Опубликовано: 18 июня 2012 г.
See also☛ PAUL McCARTNEY AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS (Complete)
http://youtu.be/RL76v3qoEeI
Performances in order of appearance on the PBS Special:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Interview with Paul McCartney
5:16 - Paul McCartney - Got to Get You Into My Life
8:13 - Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out
12:27 - Jonas Brothers - Drive My Car
15:09 - Jerry Seinfeld's comedy routine
20:22 - Jack White - Mother Nature's Son
23:23 - Faith Hill - The Long and Winding Road
27:13 - Corinne Bailey Rae & Herbie Hancock - Blackbird
31:08 - Elvis Costello - Penny Lane
35:35 - Emmylou Harris - For No One
39:14 - Lang Lang - Celebration
42:39 - Dave Grohl - Band on the Run
48:39 - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory
53:54 - President Obama's dedication speech
1:00:22 - Paul McCartney's acceptance speech
1:02:30 - Paul McCartney - Michelle
1:05:36 - Paul McCartney - Eleanor Rigby
1:08:26 - Paul McCartney - Let It Be
1:12:43 - Paul McCartney - Hey Jude
1:20:04 - Paul McCartney - Yesterday
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President
Obama presented America's highest award for popular music − the Library
of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song − to Sir Paul McCartney in
the East Room of the White House which featured live performances of
several artists singing famous McCartney tunes as well as a mini-concert
by Sir Paul himself. The musical tribute was in celebration of the
Library of Congress Gershin Prize for Popular Song award being presented
to Sir Paul by President Obama.
Among the special tributes by
performers including Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, Jack White, Faith Hill
and The Jonas Brothers, was a special performance by Stevie Wonder.
Stevie first performed his own version of "We Can Work It Out" and then
later was joined by Paul onstage to sing their 1980s hit "Ebony and
Ivory."
The song was originally released in 1982 and spent seven
weeks at number one on the Billboard charts according to Wikipedia.
Almost 30 years later, the song about racial harmony had even more
significance as McCartney and Wonder performed it at the White House
before the first African-American President in the United States.
McCartney commented in an interview with the AP:
"One
of the highs was singing 'Ebony and Ivory' with Stevie because we'd
never done it live together, so that was great. To sing it live together
for the very first time with the first black president there, it
suddenly gave a great significance to the song....To sing it with Stevie
in front of President Obama was very emotional."
When accepting
the award, McCartney said: "This is such a fantastic evening for me. I
mean, getting this prize would just be good enough, but getting it from
this president..." which resulted in cheers and applause from the
audience.
Paul McCartney's girlfriend, Nancy, accompanied him to
the show and McCartney's children, Stella, Mary and James were sitting
in the second row behind their father.
As they gathered to
present the annual award for extraordinary contributions to American
music and culture, in his remarks, the President took a moment to
address the challenges Americans face and the value of music in tough
times:
We've gone through a difficult year and a half, and right
now our thoughts and our prayers are with friends in another part of the
country that is so rich in musical heritage -- the people of the Gulf
Coast who are dealing with something that we simply had not seen before.
And it's heartbreaking. And we reaffirm, I think together, our
commitment to see to it that their lives and their communities are made
whole again.
But part of what gets us through tough times is music,
the arts, the ability to capture that essential kernel of ourselves,
that part of us that sings even when times are hard. And it's fitting
that the Library has chosen to present this year's Gershwin Prize for
Popular Song to a man whose father played Gershwin compositions for him
on the piano; a man who grew up to become the most successful songwriter
in history --- Sir Paul McCartney.
In the East Room of the White House. June 2, 2010.
http://youtu.be/RL76v3qoEeI
Performances in order of appearance on the PBS Special:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Interview with Paul McCartney
5:16 - Paul McCartney - Got to Get You Into My Life
8:13 - Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out
12:27 - Jonas Brothers - Drive My Car
15:09 - Jerry Seinfeld's comedy routine
20:22 - Jack White - Mother Nature's Son
23:23 - Faith Hill - The Long and Winding Road
27:13 - Corinne Bailey Rae & Herbie Hancock - Blackbird
31:08 - Elvis Costello - Penny Lane
35:35 - Emmylou Harris - For No One
39:14 - Lang Lang - Celebration
42:39 - Dave Grohl - Band on the Run
48:39 - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory
53:54 - President Obama's dedication speech
1:00:22 - Paul McCartney's acceptance speech
1:02:30 - Paul McCartney - Michelle
1:05:36 - Paul McCartney - Eleanor Rigby
1:08:26 - Paul McCartney - Let It Be
1:12:43 - Paul McCartney - Hey Jude
1:20:04 - Paul McCartney - Yesterday
☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡☮♡
President
Obama presented America's highest award for popular music − the Library
of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song − to Sir Paul McCartney in
the East Room of the White House which featured live performances of
several artists singing famous McCartney tunes as well as a mini-concert
by Sir Paul himself. The musical tribute was in celebration of the
Library of Congress Gershin Prize for Popular Song award being presented
to Sir Paul by President Obama.
Among the special tributes by
performers including Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, Jack White, Faith Hill
and The Jonas Brothers, was a special performance by Stevie Wonder.
Stevie first performed his own version of "We Can Work It Out" and then
later was joined by Paul onstage to sing their 1980s hit "Ebony and
Ivory."
The song was originally released in 1982 and spent seven
weeks at number one on the Billboard charts according to Wikipedia.
Almost 30 years later, the song about racial harmony had even more
significance as McCartney and Wonder performed it at the White House
before the first African-American President in the United States.
McCartney commented in an interview with the AP:
"One
of the highs was singing 'Ebony and Ivory' with Stevie because we'd
never done it live together, so that was great. To sing it live together
for the very first time with the first black president there, it
suddenly gave a great significance to the song....To sing it with Stevie
in front of President Obama was very emotional."
When accepting
the award, McCartney said: "This is such a fantastic evening for me. I
mean, getting this prize would just be good enough, but getting it from
this president..." which resulted in cheers and applause from the
audience.
Paul McCartney's girlfriend, Nancy, accompanied him to
the show and McCartney's children, Stella, Mary and James were sitting
in the second row behind their father.
As they gathered to
present the annual award for extraordinary contributions to American
music and culture, in his remarks, the President took a moment to
address the challenges Americans face and the value of music in tough
times:
We've gone through a difficult year and a half, and right
now our thoughts and our prayers are with friends in another part of the
country that is so rich in musical heritage -- the people of the Gulf
Coast who are dealing with something that we simply had not seen before.
And it's heartbreaking. And we reaffirm, I think together, our
commitment to see to it that their lives and their communities are made
whole again.
But part of what gets us through tough times is music,
the arts, the ability to capture that essential kernel of ourselves,
that part of us that sings even when times are hard. And it's fitting
that the Library has chosen to present this year's Gershwin Prize for
Popular Song to a man whose father played Gershwin compositions for him
on the piano; a man who grew up to become the most successful songwriter
in history --- Sir Paul McCartney.
In the East Room of the White House. June 2, 2010.
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