Its not the video you need to think about its the idea of everyone helping out to show the support of the cause!!!

I agreed with most comments.....I appreciate the effort, but the USA for Africa shows more heart and more unity within the music community. Apparently country singers don't care about people suffering in Haiti? Or were they not invited?

this song sucks! im so sure jamie foxx really cares. he a joke. most of these people probably looking to improve their image. im so sure they stop all their spending and lavish lifestyles. not even original!! all these artists and they cant even write and compose thier own songs!!
just like most artists today who just copy real artists of the past and try to pass off as their own!!! c'mon if you are really talented artists, you could have written your song!!!THIS SONG SUCKS!!!!

wtf wtf wtf!!!!! cut out the rapping and ppl screaming over each other. wtf Justin B and Miley Cyrus,. lil wayne and other off key rappers dont quit ur day job of snorting coke. Excellent job J Hudson

I like both versions of this wonderful song. I am really no fan of the new age music but, I thought the robotic and rap sounds in this new version were actually OK. I think the parts with Michael in it were quite touching. After all he did Co-Write the song

This new version started out pretty well, with very good singers, like Streisand, Jennifer Nettles, Josh Groban, Celine, Jennifer Hudson, Tony Bennet, etc., then is went all to hell with the rapping, the auto-tuning and whatever that squalling was that Wyclef was doing. That was just godawful! And even though I do hate rap, I agree that it was appropriate that it be included in this song. The group rap part with LL CoolJ and Snoop and a bunch of other people I dont recongize wasnt too bad, but the individual singers, like Kanye, Lil Wayne and TPain, whoever he is, were horrible and just illustrated how untalented they truely are. Actually, I'll bet Kanye wasnt really supposed to be there, he just walked up and snatched the mic from someone else and started sucking out loud.
If you watch the original song, the contrast between the talented and professional performances of the original and the lack of vocal proficiency of so many of the posers and celebrity wannabees in the second is really startling. Its a sad commentary on the state of popular music today.
However, all that being said, it is a noble effort, and I hope they raise a lot of money, and it actually ends up going to were it is needed.

1985- A classic with a wide diverse group of artist. Video shows artists coming together and singing with joy and unity. These artists were talented and had been around recording music for some time.
2010- Starts out okay, but the middle part of the song was not neccessary, the rap was terrible, and the ending was way too long and not neccessary. I agreed that the Haiti footage was also not neccessary to show. These artists are fairly new to the music scene, and some seem to be coming from one type of music format.
In conclusion, it was a worthy effort, but fell way short of what the original version was able to do. Note to todays artists and especially rap artist- never try to complete with each other on a unity cause. I remembered reading that the sign " Leave your egos at the door " was posted at this recording as it was 25 years ago.

Am I the only one who thinks this just proves that there are NO MUSICIANS LEFT?! And the only thing the entire industry gives us is a bunch of autotuned lip syncing retards who couldn't write a song or music if their lives depended on it?


How lame is it when they do an autotuned COVER of this song?


Why did they do a cover? I will tell you....because the Bob Geldolf's of the world are GONE GONE GONE and all we have are these no-talent fashion models pretending to be musicians.

No comments about Wyclef's "singing"? I dont even know how to describe how he sung his part. It completely freaked me out, more than the auto-tune.

The new version is not an improvement. The new one is too slickly produced. And what's with all that auto-tune crap? The original is definitely less pretentious.