We Are the World 25 for Haiti

 　[Justin Bieber] 
There comes a time 
When we heed[留意] a certain call 
[Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Hudson & Justin Bieber] 
When the world must come together as one 
[Jennifer Hudson] 
There are people dying 
[Jennifer Nettles] 
Ohh and it's time to lend a hand to life 
[Jennifer Nettles & Josh Groban] 
The greatest gift of all 
 
[Josh Groban] 
We can't go on 
Pretending day by day 
[Tony Bennet] 
That someone, somehow will soon make a change 
[Mary J. Blige] 
We are all a part of 
God's great big family 
And the truth, you know love is all we 
need 
 
[Chorus] 

　　[Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson] 
* We are the world 
We are the children 
We are the ones who make a brighter day 
So let's start giving * 
 
[Barbra Streisand] 
** There's a choice we're making 
We're saving our own lives 
It's true we'll make a better day 
Just you and me ** 
 
[Miley Cyrus] 
Well, send them your heart 
So they know that someone cares 
[Enrique Iglesias] 
So their cries for help 
Will not be in vain[徒劳] 
[Nicole Scherzinger] 
We can't let them suffer[受痛苦] 
No, no, we cannot turn away 
[Jamie Foxx] 
Right now they need a helping hand 
 
[Wyclef Jean] 
Nou se mond la (“We are the world” in Haitian) 
We are the children 
[Adam Levine] 
We are the ones who make a brighter day 
So let's start giving 
 
[Pink & BeBe Winans] 
Repeat ** 
 
[Michael Jackson] 
When you're down and out 
There seems no hope at all 
[Usher] 
But if you just believe 
There's no way we can fall 
[Celine Dion] 
Well, well, well, well, let us realize 
That a change can only come 
When we 
[Fergie] 
Stand together as one 
 
[Chorus—All] 
Repeat * 
[Nick Jonas] 
Got to start giving 
 
[All] 
There's a choice we're making 
We're saving our own lives 
[Toni Braxton] 
It's true we'll make a better day 
Just you and me 
 
[Mary Mary] 
We are the world 
We are the children 
[Tony Bennet] 
It's for the children 
[Isaac Slade] 
We are the ones who make a brighter day 
[Toni Braxton] 
So let's start giving 
 
[Lil Wayne] 
** There's a choice we're making 
We're saving our own lives 
It's true we'll make a better day 
Just you and me ** 
 
[Chorus—All] 
Repeat * 
 
[Akon] 
Repeat ** 
 
[T-Pain] 
Repeat * 
 
[Jamie Foxx imitating Ray Charles] 
Choice were making 
Saving our own lives 
 
It's true we'll make a better day 
Just you and me 
 
[Rapping—LL Cool J, Will-I-Am, 
Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz] 
We all need somebody that we can lean on[依靠] 
When you wake up look around and see that your dreams gone 
When the earth quakes we'll help you make it through the storm 
When the floor breaks a magic carpet to stand on 
We are the world united by love so strong 
When the radio isn't on you can hear the songs 
A guided light on the dark road you're walking on 
A sign post to find the dreams you thought was gone 
Someone to help you move the obstacles you stumbled[绊倒] on

Someone to help you rebuild after the rubble's gone 
We are the world connected by a common bond—Love 
The whole planet singing along 
 
[Chorus—All] 
Repeat * 
... 

25年，可以让明艳动人的佳人韶华不再； 
25年，可以让郁郁葱葱的草原变成一片荒漠； 
25年，也可以让四散的灵气团结在一起，凝聚成新的力量。 
时隔25年，美国乐坛80多位知名歌手齐聚一堂，共同翻唱了Michael Jackson经典慈善歌曲《We Are the World》。2010年正好是《We Are the World》发行25周年，本打算在格莱美颁奖礼上亮相的周年纪念版因1月12日突如其来的海地大地震而更名，旨在为海地灾民募款解难。 
原创之一的Lionel Richie表示：“当我第一次听说要录制《We Are the World》的新版本时，我并没有表现出多大的热情，因为它的原版堪称是经典之作，但海地大地震之后，我意识到这是一个危急关头，而且这也正是这首歌最初创作的意义所在。新版歌曲将版权奉献给了一个不同的地方，但却忠实于原作所蕴含的精神意义。” 
1985年的版本的确无法超越，但重要的是在新版中我们仍能听到情同手足、不离不弃的呐喊，听到此起彼伏人间有情的呼声。Lil Wayne在歌曲中加入了说唱，是时下美国流行乐坛盛行的Auto-Tune，但却丝毫不让人觉得突兀；当年合唱原曲的Ray  Charles已经去世，新版中由电影《Ray》中Ray Charles的扮演者奥斯卡影帝Jamie  Foxx模仿他当年的唱词，“新”与“旧”便这样完美地融合在一起。