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"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
Pharrell Williams (pictured) who served as one of the writers of the song, makes a cameo appearance in the music video. [26] The music video for "Superpower" was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. It was filmed at the Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, a former shopping mall which was converted to a film set in Hawthorne, California. [27]
The song's lyrics, as well as its video, are a critique of America's cultural imperialism, political propaganda and role as a global policeman. [1] The two verses are sung in German with a chorus in Denglisch : "We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar, We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika" and "We're all living in Amerika ...
The track became a touchstone for many conservatives, though Haggard later claimed he was “dumb as a rock” when he wrote the song. Here are the full lyrics of “America First,” according to ...
"America" is a song written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond, released in 1980 on the soundtrack album of Diamond's film The Jazz Singer. The song was a hit single in the United States in 1981, reaching number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was Diamond's sixth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. [ 1 ]
The music video for Fantasia’s “Superpower (I)” from “The Color Purple” is here. “Superpower (I),” written and produced by The-Dream (Rihanna, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey), is ...
Season 4, which takes place six months later, only hit Netflix on Friday, but the song is already number one on Apple’s iTunes charts, the number one paid song on Amazon and number two on ...
The term was coined by Time publisher Henry Luce to describe what he thought the role of the United States would be and should be during the 20th century. [6] Luce, the son of a missionary, in a February 17, 1941, Life magazine editorial urged the United States to forsake isolationism for a missionary's role, acting as the world's Good Samaritan and spreading democracy. [7]