I won’t ruin Bruce Springsteen’s surprise by disclosing that La Kid’s chorus is even as we speak singing The Rising for him at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Who are they singing with?
Sting.
A blast from the past. La Kid in the sea of red behind Springsteen at the inauguration.
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UPDATE:
John Mellencamp sang “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland did “Glory Days” with a country twist, Melissa Ethridge rocked the house with “Born To Run” to a standing ovation and Sting ended the musical tribute with “The Rising” with help from a choir.
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Another Update, from Rolling Stone:
Finally, Sting came out and was soon joined by a… gospel choir for “The Rising,” which got all of the tuxedo-and-gowned masses out of their seats and end[ed] the evening in an uplifting, change-the-world mode, as only Bruce’s music can.
But why not get it directly from a wee-small-hours-of-the-morning gchat with the Aretha Franklin of ‘thesda herself, Ania Soltan:
it was really crazy seeing all these
celebrities i admire and stuff giving
us a standing ovation and dancing
around to us
i think they really loved it
i choked up on stage