Yes, it’s official. There’s been an announcement that there will be a remake of the ever-popular song, “We Are the World,” composed by the late and great Michael Jackson. The singers will be the ones of our generation. A bad decision? Yes.
I’m not completely against it. I mean, the cause is good, it’s going to the Help Haiti Relief. But, I think it’s just an excuse to make a version of the famous song with the artists of 2010 stamped on it. 20 years from now, people will be listening to the 2010 version of the song, most probably, and not the original version. And let me tell you, the original version of the song is, without a doubt, better. I know, I know. How can I judge the two versions when the 2010 remake isn’t even out yet? I just feel like the artists of the previous version are much more talented than today’s artists.
Let’s face it. Our generation’s artists are composed of singers who can barely sing yet make millions because of what we call, technology. Voice alterations, syncs, and sometimes even downright screaming is what makes up our music industry nowadays. In fact, there are only a handful of real singers.
Don’t get me wrong. The electro-pop, dance music we hear today isn’t a bad thing. I am actually a huge fan of songs like Tik Tok, I Gotta Feeling, Boom Boom Pow, Replay, Watcha Say, Good Girls Go Bad, Bad Romance, and other songs like that. All I’m saying is that artists who can’t really sing shouldn’t be included in the remake.
But honestly, singers like Celine Dion, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Rihanna, Fergie, Kris Allen, Alicia Keys, Nick Jonas, Jason Mraz, David Archuleta, Ne-Yo, Lenka, Vanessa Hudgens, and other singers with nice voices, should be included. I’m not a Justin Beiber anti-fan, but I just think he’s too young for it. He’s got a chipmunk voice, that’s all.
I’m not even going to start on Miley Cyrus.
Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato both have OK voices, but I feel like they should push more. Their voices aren’t really that well-developed yet. So they’ll have to wait until they become MJ material. Don’t misjudge me, though. I adore them both. I just think they should sit out on this one.
I guess I’ll have to wait until the official song gets released. When it does, I’ll write a review on it. Hopefully, I’ll be able to prove myself wrong after hearing the output. Fingers crossed.
–Denise. ♥
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