"Hope for Haiti"

From hayyah: I watched the whole telethon yesterday, from 2 to 4 a.m. I thought of it as a great idea, with all those stars answering telephones from donors, with all those beautiful performances by Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake or Shakira - they were really touching and made me feel worldwide unity, but... The former plan, as mentioned in the title, was to give hope to Haitian people, to reassure them. Instead of that, the performances were full of sadness and sorrow, which undoubtedly influenced more people to donate (no wonder they intended it), but quarelled with 'giving hope'. Also, the absence of public was very visible and disturbing.

For me, Madonna was the only one, who fully understood the title (or maybe she was not alone, but surely only she expressed it). The setting of "Like a Prayer" - dancing, smiling, eventually a gospel choir and clapping - was exactly what I expected from all performers and received only from Madonna.

Now, when you all know how much I am affected by her (yeah, I know this is sick, I am constantly saying it to myself - who knows, maybe someday it will have a result), here is the recording of "Like a Prayer":