WeAreTheWorld 25 ForHaiti with words and names

This video is the original (and regularly bought through iTunes) out from the celebratory edition of the longtime classic "We Are The World", originally recorded on January 28th, 1985 and published a month and half later, on March 7th, 1985.

I edited the credits at the end mantaining only the artists's ones and the publishers', plus of course the links to donate for the charity and the iTunes logo, to shorten it from 13 minutes and counting to less than 10

This version, first of all, is a very good remake.

The critics I have heard about this version, for the most part, made me laugh a bit, for how much they toally misunderstood either the spirit of the song and charity and (or) the "myth" surrounding the original recording.

Lots of the critics come out from people who were loving another line up, the old line up, or no line up at all.

This song would have been remade anyway, it was a longtime project to remake it, as you can read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World_25_for_Haiti.

The way they have remade it is really contemporary and current. Just like it was logic for it to be.

I know.

I wouldn't have either included Bieber, Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.Actually not either Isaac Slade and NIcole Sherzinger, cos all those three fail to have the multiple Grammies wins ALL of the other soloists have on their credit (which should be enough testiìfying they are more than allowed to stay there, right?), and I would have loved to see in their spaces Rob Thomas (who couldn't have his actually planned solo due to conflicted scheduling), John Legend, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston and Maxwell or Jason Mraz - whom would have all being very dignified to appear there, actually, being all great vocalists with a strain of Grammy wins - now also Mraz has them -), BUT on the other hand this is charity, and like it or not, the little tweens will make the kids buy the single TONS and MILLIONS of times more than any other performer on this rerecording (or on the older, actually), and that's make their presence VALUABLE for the cause a lot, in the end.
It's clear why they're in: to cash it in. And as the outcome has to be for charity, let's be honest: they are good for the cause hence they are good for the song.

I got even to say that (shame on me for admitting) Miley Cyrus sounds better here than she ever did on any of her "stuff".
She's the current Britney. The reason why We Are The World 25 was a Twitter trending topic are she and Bieber, let's face it.

I loved the rap part, I am the hugest hater of AutoTune but if you gotta to paint current music, 90% of hip hop songs have it since 3 years AND then it's better to have Lil Wayne, T-Pain (whom invented its rise) and Akon vocoding themselves than Rihanna who uses it cos she can't catch a note otherwise, right?

So buy it and be good.

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People in the chorus are these (and by the way, in the original too there were actors and actresses and socialites.. again this is all a remake of the original thing, in a contemporary way):

all artists are listed at the end of the song crediting.

Enjoy this all, with lyrics old and new, and notes.

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[ChrisCromwell1981]

doesn't your beloved Adam sounds amazingly like Stevie here?

He's a great singer.

I like the way they kept this respecteful but contemporary.

Course nothing beats the original, but this was never the target first anyway

Go help Haiti!

Wait for you in LA miss, and... all the rest ;)

Kizz.

[ZairaAmaterasu]

@ChrisCromwell1981 He truly seems Stevie, I agree.

When he's on his regular vocal tone, his voice is amazingly rich.

Catch you on Friday man ;) Hopefully after Lakers defeat Boston... ;)

[bibip12345]

whre's beyonce and Charice?

[ZairaAmaterasu]

@bibip12345 Beyonce wasn't meant to be part of this, or she didn't care, just as Jay Z's -ass like - remarks on this re-edition prove.

Jennifer Hudson doesn't really make me miss Beyoncé, actually.

I have no idea who Charice is.

But the complete list of performers is in the end of my video, in all the original credits.

Take a look if it pleases you.

Peace.

[666Cibele666]

Gorgeous Miss.

Jay Z is jalous, we all know that ;)

[ZairaAmaterasu]

Jay Z wanted Bey in. I wish Quincy would answer him as he deserves, but Quincy is way too classy for it ;)

[loveandhate2570]

I love Isaac Slade's part!

[markbj11]

@ZairaAmaterasu charice is a famous singer ryt now.. from my native land.. the philippines.. she is the one who sing the song pyramid with iyaz...

[theplatinumrockstar1]

Might have misread your description about having Jason Mraz in place of other people, but he was in the re-make...he just didn't get a solo. Thanks for posting!

[AsoliyaETProd]

We are the world and we are the children i think this is great it is so peaceful we all have to help haiti we can do it for haiti i just think it is the right thing to do is to help haiti from the earth quake i think earth quakes aere not getting being exists i hate earth quakes they shouden't exist at all in the entir United States

[AsoliyaETProd]

@bibip12345 I was looking for Beyonce but they didn't put here in

[AsoliyaETProd]

@ZairaAmaterasu yes he truly seems Stevie

[AsoliyaETProd]

@ChrisCromwell1981 yes it is.

[AsoliyaETProd]

i love this song and this video!!!!!!!!!

[mileymania1011]

the instrumentals sounds wierd?

[sportnenny]

@Dealman15 how did you not know who miley cyrus was? what, do you live under a rock? she's on tv, the news a fair amount, and on the radio. her only good song is party in the usa. so, now you know.