I know I may be a bit late with this, but What the fuck is happening here. Firstly, I'm not a big fan of the original, a bit too wish washy for my liking, but then along comes this little number and here I am pulling my hair out!!

Who in god's green earth let this happen? We have as much auto-tune in this track as in Kayne west's new album, and on the subject of talentless tattooed freaks, wtf is Lil Wayne even doing on this track? I would of loved to been the fly on the wall when he got asked.

Lionel "So, Lil Wayne, you wanna help us on we are the world"

Wayne " Yea man, but let me sing a little"

Lionel " I was hoping you would ask, your like a modern day Sinatra, actually fuck it, just sing the whole song"

Wayne "Can I play guitar?"

Lionel "No"

Honestly though, if I was Michael I would be turning in my grave.

Secondly WTF is that rapping all about? its not even needed!!

And third on my list!!!! (THIS FUCKED ME RIGHT OFF)
Jamie foxx singing as Ray Charles?.... Speechless

Fuck buying this shit, I just donated instead!

Just as long as NO ONE puts together a LIVE AID 25

...or a Woodstock 2010...

andykeen said:

Yeah i did the same, i mean i know they are doing it for a cause, but the song is terrible and this version is just useless. I mean with the tragedy in HAITI no one could be "inspired" in this generation of artists that are so "great" to put pen to paper and come up with something???? I mean im tired of hearing about the greatness, PROVE IT, shit back in the 80's when something happend someone got inspired and created something, why cant that happen now???? hmmm i wonder why

sucks ass!!!! especially the rap part.

chocolate1 said:

Woodstocks 94 and 99 were travesty enough.

In all fairness, don't MOST charity singles suck? It's not like the original We Are the World was any opus, either.

I really liked the original "Band Aid"

lastdecember said:

i like both 'do they know it's xmas' and 'watw'. i like lennon's 'so this is xmas (war is over)'.

i wouldn't put it as harshly as meow, but yes, i think there is a certain level of saccharine or preachiness or cheese, if you will, to most charity songs, or songs meant to inspire people to action. they have to be simple, repetitive, with easy to grasp concepts, rather than dark, brooding, politically insightful or whatever. people like to shit on 'watw', but it got the job done.

meow85 said:

lastdecember said:

or Tears Still Aren't Enough 2010

Use the search box.

Chile I will donate all my accounts to not hear that shit...

The only charity song that gives me chills, to this day.

kibbles said:

You'd think a well-written song would sell more (raise more money) than saccharine sap would though. As is, a lot of people hear these goofy charity singles and change the station.

This new version makes me appreciate the 1985 version so much more

sosgemini said:

andykeen said:

Would Michael be turning in his grave? Didn't he allow Akon and co to f*** up most of the songs on Thriller.

I bet MJ would have loved it!

mancabdriver said:

Exactly