I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there! 
And probably true.
Yup, I almost mentioned her in my post. But at least she seems to be sticking with singing now, then again she may not get many film offers anymore.
That was good, but as you said, they were not trying to sing, and it was nicely put together.
Ah, a kindred spirit. I am not an audiophile, but listening to music is partially an emotional experience for me, and singers convey a lot of emotion. I think that some current music producers do everyone a disservice by mistakenly thinking that “hitting the notes right” is the most important thing in a song.
Even thought he was just pasted unto the video, I thought MJ outsang everybody else in the video. It was a reminder of how great a singer he was in his prime.
Apparently, Quincy Jones is a graduate of thePat Robertson School of Idiotic Quotes.
I think the ability to hit the notes right is rather important if you are choosing a career as a professional singer. There are times and ways to bend the rules, but if you can’t hit the notes when you need to maybe singing isn’t the right career for you.
And if the end result of your song’s production process is that you sound like Stephen Hawking, why should I listen? It might as well be Hawking singing for all we can tell. You are surplus to requirements.
Yvan eht nioj, baby!
Is that why Cher’s voice sounds so unnatural on her song Believe?
I think one problem is that it’s been parodied and lampooned so much in the last 25 years it’s hard to take it seriously. Saturday Night Live has done several skits skewering it, and in the 21st century the Child Stars video on the otherwise unwatchable Nicky Roberts, the inspired “I’m F*ckin’ Ben Affleck” video on Kimmel (complete with Josh Groban) and the absolutely brilliant “He Needs a Kidney” on 30 Rock, and others I’m leaving out have all taken their shots and this just seems like an unfunny parody.
Another problem is Streisand… WTF? And while I like Tony Bennett and Josh Groban this just isn’t they.
Michael Jackson… WTF?
And then there’s the fact it sucks and I don’t know most of these kids and wish they’d get the hell off my lawn, and the rest need to get back to the day room because they walked out right in the middle of our shuffleboard tournament.
I don’t have any problem with pop glurge, particularly something that I associate with my youth so strongly. If they had made any effort whatsoever to incorporate a diverse array of artists, I would have been extremely happy. That was one of the key elements in the original. They had Bob Dylan ,Willie Nelson, Cindy Lauper, Bruce Springsteen and a whole bunch more. No doubt, some areas were neglected, but it was still a very diverse group. This time though, it’s all pop and rap. I’m sorry, but Jeff Bridges does not count as a country star. Not to mention the newer genres that could have been represented.
It makes me mad because I had hoped that they would really try with this one. I’d love to hear a new take on it with some real character, but this is just awful.
The 30 Rock Milton Green video begins at 1:15. Notice how Adam Levine has the identical concerned and caring expression in both.
Post of the year, man. 
Yes.
Was there ever a charity single (that wasn’t a cover version) that was any good?
I’ve never had such a strong visual just from reading a post. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight.
As for the song, meh. It was bland, but it wasn’t bad enough to provoke a strong reaction from me. Although the rap part was stupid. Why the hell did they use Autotunes?
Are we calling Lil’ Wayne a “musician” now? Wow.
The same reason you use a lot of pepper and spices when cooking with gamey meat.
Krusty the Klown: I called my good friend Sting. He said, Krusty, when do you need me?'' I said, Thursday.’’ He said, I'm busy Thursday.'' I said, What about Friday?’’ He said, Friday's worse than Thursday.'' Then *he* said, How about Saturday?’’ I said, ``Fine.’’ True story!
The original wasn’t that great; this wasn’t that bad. Although the only singers I recognized were the ones who made me go, “Holy crap, I thought they died”. Only in Streisand’s case was I correct - the bottom rather dropped out when she chimed in.
Although I thought the rap part worked, by contrasting the traditional prettiness of the chorus.
It is rather like a fund-raising party that you invite rich folks to. Sure, it would be more efficient to do it some other way, but for some people, it’s either done in a way to stroke egos, or not at all.
Better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness and all that.
Regards,
Shodan
A question, not an answer: was any of the material on Concert for Bangladesh new?
Timely Comment for 2/27 :
Wow, SNL just laid it on heavy.