"Hope For Haiti Now" Telethon Discussion- 1/22/10

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Jan 22, 2010 23:40:33 GMT -5 Tanisha Thomas. said:

Jan 22, 2010 23:32:55 GMT -5 ΣGØ.©[/IMG] said:

Nope. he was even on TV crying about it.

That's interesting. A few days ago Pras stated on 106 & Park that he would have to sit down and talk to Wyclef if he thought something was fishy about the money getting to the Haitians, and that was before Wyclef was accused of that.

Woooow. You just never know about that kind of stuff. Sucks because it makes you think twice about donating, and where your money is really going.

[musicjunky318]

Jan 23, 2010 0:58:13 GMT -5 ΣGØ.©[/IMG] said:

DEAD..I spotted Britney Spears in the back on the phones...as she should be. No lipping for Haiti.

You betta leave the Princess alone.

[Oprah]

Jan 23, 2010 0:58:13 GMT -5 ΣGØ.©[/IMG] said:

DEAD..I spotted Britney Spears in the back on the phones...as she should be. No lipping for Haiti.

What on earth would she sing?

ALL EYES ON HAITI AT THE CENTER OF A NATURAL DISASTER JUST LIKE A RELIEF EFFORT
WHEN I LIP THIS SONG EVERYBODY GON' DONATE JUST LIKE A RELIEF EFFORT

Yeeeeah.

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Jan 23, 2010 1:03:22 GMT -5 Oprah said:

Jan 23, 2010 0:58:13 GMT -5 ΣGØ.©[/IMG] said:

DEAD..I spotted Britney Spears in the back on the phones...as she should be. No lipping for Haiti.

What on earth would she sing?

ALL EYES ON HAITI AT THE CENTER OF A NATURAL DISASTER JUST LIKE A RELIEF EFFORT
WHEN I LIP THIS SONG EVERYBODY GON' DONATE JUST LIKE A RELIEF EFFORT

Yeeeeah.

Jan 23, 2010 1:00:14 GMT -5 musicjunky318 said:

Jan 23, 2010 0:58:13 GMT -5 ΣGØ.©[/IMG] said:

DEAD..I spotted Britney Spears in the back on the phones...as she should be. No lipping for Haiti.

You betta leave the Princess alone.

Was I the only one waiting for Brithoven to get behind the piano and give us a light, grunty, yet soulful rendition of Everytime? #icandigit

[syrus]

Brit could've sung one of her hits that had nothing to do with Haiti and tried to change the lyrics...oops...Beyonce already did that tonight.

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Exactly....because everyone else's songs were about Haiti. #getaclue

[gin]

Jan 22, 2010 21:09:56 GMT -5 Typo said:

LMAO. I'm never going to be able to recover from "Haiti I can see your halo".

It was unfitting, tacky, and plain borderline offensive.

[Love Plastic Love]

I didn't watch it, but please god tell me Beyonce didn't actually sing Haiti I can see your Halo...

[Stephen]

Jan 23, 2010 2:31:53 GMT -5 gin said:

Jan 22, 2010 21:09:56 GMT -5 Typo said:

LMAO. I'm never going to be able to recover from "Haiti I can see your halo".

It was unfitting, tacky, and plain borderline offensive.

Seriously, what kind of shit was that. Yonka is ridiculous. How did that song even hit the telethon? She really wants to win for ROTY doesn't she?

[Typo]

Jan 23, 2010 2:37:01 GMT -5 Love Plastic Love said:

I didn't watch it, but please god tell me Beyonce didn't actually sing Haiti I can see your Halo...

She did

[musicrocks]

I don't know why people are acting like that in regards to Beyonce singing Halo. It's an old song and doesn't need promotion. Ok, it doesn't EXACTLY fits Haiti or it's disaster, but it still works and it was a beautiful performance.

[Love Plastic Love]

I am seriously laughing so hard I am crying. Beyonce is just absolutely SHAMELESS and sometimes I love her for it and sometimes I don't LOLOLOLOLOL.

[beyoncethebest]

I don't get why you are all complain about Halo...I mean it's an amazing song about LOVE...Something you all should have learned after all that it's happening now in the world...
If you still want to hate despite everything then I don't know what to say...

[Deleted]

halo..is ok...wtf wood i wpnt jher to sing? single ladies? halo fists it! fick..i could see if people were bithcin baout somethong else...halo=a good song...about ya surviro!!! (long live ratcchte)..{"i CAN SEe yr hallo)

[beyoncethebest]

Plus "Remember those walls I built Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight, They didn't even make up a sound..."
fits very well with the event...

[syrus]

How tacky to remind these people their walls just came tumbling down.

This is just as bad as her singing "Ave Maria" for MJ at the BET Awards in a white wedding dress.

[YoYoCanUSeeMe?!]

Amazing performance by Chris !! Im so glad she's back !!!!! her voice...wow !!!!

[felipe]

Jan 23, 2010 2:41:03 GMT -5 musicrocks said:

I don't know why people are acting like that in regards to Beyonce singing Halo. It's an old song and doesn't need promotion. Ok, it doesn't EXACTLY fits Haiti or it's disaster, but it still works and it was a beautiful performance.

Well, considering her catalogue, what else would she sing? Crazy in love?

Maybe she could have sung Survivor...

[PDC1987]

Jan 23, 2010 0:47:40 GMT -5 Oprah said:

Jan 23, 2010 0:41:27 GMT -5 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 said:

PREACH!

Only at PMB will some people even be b***hing and moaning about who is snatching whose wig and singing on-key, off-key, and the neverending my diva can outsing/outsell your diva when 'discussing' a benefit. Yes, this is a message board but it's still somewhat shocking and disgusting. Can people put aside these petty differences for just a few minutes? All these artists/singers devoted their time and effort for this cause. They came together to unite as one for one common purpose.

As if that matters as much as proving Madonna's vocal abilities transcend all other sonic matter on the planet. I mean really, where are your priorities?

Please.

[Minor Scratch]

Studio Version of 'Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)' - Bono, Jay-Z, Rihanna, The Edge

Produced by Swizz Beatz & Declan Gaffney

The genesis of the song came with Jay-Z collaborator Swizz Beatz sending simultaneous text messages to Jay-Z and Bono. They agreed to do it, and Bono wrote the hook for “Stranded” while on the phone with Beatz. The latter said, “The idea of the song is ‘We’re not gonna leave you stranded’ and that’s what the chorus is. So me and Bono started going back and forth with ideas, and he was like, ‘You know this word stranded keeps standing out to me’ and I asked him to sing it, and he put me on hold ’cause he’s recording the ideas on a Dictaphone — so he did it there and then on the phone.”

The recording was done over diverse geographic locations and melded together, with The Edge helping out with extra production work. Beatz then added Rihanna into the effort, later saying “I knew that Jay would be able to tell a story, and that Bono would be able to sing and bring it home. The last component that I added was Rihanna, and she’s kinda like the angel that’s on the track, softening it up and giving it that caring feeling, because this hook is so powerful.” The final recording was produced by Beatz and Declan Gaffney.



I know its a tribute to Haiti and all, but this could be a rare memorable charity hit if it catches on.

[Monroe]

Jan 23, 2010 1:45:56 GMT -5 ΣGØ.©[/IMG] said:

Exactly....because everyone else's songs were about Haiti. #getaclue

Most of them at least had something to do with hope. It wouldn't of killed her to have performed another choice of song.


I'll Stand By You, Like A Prayer, Hallelujah, Breathless, Lift Me Up, Stranded, A Message, etc. were all a thousand times more appropriate for the benefit then Halo was. It's fine if she wants to do that for a personal tribute (i.e. her Michael Tribute which seemed a thousand times more sincere then this most recent one) but now it just seems insincere, offensive, fake, and calculated. To be honest this whole event in general feels like just another way for celebs to build publicity up for future projects. Beyonce is just making it worse by being so transparent about her "efforts".

[[K]atie.]

To be honest,the majority of people including critics liked Beyoncé's performance. It was a trending topic on twitter. It's just people on this board that take everything out of context because of Beyoncé, her performance was lovely. All of the performances where great, it wasn't about anyone else except Haiti.

[dodoboy]

Halo was fine, one of the best performances of the night, got me to donate, and sure it got others - job DONE!

Also, biggest trending topic, so got awareness A++.

[[K]atie.]

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Jan 23, 2010 11:11:34 GMT -5 dodoboy said:

Halo was fine, one of the best performances of the night, got me to donate, and sure it got others - job DONE!

Also, biggest trending topic, so got awareness A++.

Who celebrity did you speak to , I wanted to speak to precious but couldn't

[HolidayGuy]

Beyonce sounded great on "Halo," but, yeah, the lyrical adjustment was kinda... odd. But, imagine if it had been, "We're everything you need and more," as it is the USA (and others) helping the country out. The scandal...

The situation, like any natural disaster, is very sad and unfortunate. Hopefully, with all the donations, they can get things moving in the right direction.

[SWEET DREAMS]

Y'all still whining about Beyonce singing Halo. Get over it! It was effective and I hear nothing negative coming from anyone about her song choice except from this board.

[pnobelysk]

Jan 22, 2010 23:31:09 GMT -5 Justin. said:

Jordin should be there singing "Faith".

while i agree it wouldve been nice, jordin doesnt have the star power that all the other performers had. so thats prbly why she didnt sing

[yosafbridge]

Jan 23, 2010 0:41:27 GMT -5 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 said:

Jan 22, 2010 21:36:40 GMT -5 Tanisha Thomas. said:

Some of you should be a shame of yourselves. These celebs are doing this for a good cause and you're making fun of them. Shame.

PREACH!

Only at PMB will some people even be b***hing and moaning about who is snatching whose wig and singing on-key, off-key, and the neverending my diva can outsing/outsell your diva when 'discussing' a benefit. Yes, this is a message board but it's still somewhat shocking and disgusting. Can people put aside these petty differences for just a few minutes? All these artists/singers devoted their time and effort for this cause. They came together to unite as one for one common purpose.

Post of The Week. applause.....

And I was really impressed with how quickly Bono came up with the song just over the course of a phone call.Just another little bit of evidence of his creativity and why he's well on his way to being a legend.

[gin]

Jan 23, 2010 4:49:35 GMT -5 beyoncethebest said:

I don't get why you are all complain about Halo...I mean it's an amazing song about LOVE...Something you all should have learned after all that it's happening now in the world...
If you still want to hate despite everything then I don't know what to say...

Jan 23, 2010 12:08:04 GMT -5 SWEET DREAMS said:

Y'all still whining about Beyonce singing Halo. Get over it! It was effective and I hear nothing negative coming from anyone about her song choice except from this board.

Personally, if my region was just devastated by a natural disaster, I wouldn't want anyone singing, speaking, or implying that he or she could see its halo. In pop culture, the halo is used most often to signify something that is dead. That's quite insulting. And like syrus said, the 'walls tumbling down' reference was also completely unnecessary. She could have picked a different song.

[Oprah]

Singing Halo was a bit tacky, but it wasn't offensive; it was trademark Beysus. You can love it or hate it; I'll do the former.