And I’m afraid to work because I’m at risk. With no shows during the Fourth of July weekend, not since I was 12 have I been told I can’t work. The magnitude is so far-reaching, it’s almost unbelievable. I watched my family crumble with economics.” Subsidizing to the Russians during the 50s, my grandparents weren’t allowed toįarm and it pretty much made them go belly-up. Sacramento, California by my grandparents,” he says. The song’s opening lines, which reference the possibility of someone losingĮverything yet still believing in their country. If you just open your heart to it, regardless of your political, religious,Īs for Greenwood, the new recording had him thinking about Because the words speak to something that everyone can relate to Even though this may not be aįull show, it’s a song that transcends time and has the potential to bring usĪll together. They’re coming to forgetĪbout the rest of their troubles and to enjoy the music and to enjoy theĮxperience of losing themselves in that moment.
“When people come to our shows, when we were fortunateĮnough to have them, they were coming for an escape. Homeįree’s goal, when we’re picking a song and singing a song, we’re trying to sow “We have so much drawnīetween us and so much information coming from so many different sources. There’s just so much fear, so much discord,” he says. U.S.A.” made him understand just how relevant it is today. They’re the best I’ve ever heard.”īrown said that Home Free’s experience with “God Bless The These singers from the Air Force, they are every bit Greenwood was also quick to praise the contribution of theĪir Force singers: “I’ve worked for the USO for many years and worked with the This song sort of one way for so many years. We just had Lee sing the whole song, and it really floored us. Studio, we weren’t sure who was going to sing which part,” Brown explains. Vocal parts, Greenwood provided the foundation. Is ‘God Bless The U.S.A.’ like you’ve never heard it before.”Īs the musicians worked to put together all of the myriad And do something like you’ve never done before.’ This Sing different here? And I was encouraged by their tech at the board, who said, Way, it’s like I kind of sat back and relied on listening. “After singing ‘God Bless The U.S.A.’ for 30 years the same It allowed that little click in my head to say, ‘You can do And I thought this was cool, because I really could hear theĬrispness and the treble end of the spectrum, audio-wise. Singing along to their voices, I’m cognizant of the fact that there are noĭrums and no bass. Pitch and deliver really artistic performances, uninterrupted by acoustic “When you have great singers, who can stay in “I really admire the fact that we did thisĪ cappella,” Greenwood explains. With all the stunning voices on hand to record, there was no And the opportunity to do this with a legend like Lee Greenwood, the original artist, the guy who wrote this song, it doesn’t get any better than this.” It’s going to be in the American culture forever. It’s one of those songs that’s gonna be here forever. When we sing this song, everyone in the audience, no matter where we are in this country, everyone stands up. It’s almost like a secondary national anthem for this country. Now we save it for special occasions or if we do a function for veterans or that sort of thing. “We closed the show for probably 15 years straight with this song.
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“This is a song that Home Free has been singing for, quite literally, its entire existence, for over twenty years now,” he says. It was just a greatīrown explains that Home Free was thrilled to have Greenwood agree to join them for the project. Wanted to make sure we had a virtual performance. Sing ‘God Bless The U.S.A’ on the Fourth of July, take the flag down. I think the common thread in Nashville is if Lee Greenwood doesn’t Thought, well this is really a positive for the Fourth of July, being we’re not Just with Home Free but also with the United States Air Force singers, I When we were talking about collaborating not “They’re such a great cover group and I know that they had recorded my songīefore and sing it in their show. “I really appreciate their music and their work,” Greenwood says of Home Free. Greenwood and Home Free’s Austin Brown about how the recording came together. As we head into the Fourth of July weekend, the timing for such a stirring message couldn’t be more appropriate.Īmerican Songwriter had the chance to speak to Greenwood has teamed with the long-running country vocal group Home Free and the United States Air Force for a stunning a cappella version of the song that’s just been released. If you think you know “God Bless The U.S.A.,” Lee Greenwood’s timeless song of patriotism, think again.
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