Chapter 114: Surprise Appearance
"Okay, I guess that's the time, let's get started. Sid put down the microphone and said to Britney Spears beside him.
"Hmm!" Britney nodded firmly.
Then Sid looked at the music legend Bob Dylan next to him and handed the microphone in his hand, "Then please open the scene, Bob." β
"Hehe, don't worry, Sid. Bob Dylan, who was 60 years old at the time, took the microphone handed over by Sid and smiled calmly.
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The people standing in the Yankee Stadium patiently waited for the concert to open, and then when the 1-minute and 30-second countdown began, the special announcer also reminded the scene again and took the initiative to create a warm atmosphere.
Although this is a commemorative and charity concert, in the impression of Europeans and Americans, it will not make the concert miserable and miserable, and it still needs to be lively when it should be lively.
In the countdown of "5, 4, 3, 2, 1ββ!", an old and strong figure walked up, although for young people, the old man is very unfamiliar, but many middle-aged and elderly people immediately recognized the comer.
The god of folk, Bob Dylan!
At the same time, he is also the favorite singer of Joe's gang.
I saw that his old man was carrying an acoustic guitar on his back, and in the cheers in the stadium, he calmly walked to the front of the stage with the word "work".
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. "In memory of the victims of 911, I would like to ask you to stand and observe a minute of silence together." β
After speaking, Bob Dylan took the lead in lowering his head and closing his eyes, and mourned in silence.
The stadium, where there was still a lot of screaming just now, soon fell silent, although not everyone closed their eyes in silence, but silence itself is a kind of strength.
1 minute is not a long time, but it is not a short time.
After getting the cue in the headphones, Bob Dylan opened his eyes again and said to the audience, "Let's not be afraid!"
This sentence was immediately echoed by the cheers of the audience.
Then the old man plucked the strings, "How long does it take for a man to travel before he can become a real man? How many seas does a dove have to fly to sleep on the beach? How much artillery fire does it take to buy peace? The answer, my friend, drifts away with the windβ"
Viewers with the tip of their ears immediately knew the song, "Bloing-In-The-ind!"
This is one of the most important works in the history of American folk!
This is an excellent song that spoke out for anti-war and for peace in the context of the Vietnam War. Although this is an anti-Vietnam War song, the artistic conception in it is indeed "universal everywhere"!
Whether it is the Middle East, where there are many wars, or ordinary people who only fight for fairness and justice, or in "Forrest Gump", this song has appeared in the world!
Many older viewers burst into tears when they heard this song, and even though many young viewers had never heard the song, they were deeply touched by the echo of Bob Dylan's singing and guitar.
A guitar, a person, a simple song, but it can contain deep energy.
It opens with an anti-war song calling for peace, which not only sets the theme for today, but also shows the intention of the guests in choosing the songs.
Appearing after Old Man Bob Dylan is the "King of the Boy Group" Backstreet Boys.
They warmed up the originally quiet atmosphere of the scene with a young and energetic new song, and today all five of them wore simple black clothes and pants to meet today's theme.
Behind them, a large widescreen rear projection screen provided by Sony also shows dynamic color portraits of the five Backstreet Boys, while the sides of the stage also serve as magnified screens to show the main performers to the audience.
The backstreet boys' three-song chorus made the audience cheer and scream.
Next, Kid Arthur, Lincoln Park and Kelly Clarkson also appeared, singing alone or together.
Although the previous singers didn't seem to have performed for a long time, each of them had three or four songs, and by the time Britney Spears appeared on the stage, the concert had already begun for more than an hour.
And the joint chorus of Arthur Kid and Kelly Clarkson also pushed the atmosphere of the audience to a high grass again. And they began to choose more cheerful and inspirational songs.
In addition, every singer who performed on stage sent their own unique blessings and hopes to New York and the audience, which also made the audience burst into cheers from time to time.
"As a human being, I think we should all be ourselves, and Britney is proof of that. Kelly Clarkson hovered around the front of the stage with a smile and said, "A lot of people say she's a role model for our generation of girls, and I think she's proof of that." She hosted this concert so that we could all join in. β
"And today, I just want to give you the best show, I love New York, not only today, but the city has always felt like home to me. So we're happy to be back, and here's a song that I hope to give to all the wonderful people here today, and to those who have stepped up in this disaster. β
"And the name of this song is 'Thankful'!"
This is a slow song from Kelly Clarkson's debut album, and of course it is more appropriate to put it here, of course, they are grateful not for bin Laden's bearded uncle, but for those firefighters who have been defined as "heroes" by the North American media and officials, and the New York police officers who have distinguished themselves in 911.
Whether it is a cheerful fast song or a soothing slow song, under the light blue sky, it exudes an exceptionally vivid color.
After Kelly Clarkson and Lincoln Park, there was a temporary silence when a figure in a white T-shirt strode up from backstage just as the audience was expecting it.
As soon as he was seen, the audience, especially the young female audience, let out sharp screams and cheers.
It was none other than Sid who came to power!
I saw him go all the way from the backstage to the front of the "Gong" stage, and Sid, with a faint smile on his face, faced the 60,000 spectators of the entire Yankee Stadium, "Good evening, New York!"
Although he is not a singer, his popularity in the audience is not inferior to anyone else, and Sid's appearance on stage was not forewarned, so the audience's reaction was more real and more surprising to the audience.