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"In America" is a song written and recorded by American music group Charlie Daniels Band. It was released in May 1980 as the lead single from their album Full Moon . [ 1 ] A live music video was released in 2001 shortly after the September 11 attacks .
"Living in America" is a song written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and performed by James Brown. It was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song entered the Billboard top 40 on January 11, 1986, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks.
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 ...
Animated T-Pain in the music video. The video (Directed by Dale Resteghini ) was shot on March 27, 2009, but T-Pain was unable to attend due to being in a golf cart accident that same day. [ 3 ] The video was released on May 3, 2009 via Kim's MySpace and features Charlie Wilson as well as T-Pain, but in an animated form.
"Wealth Inequality in America," a six-minute video produced by a YouTube user named "Politizane," casts an interesting angle on the plummeting savings rate. Set to depressing piano music and ...
RockAmerica is a music video subscription service for professional disc jockeys based in New York City, New York. Founded in 1980 by Ed Steinberg , it was the first company to offer music videos on a subscription basis, and provided a vital channel before the establishment of MTV and other television outlets.
A theme from "America" was referenced by John Williams for his celebratory For New York, composed in 1988 for Bernstein's 70th birthday gala. [8] In 1989, a verse of the song was sampled in Big Audio Dynamite's single "James Brown" with a 4/4 beat underneath. In 2003, the song was used in advertisements for Admiral Insurance though with ...
The song won in all four of its nominated categories at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Music Video. This made Gambino the first hip-hop artist to win Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and "This Is America" the first rap song to win these awards. [9]