Celebs Sing 'The American Prayer' For Obama
Noora Abu Eitah — August 24, 2008 — Celebs
References: theinsider
In an inspirational music video, celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg, Forest Whitaker, Barry Manilow, Joss Stone, Macy Gray, Joan Baez, Jason Alexander, and Cyndi Lauper, teamed up with former Eurythmics man Dave Stewart to support Barack Obama’s platform.
The video features a clip from Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech, and showcases the celebs singing along this tribute anthem.
The song is named The American Prayer, and it is available on iTunes and the Dave Stewart Songbook Vol. 1.
All proceeds go to the MoveOn.org, which aims to bring, “Real Americans back into the political process.”
The video features a clip from Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech, and showcases the celebs singing along this tribute anthem.
The song is named The American Prayer, and it is available on iTunes and the Dave Stewart Songbook Vol. 1.
All proceeds go to the MoveOn.org, which aims to bring, “Real Americans back into the political process.”
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