a genocide achieved by the Derg military and the money raised by Live Aid never went to the cause.

midiscover said:

What about Bouncy's shameless promo. "Haiti I can see your Halo!"

SUPRMAN said:

Alicia sang "Prelude to A Kiss". It was good until she starting yelling off-key at the end.

musicjunky318 said:

"Haiti don't fade away"
Haiti I can feel your halo"

Me and my friend were just having a cackle over her performance. Because we KNEW she was going to perform "Halo". So predictable.

What if the song was released before 9/11?

"USA I can feel your halo
USA don't fade awaaAAYyyyyy"

LondonStyle said:

it wasn't all of coldplay just the lead singer who was on da piano

chocolate1 said:

how did u know it was a wig?

missmad said:

Beyonce is infamous for her lace-front wigs.

http://www.stylelist.com/...ollection/
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chocolate1 said:

oh wow! so does she ever wear her real hair onstage?

midiscover said:

Not trying to be mean but she did this song as a "tribute" to Obama, Michael Jackson, Haiti...She really should buy more than one "inspirational" song already. On the other hand, if Beyonce or Madonna had worn the "dress" or shirt thingie that Rihanna had on, people would've had a fit!

Knowing MJ, if he were here, he'd donate damn near all of his earnings from the This Is It concert to aid Haiti. I could imagine him not being there, but them playing a performance of Earth Song from This Is It show and him saying "I dedicate this performance to the victims of the Haiti disaster. I love you"