![]() Woman in 2001 and on the re-release album The Very Best of The Doors (2007). Woman" on the 40th anniversary editions of L.A. The Doors used a guitar riff of the song at the beginning of their song " L.A. The song was played at Senator John McCain's funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral on September 1, 2018. On January 21, 2013, Kelly Clarkson sang the song at the public inauguration ceremony of the second inauguration of Barack Obama. On January 20, 2009, Aretha Franklin sang the song at the first inauguration of Barack Obama. Ĭrosby, Stills & Nash performed the song on the first episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that aired after the September 11 attacks in 2001. The song was recorded by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for their album God Bless America (1992). Neil Diamond included the opening lines in his song " America" in the musical film " The Jazz Singer" (1980). Ĭary Grant and Jim Hutton sang the first verse in the 1966 film Walk, Don't Run, while simultaneously Grant and Samantha Eggar sang "God Save the Queen". recited the first verse of the song toward the end of his famous " I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the original film version of the musical West Side Story (1961), when the Puerto Rican gang is forced to leave a "war council" by a policeman, they whistle the anthem. Marian Anderson performed the song at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939. "Glory to God on high", at Slavery's fall!Īdditional verse to celebrate Washington's Centennial: Īretha Franklin (age 66) singing "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" at the first inauguration of Barack Obama (20 January 2009). Shall wave throughout the world, O'er every slave. When tyranny's proud sway, stern as the grave, Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King. Let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong. Where all men are born free, if white's their skin īut hate thy negro sales, as foulest sin.Īnd ring from all the trees the black man's wrong From every mountainside thy deeds shall ring. ![]()
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