Has everyone seen the music video for the “We Are The World” remake by now?
It features a bunch of artists, including BeBe Winans and Mary Mary. BeBe grabs a verse on the song, while the ladies of Mary Mary get ad libs GALORE and a lot of camera time (in fact, you can see ‘em on the still screenshot below). They’re EVERYWHERE! LOL
What did you think of the remake?
ummm, i thought it was gar-bage. IMO there is only one "we are the world" and this fo sure ain't it. lawd, if i was the world, i would want to fall out of orbit after hearing this...autotune in such a song is a travesty... hmmm, i'm done :-)
@relationship over religion I thought it was garbage too. An absolute train wreck. Lil Wayne???? Give me a brake. Lionel and Quincy should have known better. I am so glad MJ's part was not changed
i can't even formulate a complete, cohesive thought about this. it's like they picked the most random group of people and put them into a studio. did Justin Beiber really start the song? Tony Bennett and Barbara Streisand with Miley Cyrus and Akon? boy, stop. i do appreciate the intent behind the effort though and will buy a copy...just because. finally, was anyone else startled at @3:15 like i was? lol
sorry for my sp. its break not'brake'
@relationship over religion - first off, like the name. Secondly, i laughed hard at "if i were the world, i'd want to fall out of orbit"...that was dumb funny... BUT... i actually liked the remake. NOT for its musicality but simply because the random artist choices are relevant for today. Now, i do feel some kinda way toward the auto-tune and Wyclef's strangled vibrato (visual of when Homer Simpson strangles Bart)... but all and all, i think they tried to re-create the randomness that they had back in 1985. I can only imagine what type of artists will be on the remake 20 years from now (if it happens). Oh, i also enjoyed that they honored MJ by keeping his vocals.
It's sad and pitiful that these award-winning producers and artists either could not or were too lazy to write a new song. Maybe this version will be the template to show the drastic demise which has become popular music today. And Autotune reminds me of Genesis 50:20: what was meant for evil (T-Pain, Lil Wayne) could be used for good or at least less wicked: JLo, SashaBey, Britney Spears, or any other barely singing pop starlet out here today! LOLLLL! And seriously, how many of these types of "support this cause" proceeds donation songs do we really need? Kirk did one (at least his was original/new); this remake, and Simon Cowell is supposed to be doing one with European artists. I suppose if it helps rebuild Haiti, then I'm ok with it....
@Eazy I agree whole heartedly with everything you stated. It's like "lolwut?!"
Although I did though wyclef's little vocal earthquake was kinda of cool.
*think
I betcha all the church folk will say, "Mary Mary and Be Be should have not been on that video." Give me a break, they are there for a reason. And they are there to plant seeds to those "sinners" in the music industry. But getting back in to the subject, The Campbell family, Be Be, Jennifer Nettles, Jennifer Hudson, Toni Braxton and even Tony Bennett salvaged this video remake. While I understand that Wyclif's participation was necessary, his vibrato was over done. Overall, it was a good effort.
well i guess im the devils advocate...i like the remake because it shows our generation wether you agree wit it or not.. hip hop is dominant as well as well as auto tune so of course they gon put that in... i do think if lil wayne was the voice auto tuned to the max it woulda came across better...wyclef scared me loll...I LOVE CELINE and i think its safe to say mary marys next album is gone shatter some records and save alotta souls outside the church
Alex, you realize this is a Christian website, right? So although your comments are welcomed, the blog administrator EJ does not want any profanity on here. There is a way without saying all those curse words.
WHEW! Y'all got somebody mad THIS time. LOL Sorry for the offending comment, folks. It's been removed. As you were... *singing kumbaya mah Lord... kumbayaaaaaaa...*
We are the church. We are not the world.
I really don't see why people are hating on We Are The World 25. Just like back in the day when the 1st one was created, they selected some of the biggest artists in the world from several different genres. I think the auto tune fit perfectly! this was supposed to be a We Are The World for the new generation & like it or not, most artists today use some form of auto tune in their music & it plays a big part in the music of today so I think it was necessary to showcase today's style of music. Lil Wayne, Akon, T-Pain all use auto tune in their music so ... why would they not bring it to this song? After all, they were included to bring their flava to the song, right? The rap was good & I am not a big rap fan but again it's a big part of the industry today. Wyclef, I'm assuming was showcasing some of the Haitian culture which was great considering the song is to benefit Haiti. I was most proud to see that they included some Gospel Artists (Mary Mary & Bebe Winans) & 2 of my favorite Secular artists Justin Bieber & Jonas Brothers were included. I think overall the song is very good & all the artists made great efforts to make We Are The World 25 a great success.
@toe yo, that was so unnecessarily deep that i laughed out loud. The song is talking about HUMANITY, not a religious view of being "of the world." But i will go with the assumption that you knew that... :-)
@ Toe, yes, we are the church and also the "church" and the "body of Christ" which is made up of many person cares about humanity. This is what Jesus taught to care about the poor within the four walls of the church, not in a church building. At least these secular artists (and many Christians) are doing that and more christians should get up of those pews and do the same.
Kept laughing at Wyclef's yelling!! Overall didn't think its all that bad but I like the original better.
Nope, I disagree...God did not send Jesus to help the physically poor. he sent Jesus to help the spiritually poor. That's why we only have two accounts of Jesus feeding people with food but about a thousand accounts of him pardoning people of sins, delivering them, and other miracles.. The church's mandate is to preach the gospel--that if you don't turn from your sins, you will suffer eternal damnation...anything else should be secondary, and should not come at the expense of our original purpose....As Jesus said, we will always have the poor with us; but the key reason of poverty and all the world's ills is sin. And our answer to the world for this problem and the rest of world's issues is Jesus.
I thought the remake was unnecessary. I would have liked for the industry to have created a brand new song.
I think it was a TRAINWREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECK!!!!! Couldnt believe what I was hearing......terrible attempt at re-recording a 'classic'
Keisha, Kirk Franklin wrote a brand new song. And Toe, I agree that we are the church and we have a mission, but I don't see anything wrong with any gospel artist contributing to a humanitarian effort. In your opinion, is there ever an appropriate time for the believer to interact with the "world?"
I hate it!!! for many many many reasons. I know that it was relavent as far as artists are concerned, but it just did not come together right for me. It was terrible.
Are you serious Gayle? I would like to know what kind of seeds Mary Mary & BeBe Winans could have planted. You really believed they witnessed Jesus to anybody while singing, "We are the World?" DON'T THINK SO! GARBAGE IT WAS!
If I never hear that song again, it'll be too soon! MARY MARY & Celine made it bearable this once.
I heard it once, and that was one too many. I wanted to enjoy Wyclef, I really did. But he is the main reason, I never want to hear this one again. I hope it is a success for the purpose.
Not bad for a good cause.
i think it odd to assume that the gospel artists who participated in the song did not witness. i think it is the limitations of our minds that cause us to believe that "witnessing" will only fall into certain categories. witnessing is just not a vocal/speaking act, but a "doing" act. some saints are too deep for their own good...
Didn't like it. The problem I have is that Kirk Franklin wrote an excellent song but you never hear people talking about that. I have yet to hear the song be played anywhere besides the internet. I think they should've just let Kirk Franklin's song have it's chance.
Sorry, but wyclef's vibrato made him sound like spongebob! I still liked celine dion, pink, Jennifer Hudson, and mary mary in the remake.
@yvette ..Are we in Mary Mary's lives and are we there 24/7?
First of all....I drinking milk when I first started reading this piece. Needless to say, after reading Relationship Over Religion's comment, the milk ended up all over the screen....LOL Second, I applaud the effort & the intent behind this undertaking. A selfless effort to help others is never in vain. Musically speaking, however, it just wasn't happening. I really tried to listen to it for it's newness and relevance for the problems plaguing the here & now, but I couldn't get past the fact that it was mediocre @ best. It had it's moments (J-Hud and MJB made excellent contributions, and I was glad to see that they left Michael Jackson's part untouched), but with the auto-tune that ran rampant throughout and the selection of artists, it just didn't "pop". Personally, I think they should have left well enough alone. I believe that the original could have been re-released and worked just as well as the remake to serve the same purpose (if not more so). @ ROR: I agree.
I think this version shows where music is today, good or bad, just like the original showed where music was 25 years ago. Auto-tune, rappers, and non-singers are all a part of music history today. Again, good or bad, you decide. However, I was STARTLED by almost everything Wyclef did...what was that??? NO. lol I applaud the effort, and thought it adequately reflected our music and our times. Just think, 25 years from now, the state of music could very well be even worse....