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"American Prayer" is a 2002 song co-written by Bono of U2, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and Pharrell Williams. The song, which "reflects the ... hope that America, and American Christians in particular, will respond to the AIDS crisis", was first performed during Bono's Heart of America speaking tour in December 2002 in Lincoln, Nebraska. According to Bono, he hopes that the United States, "with its unparalleled economic, technological, military, and cultural power, will rethink its humble origins, the purpose that made it great." Bono described the song as a "paean to America" based on the "poetry of the Declaration of Independence and the taut truth in the Constitution", as well as The New Colossus, the poem written by Emma Lazarus for the Statue of Liberty. In writing of the origin o

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  • American Prayer è una canzone scritta dal leader degli Eurythmics e Bono nel 2002. Di questo brano è stato prodotto anche un videoclip, in bianco e nero, nel 2008, per sostenere la campagna elettorale del senatore Barack Obama. Nel video sono presenti numerosi altri sostenitori che cantano parte della canzone, tra cui Beyoncé, Pamela Anderson, Oprah Winfrey, Cyndi Lauper e Whoopi Goldberg. La canzone, originariamente, è stata utilizzata dal leader degli U2, Bono per promuovere le numerose attività benefiche supportate dallo stesso. (it)
  • "American Prayer" is a 2002 song co-written by Bono of U2, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and Pharrell Williams. The song, which "reflects the ... hope that America, and American Christians in particular, will respond to the AIDS crisis", was first performed during Bono's Heart of America speaking tour in December 2002 in Lincoln, Nebraska. According to Bono, he hopes that the United States, "with its unparalleled economic, technological, military, and cultural power, will rethink its humble origins, the purpose that made it great." Bono described the song as a "paean to America" based on the "poetry of the Declaration of Independence and the taut truth in the Constitution", as well as The New Colossus, the poem written by Emma Lazarus for the Statue of Liberty. In writing of the origin o (en)
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  • "American Prayer" is a 2002 song co-written by Bono of U2, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and Pharrell Williams. The song, which "reflects the ... hope that America, and American Christians in particular, will respond to the AIDS crisis", was first performed during Bono's Heart of America speaking tour in December 2002 in Lincoln, Nebraska. According to Bono, he hopes that the United States, "with its unparalleled economic, technological, military, and cultural power, will rethink its humble origins, the purpose that made it great." Bono described the song as a "paean to America" based on the "poetry of the Declaration of Independence and the taut truth in the Constitution", as well as The New Colossus, the poem written by Emma Lazarus for the Statue of Liberty. In writing of the origin of the song, Stewart said, "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." On 3 December 2003 USA Today published a draft of the lyrics. Echoing Dr Martin Luther King Jr., the song ends with, "If 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". Bono, The Edge, Beyoncé, and Stewart performed the song on 29 November 2003 at the 46664 concert in Cape Town, South Africa to "break the stigmatisation that goes with being HIV positive". In the final chorus they sang "African Prayer". The song was the final song performed by the final six contestants on Idol Gives Back on 25 April 2007. Bono directed the group and spoke to the audience about the ONE Campaign. (en)
  • American Prayer è una canzone scritta dal leader degli Eurythmics e Bono nel 2002. Di questo brano è stato prodotto anche un videoclip, in bianco e nero, nel 2008, per sostenere la campagna elettorale del senatore Barack Obama. Nel video sono presenti numerosi altri sostenitori che cantano parte della canzone, tra cui Beyoncé, Pamela Anderson, Oprah Winfrey, Cyndi Lauper e Whoopi Goldberg. La canzone, originariamente, è stata utilizzata dal leader degli U2, Bono per promuovere le numerose attività benefiche supportate dallo stesso. (it)
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