Is it horrible of me to say the WTC/AIDS tribute song sucks?

Come on, Fred Durst and Nelly Furtado? It's for a good cause, ok, but the song is booty.

 

[MichaelD]

I know nothing of this. What I want to know is why are WTC and Aids mentioned in the same song. Same sentence. Same lifetime? Nothing to do w/one another. Nelly Furtado = Young Tart who we will never hear from again. Fred Durst = musically untalented but very business savvy individual who met all the right people and bvllsh!tted them into hooking him up. Fred can't sing worth a dime. Nelly can sing...but who cares?

 

[Mork]

<< I know nothing of this. >>



LOL, if you know nothing of it, then what right do you have to criticize it?

Anyway, here's some back ground info taken from MTV.com



<< There's a lot more going on with the all-star remake of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," including a rock version that will include the frontmen from Korn and Stone Temple Pilots.

The release date for the Bono-organized, Jermaine Dupri-produced project has been bumped from December 1 to October 23, and there will now be an R&B version by Dupri, a slower version produced by Bono and a rock version manned by Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, according to the project's publicist.

Durst's version will include rock singers Jonathan Davis, Scott Weiland and Perry Farrell. Monica, Usher, Maxwell, Jagged Edge and TLC's Chilli and T-Boz will be included in Dupri's R&B version. The collaborators on Bono's version will be announced later this week.

Originally recorded to benefit AIDS research, the single will now have its profits split between AIDS research and the United Way's September 11th Fund.

Bono and other organizers of the project are talking to video directors and will choose one by the end of the week, the publicist said. The video will feature the same audio as the version currently airing on MTV, but the video footage will be different from the special clip put together by the channel.

That version includes such top-tier talent as Destiny's Child, 'NSYNC, Britney Spears, P. Diddy, Nelly, the Backstreet Boys, Eve, R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, Nelly Furtado, Christina Aguilera and No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani (see "Fred Durst, P. Diddy, Aaron Lewis, More Join In On Gaye Remake").

Most of the first remake was recorded the week of MTV's Video Music Awards, prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, though Durst's rap, which includes lyrics about the tragedy, and Jennifer Lopez's chorus were recorded a few days after.

For more information on the all-star remake, see MTV.com's "What's Going On? Benefit" page.

For more on and audience reaction to the attacks, including tips on how you can help, see "9.11.01: Moving Forward."

?Corey Moss
>>


-MTV.com

 

[nightowl]

I did not hear anything of this but I did find a WTC tribute to Live's new single Overcome.

 

[yellowperil]

I saw the video to "What's Going On?" I agree, it was just not a good song. It was a celebrity showboat, it sounded like everyone came in and put in their 15 minutes of studio time and the producers Pro Tool'ed it together.

 

Yeah it was orginally an AIDS tribute, they recorded it like 9/9/2001. Then after the attacks they latched on some extra verses. It's like Fred Durst rapping stupid stuff like "Why peoples gotta fly planes into buildings????"

I never was one for all-star tribute songs. "We Are the World" was bad too. Well, if the proceeds go to the right place, I guess it's ok as long as I don't have to hear it.

 

[MichaelD]

Mork, go back to Ork. I never criticized the song; I've never heard it. If you read more carefully, you'd have seen that I criticized the individuals singing it, as well as the whole premise of mixing an Aids tribute with a WTC tribute. It's sacrilege. Thats my opinion. Your egg awaits.