Other Titles • America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
Synopses for America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
1.
The September 21st Telethon Concert
The unprecedented broadcast of the live, star-studded, two-hour entertainment spectacular America: A Tribute to Heroes on Friday, September 21, 2001, served to both raise money for the victims of the September 11 tragedy and to bring our nation together to salute the American spirit. All net proceeds of this DVD will be donated to the United Way's September 11th Fund.
Songs:
My City of Ruin (Bruce Springsteen)
Love's in Need of Love Today (Stevie Wonder featuring Take 6)
Walk On (U2)
There Will Come a Day (Faith Hill)
I Won't Back Down (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Hero (Enrique Iglesias)
Imagine (Neil Young)
Someday We'll All Be Free (Alicia Keys)
Wish You Were Here (Limp Bizkit with John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls)
New York State of Mind (Billy Joel)
I Believe in Love (Dixie Chicks)
Everyday (Dave Matthews)
Redemption Song (Wyclef Jean)
Hero (Mariah Carey)
Livin' on a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
Safe and Sound (Sheryl Crow)
Fragile (Sting)
The Long Road (Eddie Vedder)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul Simon)
God Bless America (Celine Dion)
America the Beautiful (Willie Nelson)
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2.
Tribute albums and concerts come and go, but America: A Tribute to Heroes may well stand the test of time. Recorded just 10 days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, this two-hour US TV telethon has an appropriately sombre tone; it's also refreshingly unpretentious and ego-free, with no audience and no onscreen identification--of the musical artists or the actors and others who speak between songs. There are some passionate and moving performances by Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Limp Bizkit and friends, Neil Young (the much-praised "Imagine") and several more, easily eclipsing the couple of outright turkeys (the overwrought theatrics of Enrique Iglesias and Mariah Carey). To watch the programme after the horror may have started to fade is to be reminded of the extraordinary emotions the tragic events aroused; and while pop music may be superfluous in the big picture, its power to inspire and perhaps even heal is something to behold.--Sam Graham, Amazon.com
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