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The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City
GenreBenefit concert
DatesOctober 20, 2001
Location(s)Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.
Founded byPaul McCartney

The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert that took place 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, David Bowie, Elton John, Eric Clapton, and Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. 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

Much of the crowd itself was extremely emotional, with victims' families 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 Hillary Clinton (for her perceived anti-police views). Gere did acknowledge the crowd's jeering at his pacifist stance, stating, "That's apparently unpopular right now, but that's all right." Sarandon nearly fell when she was intentionally tripped by the wife of a missing police officer, whose foot came through the barricade fence at the most opportune of moments.[1]

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 alleged 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." Previously, during the opening chords of "Behind Blue Eyes", Daltrey said, "I'm not worthy of wearing this," when tossed a law enforcement officer's cap. Forbes described The Who's performance as a "catharsis" for the law enforcement in attendance.[2] 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

In order of appearance:[3]

Short films

The following short films were shown during the concert, here sorted by director:[3]

Sounds from a Town I Love

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-three 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

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

The concert was broadcast live on VH1, and over $35 million was raised. An additional $275,000 was also raised with a connecting auction. The five-hour broadcast was executive produced by Greg Sills and Fred Graver. The producer was Paul Flattery and the director was Louis J. Horvitz (who has directed many of the Academy Award 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. It was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, and Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program (by SNL vet Keith Raywood). The entire uncut version of the 512 hour concert was rebroadcast on VH1 Classic on January 1, 2008.

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 10 pm.

Another encore of the concert aired on October 20, 2021, on MTV Classic and MTV Live in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the concert, commercial free.

CD release

A double CD of the event was released by Sony on November 27, 2001, containing 32 tracks. The compilation has not been available on streaming and digital services, as of 2020.

Home video release

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 runs a shorter time of 245 minutes.

Charts

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Opie & Anthony - WNEW
  2. ^ "The Night The Who Saved New York". Forbes. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Seibert, Perry. "The Concert For New York City [2 Discs]". All Movie Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Concert For New York City". barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  5. ^ "CONCERT FOR NY (DVD) DVD". bestprices.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "Concert for New York City DVDs (2001)". cduniverse.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Sounds From a Town I Love (2001)". geocities.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  8. ^ Woody Allen, Stig Björkman (2005). Woody Allen on Woody Allen (revised, illustrated ed.). Grove Atlantic Press. ISBN 9780802142030.
  9. ^ "MSG 50 Greatest Moments". Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  10. ^ John Clarke, "Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell Pay Tribute to the Who at Kennedy Center", Rolling Stone, December 8, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2011
  11. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

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