This video was made to help poor people in Africa.
There is a new version now to help Haiti:
These are the differences between the two versions:
Lionel updates lyrics
Part of the verse originally sung by Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, and Al Jarreau was revamped with lyrics more relevant to the situation in Haiti. Enrique Iglesias and Barbra Streisand perform the revised lyrics.
omitted lines:
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
And so we all must lend a helping hand
revised lines:
So their cries for help will not be in vain
We can't let them suffer
No we cannot turn away
Right now they need a helping hand
If you'd like to read more go the following page:
new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/31073/we-are-the-world-remake-takes-on-new-meaning/ (