While rapper Jay-Z is sympathetic to the motivation behind redoing “We are the World,” he does not support the 2010 remake of the classic Michael Jackson-Lionel Richie-penned charity single, dubbed “We are the World 25 for Haiti.”
“I know everybody is gonna take this wrong: ‘We Are the World,’ I love it, and I understand the point and think it’s great. But I think ‘We Are the World’ is like ‘Thriller’ to me. I don’t ever wanna see it touched,” said Jay-Z while speaking with MTV News at the “2 Kings” dinner Saturday.
“I’m a fan of music. I know the plight and everything that’s going on in Haiti. I applaud the efforts…I appreciate the efforts and everything, but ‘We are the World’ is [musically] untouchable like ‘Thriller’ is untouchable. Some things are just untouchable. It was a valiant effort, but for me, it’s gonna be untouchable,” added the rapper and mogul, who would have “loved” to have seen a new song written for the 2010 struggle in Haiti.
“We are the World 25 for Haiti” currently sits at number one on the iTunes download chart. A new take on the 1985 song that includes auto-tune and a rap verse, the single was produced by RedOne and Rickey Minor and features performances from Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Nettles, Wyclef Jean, Josh Groban, P!nk, Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, Jamie Foxx and many others.
I agree with Jay Z. The song is for a good cause but the original can never be duplicated. The orginial song was and is true music at its finest.
Jay-Z is right the first one was unique and special. Quincy should have come up with a new one. I do not like the new one at all. However, I did donate to Haiti but I won’t be buying this song.
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That track is incredible, and I’m not even into that kind of music!
Josh Groban is one of my favorite classical-pop singer after Hayley Westenra-;~
Knowledge is power.
Josh Groban and Hayley Westenra should be the perfect couple.’..
Josh Groban and Charlotte Church are two of my favorite classical singers,”*
josh groban is my favorite classical artist , he has a very beautiful voice~,*
i watched a concert of josh groban and oh boy, he can really sing very well `-`
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