WMCIG è ufficialmente una hit alla radio newyorkese

Gurdate che cose c'è sulle news di mtv.com
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457907/20021002/jackson_michael.jhtml?headlines=true

Michael Jackson's 9/11 Single Hits Radio One Year Late
A year after Michael Jackson gathered Britney Spears, 'NSYNC, Destiny's Child and dozens of other superstars to record "What More Can I Give," the September 11 benefit single is finally being heard. New York radio station WKTU-FM debuted the song on Friday at 6 p.m. and has been playing it about six times a day since, albeit without permission.

Program Director Frankie Blue, a longtime friend of Jackson's, won't say how he got the song, but he insists the King of Pop had nothing to do with it. Marc Schaffel, the executive producer of the single, said at least 200 copies were sent to artists who participated and their representatives and that the song has since surfaced on the Internet.

"It's a loose train; there's no stopping it," Schaffel said. "But I would hate to see it out there and not do its intended purpose, which was to raise money for the victims of September 11th and children's charities."

WKTU-FM and sister station WJTM-FM were the first to play Jackson's "You Rock My World" last summer, but they were asked by the singer's record label to stop playing it soon after (see "Michael Jackson Rocks Fans' Worlds (A Little Early)").

As of Wednesday afternoon, nobody associated with the song — not Music Fighters (a Tokyo company claiming ownership), Sony Music, Schaffel nor Jackson — had contacted Blue. "I don't know if anyone even knows who owns it," he said.

Schaffel said his company claims the rights to the song per an agreement with Jackson. Music Fighters, he said, was involved in a deal that was never completed. Still, he pointed out, Sony and other labels could send a cease-and-desist order because not all of the artists on the song have been cleared.

WKTU-FM said it has received countless phone calls and about 200 e-mails a day from listeners thanking the station for playing the song and asking where they can get it.

"This song is a gift to the world," Blue said. "Michael and everyone donated their time for it, and it deserves to be heard. The song is called 'What More Can I Give,' and I can give the world a song they can cling onto and hopefully make them think about what they can give."

Why "What More Can I Give" was shelved depends on who you ask. Some say the song was withheld when Schaffel's background in pornography came to light (see "Did Porn, Sony Or McDonald's Sink Jackson Charity Single?"), though Schaffel believes the real reason is because the label didn't want the song to overshadow Jackson's ill-fated Invincible.

"Maybe this will give someone the push to put it out," Schaffel said, "because now would be the time. Otherwise, the more it proliferates the more it defeats the purpose, and there's no way it can raise money."

"What More Can I Give," which Jackson and some of the collaborators have performed only once — in October at a Washington, D.C., concert — also features Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Usher, Nick Carter, Shakira and several others (see "Jackson Taps Britney, More For Song To Help Terrorism Victims").

Although the song was written as a response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, Blue said he believes it's still relevant today. "We were angry after the first 9/11," he said. "After the second 9/11, we are coming together. People need a song like this right now."

Blue pointed out that Jackson's previous charity single, "We Are the World," was popular for years after the song was recorded, even in the weeks after September 11.


praticamente la radio che trasmise per prima YRMW, ora ha nella sua playlist anche WMCIG che trasmette almeno 6 volte al gionri
il dj la presenta come una canzone stupenda, un regalo dal cielo per il mondo ferito di questo tempo che mj e altrii cantanti hanno fatto a tutta l'umanità
il dj non dichiara da dove ha preso la canzone
il dj ha dichiarato che nessuno sa di chi siano i diritti della stessa
la sony dice che sono suoi, ma lo dichiara anche Schaffel
un casino per i diritti della canzone e lui se ne frega e la trasmette
dice che continuano a ricevere email, telefonate e fax di gente che dice che la canzone è stupenda, ringrazia la radio di trasmetterla e chiede cdove comprarla
il dj deve dire a malincuore che purtroppo a causa di queste guerre discografiche non è possibile raccogliere fondi per ora con questa canzone e che non è in vendita

—Corey Moss and Jennifer Vineyard

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Just because you read it in a magazine or you see it on tv don't make it factual

[Modificato da mjfan80 04/10/2002 13:22]

Allora la settimana prossima sarà su Billboard 100...

non credo proprio!
è nella playlist di una sola radio!

Ke sneso ha?

semplice...
la billboard conta sia le vendite che le messe in onda di tutta america
ok, 6 passaggi in un giorno in una radio è molto
ma non bastano 6 passaggi per entrare nella top 100..... li si considerano gli air play di tutta america... in tutte le radio!

lo so perfettamente...

Allora, a prescindere dalla qualità della canzone, è un vero peccato che un brano con tanti grandi nomi al suo interno non sia stato commercializzato :cry: , magari con un bel clip stile "We are the world" e un "making of" in vhs e dvd!
Avrebbe raccolto tanti soldi per una buona causa , e avrebbe fatto fare un figurone a Mike (che non guasta mai!;) )

Per quanto riguarda il valore del pezzo dal punto di vista musicale...beh, a me non entusiasma...:nono:
Mi fa pressapoco lo stesso effetto di "Cry"...niente di nuovo, già sentito...
L'intro è tale e quale "We are the world", poi il brano diventa molto simile a "I just can't stop loving you", in più punti, nelle strofe e nel ritornello.
"We are the world" batte "WMCIG" per KO alla prima ripresa!
Non tutte le voci si amalgamano alla perfezione, e nemmeno la base musicale è all'altezza della sua illustre antenata. Inoltre, a mio avviso, Mike è troppo presente nel finale ad-lib, il primo ritornello e lo stacco insieme a Celine bastava e avanzava...anche il ritornello secondo me sarebbe stato più bello se, di volta in volta, l'avesse fatto interpretare da voci diverse, e non sempre da Mike & Nsync...
Comunque, lode all'iniziativa, peccato veramente che non sia andata in porto...

Nn è stata una stagione fortunata x MJ...