Beyonce Debuts Charity Single "God Bless The USA"

www.muhammadspeaksonline.net www.afrodescendant.com Beyonce debuts charity single God Bless the USA Singer unveils patriotic power-ballad on Piers Morgan Tonight, with proceeds going to families of 9/11 victims Dan Martin Saturday May 7 2011 guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/06/beyonce-charity-single-god-bless-usa Beyonce [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/beyonce" title="Beyonc] is releasing her second new single in as many weeks, following Run the World (Girls) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCPQH4UQRY" title="Run the World (Girls)] with new charity track God Bless the USA [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESHHJfNj7Cg" title="God Bless The USA]. Fans peturbed by the "challenging" nature of Run the World (Girls) will probably be reassured by the patriotic power-ballad, which she performed on Piers Morgan's CNN show last night (Thursday 5 May). The former Daily Mirror editor announced the performance via Twitter: "If you don't get teary at the end of @PiersTonight and the world premiere of Beyonc?'s God Bless the USA, you're probably not from here." God Bless the USA was written and originally released in 1984 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRCQypnVeXA" title="originally released in 1984] by country musician Lee Greenwood, and was played at this year's Republican party convention. Its popularity increased after 9/11, and it was re-released following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Beyonc?'s version will raise funds for the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit. The singer originally recorded the track in 2008 for the Obama presidential campaign, but never released it. It seems likely the death of Osama bin Laden on Monday has been the spur for this release. God Bless the USA certainly stands in contrast to Beyonc?'s last intervention in national affairs, when she joined first lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign, Move Your Body [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYP4MgxDV2U" title="Move Your Body]. If you have any questions about this email, please contact the guardian.co.uk user help desk: userhelp@guardian.co.uk. guardian.co.uk Copyright (c) Guardian News and Media Limited. 2011 Registered in England and Wales No. 908396 Registered office: PO Box 68164, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1P 2AP Please consider the environment before printing this email. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit guardian.co.uk - newspaper website of the year www.guardian.co.uk  www.observer.co.uk On your mobile, visit http://m.guardian.co.uk or download the new Guardian iPhone app http://www.guardian.co.uk/iphone To save up to 30% when you subscribe to the Guardian and the Observer visit http://www.guardian.co.uk/subscriber Guardian News & Media Limited A member of Guardian Media Group plc Registered Office PO Box 68164 Kings Place 90 York Way London N1P 2AP