to harbour uncharitable thoughts about "Everybody Hurts?"

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I am sure that it will raise lots of money to support survivors of the Haiti earthquake, which is beyond reproach.

However I am already feeling queasy at the thought of all the slebs turning the emote-ometer up to 11, intercut with slow-mo footage from the scene of the disaster.

I have already donated, but would consider donating rather more than I can afford if someone could arrange for a 10 second warning to be broadcast before I have to watch anyone clutching their headphones and wailing "huuuuurts!"

Everybody hurts? You don't say.

Just wanted to clarify that I don't think the earthquake is beyond reproach.

And, breathe.

I think they should direct debit 10p from everyone and ban this type of shit.

It is cheesier than a sock full of stilton but I think the end justifies the means.

Stinks of Cowell-shit, doesn't it?

I have all sorts of inappropriate song titles going through my head.....

But yes Everybody Hurts is mawkish in this context .

I agree, and I also think "Everybody Hurts" is a bit of an odd choice - a bit patronising to those poor people who surely know what "hurt" really is at the moment?

Can't Simon Cowell just donate £15million of his own money and cut out the middle man?

Good, not just me then.

I have caught myself taking offence, even. 50,000 die in unimaginable horror, but hey, we all know how it feels to hurt, right?

I wouldn't have batted an eyelid at "Stand By Me" or something.

Am I the only one who is a bit cynical about the celebs taking part too? I am all for a worthy cause etc, but I can't help thinking that some people maybe trying to raise their own profiles. I know it sounds awful and most people do want to help but I am always a bit suspicious when celebs all get involved with things like this. Good on the ones who have donated substantial amounts of their own money though.

And not keen on the song choice either. I am so not going to watch the video to that, I can't even look at the pictures in the papers.

I might donate more if Simon and his slebs will promise to refrain from making this record.

Oh god yes everybody hurts - it is rather bloody insulting. Let's compare out comfortbale western angst with death and destruction in one of the poorest countries in the world.

It's all so bloody trite isn't it.

Yes agree if Simon C had just stood up and said 'look, we thought about a charity song but thought that perhaps there is only so much crap songs I can inflict on a country, so will put hand my in pocket and personally donate a couple of million and not go to the Sandy Lane at xmas' he would have got a knighthood.

Everybody Hurts is a terrible dirge at the best of times and completely inappropriate in this context. Another Grim video willfollow no doubt with slebs looking misty eyed at video footage of the horror of port au prince.

Totally agree. I am a huge REM fan and am horrified that this track is going to be hijacked. I also think it's hideously inappropriate. A song about being a depressive teenager being used to highlight the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people? Classy It implies that 'we' understand 'their' pain. Insulting much?

It is nearer 250,000 and whilst I don't like the choice of track anything that raises money is a good thing. Most charity songs are trite.

An aspirational element to public donations of time/talent/money is a useful motivator for fundraisers, no problem with that, it's a pleasant win-win aspect of the third sector, but to break it down:

Raising money for Haiti using celebs for maximum reach - good
Celebs pointing out that being crushed by a building hurts, but we can all relate - poor

I'm imagining a call from Simon Cowell's people to, say, Bono's people:

SCP - "So can we count on you for the Haiti single?"
BP- "Of course, standard procedure"
SCP - "Great, we're doing 'Everybody Hurts' and we see Bono singing the line about the days and nights being long..."
BP - "Hmm, seems a bit crass considering so many were trapped... Not sure that's appropriate actually, I'll have to get back to you..."
SCP - "Well okay, but you ought to know that Sting and Coldplay have already said yes"
BP - "Bugger"

YANBU

It's a crap song, sung by a load of has beens or never weres, all crap. It'll have a crap video and it'll be on every crapping radio station between now and Halloween. FFS please everyone bung a quid in the nearest collection box and boycott this crap.

Why aren't they paying NOT to take part - they all earn about 12 mill a second so perhaps they could donate some of that money - or GB could give a percentage of their tax to them. Then the rest of us could feel easier about putting in as much as we can afford without being guilted into more than we can afford when the slebs are a) doing it to raise their own profile, b) earning money out of it through raising own profile - what a suprise the rich get richer and the money raised will probably not be spent as wisely as it could be. Sorry am feeling a little cynical

YANBU
Thought the same about the American slebs on their telethon

YANBU, although I suppose there will be lots of idiots people who will buy the single because they like it who otherwise wouldn't have thought of donating anything to Haiti.

I did see on the news earlier that John Travolta has flown his own plane to Haiti loaded up with supplies and a team of doctors which he apparently organised by himself. So some slebs do genuinely want to help.

Some very arrogant opinions on here.When you are starving , injured and homeless in Haiti , then come on here and criticise those who are doing something about it.