God Bless America Again Billy Mcvay

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9/11 triggered a flood of emotions, so it'due south fitting that the songs that are linked to the tragedy also reflect a broad range of moods. These songs range from Alan Jackson's tender and thoughtful "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" to Ray Stevens' novelty record "Osama-Yo' Mama."

In the months after the attacks, we heard from everyone from "the singing policeman," NYPD'due south own Daniel Rodriguez, to world-famous rock stars Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. Country artists were specially vocal, equally seen in such songs as Hank Williams Jr.'south "America Will Survive," a reworked version of his 1982 country hitting "A Country Male child Can Survive."

nine/11 also gave a second life to several older recordings, notably Lee Greenwood'south "God Bless The Usa" and Whitney Houston's "The Star Spangled Banner." Greenwood start released "God Anoint The United states of america" in the spring of 1984. It reached #7 on Billboard's country chart that yr, but it didn't crevice the Hot 100 until after ix/11. The success of the song revived Greenwood'due south album, American Patriot, which logged nine weeks at #1 on Pinnacle Catalog Albums.

Houston sang "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Super Basin on Jan. 27, 1991, just 10 days subsequently the start of the Persian Gulf State of war. The recording was released as a single the post-obit month and croaky the elevation 20. It easily surpassed that (climbing to #6) when it was re-released in the wake of 9/11.

Most radio stations largely abandoned their playlists in favor of news coverage on 9/11. Broadcast Data Systems, which monitors radio play, reported that the number of songs "detected" on that celebrated solar day was downwards by more than than 50% compared to a normal day. When stations did start playing music again, they sprinkled in patriotic songs and songs offering promise and inspiration.

The acme four new entries on the Hot 100 in the week after the tragedy were all boosted past the events of that day. Greenwood's "God Bless The USA" debuted at #16, Enrique Iglesias' "Hero" bowed at #44, Houston's "The Star Spangled Banner" re-entered the nautical chart at #50 and U2's "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" opened at #62.

Two songs that were already on the chart at the fourth dimension of the attacks reached new heights in the week later on. Enya's serene "Merely Time" climbed to #18. Brooks & Dunn'southward rousing "Only In America" (with its uncanny opening line "sunday coming up over New York City") climbed to #35.

Land vocalist Aaron Tippin recorded "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly" (which he had co-written a few years earlier) in the weekend subsequently the attacks. It was blitz-released to country radio on Sept. 17. The vocal entered the country chart at #34 in the upshot dated Oct. 6. It peaked #2. It entered the Hot 100 on Oct. xx. It peaked at #20.

10 days afterward the tragedy, two dozen pinnacle stars performed on a telethon, America: A Tribute To Heroes. The show aired on all four major networks. Performers included Neil Young, who sang John Lennon's "Imagine," U2 ("Walk On"), Religion Hill ("There Will Come A Day") and Alicia Keys ("Anytime Nosotros'll All Be Costless"). In December, a video from the event debuted at #1 on Billboard's Peak Music Videos nautical chart. It held the top spot for six weeks. Also, a two-CD fix from the special cracked the top 20 on The Billboard 200.

On October. 20, The Concert For New York Urban center was held at Madison Square Garden. Paul McCartney was the driving force behind the show, which aired on VH1. McCartney performed "Freedom," which he told the audience he wrote the solar day after the attacks, and such Beatles classics as "Yesterday" and "Allow It Be." The show also featured such stars every bit David Bowie, Elton John, Billy Joel and John Mellencamp. A two-CD fix reached the top 30 on The Billboard 200 in December. In February, the video entered Top Music Videos at #1.

On Oct. 21, another concert, United We Stand: What More Can I Give, was held at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. Performers included Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, James Brown, Carole King and Rod Stewart.

On Nov. 3, a compilation album, God Bless America, entered The Billboard 200 at #1. The album featured Celine Dion's version of "God Bless America," which she had performed on America: A Tribute To Heroes. The rest of the album consisted of previously released tracks, such as Mariah Carey's "Hero," Bob Dylan'due south "Blowin' In The Wind" and Pete Seeger's "This Land Is Your Land."

On Nov. 4, Barbra Streisand made a surprise appearance at the close of the 53rd annual Emmy Awards, where she sang the inspirational classic "You'll Never Walk Solitary." She was backed past a gospel choir on the Rodgers & Hammerstein song, which she had recorded for her 1997 anthology Higher Ground.

Alan Jackson's "Where Were Y'all (When The Earth Stopped Turning)" was the beginning song written about the tragedy to crack the Hot 100. Jackson premiered the vocal on the annual Country Music Assn. Awards telecast on Nov. 7. The song entered the pop and state charts in the issue dated on November. 24. It reached #i on Hot Country Singles & Tracks in but half dozen weeks, faster than whatsoever other song in more than than iv years. It held on to the top spot for five weeks and reached #28 on the Hot 100. (Information technology was later featured on Jackson's album, Drive, which topped The Billboard 200 for four weeks in 2002.)

In the Dec. 15 issue of Billboard, fully 10 of the lx songs on Hot Country Singles & Tracks had patriotic themes. Here are the songs that were on the chart that week that I haven't already mentioned: David Ball's "Riding With Private Malone," the Charlie Daniels Band'south "This Own't No Rag, It'due south A Flag," Blackhawk'due south "Days Of America," Kenny Rogers' "Homeland" and Craig Morgan's "God, Family And Land."

That aforementioned week, Paul McCartney entered the Hot 100 with "Freedom." While far from his best work, it was a plumbing equipment salute to New York Urban center, which had embraced the Beatles so enthusiastically in 1964.

In the last week of December, Daniel Rodriguez charted with "God Bless America." Rodriguez, an operatic tenor, was a member of the New York Law Department on nine/11. He sang at numerous high-profile events in months after the attacks, including the Earth Series, the Macys' Thanksgiving Twenty-four hour period Parade and the Rockefeller Centre tree-lighting ceremony. Rudy Giuliani, and then the mayor of New York Metropolis, gave a spoken introduction on the record.

That same week, Ray Stevens, who had recorded dozens of novelty songs since 1960, cracked the country chart with "Osama-Yo' Mama." The key line: "Osama, your karma'southward really got you in a jam/Merely that's merely what you get when you lot mess with Uncle Sam."

When Nielsen SoundScan released its year-end sales charts for 2001, eight 9/11-boosted songs ranked among the year's 200 best-selling singles. 3 placed in the top l: Houston's "The Star Spangled Banner," Greenwood's "God Anoint The USA" and Tippin's "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly." Farther down the listing were Enya's "Only Time," Elvis Presley's "America The Beautiful," Randy Travis' "America Will Always Stand up," LeAnn Rimes' "God Bless America" and Daniel Rodriguez's "God Bless America."

Iii 9/xi-additional albums ranked amid the elevation 200 sellers of 2001, per Nielsen SoundScan. The multi-creative person God Bless America sold 974K copies during the year, followed past Greenwood'due south American Patriot (515K) and America: A Tribute To Heroes (490K).

U2 opened the 44th almanac Grammy Awards on February. 27, 2002 past performing "Walk On," a vocal about coming dorsum from a heartbreaking experience which resonated in the wake of ix/11. As well, Alan Jackson sang "Where Were You (When The Globe Stopped Turning)" and Billy Joel and Tony Bennett teamed for "New York State Of Mind." "Walk On" won equally Record of the Yr.

Two highly disparate songs most 9/11 hit information technology big in 2002. Toby Keith's "Courtesy Of The Crimson, White And Blue (The Angry American)," with its crowd-pleasing line "we'll put a boot in your ass/it's the American way," reached #1 on Hot Country Singles & Tracks.Bruce Springsteen's poetic "The Ascent" made the top 25 on the Mainstream Stone Tracks chart. Both songs were featured on #ane albums: Keith'southward Unleashed and Springsteen's The Rising.

Nigh the end of the year, saxophonist Kenny Grand released a "Liberty Mix" of his 1999 hitting "Auld Lang Syne."

At the 54th annual Emmy Awards on Sept. 22, 2002, America: A Tribute To Heroes and The Concert For New York Metropolis were both nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. America: A Tribute To Heroes won.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed "The Rise" at the 45th almanac Grammy Awards on February. 23, 2003. The testify was held in New York for the kickoff time in five years. It included performances past such hometown favorites as the New York Philharmonic and Simon & Garfunkel too as newcomer Norah Jones.

"The Rising" and "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" were both finalists for Song of the Yr. Neither won, merely both won Grammys in their genre categories. Jackson's song was voted Best Country Song, while Springsteen'due south was named All-time Rock Vocal. "The Rising" also won for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. The album of the same proper noun won as All-time Stone Album.

Darryl Worley's "Have Yous Forgotten?," which expressed his view that people seemed to have forgotten the events of 9/11, charted on March 15, 2003. Worley co-wrote the song, with its central line "And you say we shouldn't worry about Bin Laden/Accept yous forgotten?" The song was #one on the country chart for seven weeks. Information technology reached #22 on the Hot 100.

Toby Keith returned in December 2003 with "American Soldier." The vocal topped the country chart for 4 weeks.

Hat Tip: As part of my enquiry for this cavalcade, I went back and re-read the Singles Minded columns that appeared in Billboard in late 2001. Silvio Pietroluongo, Minal Patel and Wade Jessen did a slap-up job of capturing the mood of the times.

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