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Not have "We Are the World"'s "original thrill" due to the song's "panoply of voices".[25] Jon Pareles, a writer for The New York Times, remarked that while the song's "Hollywood gloss" was "durable", the song has "all the pitfalls of a Hollywood remake".[26] Parales commented that the quality of the song and performance "rises or falls on its talent pool" and criticized the choice of male musicians compared to "We Are the World"'s original male artists.[26]US Magazine mentioned that "this version features second-by-second unexplainable absurdities, including Justin Bieber being given the opening verse, Nicole Scherzinger and other Z-listers assigned more than one prime slot, and Wyclef Jean's incomprehensible yodeling".[27] Maura Johnston, a writer for MTV, wrote more positively about the song, commenting favorably on the artists' performances in living up to their predecessors. "Despite the different faces, the overall feel is similar to the original's," Johnston wrote.[15][28] Simon Vozick-Levinson, a writer for Entertainment Weekly, gave the song a mixed review, noting that "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" was not as good as the original: "All in all, I can't say this new 'We Are the World' measured up to the 1985 version."[29]Eight days after the Artists for Haiti 2010 celebrity remake was released, a "video response" to the song's official YouTube video was posted by Internet personality and singer-songwriter Lisa Lavie, and was "favorited" on the YouTube channel of the We Are The World Foundation.[30] Lavie's "We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube Edition)" excluded the rap segment and minimized the Auto-tune that were the subject of critical reviews[24] of the celebrity version. Lavie's video, an Internet collaboration of 57 unsigned or independent YouTube musicians geographically distributed around the world, received positive reception from media, including CNN ("certainly is a sign of the times")[31] and ABC World News with Diane Sawyer ("Persons of the Week" ... "in effect saying, We are the world, too... who proved that anthem is not just for glittering names.")[32] Both videos link to the We Are the World Foundation for donations.Rolling Stone said its readers "mostly agreed" with the assessment of a February 27, 2010, Saturday Night Live parody: "Recently, the music world came together to record 'We Are the World 2,' a song to raise awareness of the Haiti earthquake disaster; sadly, the song itself was a disaster," with several impersonators dubbing the parody "We Are the World 3: Raising Awareness of the 'We Are the World 2' Disaster."[33]"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" debuted within the top 30 in multiple territories. "Somos El Mundo" charted at number 27 on the Spanish Singles Chart on the charts issue date February 14, 2010.[34] The song debuted at number 17 in New Zealand on the charts issue date of February 15, 2010.[35] "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" peaked within the top five, charting at number three in Norway on the charts issue date of February 16, 2010; the chart's position is currently the song's highest charting international territory since its

Each one is connected. Even the books that seem unrelated, he’ll explain how one informed the other. It’s just beautiful that you get to keep making art through time and history. It makes me very emotional to know that there are all these other artists making art and that you can join them in this conversation, and keep it going. EB: I’ll need to check out that movie – it sounds amazing. I think it’s really cool how you’re participating so directly in that conversation between artists over time. You’re also bringing your readers into the fold and exposing them to movies they may not have known before. Are there other writers specifically who you’re reading now, that you’re really excited about?JS: Akwaeke Emezi is my favorite contemporary living writer. I love them so much and they have seven books out at this point. I just finished their YA novel Pet, which was amazing of course, because everything they write is so good.I also really love Hanif Abdurraqib, and I’m seeing him perform with some other poets in May, which I’m really excited about. I’m ready to cry all night! Those are my two favorite living contemporary writers. I love them.Jade Song is an artist, art director, and writer whose work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. She resides in New York City and considers Pittsburgh and Beijing home too. She is also a former competitive swimmer. Chlorine is their first novel. About the interviewerEmma Burger is a writer, healthcare professional, and end-of-life doula living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her debut novel is titled Spaghetti for Starving Girls. You can find her work in Write or Die Magazine, Schuylkill Valley Journal, Across the Margin, and elsewhere.

When Yvonne Elliman’s recording of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb’s “If I Can’t Have You” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 13, 1978, it was more than just a big hit from a familiar voice, more even than just the latest smash from the biggest album in the U.S. (the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack). The ascension of “If I Can’t Have You” to the top of the pop chart gave Barry Gibb his fourth consecutive No. 1 single as a songwriter — a feat unmatched by any other writer, and a record that stands to this day.The streak started on Feb. 4, 1978, when the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” began its four-week run at No. 1. The Gibbs started writing the song after receiving a call from their manager, Robert Stigwood, who was producing a film based on an article in New York magazine by British writer Nik Cohn, called "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night." The article — and the film that followed — centered on the lives of working-class Brooklynites and their weekend escapades at a local discotheque.At the time, the band was holed up in France at Château d'Hérouville (where Elton John recorded Honky Château), working on a new album. They turned over to Stigwood all the material they had recorded to that point — a parcel of songs that included “Night Fever,” “If I Can’t Have You” and “More Than a Woman.”Watch the Bee Gees' 'Staying Alive' VideoStigwood wanted the band

Bodyguard and rope. This is the kind of environment where everyone who enters tells the big star how great they are, but Perry told Aguilera she'd like to hear her tap into her darkness when she sings because she wasn't convincing emotionally. Aguilera seemed a little taken aback and Perry thought she'd never hear from her again, but then a week later her people called to set up the session where they recorded "Beautiful."Before recording the song, Aguilera and Perry talked, and Christina recalled suffering physical abuse at the hands of her father. Apparently, she began to cry and asked for the session to be abandoned, but Perry thought it was the perfect opportunity to record the song. She told Q magazine: "I know it sounds ghoulish, and she didn't think she could do it, but I made her do the song in tears." >>Suggestion credit: Adam - Dewsbury, England Aguilera wanted to re-do her vocals on this song to achieve technical perfection, but Linda Perry fought hard to keep the emotional but imperfect first take; after all, the song is about accepting who we are, so it shouldn't be polished to a sheen. It took months, but Aguilera finally agreed. The gay community embraced this song. The video, directed by Jonas Akerlund, shows a cross-dressing man and a homosexual kiss. It was honored by the Gay And Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for its positive portrayal of alternative lifestyles. The song's writer, Linda Perry, is a lesbian.The first single from the Stripped album was "Dirrty," with a lascivious video but not much of a beat. It didn't get much radio play and Aguilera was taking a lot of heat for the video, so "Beautiful" was quickly issued as the second single. The message of self-acceptance went over well and helped put the focus more on Christina's singing and less on her lack of clothing.This won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal, and Aguilera performed the song on the show. A week before The Grammys, Janet Jackson created lots of controversy when her breast was exposed during the halftime