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slaneman

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Bono on American Idol 4-25
« on: April 24, 2007, 11:17:05 PM »
From the One campaign press release:

Tonight and tomorrow, one in ten Americans will sit down in their living rooms and tune-in to American Idol for a special episode called "Idol Gives Back."
We are excited to announce that Bono will be making an appearance Wednesday night on behalf of ONE urging the millions of Americans watching the show to join us in the fight against extreme poverty. Bono will meet with the Idol contestants to talk with them about ONE and the difference your advocacy is making in the lives of the world's poorest people. The Idol contestants will also perform "American Prayer," a song written by Bono and Dave Stewart about the AIDS emergency in Africa.
We need your help to make sure your friends and family are watching. Spread the word about tonight and tomorrow's shows! This is a great way to introduce friends and family to ONE. Invite them to join you in the fight against extreme poverty.
Forward this e-mail to friends and family and ask them to join today by visiting: www.ONE.org

Wednesday night's show will be a two-hour special hosted by Ellen and featuring appearances by Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Earth, Wind & Fire, Il Divo, Keira Knightley, Hugh Grant, Josh Groban with the African Children's Choir, Jack Black, Helen Mirren, Rascal Flatts, Quincy Jones, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox and many more.
We are excited about what the next two days could mean for the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty. Because of your continued support and involvement, extreme poverty is getting the national attention it so badly needs. When millions of people come together as ONE voice, anything is possible.
Thank you for your energy and dedication,
Susan McCue, ONE.org

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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2007, 10:09:24 PM »
American Prayer
Written by Bono and Dave Stewart
Sung by: Blake Lewis, Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks
Lakisha Jones, Chris Richardson, Phil Stacey
April 25, 2007

This is my American prayer
American prayer
This is my American prayer

This is the time to finish what you started
And this is no time to dream / This is my American prayer
This is the room
We can turn off the dark tonight
Maybe then we might see
This is my American prayer

American prayer / American prayer
American prayer

My oh my
Couldn’t get much higher
Don’t kick out the darkness
Make the lights brighter

These are the hands
What are we gonna build with them
This is a church you can’t see
Remember them
Give me your tired and poor and huddled masses
You know they’re yearning to breathe free

When you get to the top of the mountain
Will you tell me what you see
If you get to the top of the mountain
Remember me / Remember

When you get to the top of the mountain
Will you tell me what you see
If you get to the top of the mountain
Remember me, remember me