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"We Are The World" redo for Haiti

LOS ANGELES – Twenty-five years after star-studded anthem "We Are the World" raised millions of dollars to aid famine relief in Africa, celebrities of a different generation were set to gather Monday night to re-record the charity tune to benefit Haiti.

Among those scheduled to perform on the revamped track the night after the Grammy Awards were Akon, Jason Mraz, Bono, Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana, Enrique Iglesias, Usher, Toni Braxton and Lady Gaga. The session will be held at the same recording studio where the original was cut — the historic A&M complex in Hollywood.

Quincy Jones, who produced the 1985 anthem, announced last week that he planned to redo the song to benefit recovery from the deadly Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.
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Reply #1 posted 02/01/10 5:18pm

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The recording will be filmed just like the original was 25 years ago.
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Reply #2 posted 02/01/10 5:34pm

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This sounds like such a disaster. I absolutely love everything about "We Are the World," but I can't imagine this will be any good. OK, I could get behind it if they just made the entire thing a duet between Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen.
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Reply #3 posted 02/01/10 5:42pm

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at them remaking it .. I saw gaga so i'll tolerate it .lol
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Reply #4 posted 02/01/10 5:48pm

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Wendy and Lisa are there, I believe.

    wow. It's a great feeling at the studio today

Then this link to a picture.
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Reply #5 posted 02/01/10 6:25pm

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ernestsewell said:

Wendy and Lisa are there, I believe.

    wow. It's a great feeling at the studio today

Then this link to a picture.


Awesome! cool
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Reply #6 posted 02/01/10 10:54pm

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ernestsewell said:

Wendy and Lisa are there, I believe.

    wow. It's a great feeling at the studio today

Then this link to a picture.


Or they were using a studio next to their studio. They've talked about past artist using the same building.
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Reply #7 posted 02/01/10 11:02pm

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