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"We've become the people our parents warned us about!" That quip by veteran
singer Jimmy Buffet underscored the zeitgeist at Thursday night's major
Democratic fundraiser at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Vice President
Al Gore and running-mate Joe Lieberman, with respective spouses and Hillary
Clinton for good (and local) measure were the front-row guests of honor
through a three-hour concert which raised a very impressive $6.5 million
for the DNC.
But in an evening where musicians perform their own hits - the most telling statements come from the songs specially chosen for the occasion. Far and away the night's most unexpected choice (and most successful) was the collaboration by Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow and Lenny Kravitz. Bon Jovi, wryly acknowledging that Gore and Lieberman's favorite band was more likely the Beatles than his own Bon Jovi - announced their choice. The three teamed up on a powerful rendition of John Lennon's 1968 political proclamation "Revolution
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Gore
by Martin Lewis (First published September 15, 2000)
http://www.martinlewis.com/column.pl?col=15&cat=time
The coalition of the willing-to-rock is growing. Sheryl Crow (news), Jack Johnson (news) and Crosby, Stills & Nash have joined the nearly 20 other musicians trying to unseat President Bush (news - web sites) in November.
Yahoo! News Sat, Aug 21, 2004
More Musicians Trying to Unseat Bush
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=16&u=/ap/20040820/ap_on_en_mu/people_sheryl_crow
At the American Music Awards last month, singer Sheryl Crow appeared wearing a T-shirt with the message "War is Not the Answer" in sequins.
During a December appearance on ABC's Good Morning, America, she sported an "I Don't Believe in Your War, Mr. Bush" shirt.
Posted 2/3/2003 11:51 PM
Anti-war words fit to a T By Alison Maxwell, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-02-03-anti-war_x.htm
Kanye West and Sheryl Crow are among the big names heard singing on a new CD that will raise money for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
They're joined by Stevie Wonder, John Legend and other stars on "Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement," available this Friday exclusively through the Obama campaign, says the Associated Press.
Kanye West and Other Stars Sing for Barack Obama
Posted September 19, 2008 12:50:00 PM
http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/09/65749/index.html
Wall-to-wall celebrities at the Democratic National Committee fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall included Matt Damon, Salma Hayek, Julia Roberts, Michael Douglas, and Harrison Ford, who helped raise $6.5 million for the Democratic cause. Maybe it was her legal activist role in Erin Brockovich, but Roberts confessed, “I’m a Democrat, [but] I’ve never done anything political before” Performers included Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz, and Jon Bon Jovi — who harmonized on The Beatles’ “Revolution” — and Bette “Bathhouse”Midler. The hosts of the event were Miramax’s Harvey Weinstein, VH1’s John Sykes, and Rolling Stone’s Jann Wenner. Introducing Lieberman, Weinstein acknowledged that the vice-presidential candidate “isn’t making my job any easier”but called him “a strong but fair critic of the entertainment industry.” He added, “I’m proud that we were the first to respond this week,”referring to the Sept. 12 statement by Miramax’s parent, the Walt Disney Co., which spelled out “responsible marketing practices”that the company would undertake in order to answer specific criticisms of a recent Federal Trade Commission report. (Mr. Showbiz is also owned by the Walt Disney Co.)
Stars Turn Out for Gore Fund-Raiser Holllywood Turns
Out For Gore Fund-Raiser Sept. 15
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=115668&page=1
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