Concert for New York City

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Concert for New York City
General information
place Madison Square Garden
New York City , New York , United States
genre benefit concert
Website http://www.concertfornyc.com/

The Concert for New York City (Original: The Concert for New York City) was a benefit concert , supported by many well-known musicians, in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on October 20, 2001 in Madison Square Garden in New York City took place. Aside from its charitable cause, the concert was also an attempt to help the victims of the attacks, the families who had lost loved ones, as well as first responders from the New York City Fire Department and New York City Police Department and those in the ongoing rescue and recovery work to be honored for their efforts in the weeks since the attack.

background

The concert was organized by Paul McCartney and performed by many of his legendary British contemporaries including The Who , Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , David Bowie , Elton John and Eric Clapton . Among the participating American artists were Bon Jovi , Jay-Z , Destiny's Child , the Backstreet Boys , James Taylor , Billy Joel , Melissa Etheridge , Five for Fighting , Goo Goo Dolls , John Mellencamp with Kid Rock , and a humorous appearance by Adam Sandler as an operaman singing a medley on the events of 9/11, the greatness of New York City, and Osama bin Laden as a coward. Paul Shaffer served as the show's musical director, which featured various political figures and other celebrities, including Rudy Giuliani and Howard Stern, between the artists' performances.

Athletes came on stage between performances, such as Teresa Weatherspoone ( New York Liberty ) or baseball legend Joe Torre , whose New York Yankees were on their way to the World Series for the fourth time in a row . Several short films by New York's most important filmmakers, such as Woody Allen , Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee, were shown during the concert .

Over 60 stars who attended the concert signed unique memorabilia in the backstage area of ​​Madison Square Gardens, which were later auctioned off for the benefit of the Robin Hood Foundation . The autographed objects included three large posters from the concert and three special 24 " drum heads . There was also a complete set of drums and a guitar .

Audience reactions

A large part of the audience was very emotional, many of the family members, friends and colleagues held portraits of the victims in their hands and showed them to the cameras. Three speakers were booed: actress Susan Sarandon (when she supported New York mayoral candidate Mark J. Green ), actor Richard Gere (for his speech on nonviolent tolerance), and New York Senator Hillary Clinton (before she could even say anything) . Clinton responded by raising her voice and trying to talk over the noise of the crowd. In contrast, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, was very well received by the audience. Richard Gere made fun of his pacifist stance: This is seemingly unpopular right now, but that's fine. The reruns and the DVD version have been digitally edited. The boos were removed and replaced with synchronized cheers for Hillary Clinton.

Adam Sandlers slipped into the role of Opera Man , a character from the television program Saturday Night Live . He sang a humorous song about Rudy Giuliani's end of office as mayor, about the New York Yankees, about the music acts of the night, of which Destiny's Child gave him a " boner " and that Osama bin Laden was a coward. The song contained the line: "Osama says he's tough, Osama says he's brave / Then tell me why Osama has to poop in a cave!" ( Osama says he's tough, Osama says he's brave / Then tell me why Osama is shitting in a cave! )

Among the musicians, the audience reacted most violently to The Who, roaring when they came on stage to a troubled Who Are You , drowned the band in Baba O'Riley 's famous It's only teenage wasteland chorus , and reached a climax of cheers at Won't Get Fooled Again . An American stars and stripes served as the backdrop for the band next to the British Union Jack , showing solidarity. Roger Daltrey's final words to the first responder audience and their families were: What you did we could never follow. ( We could never follow what you did. ) It later emerged that bassist John Entwistle had his last appearance here in America with The Who, he died of a heart attack just eight months later . The multi-instrumentalist Jon Carin played the keyboards instead of the longtime keyboardist John Bundrick .

Other highlights included David Bowie's performances of Simon & Garfunkels America and his own “Heroes” dedicated to his local fire station. Also Billy Joels Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) , where Joel said after the song: “I wrote the song 25 years ago as a science fiction song. I never thought it would really happen. But in contrast to the end of the song ... we stay here! "( I wrote that song 25 years ago as a science fiction song. I never thought it would really happen. But unlike the end of that song ... we ain't going anywhere! )

Elton John's sentimental Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters was also well received. After the appearance of The Who, New York firefighter Mike Moran spoke to the audience, stating that his brother was killed in the attack and that the victims will not be forgotten. He ended with the words: "In the spirit of the Irish people, Osama bin Laden can be my royal Irish ass licking!" ( In the spirit of the Irish people, Osama bin Laden, you can kiss my royal Irish ass! ) What was received with wild cheers and applause. Moran took off his hat and concluded with: "This is my face, bitch!" ( This is my face, bitch! ), Also to frenetic cheers and applause.

Program and title

In order of appearance:

Short films

The following short films ( sorted by director here ) were shown during the concert:

Sounds from a Town I Love

Sounds from a Town I Love (sometimes incorrectly called Sounds from the Town I Love ) is a 2001 short film of about three minutes, with Woody Allen being responsible for the script and direction. The film was shown for the first time during the concert for New York City . The film consists entirely of snippets of cell phone calls from twenty-two people who happen to be walking through the streets of New York City . From complaining to neurotic, confused conversations through bizarre or funny situations, you and your comments are unrelated to each other. The film ends with a message from Woody Allen: "I love this town."


Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Booing of Hillary Transformed into Applause ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2009) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mediaresearch.org
  2. ^ The Concert For New York City . barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ CONCERT FOR NY (DVD) DVD . bestprices.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  4. ^ Concert for New York City DVDs (2001) . cduniverse.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  5. ↑ a b Sounds From a Town I Love (2001) . geocities.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved on August 7, 2009.

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