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Cowell Is Back...Charity Single 4 Haiti Plus JEDWOOD!
According to the BBC website, Cowell has been asked by the Prime Minister and The Sun to produce and release a single to raise money for the people of Haiti. The article begins by saying that"talent show mogul Simon Cowell has confirmed he is organising a charity single to raise funds for the Haiti earthquake appeal..."
In a seperate, but linked development, Jedwood (now we know why Cowell didn't want to lose them during the Fix Factor) are set to release 'Under Pressure', originally released by Vanilla Ice in 1990, which samples the Queen classic. Is there no end to it Cowell? Don't get me wrong, I am all in favour of raising as much money as possible for the people of Haiti, but must Cowell be involved? I can't bear the smug, wealthy bloke. I am sure there are many other record producers who are capable of the job. They may also release an original track, rather than another cover. Come on Cowell, give the great British public a break. |
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I'd quite like another producer to do the job, but Simon Cowell is well-known, whether for good or bad reasons. The song will sell, simple. Boosts his ego also. He's gonna be unbareably (sp) smug about his involvement too.
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The song has now been confirmed as 'Everybody's Hurts' a cover of REM's 1993 hit single.
It looks as though Simon Cowell has managed to sign a number of big artists to get involved in this new charity single, including Leona Lewis, JLS, Rod Stewart and Michael Buble. Other artists including George Michael, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Take That and Robbie Williams are also in talks to be involved ![]() http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...le-choice.html |
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Just boycott the Cowell single and give to DEC Haiti appeal instead. Simple.
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I think this song has big potential though and I'm really glad George Michael may be getting involved with it.
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Just boycott the Cowell single and give to DEC Haiti appeal instead. Simple.
nevertheless it is an effective way of raising money for a cause...just seems like a token gesture that doesn't have much spirit to it :sleep: |
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A shicking cover. If he wants an REM song, he should get his sock puppets to cover "Orange Crush".
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I'm really excited about it. I love the idea of so many familiar figureheads in pop getting together to do something like this - I think there's a lot of spirit and sincerity to it. No VAT attached to the song, recording studio time being donated by Sony for free... it's a breath of fresh air to think that an industry so preoccupied with money-making can drop everything at the last second to concentrate on what's important. I think it's only fair that our opinions of Simon Cowell and his army can be dropped at the same time.
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Personally I would rather buy the original again as Im sure Michael Stipe would want to donate royalties.
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A good gesture by all involved in my book. I look forward to purchasing it.
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I hate things like this. Yes it's for charity blah blah blah, but will it raise anything like what Simon Cowell and all the artists taking part earn in a year? I very much doubt it.
It's just another big ego trip for Cowell to try and make himself look good - and no doubt get promotion for some of his X Factor artists, when he could easily donate millions of pounds himself. |
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Also que another vomit fest vid where all the celebs are looking at a vid of the people suffering and the celebs crying. I hated the 2003 version of Band Aid for that Video
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I hate things like this. Yes it's for charity blah blah blah, but will it raise anything like what Simon Cowell and all the artists taking part earn in a year? I very much doubt it.
It's just another big ego trip for Cowell to try and make himself look good - and no doubt get promotion for some of his X Factor artists, when he could easily donate millions of pounds himself. |
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i have an even better idea, why doesnt simon cowell just donate a wod of his own fortune to the charity, instead of inflicting these god awful records on everyone. or atleast make them exempt from the official chart...
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Nearly 30 years of REM songs and he has to pick Everybody Hurts?
Cowell in warped sense of humour shocker. |
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urrrgh I wont be buying it.
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urrrgh I wont be buying it.
You havent even heard it yet |
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How much are the likes of Cowell, Madonna and Clooney worth? If these kind of people and ridiculously overpaid footballers dipped in to their pockets there would be no need for any records like this good or otherwise.
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How much are the likes of Cowell, Madonna and Clooney worth? If these kind of people and ridiculously overpaid footballers dipped in to their pockets there would be no need for any records like this good or otherwise.
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Nearly 30 years of REM songs and he has to pick Everybody Hurts?
Cowell in warped sense of humour shocker. ![]() The song suits the theme of the tragic event, and is well known. Charity singles like this aren't too many in numbers, it's usually the Xmas band aid or X Factor song, and it can bring a sense of togetherness if everybody chips in a bit rather than a major donation from one person(though this should be done too, if possible). |
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Well they're not exactly going to pick a song like "Shiny Happy People" are they
![]() The song suits the theme of the tragic event, and is well known. Charity singles like this aren't too many in numbers, it's usually the Xmas band aid or X Factor song, and it can bring a sense of togetherness if everybody chips in a bit rather than a major donation from one person(though this should be done too, if possible). I don't know what would be the best Stipey and Co choice, I know when Diana died they used Find The River. How about something like Walk Unafraid. Looking through my REM CD's, there are tonnes of songs that would be way unsuitable, Bad Day, End of the World As We Know It, Burning Hell, blimey
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December: Cowell takes a humiliating slap in the chops over the Cristmas charts.
January: Saint Cowell re-emerges as the saviour of Haiti by getting his (his!) artists and a few pals to crucify another of my favourite songs. Just when it was safe to turn the radio back on after Leona's 'Run'. Call me cynical but... If he is SO motivated to help ease the suffering of Haiti, then he could've donated a ton of money (more than will be raised by this record) himself. And not felt a pinch. The relief effort would already have the money. Now. When it's most needed. This record has nothing to do with Haiti, and everything to do shameless self-promotion. |
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December: Cowell takes a humiliating slap in the chops over the Cristmas charts.
January: Saint Cowell re-emerges as the saviour of Haiti by getting his (his!) artists and a few pals to crucify another of my favourite songs. Just when it was safe to turn the radio back on after Leona's 'Run'. Call me cynical but... If he is SO motivated to help ease the suffering of Haiti, then he could've donated a ton of money (more than will be raised by this record) himself. And not felt a pinch. The relief effort would already have the money. Now. When it's most needed. This record has nothing to do with Haiti, and everything to do shameless self-promotion. Give the man a break, he's doing something good this time even if it probably will be awful. |
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I think you'll find it is well documented Cowell has already made a sizeable charity donation so that has pretty much blown you're point. I am sure there is a touch of self-motivation of his artists but it wasn't his idea to set it up in the first place - he merely accepted the offer and donated his time.
Give the man a break, he's doing something good this time even if it probably will be awful. And good old Gordon wouldn't have it any other way. |
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Cowell is worth 45 million at least, Madonna probably the same.
This thread is horrible, yes they could have donated money themselves, in fact, perhaps they are, does anyone know for sure that they aren't? No, but lets attack them all anyway. The single is for charity, they don't have to do it, yes they get a bit of promotion out of it, but if the headline was "Cheryl Cole donates £1million to Haiti" the same people would be in here with "she's only done it for self-promotion" so they can't win either way. The fans of the acts will be happy, it's raising money, is it really that big of a deal that it needs to be slagged off so much? So many negative people! |
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