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The rock world serenaded the new Democratic presidential ticket Thursday night in New York, as the Dave Matthews Band, Jon Bon Jovi, Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige, John Mellencamp and John Fogerty literally sang the praises of Senators John Kerry and John Edwards at Radio City Music Hall. The concert, produced by Infinity Broadcasting chairman and CEO John Sykes, Miramax films co-chairman Harvey Weinstein and Rolling Stone editor and publisher Jann S. Wenner, raised $7.5 million for the presidential and vice presidential hopefuls.

John Fogerty, the evening's link to the Vietnam era (Kerry's heroism in combat was chronicled by members of his boat crew in a video shown earlier), tied Iraq to that war by debuting his new single, "Deja Vu (All Over Again)." The song combines grim passages like "Another momma's crying/She's lost her precious child/To a war that has no end" with a toe-tapping melody reminiscent of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain." Fogerty then plugged in the electric guitar and delivered a blistering version of CCR's anti-war song "Fortunate Son," replacing "I ain't no senator's son" with "I ain't no president's son."

Kerry called the musicians back to the stage, and John Mellencamp led the house through "This Land Is Your Land," with Matthews, Fogerty and Bon Jovi taking over lead vocals on the subsequent verses. Kerry strapped on a guitar and strummed along, while Edwards and Bon Jovi shared a mike. As the show came to its close, Fogerty jokingly gestured to Kerry to smash his guitar, but the candidate demurred . . . he's in rebuilding mode.

DMB, Blige Rock for Kerry New York concert raises $7.5 million for campaign
BILL CRANDALLPosted Jul 09, 2004 12:00 AM
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6235466/dmb_blige_rock_for_kerry