Simon Cowell is working with Sharon Osbourne on producing a single to raise money for Tsunami relief.
Cowell said he and Osbourne hoped to produce a version of Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven” to raise money for victims of the Indian Ocean disaster.
“I’m talking to Sharon Osbourne about it at the moment,” Cowell told The Associated Press. “If we can get the right people on board, we’ll do it.”
Elton John, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams, Gwen Stefani and Ozzy Osbourne have reportedly agreed to perform on the single.
Cowell said Clapton’s soulful song, written following the death of the guitarist’s 4-year-old son Conor in 1991, “just came to me instantly as the perfect song.”
“Lyrically, it fits what’s going on at the moment,” he said. “If you’re going to make a charity record, if you want to raise money, you have to make it emotive.”
Osbourne says, “We approached Eric and his lawyers and everyone else said yes straight away — we could not think of a more appropriate song.”
Cowell is in talks for Westlife, Will Young and Brian McFadden to join the track, which will be released on Sony and BMG Records.
Osbourne adds, “The people taking part are spread all over the world. They will probably have to record their parts in local studios and then we can put them all together.”