Comments on: Haiti and the musical response.

By: awfulbliss

awfulbliss — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:26:06 +0000

I am partial to the Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) song with Wyclef Jean, Bono, Jay Z, Rhianna…sounds like it should be a disaster right? But it works. I heard it on the program George Clooney organized, and then bought the record on itunes, as all proceeds went to Haitian relief.

By: MandrewB

MandrewB — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:21:24 +0000

I don't think cynicism about a terrible charity song makes any difference to aiding development. Maybe I'm wrong. I certainly wouldn't have a go at people for buying it and can't think of anyone who would. Nobody I've seen saying anything cynical wouldn't donate somewhere somehow.

Also, not sure anything does more "damage to the credibility of the campaign" than Cowell and that ridiculous record.

Thanks for the boomkat link, buying it now.

By: sheq

sheq — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:20:45 +0000

Yes, but people can acknowledge it's a poor song choice and not belittle people's choice to buy it if it's their decision. Not only does it, in my eyes, damage the credibility of the campaign, cynicism at any level does nothing to aid international development. http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=264774

By: MandrewB

MandrewB — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:04:30 +0000

I don't think it's about sneering and the fact remains that the song choice, in this case, is incredibly inappropriate. It wasn't a choice between a “hardcore punk song” and “Everybody Hurts”. There were a million songs they could have done. And Simon Cowell HAD to do a charity single, that comes with his “position”. I don't think pointing out the cynicism and the lameness of the record is rubbishing the generosity of humanity.

By: sheq

sheq — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:32:10 +0000

You're a top man, Bren. Toppermost of the poppermost.

By: Brennig

Brennig — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:45:36 +0000

You're an arse. I'd already given and now you've gone and made me do it again. Arse. But that song is total shite.