Obamapollooza At The Lincoln Memorial

[babylonsister]

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/01/obamapollooza_at_the_lincoln_m.php

Obamapollooza At The Lincoln Memorial

12 Jan 2009 02:03 pm


The presidential inaugural committee released a line-up of singers today

Here are the songs they aren't singing -- but might as well, given their relationship to Obama.

Beyonce -- "Yes" (2003)

Usher -- "Yeah" (2004)

Sheryl Crow -- "A Change Would Do You Good" (1997)

Josh Groban -- "You Raise Me Up" --( 2003)

Ecumenically, also: Bono, Stevie Wonder, will.i.am, Shakira, Herbie Hancock, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks and John Mellencamp. Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington will read historical passages.

HBO will televise the event in high definition and will put its signal on a satellite to so that any cable entity can downlink it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Doesn't say when this concert is scheduled.

?

[FrenchieCat]

2. January 18th.

[babylonsister]

3. Hi. I missed this thread, but it has a lot more info:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8081873&mesg_id=8081873

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Thank you

[Cha]

5. That sounds so good!

I love Queen Latifa..she's just so cool. And, everyone who will read and perform!

[EraOfResponsibility]

6. OMG BONO????

YESSSSSSSSSS!

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Josh Groban and Bono? Yuck.

Garth Brooks?

Ugh.

[babylonsister]

8. Is there anyone on the list you like? Concentrate on them.

And some are reading passages vs. singing. There's a better link here, with more info:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8081873

[Drunken Irishman]

9. I like Sheryl Crow.

John Mellencamp, The Boss, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Beyonce, Usher and Mary J. Blige.

So I'll focus on them. :D

[babylonsister]

10. Thank you!

:hi:

[gblady]

11. hum.....

I love both Josh and Garth...
great souls both of them...