THINGS TO DO WHILE WAITING - An American Prayer At the Mountain Top.

[FrenchieCat]

Something to do while you wait.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVi4rUzf-0Q

After viewing, please give me your instinctual reaction
and let me know if you think it would be a good idea
to have this played at the Democratic National Convention.

Thanks! :hi:

[VWolf]

1. Reaction - I'm almost in tears

Yeah, play it over and over

[FrenchieCat]

2. I didn't think it would affect me, but it did.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. I loved it. It brought tears to my eyes. They should definitely play it.

:thumbsup: :loveya:

[FrenchieCat]

5. What I found strange is that I didn't "want" to be moved by it

But it won!

It was Weird.

[BrklynLiberal]

13. That is very close to how I felt. I was fighting that lump in my throat....but lost.

[Minimus]

4. Wow just wow! I have chills! Yes it should be played everywhere!

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

6. Dave Stewart and Bono hit a grand slam with this

I got very misty watching this beautiful tribute to Obama and the best of the American spirit.

[FrenchieCat]

8. I didn't realize that Bono was involved.

I saw Whoopi praying though.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

16. Stewart mentioned on the website (not the youtube site)

that Bono wrote (or helped write) the lyrics.

[Mz Pip]

7. Brought a tear to my eye

and I don't cry easily. Thanks! :loveya:

[islandmkl]

9. thanks for the post and the link...

what a song, what a video!!

[WeDidIt]

10. K&R

I'm in tears.

Literally bawling.

I want to get to the top of the mountain.

This is my American Prayer.

[FrenchieCat]

14. Yep.

Rick Warren has got nothing on this.

We'll get to the Mountain top and we will see the promise land.

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Huffington Post....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/22/new-obama-video-american_n_120622.html

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 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" speech.


When we were originally writing the song, Bono was crafting the words in a way that would make people think about the fact that 'America' as a concept was a truly great idea, based on the bedrock of equality. I find it more pertinent than ever to release it now; to the moment America finds itself in, daring to re-imagine itself and its place in the world.

When I set out to make a video for the new version of this song, I wanted to honor all of those millions of people, especially young people, who are, for the first time, feeling empowered to voice their beliefs. I wanted to capture how Obama's message of change has echoed across the broad fabric of what is America. To do that, we've cast the film with an eclectic array of personalities, including Forest Whitaker, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, Cyndi Lauper, Barry Manilow, Joan Baez, Macy Gray and Joss Stone. They appear alongside veterans, teachers and everyday citizens-- all of whom have been touched by this simple idea of change. As an Englishman, I'm not an expert in all the intricate details of American politics. But as an artist, I understand how rare it is to inspire a connection to a bigger idea or purpose. This video isn't so much an endorsement of Barack Obama as much as it is a celebration of all those who have picked up a sign, who have registered to vote and are working to make the world a better place. So as Senator Barack Obama ascends to the mountain top, let us not forget all of the others who for the past 40 years have sung anthems of change to make this moment possible

Here are the 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 lights 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
Speech
Joan Baez
Daedelus
Pamela Anderson
Peter & Gordon
Sierra Swan
Nadirah X
Perez Hilton

[FrenchieCat]

17. Thanks for this post.

"And what you see depends on where you stand
And how you jump will tell you where you're gonna land"

[BrklynLiberal]

20. I am playing it again for the fifth time. I cannot stop listening to it.

Still have tears coming, even after the fifth time.

[FrenchieCat]

24. I found that the first time was the most impactful for me.......

[FrenchieCat]

23. Pamela Anderson is there too!

[goodgd_yall]

12. This needs to be seen by everyone!

It would be great to see at the Convention. Thank you SO MUCH for bringing my attention to it. I love seeing Joan Baez there; I was thinking as they were showing images of Martin Luther King,Jr. how she's lived through his times and assassination and every other significant happening of the past 50+ years.

[bidenista]

15. coulda lived without the inclusion of perez hilton. nt

[FrenchieCat]

18. He's a person too!

[bidenista]

19. yeah, but a jackass. still, nice song, and good otherwise, lol. nt

[WeDidIt]

21. Whoopi's on board!

Joss Stone!

Man.

Wow.

Just, wow.

[FrenchieCat]

22. Bono wrote the lyrics, it appears.

Bono was crafting the words in a way that would make people think about the fact that 'America' as a concept was a truly great idea, based on the bedrock of equality.

[Eyes_wide_ open]

25. Made me cry

Very emotionally moving, although my first thought was the music was too ... depressing (that word might be a little strong but it's the best I can do right now)

I like it, but I LOVE 'Yes We Can' and think that's the on that should be played at the Convention.

[FrenchieCat]

26. They could play both. The convention is gonna be long.

[WeDidIt]

27. What the hell is this thread doing way down here?

BAck to the top of the thread list you go.