Oh, What a Tribute

It is always inevitable that some radio station or group will release a song as a tribute after some catastrophe or other "major" event occurs. You know how it goes. Take a once popular song, mix in some audio clips regarding the event and let the tears flow on the listener's face. Sometimes, one of these tributes is amazing and truly conveys the emotions of the event. After 9/11, these things were playing all over the place. Some of them were excellent, and some of them were aweful. That's the risk of a tribute. It can go either way. I think a lot of it comes down to the original song, which audio clips are chosen for the mix and then how well they are "added" to the song.

On my way to work this morning, I just happened to flip to Y98, just as they started playing what is evidently a "tribute" to the victims of the Tsunami in Southeast Asia. I am glad they have chosen to try to raise awareness and donations for the victims of this tragedy - a truly noble cause. And what song was chosen to be the groundwork for this effort? What heartfelt, emotion laden song is to be the backbone of their efforts to support our fellow mankind?

"Right Now" by Van Halen.

Nothing says, we care about you and want to support you like the screaming in that song.
I realize what the goal was, but it was not fulfilled in this song. Read through the lyrics of the chorus, which are repeated incessantly:

Right now, hey
It’s your tomorrow
Right now,C’mon,it’s everything
Right now,
Catch a magic moment, do it
Right here and now
It means everything

Who's tomorrow is it? Ours if we don't give, or theirs if we don't give? Or are we talking from the victim's perspective?

It's everything? Well, they lost everything, so maybe that's it. Or is the act of us giving everything? Why is that everything?

Catch a magic moment? I suppose this is referring to us giving...

I think that this is not only one of the worst choices for a tribute song I have ever heard, but also one of the worst editing jobs to mix in the audio on top of the music. Half the song you cannot hear the vocals due to the overlaying audio snippets. In my opinion, it just doesn't quite work out the way I think the station had hoped.

Has anyone else heard this? What do you think?
Have you heard any other Tsunami tributes on the radio or online? What song was it set to and was it any good?