I just want to shout out to my girl Danyah. She sings at 1:44 and she blew me away withthe way she sang that part, it gave me chills and she definetly rocked it. This video makes me proud to be a Blakelock student; whether we need to work on ourselves first or not (according to some) I think it's great that Blakelock stepped up and did SOMETHING, not a lot of other school's can say the same. Again, you did fab Danyah and GO TIGERS!!
the idea was there but omg this is just way too embarrassing for most of the people in this video...probably should stop singing! But again a great idea for a great cause
funny thing is, i wonder if the people in this vid ever thought of the poor people in the world that make the clothes on their backs, or the ipods they get every christmas as well as all the other things they have at any point in their lives. If ur gunna try to send a message, start with urself. Pisses me off to see people say one thing and live their lives in the complete opposite, completely hypocritical.
@firzen711 what is getting rid of our material possessions gonna do to help haiti? throwing away our ipods or cellphones isnt gonna help rebuild their country. us buying those things isnt what caused the earthquake in haiti, so im not really seeing how you're equating the two. you dont need to get rid of your things to donate money and help out.
@vvndn throwing them away isnt gunna solve anything. its the principle of it. Were so driven by our material possessions and western way of life that really are why those areas of the world are so impoverished (im not so narrow minded that i consider Haiti to be the only place deserving help or for it to even be the focus, taking a larger picture is necessary) but my point was that you need to start with yourselves before u can hope to TRUELY help the rest of the world. just keep that in mind.
@firzen711 okay, but you need to keep in mind that our cause is haiti. and the point of this video was for haiti. im not saying that the rest of the world isnt in need, but i dont see why we cant just take it one cause at a time?
with celebrities being the obvious example, there are many people out there who are "driven by our material possessions and western way of life", but they still take time to help the rest of the world.
@vvndn its true you can only take things one at a time, i feel however the only way to really make a change that will stick is to start with our own lifestyles rather than sending some money over which will only be a temporary fix in the grand scheme.
I prefer to look at ways to solve why were even in a situation where the rest of the world needs help, its us that has put them into the poverty they are now in.
@firzen711 so you think that it'd be better for haiti if we just stopped buying materialistic things instead of donating money? even if somehow, everyone changed their lifestyles and stopped buying all of these materialistic things, its not gonna fix haiti. i get that you're talking about poverty in the rest of the world, but im talking about haiti losing its entire country. like i said, haiti is the cause that we're focusing on right now,
@firzen711 and right now, money is what needs to be donated in order to help them rebuild their country.
PS. i hope you realize that you're sitting on your computer while you preach to me that "the only way to really make a change that will stick is to start with our own lifestyles"
@vvndn it is the only way to change things in the big picture, not the small scale of helping haiti mearly temporarily with a bit of spare change.
btw, im not the one trying to act like im actually helping haiti. if u actually do plan on doing somethin, look at the big picture. (my original comment was also to show the hypocritical nature of the video looking at the people in it and how theyre acting like theyre trying to do something, how much u wanna bet they havent personally done anything.)
@firzen711 First of all, it's really funny that you think you know what you're talking about. You're not even addressing any points being thrown at you, you just keep saying "look at the bigger picture". Have you done anything to help the "bigger picture" by the way? Or are you just a giant hypocrite yourself, telling us we all need to change our lifestyles, when you've done absolutely nothing of the sort? Either way, you're not smart, contrary to what you think.
@MunroeAGoGo i already responded to that, i know im not doing anything, but at the same time i dont pretend that im actually helping. nice as the thought may be. and its true, the "aid" this will provide is nearly useless. it will be a small amount and only short term, perhaps if this was a large scale campaign spanning several years of CONSISTANT aid, THEN it could potentially achieve something. THIS will not. (other than stroke their ego's thinking that theyre actually making an impact)
@firzen711 Your logic is terrible. I don't understand how you can think doing nothing is better than trying to do something. Obviously we can't change the world by ourselves, but every little bit helps. If everyone found a way to help, no matter what that was, we could make a big difference. How about instead of telling us we're not helping, get off your ass and do your part. I'd respect your opinions a lot more if you did that.
@MunroeAGoGo my logic is exactly that, logic. not a naive emotional kneejerk response. some might think of that as being twisted but no one can legitimatly say it doesnt have logic to it. My main points are this is too little too late for a cause that should not be at the utmost priority. Might sound bad but causes do need to be prioritized by what can actually be accomplished and what the benefits of suceeding are. This cause will accomplish absolutely nothing and u can quote me on that.
@firzen711 Actually, most people will probably agree that saying "doing nothing is better than doing something" doesn't have logic to it. And no, I don't think you're twisted, I think you're just trying too hard to get people to think you're dark and troubled with your extremist views about not helping a good cause. Although this may accomplish nothing on its own, combined with other people's efforts there is definitely something being accomplished.
@MunroeAGoGo never said do nothing, i said prioritize their importance. furthermore, sorry to let u know but the world isnt a flowery field of daisies and butterflies where we can all hug and be happy, its an unpleasant place so realism needs to be emphasized. Also, if u pay attention, ud see that these "causes" NEVER recieve the funding they require to change the situation they advocate, a few hundred million even isnt going to change the situation. Throwing money at it for food WILL NOT help
@firzen711 It requires fundamental changes to the entire structure of Haitian government, social structure, etc. a base of COMPLETE social reform needs to happen to create a lasting effect. Giving food aid is simply a temporary "fix" that makes people feel better about themselves while ignoring the core issues in a nation like that that will prevent it from EVER breaking out of its spiral of poverty and this earthquake is nothing but a media spotlight for a nation thats always been in shambles.
@firzen711 The point I was making is that you are doing nothing, where as we are actually doing something, yet you continue to say what we are doing is somehow worse then you. You're still trying too hard to make yourself look dark and intellectual. How about instead of whining about what's wrong with the world, try to actually make a difference? Oh, and I'm sure if you asked a starving Haitian family if throwing money at a charity to buy them food helps, they'd say yes without a second thought.
@MunroeAGoGo i fully intend to make my impact one day, i hope to be a politician so that one day i can inact some true social reform. of course if u go down and ask the individual theyd say they want food and water but look for the greater good is how i think, save one, or potentially change a situation so that one wont need saving anymore or can at least pick themselves back up when they do and support themself? ur example is like askin a 6 year old wat Canadas foreign policy should be.
@firzen711 You're actually helping prove my point. You hope to make an impact one day, but right now instead of doing even minor things that will help people, however short term they may be, you refuse and instead choose to wait until you feel like you can completely change the world. You may have good intentions, but you still haven't justified your statement that unless we can change the world we shouldn't bother helping. And that was a terrible simile, it doesn't relate to what I said at all.
the girl singing nikki yanofsky's part sounds exactly like her.. as well as the girl singing lights' part. dont get me wrong, everyone else did a spectacular job as well, however i think the parts could've been fit to the voices a little better. overall, excellent job! I think you made this your own :)
this is wonderful! i dont know how anyone could not like this video. its heartwarming to see a group of teenagers come together to recreate the original as a reminder to everyone that haiti still needs our help!
I haven't seen the inside of the music room since 2003! Singing wasn't that great (come on, you all know it pretty amateur) but it was a nice effort. Good job guys, keep up the hard work.
@squishmich thanks for the comment, but instead of just telling us it wasn't very good, we'd love to hear some tips on things we could improve. thanks :)
I miss blakelock :/
christel1994 3 months ago
I'm going to Blacklock next year! I thought this video was great! Plus, I like the song:)
Aly36791 4 months ago
Thats ammazing! Im going to blakelock
christinatran66 5 months ago
Noble.
tjmtom 8 months ago
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MsCheerChick1000 11 months ago
u guys r so good good job guysi like it:)
nevermindus1 1 year ago
is blakelock not one of the best arts schools publicly i halton
datrippledot 1 year ago 6
This is my school GO TIGERS!!!
daddysgirl836 1 year ago
Way to go blakelock! Say hi to lachance
TheOptimizer 1 year ago 4
I just want to shout out to my girl Danyah. She sings at 1:44 and she blew me away withthe way she sang that part, it gave me chills and she definetly rocked it. This video makes me proud to be a Blakelock student; whether we need to work on ourselves first or not (according to some) I think it's great that Blakelock stepped up and did SOMETHING, not a lot of other school's can say the same. Again, you did fab Danyah and GO TIGERS!!
yorkshirebabyxx 1 year ago 2
the idea was there but omg this is just way too embarrassing for most of the people in this video...probably should stop singing! But again a great idea for a great cause
Bobert2212 1 year ago
@Bobert2212 yes some really good singers in this vid but some just need to go haha
imacellphone 1 year ago
4:07 best part
imacellphone 1 year ago
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nevermindus1 1 year ago
@nevermindus1 u mad bro?
imacellphone 1 year ago
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nevermindus1 1 year ago 3
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nevermindus1 1 year ago
funny thing is, i wonder if the people in this vid ever thought of the poor people in the world that make the clothes on their backs, or the ipods they get every christmas as well as all the other things they have at any point in their lives. If ur gunna try to send a message, start with urself. Pisses me off to see people say one thing and live their lives in the complete opposite, completely hypocritical.
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 what is getting rid of our material possessions gonna do to help haiti? throwing away our ipods or cellphones isnt gonna help rebuild their country. us buying those things isnt what caused the earthquake in haiti, so im not really seeing how you're equating the two. you dont need to get rid of your things to donate money and help out.
vvndn 1 year ago
@vvndn throwing them away isnt gunna solve anything. its the principle of it. Were so driven by our material possessions and western way of life that really are why those areas of the world are so impoverished (im not so narrow minded that i consider Haiti to be the only place deserving help or for it to even be the focus, taking a larger picture is necessary) but my point was that you need to start with yourselves before u can hope to TRUELY help the rest of the world. just keep that in mind.
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 okay, but you need to keep in mind that our cause is haiti. and the point of this video was for haiti. im not saying that the rest of the world isnt in need, but i dont see why we cant just take it one cause at a time?
with celebrities being the obvious example, there are many people out there who are "driven by our material possessions and western way of life", but they still take time to help the rest of the world.
vvndn 1 year ago
@vvndn its true you can only take things one at a time, i feel however the only way to really make a change that will stick is to start with our own lifestyles rather than sending some money over which will only be a temporary fix in the grand scheme.
I prefer to look at ways to solve why were even in a situation where the rest of the world needs help, its us that has put them into the poverty they are now in.
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 so you think that it'd be better for haiti if we just stopped buying materialistic things instead of donating money? even if somehow, everyone changed their lifestyles and stopped buying all of these materialistic things, its not gonna fix haiti. i get that you're talking about poverty in the rest of the world, but im talking about haiti losing its entire country. like i said, haiti is the cause that we're focusing on right now,
vvndn 1 year ago
@firzen711 and right now, money is what needs to be donated in order to help them rebuild their country.
PS. i hope you realize that you're sitting on your computer while you preach to me that "the only way to really make a change that will stick is to start with our own lifestyles"
vvndn 1 year ago
@vvndn it is the only way to change things in the big picture, not the small scale of helping haiti mearly temporarily with a bit of spare change.
btw, im not the one trying to act like im actually helping haiti. if u actually do plan on doing somethin, look at the big picture. (my original comment was also to show the hypocritical nature of the video looking at the people in it and how theyre acting like theyre trying to do something, how much u wanna bet they havent personally done anything.)
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 First of all, it's really funny that you think you know what you're talking about. You're not even addressing any points being thrown at you, you just keep saying "look at the bigger picture". Have you done anything to help the "bigger picture" by the way? Or are you just a giant hypocrite yourself, telling us we all need to change our lifestyles, when you've done absolutely nothing of the sort? Either way, you're not smart, contrary to what you think.
MunroeAGoGo 1 year ago
@MunroeAGoGo i already responded to that, i know im not doing anything, but at the same time i dont pretend that im actually helping. nice as the thought may be. and its true, the "aid" this will provide is nearly useless. it will be a small amount and only short term, perhaps if this was a large scale campaign spanning several years of CONSISTANT aid, THEN it could potentially achieve something. THIS will not. (other than stroke their ego's thinking that theyre actually making an impact)
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 Your logic is terrible. I don't understand how you can think doing nothing is better than trying to do something. Obviously we can't change the world by ourselves, but every little bit helps. If everyone found a way to help, no matter what that was, we could make a big difference. How about instead of telling us we're not helping, get off your ass and do your part. I'd respect your opinions a lot more if you did that.
MunroeAGoGo 1 year ago
@MunroeAGoGo my logic is exactly that, logic. not a naive emotional kneejerk response. some might think of that as being twisted but no one can legitimatly say it doesnt have logic to it. My main points are this is too little too late for a cause that should not be at the utmost priority. Might sound bad but causes do need to be prioritized by what can actually be accomplished and what the benefits of suceeding are. This cause will accomplish absolutely nothing and u can quote me on that.
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 Actually, most people will probably agree that saying "doing nothing is better than doing something" doesn't have logic to it. And no, I don't think you're twisted, I think you're just trying too hard to get people to think you're dark and troubled with your extremist views about not helping a good cause. Although this may accomplish nothing on its own, combined with other people's efforts there is definitely something being accomplished.
MunroeAGoGo 1 year ago
@MunroeAGoGo never said do nothing, i said prioritize their importance. furthermore, sorry to let u know but the world isnt a flowery field of daisies and butterflies where we can all hug and be happy, its an unpleasant place so realism needs to be emphasized. Also, if u pay attention, ud see that these "causes" NEVER recieve the funding they require to change the situation they advocate, a few hundred million even isnt going to change the situation. Throwing money at it for food WILL NOT help
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 It requires fundamental changes to the entire structure of Haitian government, social structure, etc. a base of COMPLETE social reform needs to happen to create a lasting effect. Giving food aid is simply a temporary "fix" that makes people feel better about themselves while ignoring the core issues in a nation like that that will prevent it from EVER breaking out of its spiral of poverty and this earthquake is nothing but a media spotlight for a nation thats always been in shambles.
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 The point I was making is that you are doing nothing, where as we are actually doing something, yet you continue to say what we are doing is somehow worse then you. You're still trying too hard to make yourself look dark and intellectual. How about instead of whining about what's wrong with the world, try to actually make a difference? Oh, and I'm sure if you asked a starving Haitian family if throwing money at a charity to buy them food helps, they'd say yes without a second thought.
MunroeAGoGo 1 year ago
@MunroeAGoGo i fully intend to make my impact one day, i hope to be a politician so that one day i can inact some true social reform. of course if u go down and ask the individual theyd say they want food and water but look for the greater good is how i think, save one, or potentially change a situation so that one wont need saving anymore or can at least pick themselves back up when they do and support themself? ur example is like askin a 6 year old wat Canadas foreign policy should be.
firzen711 1 year ago
@firzen711 You're actually helping prove my point. You hope to make an impact one day, but right now instead of doing even minor things that will help people, however short term they may be, you refuse and instead choose to wait until you feel like you can completely change the world. You may have good intentions, but you still haven't justified your statement that unless we can change the world we shouldn't bother helping. And that was a terrible simile, it doesn't relate to what I said at all.
MunroeAGoGo 1 year ago
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ewqr5860 1 year ago
the girl singing nikki yanofsky's part sounds exactly like her.. as well as the girl singing lights' part. dont get me wrong, everyone else did a spectacular job as well, however i think the parts could've been fit to the voices a little better. overall, excellent job! I think you made this your own :)
brooksidegurl 1 year ago
this is wonderful! i dont know how anyone could not like this video. its heartwarming to see a group of teenagers come together to recreate the original as a reminder to everyone that haiti still needs our help!
brooksidegurl 1 year ago
We need more views!
Fronkdegronk 1 year ago
This is incredible guys! Thanks from Free The Children to everyone involved.
Young Artists for Haiti has posted this on their Facebook page. Take a look!
freethechildrenintl 1 year ago 6
Well done :)
weesa780 1 year ago
Good job everyone!! Greetings from Italy :)
icandobetter29 1 year ago 5
That is so good !!
rrrrr2002 1 year ago
Makes me proud to be a Blakelock grad :) Great job, guys. (I wish they had equipment like that there a few years ago!)
Very solid editing as well - editor/shooter/producers should definitely consider a career in broadcast or film as your talent can only grow! :):)
carkey188 1 year ago 4
THis VIDeo is tooooo overwhelming go Blakelock man i did not know we contained so much talent and nice editing too.
xJrJuicex 1 year ago
i think im gonna rape the like button and replay button!
nataliehitchcox778 1 year ago
Got some future Justin Biebers in there.
EcoGlo 1 year ago
the girl at 1:22 sounds EXACTLY LIKE LIGHTS! she's really good.. should've given her more parts :P
this is awesome, everyone did so good! and everyone looks like they're having fun :)
and its great that a bunch of high school students got together to do this for such a good cause!
great job guys! i wish my school did something like this :D
rayray2470 1 year ago 28
awesome job everyone!!
highsire 1 year ago
The girl who starts to sing at 3:00 is AMAZING!
mgentile23 1 year ago 6
great job everyyone !! sonia elboury your voice is so beautiful :)
tswiftfan931 1 year ago 5
its not that they are bad singers its that the eqiupment is not that well they all have amazing voices when heard in person trust me
FightClubpro 1 year ago
I haven't seen the inside of the music room since 2003! Singing wasn't that great (come on, you all know it pretty amateur) but it was a nice effort. Good job guys, keep up the hard work.
squishmich 1 year ago
@squishmich thanks for the comment, but instead of just telling us it wasn't very good, we'd love to hear some tips on things we could improve. thanks :)
MunroeAGoGo 1 year ago
OH GOD THIS WAS TO HARD TO FIND ... good job tho STILL TO HARD TO FIND
datrippledot 1 year ago
Why didnt they highlight embers voice? she's actually great...
dfaan9 1 year ago
amazing job guys !
likeyou04 1 year ago
3:08-awesome voice!
majewskyfamily 1 year ago
You guys did AWESOME!!!! ^_^
PurpleDove16 1 year ago
Tigers can sing you know. Making our school proud... :) <3
LeahGirard 1 year ago 2
Nice guys :) our school is so amazing <3 tab
girlsrule2424 1 year ago
GOOOO BLAKELOCKK !!!!!!!!! <3 AMAzingg Job Everyoneeeee
chiapet003 1 year ago 7
This is wayy too legit for words dude.. I'm tweeting it to ellen.
TheBongord 1 year ago 33
@TheBongord this is definately ellen worthy!
nataliehitchcox778 1 year ago
*gives standing ovation* That is amazing, seriously.
Cabose407 1 year ago
BLAKELOCK PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!
velm1331 1 year ago 3
cool shit !
OfficialJovi 1 year ago
Wow! This is awesome! Super job guys!
MissDemeter 1 year ago
This is pree frickin epic (Y)
BAMnessMAN 1 year ago
This is amazing guys!
crisscrosshopscotch 1 year ago
This is actually awesome everyone! :D
PuttingontheGlitz124 1 year ago
sick take guys
guptalak 1 year ago