We Are The World Side By Side

You should judge for yourself, but my comparisons are below.

1985:


2010:

1985	2010	Winner?
Lionel Ritchie	Justin Beiber	1985 because I don’t know this kid and he sounds over-produced
Lionel Ritchie	Nicole Scherzinger	1985
Stevie Wonder	Jennifer Hudson	2010 - more bravado
Paul Simon	Jennifer Nettles	2010 - more umph
Kenny Rogers	Josh Groban	1985 – more country
James Ingram	Tony Bennett	1985 – more soul
Tina Turner	Mary J. Blige	1985, but not by much. I love MJB!
Billy Joel	??	none – Joel doesn’t do it for me and you can’t see his replacement
Michael Jackson	Michael and Janet Jackson	1985 - Janet superimposed is a bit odd
Diana Ross	Barbra Streisand	1985
Dionne Warwick	Miley Cyrus	1985, by a hair. Miley –you’re not bad.
Willie Nelson	Enrique Iglesias	1985 by miles! One of the most disappointing parts of the 2010 song.
Willie Nelson	??	1985 – new people not shown. But no matter what, Willie is amazing here.
Al Jarreau	Jaime Foxx	1985
Bruce Springsteen	Wyclef Jean	1985 but not because Wyclef is bad. Bruce is just a legend in WATH
Kenny Loggins	Adam Levine	2010 – Levine sounds like he could have been in the ’95 video
Steve Perry	Pink	1985, but Pink contends
Daryl Hall	BeBe Winans	2010, but mostly because Hall’s hair is absurd.
MJ	MJ	Tie
Huey Lewis	Usher	1985
Cyndi Lauper	Celine Dion	1985 – no contest
Kim Carnes	Fergie	1985
--	Orianthi (on guitar)	2010, I guess.
Chorus	Nicole Scherzinger, Nick Jonas, Toni Braxton, Mary Mary, Tony Bennett, Isaac Slade	2010 – for the ability to work in more people
Bob Dylan	Lil Wayne	1985 – Say what you want about Dylan, but he doesn’t need Auto Tune.
Chorus	Carlos Santana, Pink, Mary Mary	2010 – if some artists is good, more is better.
Bob Dylan	Akon	1985 – More AutoTune
Chorus	T-Pain	1985 – Do these people ever sing without Auto Tune?
Ray Charles	Jaime Foxx as Ray Charles	1985 because the 2010 version is just embarrassing
No rap in 1985	LL Cool J, Will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rymes, Swizz Beatz, Iyaz (why is Jaime Foxx here again)	2010 – I love this part!
Stevie & Bruce	Jennifer Hudson & Mary Mary	1985 – but how can you really compare?
--	Will.i.am & Kanye	2010, despite the controversy
Al Jarreau	Wyclef	2010 – Pretty sweet ending
Chorus Spottings: Dan Akroyd, Tito, Bette Midler, Harry Belefonte, Smokey Robinson,	Jonas Brothers, Gladys Knight, Brian Wilson, a young boy, Vince Vaughn, Randy Jackson, Wilson sisters, Natalie Cole, Faith Evans, Jeff Bridges, Jason Mraz	Both choruses have lots of people I don’t recognize. Toss up.

Winner: 1985. There's a lot of great stuff about the 2010 video, but so many of the new artists can't come close to the original. But, I'm hopeful that in 25 years, I'm going to love this new one.

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