MTV catches up with Hov to get his thoughts on the We Are the World remake fuckery. Mirroring my exact thoughts in that the original shouldn’t have been messed with.
I have a interesting take on that,” Jay-Z said Saturday at the annual “2 Kings” dinner, which was sponsored by Sprite and Bing and took place during NBA All-Star weekend. “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. I’m a fan of music. I know the plight and everything that’s going on in Haiti. I applaud the efforts: [Millions have been raised] through text [donations] to Haiti. So 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.”
Continuing on, he says that a new song should have been written. Rather than remaking a classic.
“I would have loved that idea better,” he said. “As everyone knows, I have tremendous respect for Quincy Jones. Of course, I think he’s genius, as everyone else does. [But] I think it’s time for us to make a new [song]. I tried to do that with ‘Stranded,’ the song Jay, Rihanna and U2′s Bono and the Edge premiered at the ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ telethon]. I didn’t try to make ‘We Are the World,’ but I tried to make our take on how we felt.”
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I wonder what he would have said if the song turned out better?
JihaD
Hoe ass nigga just madd he ain’t on the track!
I agree. I don’t like their song but I agree.
^lol
^lol at restoh*
i personally think its great they remade it.
its all about haiti not the music.
Mad? I’m pretty sure he got asked, so I doubt he said this shit out of spite. Also, the interviewer probably knew he’d already declined the invite to participate, and figured his response would include some mildly controversial comments. AND he’s right anyway.
the nigga above me is obviously a fucking retard… if the music is good (sells a lot) > Haiti benefits.
go die.
i agree with the old head
@London aka Gooniegoogoo, if its not bout the music why make a song?… wyclef should get slapped for singin so horribly on it…
The remake was was simply terrible.
did people actually expect that song to be good? that lineup was a fucking travesty to begin with
song is corny….”stranded” is too though….but jay right.
I thought the remake was funny. It was like a skit on Saturday Night Live or some shit like that
All that musical talent present and they could’nt just make a new song??!! I’m glad to here tons of money was raised for Haiti but… that was some Bullshit!!Wyclef I know your going through a lot but WTF??!!!
He’s right. I donated to haiti. And still is. Honestly, I think hov should do Minority Report II… Justsayin..
*dead* @ the video picture..
Its rare for a remake to create the same magic as the original. But I agree with Jay Z they didnt need to create this. With all that creativity in one room Surely they could have come up with a new song that would have surely defined the amazing and artistic minds. I applaud the meaning but like most music created I shout it out BE ORIGINAL. On a side note Wyclef butchered the chorus and the only good moment I can recall in the video was seeing Janet Jackson rightfully by her brother’s singing his chorus (As is how it should be intended).
mad? yea they asked Jay and he turned it down but yea Wayne and T-Pain singin auto-tune killed how powerful the song could of been and turned it into a joke…it will never touch the original, I agree wit Jay they should of left it alone
Jay Z always does everything right.
The term “artist” gets thrown around way too easily in my opinion…. Just because you create something does not make it art (or sonic art for that matter, considering we’re talking about recording artists.) I agree with Jay though, every “artist” in this group should have come together and created something completely new and original to help the haiian people out and simultaneously entice us, the listeners, to be appreciative and give more funds to this devastated country. *stands off the soapbox*
All you niggas sucking that Gay-Z dick… stop d-riding him you stoopid internet thugz…. all you niggas who said I agree w/ Jay… y’all just some yes man type hoe niggas!! That lineup minus t-pain & the rap cameo was dope I dunno about wyclef thinkin he was bob marley but yea shit was aight.. like I said Jay was just mad noone invited him or beyonce’
And y’all act like Jay is a creator that hoe nigga is a bitter!! He bit Biggie rhymes & Big L’s rap steez… so stop talkin bout creating shit cuz that nigga Jay is Mike Tyson BITTER!!!!
Jay-Z been fuckin up other peoples music with remakes and samples since god knows when.. STFU camel lookin *ss
The song was terrible. T-payne ? heelll noooo
I thought the song was okay until the rapping started.
I mean, kudos for trying to include every genre, but the execution was terrible. That part with LL Cool J/Snoop/Every rapper in the world just sounded like organized shouting … which it was.
the only part i likd was will.i.am the other rappin shit could got left off i felt if they wanted to have hip hop on there just left it with william kanye at the end the way they did that ll snoop was bullshit. and tpain wtf
FAIL..How you gonna make a soul song with autotune in it
Still havent heard the joint, maybe jay made a good decision if the song sucked. Autotune, not a fan.
but check this vid of me playing Dead Presidents by Jay and Changes by pac on piano while rapping at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1k1gLFq-qw
man it is hard to read through the ignorance in type. it’s hard for me to understand people trying to make a point with ass loads of spelling errors
ah it’s the thought and idea of lots of people coming together for a good cause. if he was on it he wouldnt be talkin shit. shut up hov. big cry baby douche.
thriller? dude fob and john mayer’s version was super dope. #justsaying.
AH! correctin, that was beat it! lol. my bad, still a dope MJ remake though.
but i agree, this we are the world one was kinda lame.
They’re already misquoting him on Yahoo News
for the record jay’s song sucked also… on another note i like everything dame is doing!!!
DO YALL REALLY FUCKIN THINK THAT HE’S MAD HE’S NOT ON THE SONG? HOW MANY PPL U THINK TURNED DOWN THE SONG BEFORE IT BECAME WHAT IT IS? YOU NOTICE THAT THERE’S NO JAY, NAS, ALICIA KEYS, MARY J. BLIGE, JUSTIN TIMEBERLAKE, BEYONCE, etc. on the song, but jay’s mad? yea rite
Yo Bizzle Yes he is mad that he didn’t get on the song.. there is no Jay cuz they didn’t invite him or Beyonce & MJB does come out on the song she might have not been in studio but they recorded her verse where ever she was submitted the verse & had a part in the video.. so please stop DICK RIDING GAY Z….
First off Camel face is ass. Second can u honestly say that if they had asked beyonce to be in it that she would have refused? The song wasn’t that fuckin bad. I feel Restoh all the way. STOP DICK RIDIN GAY-Z.
Jay totally spit the truth the original is classic and the anotha one is really bullshit fuck yall sutpid ass nigga JAY-Z is the king right now hi hater
I don’t like their song but I agree.