MUSIC NEWS- History continues to be made !!!! On Sunday, two days before he takes the oath of office on January 20, 2009 as the 44th president of the United States of America, President-Elect Barack Obama joined a huge crowd in a rousing, star-studded celebration staged before the Lincoln Monument in Washington, DC. Bruce Springsteen kicked off the We Are One event with with a mighty version of The Rising. Dressed in black and backed by a gospel choir, Springsteen performed his powerful 9/11 composition, sentiments of which now reverberate with a new feeling of hope. The Boss was joined by legendary, folk singer Pete Seeger, 89, for a stirring rendition of This Land Is Your Land, the video of which you should watch (below).
And, of course, U2 performed their classic Pride (In The Name Of Love) on Martin Luther King day at the event.
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