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The Concert for New York City
The Concert for New York City
Genre
Benefit concert
Dates
October 20, 2001
Location(s)
Madison Square Garden
Founded by
Paul McCartney
The Concert for New York City
was a
benefit concert
, featuring many famous musicians, that took place on October 20, 2001 at
Madison Square Garden
in
New York City
in response to the
September 11 attacks
. Aside from performing for charity, the concert was an attempt to honor the first responders from the
New York City Fire Department
and
New York City Police Department
, their families, and those lost in the attacks and those who had worked in the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in the weeks since that time.
The concert was organized by
Paul McCartney
and included many legendary
British
contemporaries, including
The Who
, Rolling Stones bandmates
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
,
David Bowie
,
Elton John
, and
Eric Clapton
.
American
artists included
Bon Jovi
,
Jay-Z
,
Destiny's Child
, the
Backstreet Boys
,
James Taylor
,
Billy Joel
,
Melissa Etheridge
,
Five for Fighting
,
Goo Goo Dolls
,
John Mellencamp
with
Kid Rock
, and a humorous performance by
Adam Sandler
as "
Operaman
."
Paul Shaffer
acted as
Musical Director
for the show and various celebrities and political figures including
Howard Stern
and
Rudy Giuliani
appeared between the acts.
Many athletes also appeared between the acts including
Joe Torre
, whose Yankees were on their way to competing in their fourth consecutive
World Series
. The concert also included several short films made by New York City's most notable filmmakers such as
Woody Allen
,
Martin Scorsese
,
Spike Lee
, and
Kevin Smith
.
Over 60 stars that participated in the concert signed unique memorabilia backstage at
Madison Square Garden
that were later auctioned off to support the
Robin Hood Foundation
. The autographed items included three large posters of the concert and three customized 24" drumheads. Other items included a complete drumset and guitar.
Audience reaction
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Much of the crowd itself was extremely emotional, with victims' family members and colleagues holding up portraits of the dead. Three speakers were booed: actress
Susan Sarandon
(for plugging New York mayoralty candidate
Mark Green
), actor
Richard Gere
(for speaking about non-violent tolerance), and New York Senator
Hillary Clinton
before saying anything at all.
[1]
Clinton did not overtly acknowledge the reaction, and spoke over the noise of the crowd by raising her voice. In contrast, her husband former President
Bill Clinton
also appeared, but was very positively received by the crowd. Richard Gere did acknowledge the crowd's jeering at his pacifist stance, stating, "That's apparently unpopular right now, but that's all right." Repeat broadcasts and the DVD version of the concert were digitally edited to remove the booing and replace it with dubbed cheering for Hillary Clinton.
[2]
Adam Sandler
's appearance as
Operaman
was a comic highlight of the evening. He sang a humorous song about the greatness of
New York City
, the end of
Rudy Giuliani
's term as mayor, the
New York Yankees
who were in the middle of playing in the
2001 ALCS
, the musical acts that preceded him on stage (in which he mentioned that
Destiny's Child
gave him a "bone-ah"), and
Osama Bin Laden
's cowardice, including the line "
Osama says he's tough, Osama says he's brave/Then tell me why Osama is shitting in a cave!
"
Musically, the audience responded most fervently to
The Who
, roaring as they came on stage with a roiling "
Who Are You
", drowning out the band on the famous "It's only teenage wasteland" refrain of "
Baba O'Riley
," and reaching a peak of excitement with "
Won't Get Fooled Again
." The backdrop for the band consisted of an American flag alongside a British flag, showing solidarity. Vocalist
Roger Daltrey
's final words to the crowd of first responders and their families were: "We could never follow what you did." This performance would turn out to be bassist
John Entwistle's
final performance in America with The Who; he died of a
heart attack
only eight months later. Multi-instrumentalist
Jon Carin
, who had worked with the band during the group's
1996–1997 tours
, played keyboards in place of longtime keyboardist
John "Rabbit" Bundrick
.
Other highlights included
David Bowie
's opening tandem of
Paul Simon
's "
America
" and his own "
Heroes
", dedicated to his local ladder company, and New York's own
Billy Joel
's "
Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
" where Joel says after singing it, "I wrote that song 25 years ago, I thought it was gonna be a science fiction song. I never thought it would really happen. But unlike the end of that song...we ain't going anywhere!"
Elton John
's sentimental "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" was also well received, among other performances. After The Who's performance, FDNY firefighter Mike Moran spoke to the audience, explaining that his brother was killed on 9/11, and that the victims would not be forgotten. He ended by saying "In the spirit of the
Irish
people,
Osama Bin Laden
, you can kiss my royal, Irish ass!" which was met with wild cheering and applause. Moran removed his cap and concluded with, "This is my face, bitch!" which was, again, met with cheers from the crowd.
When Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, the two surviving members of The Who, were given the
Kennedy Center Honors
in December 2008 for their contributions to American culture, a tribute performance of "Baba O'Riley" was delivered by
Rob Thomas
. In the end refrain of "teenage wasteland", a full choir of FDNY firemen was revealed behind a curtain - bellowing the refrain - in gratitude for The Who's performance at The Concert for New York City, seven years prior.
Lineup and songs
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In order of appearance:
[3]
David Bowie
– Performance: "
America
", "
Heroes
"
Billy Crystal
– Comedy Routine
Tom Daschle
– Speech
Bon Jovi
– Performance: "
Livin' on a Prayer
", "
Wanted Dead Or Alive
", "
It's My Life
"
Mark Wahlberg
– Introducing Jay-Z
Jay-Z
– Performance: "
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
"
Goo Goo Dolls
– Performance: "
American Girl
", "
Iris
"
Susan Sarandon
– Speech
Leonardo DiCaprio
and
Robert De Niro
– Introducing a Martin Scorsese short film
Martin Scorsese
– Short film: "The Neighborhood" (feat.
Little Italy
)
Billy Joel
– Performance: "
Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
", "
New York State of Mind
"
Will Ferrell
– (as
President George W. Bush
) – Comedy Routine: On The Taliban
Chris Kattan
– Introducing Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
– Performance: "
Emotion
", "Walk With Me (Gospel Medley)"
Harrison Ford
– Thank you to Sponsors, Introducing Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
and
Buddy Guy
– Performance: "
Hoochie Coochie Man
"
Christy Turlington
– Introducing a Edward Burns short film
Edward Burns
– Short film: "Lovely Day"
James Lipton
– Introducing Adam Sandler as Operaman
Adam Sandler
– (as Operaman) – Sings Operaman
Meg Ryan
– Introducing the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
– Performance: "
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
"
David Spade
– Introducing Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge
– Performance: "
Come To My Window
", "
Born To Run
"
Halle Berry
– Introducing a Spike Lee short film
Spike Lee
– Short film: "Come Rain or Come Shine" (feat. the
New York Yankees
and fans)
John Cusack
– Introducing The Who
The Who
– Performance: "
Who Are You
", "
Baba O'Riley
", "
Behind Blue Eyes
" "
Won't Get Fooled Again
"
George Pataki
– Speech
John Cusack
– Introducing a Woody Allen short film
Woody Allen
– Short film: "Sounds from the Town I Love" (feat. 20+ known screen & stage actors)
Mike Myers
– Introducing Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
and
Keith Richards
– Performance: "
Salt of the Earth
", "
Miss You
"
Howard Stern
– Introducing his short film: "I Am A New Yorker"
Julia Stiles
– Introducing Macy Gray
Macy Gray
– Performance: "
With A Little Help From My Friends
"
Hillary Clinton
– Introducing a Jerry Seinfeld short film
Jerry Seinfeld
– Short film: "The Greatest City on Earth"
Bill Clinton
– Introducing James Taylor
James Taylor
– Performance: "
Fire and Rain
", "
Up on the Roof
"
Michael J. Fox
– Introducing Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
– Speech
Jimmy Fallon
– 80's Hits to "You Can't Touch This"
Jon Bon Jovi
– Introducing a Kevin Smith short film
Kevin Smith
– Short film: "Why I Love #$%&@ New York" (feat. opinions of
Jersey
)
John Mellencamp
– Performance: "
Peaceful World
"
John Mellencamp
and
Kid Rock
– Performance: "
Pink Houses
"
Hilary Swank
– Introducing Five For Fighting
Five For Fighting
– Performance: "
Superman (It's Not Easy)
"
Janet Jackson
– Performance: "
Together Again
" (Remote Telecast)
Natalie Portman
– Introducing Elton John
Elton John
– Performance: "
I Want Love
", "
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
"
Elton John
and
Billy Joel
– Performance: "
Your Song
"
Jim Carrey
– Introducing Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
– Performance: "
I'm Down
", "Lonely Road", "
From a Lover to a Friend
", "
Yesterday
", "
Freedom
" (new song), "
Let It Be
" and "
Freedom
" (reprise)
Short films
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The following short films were shown during the concert, here sorted by director:
[3]
Woody Allen
– "Sounds from a Town I Love"
Edward Burns
– "Lovely Day"
Ric Burns
– "New York: A Documentary Film"
Christian Charles
– "The Greatest City on Earth"
Spike Lee
– "Come Rain or Come Shine"
Martin Scorsese
– "The Neighborhood"
Jerry Seinfeld
– "The Greatest City on Earth"
Kevin Smith
– "Why I Love New #*$%!&@ York"
"Sounds from a Town I Love"
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"Sounds from a Town I Love" (sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Sounds from the Town I Love")
[4]
[5]
[6]
is a 2001 comedy short film of approximately three minutes, written and directed by
Woody Allen
. The film was first shown during
The Concert for New York City
.
[7]
The film consists purely of
cell-phone
conversation snippets of twenty-two random people walking through the streets of
New York City
.
[7]
Ranging from
complainers
to
neurotic
worriers conversing about bizarre or amusing situations, they and their comments are unrelated to one another. The film ends with a message from Woody Allen: "I love this town."
John Cusack
introduced the film with a message from Woody Allen: "I apologize in advance for my short movie. The cause was so worthwhile that I could not say no when approached to contribute something to this wonderful show. I did the best I could. If you hate it, I will try to make it up to you somehow in the future." In addition to longtime Allen collaborators
Marshall Brickman
and
Tony Roberts
, among the people seen in the film are
Austin Pendleton
,
Griffin Dunne
,
Michael Emerson
,
Bebe Neuwirth
, and
Celia Weston
.
[8]
Critical reaction
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In 2004
Rolling Stone
magazine selected this concert, along with the earlier
America: A Tribute to Heroes
telethon, as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll.
[
citation needed
]
It was also voted the #4 greatest moment in the history of
Madison Square Garden
.
[9]
On December 7, 2008,
Pete Townshend
and
Roger Daltrey
of The Who received
Kennedy Center Honors
from the
President of the United States
, and after several musicians performed their music, the finale was a surprise chorus of New York City police officers and rescue personnel who had been touched by their performance.
[10]
Broadcast
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The concert was broadcast live on
VH1
October 20, 2001, and over million was raised. An additional 5,000 was also raised with a connecting auction. The five-hour broadcast was executive produced by Greg Sills & Fred Graver. The producer was Paul Flattery and the director was Louis J Horvitz (who has directed many of the Oscar broadcasts). It was written by Stephen Pouliot and Paul Flattery. The concert was recorded by David Hewitt and Mark Repp on Remote Recording's Silver Truck. The entire uncut version of the 5​
1
⁄
2
hour concert was rebroadcast on
VH1 Classic
January 1, 2008. It was nominated for an EMMY for best music/comedy special (Greg Sills, Fred Graver and Paul Flattery) and for best production design (by SNL vet Keith Raywood).
A one-hour highlight show was broadcast on
CBS
the following month. An album and
DVD
of the event was released in January 2002.
[3]
An encore of the entire concert ran on September 11, 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary, commercial free and unedited, from 4 to 10pm.
CD release
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A double CD of the event was released by
Sony
on November 27, 2001, containing 32 tracks.
Disc one
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"
America
" –
David Bowie
"
Heroes
" – David Bowie
"
Livin' on a Prayer
" –
Bon Jovi
"
Wanted Dead Or Alive
" – Bon Jovi
"
It's My Life
" – Bon Jovi
"
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
" –
Jay-Z
"
American Girl
" –
Goo Goo Dolls
"
Miami 2017
" –
Billy Joel
"
New York State of Mind
" – Billy Joel
"
Emotion
" –
Destiny's Child
"Gospel Medley" – Destiny's Child
"
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
" –
Eric Clapton
&
Buddy Guy
"
Operaman
" –
Adam Sandler
"
Quit Playing Games With My Heart
" –
Backstreet Boys
"
Miss You
" –
Mick Jagger
and
Keith Richards
"
Salt of the Earth
" – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Disc two
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"FDNY" –
Mike Moran
"
Who Are You
" –
The Who
"
Baba O'Riley
" – The Who
"
Won't Get Fooled Again
" – The Who
"
Come To My Window
" –
Melissa Etheridge
"
Born To Run
" – Melissa Etheridge
"
Fire and Rain
" –
James Taylor
"
Up on the Roof
" – James Taylor
"
Peaceful World
" –
John Mellencamp
"
Pink Houses
" – John Mellencamp and
Kid Rock
"
Superman (It's Not Easy)
" –
Five For Fighting
"
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
" –
Elton John
"
I'm Down
" –
Paul McCartney
"
Yesterday
" – Paul McCartney
"
Let It Be
" – Paul McCartney
"
Freedom" (reprise)
" – Paul McCartney
Home video release
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The concert was released by
Sony
both on DVD and VHS on January 29, 2002, both only in
NTSC
format for the US/Canadian market. The two-tape VHS set has a total running time of 296 minutes, while the double DVD is 245 minutes, i.e. 51 minutes shorter.