Really? This Is Who You Hire?
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By ThePurposeInside
I get the cause, but this should have been a different song. If it was called "Help Haiti" and had different lyrics, then maybe they would get more credibility. The problem is they don't.
Some of the artists on here are very talented, but the rest are a complete joke.
Jennifer Hudson and Josh Groban are really good on this, and I loved hearing their voices. Barbra Streisand was pretty good, but I was really impressed with Celine Dion, P!nk, Jamie Foxx, Usher, Fergie, Adam Levine, Miley Cyrus, and Jennifer Nettles. I know they can sound great. Everyone else, however, was a bad choice. Janet's vocals are completely drowned by Michael's recording from 1985. You can't even hear her. Besides, who cares about Toby Bennet? I don't. Still, I get why people like him. But, I'm sorry. Justin Bieber? Give him a few years. When he actually becomes big like Michael Jackson, or doesn't get many haters, then you can have a good reason to put him in any song about hunger or disaster relief. Nick Jonas sounds like he always sings through his nose, and it is downright annoying. But my main problem is not these singers. It's the rappers. These people, who are singing for a cause, some of them shouldn't be because they are hypocrites. Kanye West is a jerk, and we can't admire him for this act. He hasn't changed a bit. Singing about other people? Really, he's just singing for himself. That's all he cares about. He's on a record, he's getting paid, and he's famous. What garbage. Plus, the rap would have been just fine if it were for a different song. But it was for this instead. Way to go for killing a classic, will.i.am!
Plus, Wyclef Jean was annoying. If he just sang instead of doing that screaming, it would have been a better performance. I know he has certain relations with the Haitians, but still. Also, I must add this - When you got people like Ann Wilson from Heart or Jeff Bridges who sang in Crazy Heart, why didn't they get any solo parts? That would have made the song better.
Besides, if you took most of these people off the list, maybe we could have gotten some real talented artists. Lionel Richie still sounds great. He could have sang the introduction again. Beyonce should have been in this song. Her voice is amazing. Instead, we get Justin Bieber, who had already just emerged at the time? Ridiculous. Plus, Rob Thomas, another one in the background singing, should have had his solo. Plus, what about Carrie Underwood? What about Brad Paisley? What about Mariah Carey? And how can I forget? WHAT ABOUT JON BON JOVI?! Seriously. Maybe it was a good idea that they didn't sing for this anyway. This could have been a good cover, but it fell flat, and everybody knew it.
