Songs for inauguration day

[Tom]

Politics aside, it's time to respect the Office Of The President and practice some patriotic songs for inauguration day. I'm still hoping that my "lost" singing voice will return sufficiently to sing on Wednesday. Some patriotic songs in my library:

- The Star Spangled Banner (tough for anyone to sing).
- God Bless America (Irving Berlin), that I've sung countless times to close out our concerts.
- God Bless The USA (Lee Greenwood).
- America The Beautiful (Samuel A. Ward & Katharine Lee Bates).

I don't know what other songs will be/have been requested by our incoming President, but I suspect he won't invite Lee Greenwood, a true American Patriot.

Please be assured that, if discussion here turns political, our staff will shut this down in a hurry.

 

[Roy M]

Inauguration Day should be a time of celebration and renewal.

 

[Tom]

Agreed Roy.

 

[Tom and Margi]

I've always loved American the Beautiful.  I hope tomorrow we'll "crown they good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea".

 

[Tom]

Thanks for the catch Margi.

 

[Oldgator73]

Sam Cooke, ?A Change Is Gonna Come?.

 

[Oldgator73]

Aretha Franklin, ?R-E-S-P-E-C-T?.

 

[Oldgator73]

Bruce Springsteen, ?We Take Care Of Our Own?.

 

[Arch Hoagland]

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

 

[Oldgator73]

) )  )

 

[Oldgator73]

The Impressions ? We?re A Winner?.

 

[Oldgator73]

The Staple Singers ? We The People?.

 

[Oldgator73]

Most of the songs I posted are from the official Biden inauguration playlist.

 

[Tom]

I hadn't seen the playlist, but just googled it. 46 songs?

 

[Oldgator73]

I hadn't seen the playlist, but just googled it. 46 songs?

Yeah, and quite a diverse list of artists. I would have thought Biden would go with maybe Lawrence Welk or the Dorsey orchestra.  8)

 

[Tom]

[quote author=Oldgator73]... would go with maybe Lawrence Welk or the Dorsey orchestra.[/quote]
Maybe if they were still alive and performing  Our kids and grandkids think I sing songs from the dinosaur era 

 

[Tom]

I enjoyed this unusual rendition of America The Beautiful performed by the US Navy Band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSqVkuTegxY

 

[garyb1st]

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

There's another version that's worth a watch.  Pentatonix, an acapella group with a sound that's simply beyond anything I've ever heard. 

 

[SeilerBird]

There's another version that's worth a watch.  Pentatonix, an acapella group with a sound that's simply beyond anything I've ever heard.

) ) ) Pentatonix is mind blowing. ) ) )

 

[garyb1st]

I enjoyed this unusual rendition of America The Beautiful performed by the US Navy Band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSqVkuTegxY

Outstanding.  I've been a fan of one by Ray Charles but this may replace Ray on my favorits lists.