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Brandi Carlile performs "America the Beautiful" to honor America's 250th birthday
7/5/2026, 4:00 AM - 432 words
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Brandi Carlile performs "America the Beautiful" to honor America's 250th birthday
on this 250th. That moment last night at
the Statue of Liberty, Grammy winner
Brandi Carlile performing America the Beautiful.
>> We began our 24 hours of coverage at the Statue of Liberty last night to celebrate America's 250th.
Grammy winner Brandi Carlile right there with us in the shadow of Lady Liberty
performing America the Beautiful. And
tonight here Carlile on the meaning of that song singing it on the 4th. The power of those words.
>> The singular Brandi Carlile with us here as we mark America's 250th.
And you know, I'm struck by this song that means so much to so many.
We grew up as children in this country singing this song.
>> Yeah.
>> And you now perform it in in your own way.
And I'm curious what you think
about as you're performing America the Beautiful.
>> Well, I mean it's a beautiful melody,
but I love the lyrics to this song.
I think that this song has so much hope in it, but the hope never really becomes
You know, there's something about that kind of patriotism that I can stand
behind where the song almost feels like a prayer. Like a beautiful prayer about
where we believe that we can get to as a country instead of kind of bragging about where we believe we are. And I I love that.
>> The possibilities still ahead and behind.
>> And then her performance performing America the Beautiful.
>> Oh beautiful for spacious [music] skies
for amber [singing] waves of grain
for [singing and music] purple mountains majesty
above the fruited
>> [singing and music] >> plain America >> [music] >> America,
God shed His grace on
>> [singing] >> thee, and crown thy good >> [singing]
>> with brotherhood from sea to shining [singing] sea.
>> [music] >> O [singing] beautiful
for [music] heroes true who liberate [singing] through strife,
who more [singing] than self their country [music] love, and mercy more than light.
America,
America, God mend thine every flaw,
>> [singing] [singing] [singing] [music] [music]
[music] [singing] >> confirm soul >> [singing and music] >> with self-control in liberty [singing] and love.
O beautiful [singing] >> [music] >> for spacious skies
for amber >> [singing] [music] >> waves of grain for purple mountains >> [singing and music] >> of majesty above the fruited plain [singing]
America America God shed His grace on thee and crown thy good >> [singing] >> with brotherhood >> [singing] >> from sea to shining sea. [singing]