tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post3406094977286288293..comments2024-03-18T04:36:26.547-04:00Comments on Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress: Myopic Critique of the New "We Are the World"Paul Levinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-68408158727946222272010-02-17T10:12:12.896-05:002010-02-17T10:12:12.896-05:00"We are the World", classic song! I'..."We are the World", classic song! I'm not sure though I like the fact it's going to be remade. That song defined a generation back in the 1980's and it just seems that this current generation is just borrowing way too much from things from the past, instead of inventing their own ideas.<br /><br />Like you brought up Paul, movie remakes. There are some things begging for new beginnings, like Star Trek, or Batman for instance. I personally wouldn't mind seeing a Star Wars remake, with Avatar like special effects (and of course in 3-D since EVERYTHING seems to be headed down that path lately). But some stuff just shouldn't be touched and others may say that remaking the likes of Star Wars, E.T., Close Encounters would be outright blasphemy!<br /><br />I'm leaning that way with "We are the World" simply because that was a part of my childhood. It made me aware at a young age how important it is to care for others more than yourself. Those people that sang the song then are irreplacable. But, could I see Fergie, Justin Timberlake, Britney, Miley, and so many others singing it now, as homage to the first one? Possibly. This generation of young people would like it and relate to it more than they would pop singers who are old, dead or dying. Plus it might help to open their eyes to what is truly going on in our world today that does need our assistance, much the same way it did for me way back when.<br /><br />It's just hard to determine sometimes how you feel about an icon. But hey, it worked with Star Trek. Chris Pine was a great Captain Kirk. So why not give "We are the World" a shot too? Wanting to remake it speaks volumes on the soundness and transcendentalness the song portrayed when it was originally written and performed.<br /><br />Let's just refrain from remaking Short Circuit please, that one DOESN'T need to happen.:)TheLooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654446986939783563noreply@blogger.com