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gladys knight looks crazy in this photo. but this is great what they are doing for the people in Haiti. good people do still exist

Haiti needs all the love they can get right about now.

I’m actually trying to connect with a few organizations to donate some products over there.

I was in the region when it hit – felt it as well.

Jah Bless…

WOW SOOOO POWERFUL!!!!

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BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! *TEAR*

Yeah, Michael next to Janet had me little teary eyed too!

I honestly thought this was going to be wack, because of all the odd people participating. But it actually came out pretty good. However, I still like the original a little better. This one is just updated, cuz a lot have changed in music. Best Wishes Haiti!

I LOVE IT!!!! IT HAD ME IN TEARS!!!

meh… where was Lauryn Hill?
she still beefing with Clef?

@ BeGood2People

It wasn’t thaaat bad. I thought it would be corny/cringeworthy (especially when I heard there was gonna be rap in it), but it’s actually alright. It was a nice updated version.
Can’t lie when Wyclef first came on I burst out laughing! All bleating like a goat but I guess that’s his new style of singing? lol

WHERE IS BEYONCE??

Bad Bad idea, never f*** with an original that’s wonderful, you can only f*** it up.

I like it I was feeling it. It started a little slow but it picked up fast and had a poweful ending.Wanye added a nice touch that was cute, Wyclef lol, J Hud fantastic,I liked it!

it was great kudos

Im so glad Rihanna and Beyonce wasn’t there thats 50 percent why I liked it even more

I thought this version was going to be whack and I wasn’t looking forward to hearing it, BUT, it turned out VERY WELL…I enjoyed it and felt it was better than the original. Job Well Done!

ITS OK I LIKE IT BUT NOTHIN IS EVER BETTER THEN THE ORIGINAL SONG.

luv it

@ thickchick

lol i hated wyclef’s ANNOYING screams as well. Other than that it thought it was ok but i do prefer the original

It’s for a good cause,but boy did the distroy a classic, mainly the goat that was Wyclef

Earth calling Beyonce and Rhianna.???? (why the no show)? Well done to the artists who bothered to sing and contribute. It was powerful. Apart from J.Fox imitation of the dead.

Prayers for Haiti.

I felt like I died and went to autotunning,irrelevant people,ray charles spirit, wyclef yodeling heaven.

Some songs just shouldn’t be touched and this is one of them. an #epicfail!

I think Wyclef and Nicole Schelnskdngiwhoeirowiefgi were entirely overused in this song. Wyclef is only everywhere bc he is Haitian. His voice is annoying. All that pulsing and ish. SMH. And was Beyonce too big to come out and participate? I guess so.

Yo, was Wyclef yodeling french or something, cause that sure as hell was not singing! Voulez vous coucher avec moi,
ce soir?

It didn’t need a freaking remake. I know Mike turning in his grave. The song is horrible.

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ummm yea that was pretty wack..Wyclef destroyed that song GARBAGE. They should’ve left the orignial alone. Good try but fail…my girl J. Hud was on point tho’

Should’ve been left alone but if it had to be done, it should’ve only been done with JHud, Usher, and Celine Dion. The only ones that were really singing.

This mess was a big fail…

This song had the potential to be great, but the rap verse, Wyclef’s animal-like roars and lil wayne unnecessary contribution and that damn auto- tune hurt it. Rap should not be included in everything damn. Sorry rappers need not apply.

Not to be a Beyonce fanatic or anything but does anyone know why she wasnt in the group? She’s one of the greatest entertainers of our time.

Michael Jackson was the only one invited back.

That was beautiful.

Actually that song was really touching,if you can get past the rapping(But its a different generation so that the territory).I liked the whole thing and there voices meshed really well for something that was rushed but the last one was rushed.Mike probably would have liked the song!

no auto tune needed..

Who is that first little boy that sang?

Where was Jigga and B ?? Probably because LL got to shine…lol!

Where is Taylor ?? I guess Quincy stood up for Kanye and told Taylor to take a hike! Good to see my man Kanye back he brings so much to the table. Nice solo Jennifer!

It was a lot better than I thought it would be! And to people who keep saying they should have re-released the original, for what? Music has evoled so much since the first We Are The World was done and I think it was fair to give current artists a chance to do their version and put their twists on it. I enjoy Beyonce as much as the next person, but I’m certainly not mad that she wasn’t in it. I think she would have taken attention away from other artists. And I could see Beyonce and Jennifer now competing over solos. It just would have been to much. As for Rhianna not being in it, that was an excellent move. We all know she really can’t hold a tune and should have been no where near this song.

@ugh what
I cosign…Very true!

Man I really wanted to hate it but outside of the autotune I have to say I liked it. Shout out to Mary Mary

Y’all are some ruthless mf’s but I swear, you got me ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

ROTFLMBO at the Wyclef comments. Ya’ll know you are wrong for that. I went from being pensive and crying, to crying laughing at the comments.

I thought it was nicely done. I like how they incorporated the “rap” piece in there too. Bravo.

LMAOOO and Co-sign EVERYTHING BeGood2People said.
That is all.

BEAUTIFUL!!! SO TOUCHING!! I CRIED AND SO DID MY KIDS!! THEY EVEN HAD MICHEAL JACKSON IN IT!! STILL HELPING BEYOND THE GRAVE!!! THANKS LIONEL RICHIE AND WYCLEF!!!!

Wyclef sings his verses in French then sings them in English. I thought it was cool.

This was really touching and I would buy it, (am gonna buy it!). Sometimes we have to look at the cause behind things to appreciate them! It is after all an UPDATED version of the original, so there should be differences; I like how rap was represented, because it is an example of how far it has come since the original. If it is good enough for Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones, then it is good enough for me! God bless the ppl of Haiti and thank everyone who gave, give and will give to the support of the devastation to an already poor nation!! I guarantee that Michael Jackson would be proud of this, as well!

That was amazing!I really enjoyed it,especially pink and my fav kanyes part.Why didnt they give drake a drop?And why wasnt he even in the little rap part all I could hear was LL.Overall A+!

I enjoyed this! God Bless the people of Haiti! MJ will be missed also!

Oh yeah and Adam Levineeeee<3<3<3

Did anyone notice Faith Evans?woah

Wow!!! I can’t believe so many people are hatin on this song. I actually like the rap verse. It was better than listening to Justin, Miley and some of those other wannabes singing. Wyclef’s yelling was over the top, though. Do wish some of the real artists in the group sung. What happened to Gladys? Why didn’t she sing a part? Also, what the hell was up with that auto-tune!!! Damn.

Anyway, this song was alright, but doesn’t come close to the original. Makes me miss Michael even more. I thought his kids were going to sing in it too!!

Did anyone notice that Randy Phillips was involved in this? He’s the head of AEG which was promoting the ‘This Is It’ tour. I’m seeing him a lot in MJ related projects and find it very disturbing. It’s like they’re trying to get money some kind of way even thought MJ has passed on. I so wish Michael would have made at least one family member an executor of his estate. All that’s going on is suspect to me.

IT WAS DISGUSTING AND FAKE!

ONLY GIVE TO THE RED CROSS PEOPLE! QUINCY JONES IS A THIEF!!!!!!

Was I the only one cracking up with Enrique Iglesias’s part? LMAO couldn’t make out one word that came out of his mouth!

I prefer the original,I mean this was done for a good cause,but to me the voices didn’t seem to flow. first off justin bieber was all wrong to start that song off with, miley cyrus had no business having a solo, and the autotune didn’t sound right, it sounded like 3 different entirely differently produced songs in my opinion. also i respect and admire wyclef, but his screaming and yelling was extreme. lord knows you could put good artists together and have quality work for a good cause. Look at what they did in 2001 with Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. Now that was quality

It was ok…..I love the original version much better.

i agree wit Sharion…WHY THE H.E.L.L. ISNT BEYONCE IN THIS GROUP!!!!!????? she’s CLEARLY THE BIGGEST and BEST ENTERTAINER OF OUR TIME!!! I don’t get that one.

that was awfull and should have never been done…1/10

This entire production was a SHOW! Yes, auto-tune is a major part of music these days, but to actually insult the original production and include this crap in the remake?! WWWWOOOOWWWW guys…

Josh Groban and Barbara Streisand’s parts were the best outta all of them!!
Enrique Iglesias and Lil Wane’s part made me laugh!! WTF was that?!!?!
I wish they gave 3T a solos!! FOR GOD’S SAKE ITS THEIR UNCLE WHO MADE THE SONG!!! Same w/ Musiq Soulchild cuz that man can sing!!

BeGood2People
2/13/10, 10:04:am
Uhhhh, Am I the only one looking at this wondering why Wyclef is yelping like a stuck Wildebeest
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LOL TRUE!!!! Couldnt stop laughin!!!

Many don’t even know the true meaning behind. To me too my of then trying to look good and their singing just hurts my heart I bet Micheal wouldn’t have approved for all of the foolishness that they came with on this we are the world remake. So much for auto-tune. goat yelling man ray Charles acting. Quincy you dead azz wrong for allowing Jamie to pick and mock a legend Ray Charles wouldn’t approve either ! I appericate real good music not singings rappings and auto-tuning.

ii ♥ it !!!! beautiful

BEYONCE THE BIGGEST AND BEST OF OUR TIME?.NOT SO FAST.SEEING THAT MJ LIVED IN OUR TIME AND WAS THE BEST OF OUR TIME.HIS DEATH DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY PUT BEYONCE IN THE TOP SPOT. NO WAY NO HOW.
AS FOR THE REMAKE ALL ILL SAY, ITS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
LETS HELP HAITI KEEP DONATING PPLS.

wackness and more wackness…25 yrs and you can’t come up with a new song and make the older one look 10,000x better? Nice job douches…..

How do I say it. First half of the song was…Pink can sing, but..and Celine is good too. Diversity is good.

Jennifer, Pink, and Celine did their thing. Wyclef why? This is not near as good as the first one. It seemed disorganized and no real cohesiveness. Why is Faith not given a solo?

i will buy it because its for haiti and I want to help and bless them all i can. but the song was not that good. Jennifer Hudson killed it, as did Mary J., and a couple others.
I couldn’t even hear Janet above her brother.Wyclef…. no words. One question? Why was Barbara Streistand holding the headphones like that? They go on the other way right?

You CAN NOT REINVENT the wheel! This is pure crap!
1. No autotune should be on this track!
2. No rappers should be on this track!
3. Miley Cyrus/Justin Bieber WTF????
please please bury all evidence that this was ever created.

Ok, that was some bullshat. Was I the only one that noticed that the ones that could really sing SANG THE LOUDEST & others were whispering. I give that a thumbs down!

You don’t know this money is going to Haiti, why are they singing for Haiti, Haiti residents are not going to bump this song in their crushed jeeps and mercedes. Yes God bless Haiti, we’ve heard this ove and over but now it’s time for Haitians to help themselves. YES we do have children suffering the same way as we speak, YES we do have pain and tribulations just like Haiti on a daily basis. LOOK OUTSIDE!! All you people up here preaching wouldn’t even give a bum on your block a dollar but you a socialist for Haiti. PLEASE.

song was ok,didn’t like the rap part,wish it was singing only but they tried

I’m sorry, but as someone who remembers this moment in music history, I cannot believe that a rap portion was inserted. It’s a beautiful, moving SONG, not a hip-hop verse. Lil Wayne? Auto-tone? Some things should never be remade, and I think, sadly, this is one of them. The original was inimitable.

Ironically, it was the image of MJ that moved me the most. I’m still crying. He is dearly missed.

*auto-tune*

By the way Wyclef was singing in Haitian. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. READ A BOOK !!!!

LMAO soo no1 noticed the JONAS BROTHERS???? lmao this was funny and also entertaining! lol some of the solo’s were really wonderful jhud, celine, pink, toni,mary, the white older male at the beginning! i dont know his, name adam levine usher, mary mary they really rocked it..

LMAFO for the rest!!! ESPECIALLY wycelf gtfoh with that yellling! i mean he’s just payin respects to his home country i ain mad at ya homie! lol myley? um.. ok justin bieber shouldnt have STARTED bad move but he didnt sound bad! NICOLE schegsdgsgsfsfdfs wtf? anywayss.. LIL WAYNE & T-PAIN pure BAFOONERY!

jennifer hudson could have carried this whole song herself. she was the only one singing. wyclef needs to hide. he has no talent and if it was not for lauryn hill, who carried him with the fugees he would not be even relevant.

DMV
2/13/10, 15:10:pm

i agree wit Sharion…WHY THE H.E.L.L. ISNT BEYONCE IN THIS GROUP!!!!!????? she’s CLEARLY THE BIGGEST and BEST ENTERTAINER OF OUR TIME!!! I don’t get that one.

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It might have had something to do with something she said about the Jackson family a few months before Michael died. The Jackson familyn has not forgotten what she said.

song is great but they could have left out lil wayne and the rest of the autotune family…..im just saying…

WACK! couldve been alot better. Sean kingston, Justin Beiber, TPain. they let anybody on this. lmao

did anyone else see bizzybone not opening his mouth and throwing up signs up in the back??

& i co sign what Shaun said no need for auto tune if you cant sing get out, how embarrassing is that, and wyclef was all over the place, nothing seemed to be sounding right

This is GARBAGE! I was doing laundry when this came on CNN. I put my head in the dryer! There were to many REAL singers in the chorus for this non sense.
Who choose that Justin kid to start the song? In my best Trump voice: YOUR FIRED!
Why didn’t they put Weezy in jail before he had a chance to ruin the song? Auto tune????
Shout out to Jennifer, Celine, P!nk, ole Tony, Barbara, & Mary J.
The best part of the song was MIKE! Miss him so much and he was SO BEAUTIFUL then.
Why didn’t they re-release the original? There wwere LEGENDS on the original. They were already legends at the time they recorded.
WACK WACK WACK!!!!
I’m DONE!

THIS IS SUCH A PIECE OF CRAP!!!

Most songs shouldn’t be remade. This is the worst of all.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if Dr. Murray hadn’t killed Michael THIS sure would have done it…..

wtf is wrong with Wyclef…omg…lol

Big Ups: JHud, Celine, Mary J, Pink!!!

EPIC FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

on the real though, Wyclef was funny as hell…..this project is a failure….the only way it would have been worse is if Rihanna was there

Sooooo they used Nicole whats her name for main parts but had Deborah Cox sing back up…I’m done. And the rap part….can’t co-sign that madness. Its def not better than the original.

Maaaan…What the f**K were they doin? Then had the nerve to rap remix it…That was horrible and very stupid…I bet Q had all the guys in his quarters for cocktails afterward…They say he came out in a pink teddy. peinal

It’s so sad to hear all of these negative comments. Did everybody forget the purpose and intent behind the song. IT WASN’T CREATE FOR A GRAMMY PEOPLE! GOD YOU GUYS TEAR APART ANY AND EVERYTHING! GET OVER IT!

No Beyonce, but she quick to sing for innaguration, no Jay Z, no Nas, no Laurayn Hill, no R Kelly to remix the track – the track may be good but god damn hypocritical not to have all these prominent artist to unite for peace, love & support of a desperate Haiti

HISTORY ONCE AGAIN EVEN MIKE WAS ONE THIS AWESOME PROJECT ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW I LOVED IT GOD BLESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many don’t even know the true meaning behind. To me too my of then trying to look good and their singing just hurts my heart I bet Micheal wouldn’t have approved for all of the foolishness that they came with on this we are the world remake. So much for auto-tune. goat yelling man ray Charles acting. Quincy you dead azz wrong for allowing Jamie to pick and mock a legend Ray Charles wouldn’t approve either ! I appericate real good music not singings rappings and auto-tuning.

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AMEN . I AM SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE APPROVING OF THIS NONSENSE? “IT’S FOR CHARITY” CHARITY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE THAT THE US. STARTED THEMSELVES. YOU FOOLISH IMBECILES I AM SICK AND TIRED OF YOU DISRESPECTING THE LEGENDS I AM SO GLAD JESUS IS COMING BACK.

P.S. MICHAEL JACKSON PLEASE FORGIVE THEM FOR THIS GARBAGE. YOUR TRUE FANS WILL TRY AND HONOR YOU THE BEST WAY THEY CAN.

I hate to be negative, bitter, or jaded, but am I the only person that becomes slightly annoyed with a handful of entertainers asking for my finicial support in the face of a crisis?? I mean the ends they recieve come from our pockets already so why not just transfer the funds?? I have 1K in my account, they have 50+,++,+++,++++,…,…K They have more than enough amognst themselves collectively to chip in for the majority of the US population… I mean for real, think about it… (not at all saying that I exclude myself from charity,but I don’t need an entertainer who has my money in his pockets already asking for my money to help someone else, especially when has a better financial standing than I do)

wtf up with wyclef and his effin screeching he screwed the whole song up, looks to me he is tryna get his shine on after haiti and pocketing all that money from charity, eff wyclef and his yele foundation to benefit him there are other worthwhile charities to give to, to help haiti

wyclef sings in creole (haitian language)not french lol I dont like his scream but I like his voice he s a good singer 911 with Mary JB was great !!

I suppose many of you were either too young or maybe not even alive when the original was done in 1985. It was PURE MAGIC!!!! Beautiful, emotional, powerful… A timeless classic that was just descerated by this BULLSH****!!! Are you guys kidding me??!!! PURE CRAP! And okay, we get it — it’s for Haiti and a worthy cause. But from the standpoint of pure artistry and comparing to the original it is absolute garbarge! They should have never even attempted to remake this song. I just don’t understand why? MJ must be turing over in his grave — God bless his soul!!!

Beyonce, Gaga, Rihanna, Whitney, Mariah, and all the other missing heavy weights were smart not to be a part of this mess!

I luved that song and for the people that are wondering what Wyclef was doing, Its called Chanting and he added his flavor to it. MJ wouldve loved it because just like the first version, it is a collaboration of great artists that are coming together for a good reason. I was teared up because i remember how the first “We R The World” made me feel and this one was powerful, everyone did good. If yall are hating on this version, then yall wouldve thrown yall computers out for the original version when it first came out because that was a collection of artist. And just like how Wyclef is using his raspiness in his voice, Cindy Lauper did the same thing in the original. Michael wouldve loved it an I know that. 25 years later and the song is still powerful!!!!!!!!!!!!! God bless us all

Nicole has such a nice voice…be CELINE came in and shut it all down with the “well well well well” lol…i wish Beyonce and Mariah had been there tho

MJ would have loved it …all the people he enjoyed working with or inspired to work with are in this song ….everyone did their thing …and they did this for free ..MJ got criticized and now wycleaf …look at the message ….this was beautiful …maybe all these people wanted to take place in this making so he wanted to fit them all in ….

I actually liked Wyclef alot in this song – the deep, guttoral cries it made me feel more connected to Haiti. Maybe he was sharing their musical style. Cried when MJ came on (both times), and loved/laughed at the caucasian man who went crazy when Lil Wayne came on. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it. Extremely well-done and showed an openness and respect for our connection through all styles of music; old and new, domestic and international. MJ for the WIN!!!

REALLY NICE BUT I Y TPAN GOTTA SOUND LIKE THAT.. HE JUST SPOILED THE DAMN SONG!!! LOL

I personally loved Celine Dion, her part was beautiful….and she is a great singer.I believe they were right to keep Beyonce out of it, she may be a great entertainer..but she cant sing like J.Hud or Celine Dion.

I think there were to many white people singing solos. im not tryna be racist. but it just seemed like they werent for the cause but to just look good

i was very disappointed

@datqueenash

That was bad! I had to force myself to make it all the way through.
Is this a joke? Seriously…

It wasn’t bad…all they needed was PDiddy dancing his a** across the screen!!!! lmao!

I listened to it again and I’m glad they put the rap part in there and I even liked Kanye’s part…they updated it for 2010.

I’m also VERY glad they didn’t get someone to sing Michael Jacksons part…

You know, I’m going to do my part and text to help Haiti out, rather then download this piece of garbage . . . Epic FAIL- Justin Bieber as the opening? and he needed a piece of paper to remember the words . . . WTF

Big ups to all my Haitians. I am a Haitian and I think they did a wonderful job.

OMG!!! I LOVED IT WYCLEF, J HUD, MILEY CYRUS, AND PINK STAND OUT 2 ME………. JUST SAD MY GIRLS KEYSHIA AND BEYONCE WEREN’T A PART OF IT BUT OVERALL IT WAS FANTASTIC

HATED IT! THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT THIS CLASSIC ALONE! PERIOD.

I LOVED IT…LIKE MOST EVERYONE ELSE…I DEFINITELY LOVE THE ORIGINAL MORE, BUT I AM GLAD THAT OUR GENERATION CAME IN TO PUT THEIR STAMP ON IT…WITHOUT CHANGING IT TOO MUCH…I LOVE THAT THEY LEFT MJ IN THERE…THIS REALLY SHOWS THE RESPECT THAT TODAY’S MUSICIANS HAVE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PAVED THE WAY…NOW IF THEY COULD JUST DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH & START MAKING MEANINGFUL MUSIC LIKE BACK IN THE DAY! **YA GYRL**

well that’s kinda creepy. lol

I thought it was EXCELLENT! It had me teary eyes when MJ and JJ sang together also when Jhud started blowin towards the end! Wonderful Job!

Now lets see if we can get emcee’s and rappers together and do a remake of “Self Destruction”.

Wyclef’s voice irritates the heck out of me. I like his efforts though. Why include T-Pain with his autotune BS?

Sak pase tout moun Mirebalais yo?

HI WEN I HERD THIS SONGG I CRIEDD bECAUSE I SAW HOW PEOPLE PUT THERE DIFERENCES ASIDE AND GOT TOGETHER ND MADE THIS SONG ND INCLUDING HAITI IN IT BECAUSE THEY NEED ALL THE SUPPORT ND HELP THEY CAN GET ND SO I THANK WYCLEF ND EVERYONE tHAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG I LOVVVVE IT ND GOD BLESS HAITI

Who is that bald persons name at 4:43?!?

I saw Trey Songz, lmao he was smiling so hard.