Come Together

While the charity single "Come Together" follows a noble cause in offering proceeds to Habitat for Humanity and Angels Place to victims of the recent hurricanes, you cannot squeeze blood from a stone. Americans have already given billions of dollars —Dan Ouellette they really need a song to foster further response or awareness? Apparently not. Since its Oct. 17 release to iTunes, the song (written by Sharon Stone and Denise Rich, among others) is nowhere to be found among the top 100 downloads. Despite an all-star roster —which includes Celine Dion, Patti LaBelle, John Legend and Joss Stone—there is nothing particularly memorable about the song. The purpose, of course, is admirable. The execution, however, is less than inspiring. —Chuck Taylor