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Dave Stewart: Exclusive Premiere: An Anthem For Change
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Earlier this year when I was recording "American Prayer," a song I originally co-wrote with Bono, the phrase, "When you get to the top of the mountain, remember me" seemed to take on a whole new resonance, given the inspirational candidacy of Barack Obama.
The song always contained one of my favorite passages from Dr. King, which was hauntingly delivered the night before he was assassinated. King says: "I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!"
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New Obama Video: American Prayer
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
A new celeb-filled pro-Obama video is going viral. Titled "American Prayer," the song features lyrics by British artist Dave Stewart and features a slew of actors and musicians, including Jason Alexander, Forest Whitaker, Macy Gray, Whoopi Goldberg, Joan Baez. Even Pamela Anderson and Perez Hilton make cameos.
Watch it:
Dave Stewart explains why he wrote the song:
People long for a connection-- whether it is to music, to their country, or to a big idea. Regardless of what happens in November, Senator Obama has reminded millions of people that they have the power to connect to ...
American Prayer
The Mahablog —
Written by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. 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 ...
Video: B-list celebrities sing hymn to A-list celebrity
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Video: B-list celebrities sing hymn to A-list celebrity posted at 1:55 pm on August 22, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly It’s ex-Eurythmic Dave Stewart, leading a choir of familiar faces who’ll make you say, “I know him/her from somewhere, don’t I?” Call it an exercise in obliviousness — oblivious, seemingly, to how derivative it is of will.i.am’s two videos , oblivious to the fact that a tribute playing up Obama’s popularity among celebrities doesn’t exactly help him right now, and of course, given its title, oblivious to how much mileage conservatives have gotten from the creepy messianism that surrounds The One. I won’t spoil ...
Your parents' favorite artists' for Obama
Ben Smith's Blog —
Another celebrity-studded Obama music video, modeled on the Will.i.am version, and produced by the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart.
It's a bit poppier than that earlier effort, and perhaps more on McCain's message than Obama's today, but very well produced.
The stars are a bit of an older generation (this doesn't exactly scream "the future") and include Forest Whitaker, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, Barry Manilow, Cyndi Lauper, Sergio Mendes, Herbie Hancock Joan Baez, Pamela Anderson(!), and Perez Hilton.
New Obama Music Video To Kick Off Weekend
TPMCafe —
This is sweet.
And it's a reminder of what this is all about. No matter who the VP is, this is the most important election of our lives (not just just the lives of the 20 somethings but even the 80 somethings.
Those of us who lived through the 60's are hardwired to expect the worst and to believe that, in the end, the reactionary geezer will win.
But who would have thought Barack Obama would have gotten this far? Not me. But it sure is a privilege to be part of it.
Note To Hollywood
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Celebrities feeling good about themselves does not a campaign ad make:
American Prayer
DownWithTyranny! —
The whole world is praying-- and they don't know the difference between Evan Bayh and Tim Kaine with what they think Barack Obama represents. Believe me, it isn't the same. Anyway, I guess we're about to see what Barack Obama really does represent. I'm praying too. ...
The Latest Obama Cultist Video - 'My American Prayer'
Hyscience —
When I first saw this I cringed. It's sick, it's Marxist, and it's indicative of the sick view that Obama and his "followers" have of our nation. It's all Hollywood, and its at its worst.
American Prayer ... ...
American Prayer : Sunday Morning Open Thread
BlueNC - The people's think tank —
British musician Dave Stewart created a video for "American Prayer" a song he wrote with Bono. He introduced it at Huffington Post as An Anthem for Change
Regardless of what happens in November, Senator Obama has reminded millions of people that they have the power to connect to bigger ideas. He is, in essence, the embodiment of a new anthem for change. He has continued King's narrative from what was once thought of as a dream to a reality. I find it especially relevant that Barack Obama will accept the Democratic Party Nomination for President 45 years to the day of King's "I Have a Dream" ...
Matt Lewis: I just Threw Up in My Mouth a Little Bit ...
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
You know, some people have criticized McCain for linking Obama to the "celebrity" meme -- but it's really true. Frankly, it wouldn't have worked so well if that were not the case. Exhibit one ...... and then there is...
Let Us Pray
The Corner on National Review Online —
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 [image] Let Us Pray [Peter Wehner] I just watched this video tribute to Barack Obama, American Prayer. It is the Cult of Personality on steroids: Obama as the coming, secular Messiah. The video is filled with people including celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg, Barry Manilow, Jason Alexander, and Pamela Anderson praying to Obama. You really need to watch this to understand how weird all of this is getting, and why there is a growing unease about Obama and his supporters. It s worth pointing out, I suppose, that this merely plays into the World Celebrity trap set by the McCain campaign. 08/26 12:41 PM ...
"American Prayer" of the damned.
Althouse —
I was just complaining about some annoying web video with low production values, but right after I posted that, I watched this new Obama-promoting video, which has the glossiest production values, and I found it impossible to watch... and I knew I wanted to blog about it so I kept forcing myself, but I had to click stop after a minute and a half: What made it so insufferable? I admit that I came to it from the Corner, which primed me with the line "Personality on steroids: Obama as the coming, secular Messiah," but I don't think it was that. It was the the insane discontinuity ...
Awesome: "Will.I.Am" Will Recreate "Yes We Can" Viral Video Before Obama's Speech
Ace of Spades HQ —
Awesome: "Will.I.Am" Will Recreate "Yes We Can" Viral Video Before Obama's Speech What, no love for "An American Prayer"? He'll be backed by a "full Gospel choir." As if that needed to be said. Sheryl Crow and Stevie Wonder will also play. They'll almost certainly join in the Obama Song of Devotion. Here's that "song" again (which, um, won an Emmy, shockingly enough), in case you've forgotten: By the way, I linked "An American Prayer" a while ago, but some are just discovering it now, and some are sending me emails about it. So if you missed it-- here it is. Make sure you watch long enoughg to see Jason "George Costanza" Alexander pray to his new god Obama.
American Prayer
Suburban Guerrilla —
Dave Stewart and Bono:
The Dirges We've Been Waiting For
Weekly Standard Blog —
This space is not usually reserved for confession, but I have a secret vice to reveal: I close my office door here at THE WEEKLY STANDARD, direct my computer to the YouTube site, and bathe in the sights and sounds of Barack Obama music.
Specifically, I have found myself addicted to four videos in particular. The first, which was produced by rapper will.i.am during the primary season, is called "Yes, We Can" and features Mr. am's fellow celebrities--John Legend, Scarlett Johanssen, and others--lip-synching to Obama boilerplate about the magical phrase "Yes, we can," which (according to Senator Obama) seems to have circulated throughout the populace at choice ...
Achieving Our Country
Ross Douthat —
I'll watching the Inauguration of Barack Obama tomorrow the way a good American
should: At home, over some sort of brunch, in front of a flat-screen
TV. But as a good Washingtonian, I figured I should attend at least one
of the weekend's events, so I hiked down to the Lincoln Memorial concert ...
Ultimate Challenge
Moonbattery —
Anyone who can watch this video start to finish without tossing their cookies deserves to have a Presidential Medal of Moonbattery pinned on by BHO himself:
On a tip from J.
