Tuesday, February 16, 2010

MUSIC WORLD: Jay-Z Speaks on "We Are the World"

There were rumors that Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Lady GaGa would lend their voices to the remake of "We Are the World" separately from the other famous folks. Well, with the release of the video and the track, we now know that isn't true.


MTV caught up with Jay-Z during his "2 Kings Dinner" during All-Star Weekend in Dallas. He stated:

"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 [Michael Jackson's] 'Thriller' to me. I don't ever wanna see it touched."

He continued with:

"I think it's time for us to make a new [song]. I tried to do that with 'Stranded.' I didn't try to make 'We Are the World,' but I tried to make our take on how we felt."

Well, uh... there you have it. I completely agree with him though as I found the remake to be kinda boring and oddly redone. Especially some of the solo inclusions. And I guess Rihanna and Beyonce didn't participate for the same reason?? *scratching chin*

But peep a video of Jay-Z, Bono, and Rihanna performing his original song, "Stranded."



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4 comments:

  1. kendra_blessedFebruary 16, 2010 at 10:09 AM

    I'm actually pretty glad none of them were in the remake. The remake wasn't horrible, but the thought was nice. I don't think none of them can do a song that's not all about them anyway.

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  2. kendra_blessedFebruary 16, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Oh and I think that if jay wanted 2 do something new he could have presented the idea but that would require him 2 take the limelight off of him and on a collective group. Him, lady gaga, rihanna, and beyonce are 2 selfish 2 do things with people better than them. That's my opinion lol

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  3. TSHFebruary 16, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Ummm... well I disagree lol

    I think people feel like because Jay-Z and Beyonce are so "on top" that they cannot humble themselves enough to contribute to a collective effort. If you recall, they both performed during the Haiti telethon and some of the people in the remake did not.

    They are artists first and I do not blame Jay-Z for feeling like touching a classic was inappropriate. That's like asking Jacob Lawrence to repaint da Vinci's Mona Lisa...

    That's my opinion...lol

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  4. kendra_blessedFebruary 16, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    true... I don't really care for the remake because I still like the old one the best, but I just can't see them humbling themselves for it. I just can't. I would be gratefully shocked. The first telethon that was done on the major networks was so depressing. I loved the one BET did though and they weren't on their.

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