[Justin Bieber]
There comes a time
When we heed[留意] a certain call
[Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Hudson & Justin Bieber]
When the world must come together as one
[Jennifer Hudson]
There are people dying
[Jennifer Nettles]
Ohh and it's time to lend a hand to life
[Jennifer Nettles & Josh Groban]
The greatest gift of all
[Josh Groban]
We can't go on
Pretending day by day
[Tony Bennet]
That someone, somehow will soon make a change
[Mary J. Blige]
We are all a part of
God's great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we
need
[Chorus]
[Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson]
* We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving *
[Barbra Streisand]
** There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me **
[Miley Cyrus]
Well, send them your heart
So they know that someone cares
[Enrique Iglesias]
So their cries for help
Will not be in vain[徒劳]
[Nicole Scherzinger]
We can't let them suffer[受痛苦]
No, no, we cannot turn away
[Jamie Foxx]
Right now they need a helping hand
[Wyclef Jean]
Nou se mond la (“We are the world” in Haitian)
We are the children
[Adam Levine]
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
[Pink & BeBe Winans]
Repeat **
[Michael Jackson]
When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
[Usher]
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
[Celine Dion]
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change can only come
When we
[Fergie]
Stand together as one
[Chorus—All]
Repeat *
[Nick Jonas]
Got to start giving
[All]
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
[Toni Braxton]
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
[Mary Mary]
We are the world
We are the children
[Tony Bennet]
It's for the children
[Isaac Slade]
We are the ones who make a brighter day
[Toni Braxton]
So let's start giving
[Lil Wayne]
** There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me **
[Chorus—All]
Repeat *
[Akon]
Repeat **
[T-Pain]
Repeat *
[Jamie Foxx imitating Ray Charles]
Choice were making
Saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
[Rapping—LL Cool J, Will-I-Am,
Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz]
We all need somebody that we can lean on[依靠]
When you wake up look around and see that your dreams gone
When the earth quakes we'll help you make it through the storm
When the floor breaks a magic carpet to stand on
We are the world united by love so strong
When the radio isn't on you can hear the songs
A guided light on the dark road you're walking on
A sign post to find the dreams you thought was gone
Someone to help you move the obstacles you stumbled[绊倒] on
Someone to help you rebuild after the rubble's gone
We are the world connected by a common bond—Love
The whole planet singing along
[Chorus—All]
Repeat *
...
不经典不推荐
25年,可以让明艳动人的佳人韶华不再;
25年,可以让郁郁葱葱的草原变成一片荒漠;
25年,也可以让四散的灵气团结在一起,凝聚成新的力量。
时隔25年,美国乐坛80多位知名歌手齐聚一堂,共同翻唱了Michael Jackson经典慈善歌曲《We Are the World》。2010年正好是《We Are the World》发行25周年,本打算在格莱美颁奖礼上亮相的周年纪念版因1月12日突如其来的海地大地震而更名,旨在为海地灾民募款解难。
原创之一的Lionel Richie表示:“当我第一次听说要录制《We Are the World》的新版本时,我并没有表现出多大的热情,因为它的原版堪称是经典之作,但海地大地震之后,我意识到这是一个危急关头,而且这也正是这首歌最初创作的意义所在。新版歌曲将版权奉献给了一个不同的地方,但却忠实于原作所蕴含的精神意义。”
1985年的版本的确无法超越,但重要的是在新版中我们仍能听到情同手足、不离不弃的呐喊,听到此起彼伏人间有情的呼声。Lil Wayne在歌曲中加入了说唱,是时下美国流行乐坛盛行的Auto-Tune,但却丝毫不让人觉得突兀;当年合唱原曲的Ray Charles已经去世,新版中由电影《Ray》中Ray Charles的扮演者奥斯卡影帝Jamie Foxx模仿他当年的唱词,“新”与“旧”便这样完美地融合在一起。