The Official Inaugural Celebration

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We Are One on January 18, 2009

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Tracklist

▼ DVD-Video 1: Invocation / We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
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1Opening Ceremony: Fanfare for the Common Man / The Star-Spangled Banner
live recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra) (on 2009-01-18)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
live cover recording of:
The Star‐Spangled Banner (on 2009-01-18)
anthem of:
United States (from 1931-03-03 to present)
lyricist:
Francis Scott Key (in 1814-09)
composer:
John Stafford Smith (in 1780)
is based on:
The Anacreontic Song
The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets / Master Sergeant Caleb B. Green III5:50
2Homage to leaders given Monuments or Memorials
[dialogue] by Denzel Washington3:27
3The Rising
acoustic guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 2009-01-18)
choir vocals:
The Joyce Garrett Singers (on 2009-01-18)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 2009-01-18)
recorded at:
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009-01-18)
recorded at:
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2009-01-18)
live recording of:
The Rising (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 2001-11 until 2002)
publisher:
Eldridge Publishing Co. and Sony Pop Music Publishing
Bruce Springsteen & The Joyce Garrett Singers5:39
4Passages by Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy
[dialogue] by Laura Linney & Martin Luther King III3:21
5Lean on Me
live cover recording of:
Lean on Me (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Mary J. Blige3:09
6Referencing Thomas Jefferson, Thurgood Marshall, and Robert F. Kennedy
[dialogue] by Jamie Foxx & Steve Carell2:47
7A Change Is Gonna Come
live cover recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Bettye LaVette, Jon Bon Jovi3:41
8Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland
[dialogue] by Tom Hanks7:03
9Quoting Ronald Reagan
[dialogue] by Marisa Tomei0:49
10Shower the People
live recording of:
Shower the People (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
James Vernon Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
James Taylor, Jennifer Nettles, John Legend, Arnold McCuller, Caroline (Kim) Taylor4:52
11Speech: The Dignity of Work
[dialogue] by Vice President Joe Biden2:14
12Pink Houses (Ain't That America)
live recording of:
Pink Houses (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp5:09
13Referencing Marian Anderson
[dialogue] by Queen Latifah1:19
14America, My Country, 'Tis of Thee (Let Freedom Ring)
live cover recording of:
America (My Country, ’Tis of Thee) (on 2009-01-18)
anthem of:
USA (until 1931)
lyricist:
Samuel Francis Smith
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth)
Heather Headley, Josh Groban, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.4:07
15Quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower and Barbara Jordan
[dialogue] by George Lopez & Kal Penn1:55
16One Love
live cover recording of:
One Love / People Get Ready (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Blackwell Fuller Music Publishing LLC, Bob Marley Music, Cayman Music, Cayman Music Inc, EMI April Music Inc., Leosong Copyright Service Ltd., Mijac Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Shakat Music Publishing, TRO Essex Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Blue Mountain Music (in 1968), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1968), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1968), EMI Tunes PLC (publisher) (from 1991 to present) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (from 1991 to present)
is based on:
People Get Ready
Herbie Hancock, Sheryl Crow, will.i.am4:06
17Dedicating the Armed Forces (by Tiger Woods)
[dialogue]1:58
18You'll Never Walk Alone (with the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club)
live cover recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel) (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Renée Fleming3:46
19Tribute to Theodore Roosevelt
[dialogue] by Jack Black & Rosario Dawson1:42
20American Pie / Shout / We Shall Be Free
live cover recording of:
American Pie (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc., Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
live cover recording of:
Shout (on 2009-01-18)
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Longitude Music Co., Nightlight Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Nightlight Music Pty Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
live recording of:
We Shall Be Free (on 2009-01-18)
writer:
Garth Brooks and Stephanie Davis
Garth Brooks & The Inaugural Celebration Chorus7:21
21Referencing John F. Kennedy and William Faulkner
[dialogue] by Ashley Judd & Forest Whitaker1:35
22Higher Ground
live recording of:
Higher Ground (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Usher4:52
23Referencing Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr.
[dialogue] by Samuel L. Jackson3:22
24Pride (In the Name of Love) / City of Blinding Lights
compilation of:
City of Blinding Lights (live, 2009-01-18: We Are One Inaugral Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial) by U2 (Irish rock band) and Pride (In the Name of Love) (live, 2009-01-18: We Are One Inaugral Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial) by U2 (Irish rock band)
live recording of:
City of Blinding Lights (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
live recording of:
Pride (In the Name of Love) (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U29:13
25Speech: Voices Calling for Change
[dialogue] by President Barack Obama7:13
26This Land Is Your Land
acoustic guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 2009-01-18)
choir vocals:
The Inaugural Celebration Chorus (on 2009-01-18)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 2009-01-18)
performer:
Tao Rodríguez‐Seeger (on 2009-01-18) and Pete Seeger (on 2009-01-18)
recorded at:
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009-01-18)
recorded at:
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2009-01-18)
live cover recording of:
This Land Is Your Land (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger, Tao Rodríguez-Seeger & The Inaugural Celebration Chorus4:47
27America the Beautiful
live cover recording of:
America the Beautiful (on 2009-01-18)
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
Beyoncé & entire ensemble3:13
28[credits]
[no artist]1:45
▶ DVD-Video 2: Inaugural Address / The Neighborhood Ball