In essence, I LOVE IT! Of course, we all know that I'm a sucker for people showing they care about others. This is the ultimate. I was in love with the first one too -- as well as Hands Across America. But let's discuss some differences between the two versions of the Ritchie/Jackson hit.
RAP Break
Missing in the original which was made when rap was still in its infancy, the remix is littered with rappers. Most impressive was the LL Cool J section. The others are only worthy of mention for their participation in the project, not their musical rendition.
Youngsters
Stars who were only children, or still in cell stages, when the original song was produced are now included. I have mixed emotions on that one. I don't see the remix as an improvement, though it still nice. But I would have liked to see one of the young producers -- Wyclef, P. Diddy -- pull together the new stars and crank out their own hit for this generation. I'm not mad about the piggy-backing since no one can quite imitate Quincy Jones.
MJ
Sure the glittering glove, sparkling jacket and dazzling smile of Michael Jackson were infused digitally but the man himself wasn't a part of the project, for obvious reasons. The remake is a great way to pay homage.
Reviews
The original wasn't well received and their is are mixed emotions regarding the remix. Only time will tell.
We all have our favorite stars and those we'd have like to work on the project and folks seem to want to voice more negative than positive opinions. I hope this one goes on the positive side. I'm overjoyed to see artists give back and I like "feel good" music. Again, I LOVE IT!
Wanna read more about it? Check out:
original -->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World
remake -->http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632097/20100217/bieber_justin.jhtml
Lyrics --> http://www.lyrics007.com/Michael%20Jackson%20Lyrics/We%20Are%20the%20World%20Lyrics.html
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