Ever since Will.I.Am set things off, more and more and more and more musicians are sounding the battle horns for Obama. Dave Stewart has released this new video for a revamped version of American Prayer, a song he originally co-wrote with Bono in 2002, featuring a slew of celebrities (listed below) alongside veterans, teachers and everyday citizens. The video also features excerpts from and references to Dr. Martin Luther King.
LYRICS
This is my American Prayer This is my American Prayer
This is the time to finish what you started And this is no time to dream This is the room We can turn off the dark tonight Maybe then we might see
American Prayer American Prayer
And this is the ground That keeps our feet from getting wet And this is the sky over our head And what you see depends on where you stand And how you jump will tell you where you're gonna land
American Prayer American Prayer
My oh my Couldn't get much higher Lets not kick out the darkness Make the light brighter
And these are the hands What are we gonna build with them? This is the church you can't see Give me your tired, your poor and huddled masses You know they're yearning to breathe free This is my American Prayer American Prayer American Prayer
When you get to the top of the mountain Will you tell me what you see If you get to the top of the mountain Remember me
LIST OF GUESTS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Dave Stewart Forest Whitaker Amy Keys Macy Gray Jason Alexander Colbie Caillat Whoopi Goldberg Joss Stone Buju Banton Ann Marie Calhoun Barry Manilow Linda Perry Cyndi Lauper Sergio Mendes Herbie Hancock Mike Bradford Margaret Cho Cindy Gomez Speech Joan Baez Daedelus Pamela Anderson Peter & Gordon Sierra Swan Nadirah X Perez Hilton
Great song, thank you for posting!
ReplyDeleteObama for president!