♪ ♪ >> LIVE FROM THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL , IT IS THE 43rd ANNUAL "A CAPITOL FOURTH," AMERICAS NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. AND NOW, PLEASE WELCOME OUR FOURTH OF JULY HOST, ICONIC ACTOR AND TELEVISION STAR , ALFONSO RIBEIRO. >> WELCOME, AMERICA, AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY. YOU CAN'T GET MORE PATRIOTIC THAN THIS CROWD HERE TONIGHT. SO LET'S SHOW EVERYONE AT HOME HOW MUCH FUN WE'RE HAVING. LET'S SEE YOU WAIVE THOSE FLAGS. YES. I AM YOUR HOST, ALFONSO RIBEIRO. I'M GOING TO WORK MY WAY THROUGH THE FLAGS HERE. I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. BUT I SAY WE GET THIS PARTY STARTED WITH OUR FIRST PERFORMER. HE'S WRITTEN AND PRODUCED 125 TOP 10 HITS AND AFTER SEEING HIS "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" AT THIS YEAR'S SUPER BOWL, WE HAD TO HAVE HIM HERE TONIGHT. PLEASE WELCOME SOMEONE WHO I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN A FAN OF FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE, BABYFACE. ♪ OH BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES FOR AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN FOR PURPLE MOUNTAINS' MAJESTY ABOVE THE FRUITED PLAIN AMERICA AMERICA GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA AMERICA AMERICA GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA >> LIVE FROM THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL, IT'S OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION , "A CAPITOL FOURTH." TONIGHT , "A CAPITOL FOURTH" WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING STARS, ROCK 'N ROLL HALL OF FAME LEGENDS, CHICAGO, R&B SUPERSTARS, BOYZ II MEN, LEAD SINGER OF THE GOGOS, BELINDA CARLISLE, BABYFACE, SOPRANO STAR RENEE FLEMING, ELMO AND THE COOKIE MONSTER, CHARLES ESTEN , RUTHIE ANN MILES, MADDIE AND TAE, THE BROADWAY CAST OF THE AWARD-WINNING A BEAUTIFUL NOISE , WITH A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO TINA TURNER, NORTHWELL NURSE CHOIR, AND A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM OUR NASA ASTRONAUTS ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FEATURING THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY MAESTRO JACK EVERLY, BRANDON STRAUB , PATRICK LUNDY AND THE MINISTERS OF MUSIC, THE U.S. ARMY BAND , PERSHING S OWN, THE U.S. ARMY HERALD TRUMPETS , THE U.S. ARMY PRESIDENTIAL SALUTE BATTERY, THE ARMED FORCES COLOR GUARD COMMAND TO PRESENT OUR NATION'S COLORS, MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED FORCES FROM THE MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, CARRYING OUR 56 STATE AND TERRITORIAL FLAGS. "A CAPITOL FOURTH" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BOEING COMPANY. >> AND BY THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. AND BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING. AND BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR PBS STATION FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU. THANK YOU. AND NOW, PLEASE RISE IN BODY OR SPIRIT FOR OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM, PERFORMED BY TONY AWARD WINNER, RUTHIE ANN MILES. ♪ O SAY, CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING? WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING? AND THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE OH, SAY, DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE? >> Announcer: AND NOW, WELCOME BACK FROM DANCING WITH THE STARS, OUR HOST, ALFONSO RIBEIRO. >> HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY, AMERICA. I AM SO HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HOST THIS YEAR'S "A CAPITOL FOURTH." GROWING UP IN NEW YORK, THIS DAY WAS ALWAYS SO IMPORTANT TO MY FAMILY. BUT WHEREVER YOU ARE FROM -- NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST -- WHAT WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON IS A RESPECT AND LOVE FOR THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS, IMMENSE GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES IT HAS GIVEN OUR FAMILIES, AND A SHARED DREAM OF A BETTER TOMORROW FOR EVERYONE IN OUR NATION. IT'S WHY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT OF RED, WHITE, AND BLUE , ARE HERE FOR TONIGHT'S FESTIVITIES READY FOR A NIGHT OF MUSIC AND DANCING, FUN, AND FIREWORKS. WAIT, LET ME REPHRASE THAT -- THE BEST FIREWORKS IN THE LAND. AM I RIGHT? YEAH, WELL THEY HAVE COME HERE TO D.C. FROM EVERY STATE IN THE COUNTRY. WE CAN SEE THEM FROM ACROSS THE POTOMAC, AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, ON THE NATIONAL MALL , AND HERE , ON THE WEST LAWN OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL , UNITED IN THEIR LOVE OF COUNTRY. NOW, UNITED. THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT WORD. NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY. WHAT MAKES THIS DAY EVEN MORE FUN IS THAT WE ARE JOINED BY TWO VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS OF MINE FROM SESAME STREET, ELMO AND COOKIE MONSTER. >> HELLO. >> HI. MR. ALFONSO, HI. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE. >> LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE. >> YEAH. EVEN THE ACCOUNT COULDN'T COUNT THEM ALL. COME ON, EVERYBODY. WAIVE YOUR FLAGS. YEAH! >> LOOK AT ALL THESE WAVING FLAGS. >> PRETTY AWESOME, RIGHT? ELMO AND COOKIE MONSTER, WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE FRIENDS LIKE YOU HERE CELEBRATING WITH US. THANK YOU GUYS. ALSO JOINING US TONIGHT AS ALWAYS ON "A CAPITOL FOURTH" IS THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, LED BY MAESTRO JACK EVERLY. >> HI, MR. JACK. >> HI, ELMO. DID YOU KNOW THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WAS JUST NOMINATED FOR THE GRAMOPHONE ORCHESTRA OF THE YEAR? SO FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, USA! >> THANK YOU, JACK. ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR MORE MUSIC? YES, WE ARE. OUR NEXT PERFORMER IS NOT ONLY THE LEAD SINGER OF THE GOGOS, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ALL-FEMALE ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME, SHE HAS AN AMAZING SOLO CAREER. SO, GET ON YOUR FEET AND GET READY TO DANCE BECAUSE HERE IS BELINDA CARLISLE. ♪ SEE THE PEOPLE WA ♪ ♪ CAN'T SEEM TO GET MY MIND OFF OF YOU BACK HERE AT HOME, THERE'S NOTHIN' TO DO, OOH NOW THAT I'M AWAY, I WISH I'D STAYED TOMORROW'S A DAY OF MINE THAT YOU WON'T BE IN WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ME, I SHOULD HAVE RUN BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FOR FUN I SEE I WAS WRONG, AND I'M NOT SO STRONG I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ALL ALONG THAT TIME WOULD TELL A WEEK WITHOUT YOU THOUGHT I'D FORGET TWO WEEKS WITHOUT YOU AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER YOU YET VACATION ALL I EVER WANTED VACATION HAD TO GET AWAY VACATION MEANT TO BE SPENT ALONE VACATION ALL I EVER WANTED VACATION HAD TO GET AWAY VACATION MEANT TO BE SPENT ALONE A WEEK WITHOUT YOU THOUGHT I'D FORGET TWO WEEKS WITHOUT YOU AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER YOU YET VACATION ALL I EVER WANTED VACATION HAD TO GET AWAY VACATION MEANT TO BE SPENT ALONE VACATION ALL I EVER WANTED VACATION HAD TO GET AWAY VACATION MEANT TO BE SPENT ALONE VACATION ALL I EVER WANTED VACATION HAD TO GET AWAY VACATION MEANT TO BE SPENT ALONE >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! >> OH, THANK YOU, BELINDA . THAT WAS FANTASTIC. GUESS WHAT, BELINDA WILL BE BACK LATER IN THE CONCERT FOR AN ENCORE. YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT SONG WAS THE PERFECT SONG. SAT RIGHT IN THE POCKET. IT WAS AMAZING. ARE YOU ALL HAVING FUN? YES. I KNOW I AM. THE ONLY THING THAT'S MISSING IS THE GIFT BASKET OF COOKIES THAT WAS BACKSTAGE WHEN I GOT HERE TONIGHT. GEE, I WONDER WHO COULD HAVE TAKEN THEM. >> NUMMY. >> THAT DUDE IS RIDICULOUS. OUR NEXT PERFORMERS ARE FROM THE VERY CITY WHERE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS SIGNED 247 YEARS AGO. THEY ARE THE BEST-SELLING R&B GROUP OF ALL TIME WITH AN INCREDIBLE 64 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD AND OVER THEIR CAREER THEY HAVE BROUGHT HOME DOZENS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY'S TOP AWARDS, INCLUDING FOUR GRAMMYS. SO GET BACK ON YOUR FEET. HERE IS BOYZ II MEN! ♪ MOTOWNPHILLY BACK AGAIN DOIN' A LITTLE EAST COAST SWING BOYZ II MEN GOING OFF NOT TOO HARD, NOT TOO SOFT IT'S LONG OVERDUE BUT NOW PHILLY IS SLAMMIN' BOYZ II MEN, ABC, BBD THE EAST COAST FAMILY NEVER SKIPPED A BEAT, NA WHILE COOLING ON SOUTH STREET JET BLACK BENZ, PLENTY OF FRIENDS AND ALL THE PHILLY STEAKS YOU COULD EAT BACK IN SCHOOL WE USED TO DREAM ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY COULD IT REALLY HAPPEN? OR DO DREAMS JUST FADE AWAY? THEN WE STARTED SINGING THEM THEY SAID IT SOUNDS SMOOTH AND WE STARTED A GROUP AND HERE WE ARE KICKIN' IT JUST FOR YOU MOTOWNPHILLY BACK AGAIN DOIN' A LITTLE EAST COAST SWING BOYZ II MEN >> HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING OUT THERE TONIGHT? ♪ LET ME HEAR YOU SAY OH YEAH OH YEAH OH YEAH SCREAM. ♪ THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON US NOW, WATCH US DO THIS LIVE AND DIRECT FROM PHILLY TOWN RAP AND HYPE AND WE CAN GET DOWN WE ARE READY TO ROLL SO NOW THE WORLD WILL KNOW THAT WE WERE BACK IN SCHOOL WE USED TO DREAM ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY COULD IT REALLY HAPPEN? OR DO DREAMS FADE AWAY? THEN WE STARTED SINGING THEM THEY SAID IT SOUNDS SMOOTH SO WE STARTED A GROUP AND HERE WE ARE KICKIN' IT JUST FOR YOU ♪ ♪ MOTOWNPHILLY BACK AGAIN DOIN' A LITTLE EAST COAST SWING BOYZ II MEN GOING OFF >> OKAY, EVERYBODY IN AMERICA . EVERYBODY, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER LIKE THIS. COME ON. YES. IF EVERYBODY IS READY TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT, MAKE SOME NOISE OUT THERE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. CHECK THIS OUT. REPEAT AFTER ME ONE TIME, OKAY? LET ME HEAR YOU SAY, YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. EVERYBODY SAY, OH. NOW SCREAM. ♪ MOTOWNPHILLY BACK AGAIN DOIN' A LITTLE EAST COAST SWING BOYZ II MEN GOING OFF NOT TOO HARD, NOT TOO SOFT >> HERE WE GO. ONE LAST TIME. CAN I GET AN OKAY? SAY, OH, YEAH. SAY, OKAY. SCREAM. HAPPY FOURTH. >> OH, WE LOVE THAT PHILLY SOUND. BOYZ II MEN, EVERYBODY. THEY ARE AWESOME. COMING UP SOON, THE BEST AND BIGGEST FIREWORKS IN AMERICA. SO GET READY FOR WHEN WE LIGHT UP THE SKY. AND GET READY FOR OUR NEXT PERFORMER, WHO LIT UP THE BROADWAY STAGE IN HER TONY AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE AS TINA TURNER. TINA WAS A TRUE MUSIC LEGEND THAT WE SADLY LOST JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. IN HONOR OF TINA, PLEASE WELCOME ADRIENNE WARREN. >> IF YOU LOVE TINA TURNER AS MUCH AS I DO, STAND UP ON YOUR FEET NOW. ♪ ♪ ♪ YOU'RE SIMPLY THE BEST BETTER THAN ALL THE REST BETTER THAN ANYONE ANYONE I EVER MET I'M STUCK ON YOUR HEART >> I SEE YOU BACK THERE . ♪ I HANG ON EVERY WORD YOU SAY TEAR US APART? BABY, I WOULD RATHER BE DEAD YOU'RE THE BEST ♪ ♪ ♪ A CHURCH HOUSE GIN HOUSE A SCHOOL HOUSE OUTHOUSE ON HIGHWAY NUMBER NINETEEN THE PEOPLE KEEP THE CITY CLEAN THEY OH CALL IT NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS HEY, NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS 25 WAS THE SPEED LIMIT MOTORCYCLE NOT ALLOWED IN IT YOU GO TO THE STORE ON FRIDAYS YOU GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAYS THEY CALL IT NUTBUSH, OH, NUTBUSH OH, YEAH THEY CALL IT NUTBUSH CITY LIMIT NUTBUSH NUTBUSH CITY LIMIT NUTBUSH NUTBUSH CITY LIMIT NUTBUSH LEFT A GOOD JOB IN THE CITY WORKING FOR THE MAN EVERY NIGHT AND DAY AND I NEVER LOST ONE MINUTE OF SLEEPING WORRYING 'BOUT THE WAY THAT THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN BIG WHEEL KEEP ON TURNING PROUD MARY KEEP ON BURNING AND WE'RE ROLLING, ROLLING ROLLING ON THE RIVER WE'RE ROLLING, ROLLING ROLLING ON THE RIVER ♪ I CLEANED A LOT OF PLATES IN MEMPHIS AND I PUMPED A LOT OF 'TANE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS BUT I NEVER SAW THE GOOD SIDE OF THE CITY UNTIL I HITCHED A RIDE ON THE RIVERBOAT QUEEN BIG WHEEL KEEP ON TURNING PROUD MARY KEEP ON BURNING ROLLING, ROLLING ROLLING ON THE RIVER YES, WE'RE ROLLING, ROLLING ROLLING ON THE RIVER YEAH! >> ADRIENNE WARREN. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL IN THE FRONT ROW WHO DID EVERY STEP. IT WAS AMAZING. DON'T FORGET, FOR THOSE OF YOU HOSTING A CAPITOL FOURTH VIEWING PARTY AT HOME AND ALL ACROSS THE NATION, POST YOUR PICS WITH THE HASHTAG, JULY4THPBS. THE GREAT NEIL DIAMOND IS A CAPITOL FOURTH FAVORITE. A ROCK 'N ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE WHO HAS GIVEN US SO MANY HIT SONGS LIKE CRACKLIN ROSIE, SWEET CAROLINE, AND ONE THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO NEIL PERSONALLY. THE SONG, AMERICA, IS DEDICATED TO HIS GRANDMOTHER, WHO CAME HERE ON WHAT NEIL CALLS THE GREAT VOYAGE TO FREEDOM. AND THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE GREAT SONGS YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENJOY FROM THE BROADWAY CAST OF A BEAUTIFUL NICE NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL. ♪ ♪ OH, CRACKLIN' ROSIE, GET ON BOARD WE'RE GONNA RIDE 'TIL THERE AIN'T NO MORE TO GO TAKING IT SLOW LORD, DON'T YOU KNOW HAVE ME A TIME WITH A POOR MAN'S LADY OH, I LOVE MY ROSIE CHILD YOU GOT THE WAY TO MAKE ME HAPPY YOU AND ME, WE GO IN STYLE CRACKLIN' ROSE, YOU'RE A STORE-BOUGHT WOMAN BUT YOU MAKE ME SING LIKE A GUITAR HUMMIN' SO HANG ON TO ME, GIRL, OUR SONG KEEPS RUNNIN' ON PLAY IT NOW, PLAY IT NOW PLAY IT NOW, MY BABY CRACKLIN' ROSIE, MAKE ME SMILE GIRL, IF IT LASTS FOR AN HOUR WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT CAUSE WE GOT ALL NIGHT TO SET THE WORLD RIGHT FIND US A DREAM THAT DON'T ASK NO QUESTIONS YEAH BABY LOVES ME YES, YES SHE DOES AH, THE GIRL'S OUTTA SIGHT, YEAH SAYS SHE LOVES ME YES, YES SHE DOES GONNA SHOW ME TONIGHT, YEAH HEY, SHE GOT THE WAY TO MOVE ME, CHERRY CHERRY BABY ALRIGHT HOW YOU DOING? TELL YOUR MAMMA, GIRL, I CAN'T STAY LONG WE GOT THINGS WE GOTTA CATCH UP ON OH, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN' CAN'T STAND STILL WHILE THE MUSIC IS PLAYIN' SHE GOT THE WAY TO MOVE ME, CHERRY CHERRY BABY ALRIGHT ♪ MONEY TALKS BUT IT DON'T SING AND DANCE IT DON'T WALK AND LONG AS I CAN HAVE YOU HERE WITH ME I'D MUCH RATHER BE FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS HONEY'S SWEET BUT IT AIN'T NOTHIN' NEXT TO BABY'S TREAT AND IF YOU'D PARDON ME, I'D LIKE TO SAY WE'LL DO OKAY FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS BABE MONEY, MONEY, MONEY AND MONEY TALKS BUT IT CAN'T SING AND DANCE MONEY, MONEY, MONEY AND IT CAN'T WALK AND LONG AS I CAN HAVE YOU HERE WITH ME I'D MUCH RATHER BE FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS BABE ♪ ON THE BOATS AND ON THE PLANES THEY'RE COMING TO AMERICA NEVER LOOKING BACK AGAIN THEY'RE COMING TO AMERICA EV'RY WHERE AROUND THE WORLD THEY'RE COMING TO AMERICA EV'RY TIME THAT FLAG'S UNFURLED THEY'RE COMING TO AMERICA TODAY! THEY'RE COMING TO AMERICA TODAY! THEY'RE COMING TO AMERICA TODAY! THEY'RE COMING TO AMERICA TODAY! THEY'RE COMING TO AMERICA ♪ WHERE IT BEGAN, I CAN'T BEGIN TO KNOWING BUT THEN I KNOW IT'S GROWING STRONG WAS IN THE SPRING THEN SPRING BECAME THE SUMMER WHO'D HAVE BELIEVED YOU'D COME ALONG HANDS TOUCHING HANDS REACHING OUT TOUCHING ME TOUCHING YOU SWEET CAROLINE GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD I'VE BEEN INCLINED TO BELIEVE THEY NEVER WOULD BUT NOW I LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL . HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THEM HEROES ALL THE WAY UP ON BROADWAY. ♪ SWEET CAROLINE GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD I'VE BEEN INCLINED I'D BELIEVE THEY NEVER WOULD SWEET CAROLINE SWEET CAROLINE >> YES, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE. THAT'S INCREDIBLE. NOW, JUST THREE YEARS FROM DAY TO DAY, WE WILL MARK 250 YEARS SINCE AMERICA'S FOUNDING ON JULY 4th, 1776. THROUGHOUT OUR NATION, PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO CELEBRATE WHAT PROMISES TO BE A SPECIAL MOMENT IN THE LIFE OF OUR NATION -- ONE THAT GIVES US THE CHANCE TO REFLECT ON THE NATION'S PAST AND TAKE STOCK OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR FUTURE. GO TO PBS.ORG/CAPITOL FOURTH GI TO LEARN MORE AND SEE HOW YOU CAN BE A PART OF AMERICA'S 250th BIRTHDAY. BACK IN 1776, THOSE FIRST AMERICAN PATRIOTS CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY WHEN THEY DECLARED THEIR INDEPENDENCE. AND THE ONE CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE GENERATIONS SINCE HAS BEEN HOW WE ALL WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER, FOR OURSELVES, FOR OUR FUTURE, AND FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND NOW, WITH HIS GRAMMY-WINNING SONG OF THE YEAR , CHANGE THE WORLD, ONCE AGAIN, BABYFACE. ♪ IF I CAN REACH THE STARS PULL ONE DOWN FOR YOU SHINE IT ON MY HEART SO YOU COULD SEE THE TRUTH THAT THIS LOVE I HAVE INSIDE IS EVERYTHING IT SEEMS BUT FOR NOW I FIND IT'S ONLY IN MY DREAMS AND I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD I WILL BE THE SUNLIGHT IN YOUR UNIVERSE YOU WOULD THINK MY LOVE WAS REALLY SOMETHING GOOD BABY, IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD IF I COULD BE KING EVEN FOR A DAY I'D TAKE YOU AS MY QUEEN I'D HAVE IT NO OTHER WAY AND OUR LOVE WOULD RULE IN THIS KINGDOM WE HAVE MADE 'TIL THEN I'D BE A FOOL WISHING FOR THE DAY AND I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD I WILL BE THE SUNLIGHT IN YOUR UNIVERSE YOU WOULD THINK MY LOVE WAS REALLY SOMETHING GOOD BABY, IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD AND I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD I WILL BE THE SUNLIGHT IN YOUR UNIVERSE YOU WOULD THINK MY LOVE WAS REALLY SOMETHING GOOD BABY BABY, IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD ♪ >> YES, BABYFACE. THANK YOU. THAT WAS GREAT. >> YOU KNOW, ELMO'S NICKNAME USED TO BE BABYFACE MONSTER BACK IN THE DAY. DO YOUR BABYFACE POSE. >> REALLY? YOU WANT TO SEE THE BABYFACE POSE? >> GO AHEAD. DO IT. OH, YEAH. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY RESEMBLANCE. FOR THOSE OF YOU HOSTING "A CAPITOL FOURTH" VIEWING PARTIES AT HOME AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, POST YOUR PICS WITH THE HASHTAG , JULY4THPBS. IN FACT, SQUEEZE IN. SAY, CHEESE. ACTUALLY, SAY , "A CAPITOL FOURTH.". >> "A CAPITOL FOURTH." >> I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE BOTH WITH ME HERE TODAY. WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS SUMMER? >> ELMO HAS BEEN SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. >> ME? GRILLING COOKIE BURGERS IN THE BACKYARD. >> WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING FROM SESAME STREET TO EXPLORE NEW PLACES, MR. ALFONSO . >> THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES YOU CAN VISIT. I KNOW. AND I LOVE TO TAKE MY FAMILY OUT IN OUR RV. WE DO SOME CAMPING AND HEAD OUT TO ICONIC AMERICAN LOCALES LIKE THE GRAND CANYON, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. YEAH, WE GO ALL OVER. AND GUESS WHAT, MY FAMILY IS HERE WITH ME TONIGHT AT THIS AMAZING JULY 4th CELEBRATION. RIGHT THERE. >> WE LOVE YOU. >> YOU KNOW, THEY LOVE SEEING ALL THESE GREAT PERFORMANCES. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE NEXT? >> OH, YOU KNOW. MAYBE SOMETHING PATRIOTIC FOR MAYBE AMERICA. >> PERFECT TIMING. IT'S ALMOST AS IF I HAD THIS PLANNED. BECAUSE THIS NEXT SONG SPEAKS TO THE MAJESTY OF THIS COUNTRY WE LIVE IN. AND IT'S ONE THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME . THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND. >> EVERYBODY WATCHING, SING-ALONG. >> YES. THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. HERE TO PERFORM IS AN AWARD-WINNING COUNTRY MUSIC DUO, MADDIE AND TAE . ♪ AS I WAS WALKING THAT RIBBON OF HIGHWAY I SAW ABOVE ME THAT ENDLESS SKYWAY I SAW BELOW ME THAT GOLDEN VALLEY THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND THIS LAND IS MY LAND FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE NEW YORK ISLAND FROM THE REDWOOD FOREST TO THE GULF STREAM WATERS THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME I ROAMED AND RAMBLED AND I'VE FOLLOWED MY FOOTSTEPS TO THE SPARKLING SANDS OF HER DIAMOND DESERTS ALL AROUND ME A VOICE WAS SOUNDING THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME SING-ALONG . THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND THIS LAND IS MY LAND FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE NEW YORK ISLAND FROM THE REDWOOD FOREST TO THE GULF STREAM WATERS THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME YOU AND ME >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA. >> MADDIE AND TAE. AWESOME, GUYS. GREAT JOB. TONIGHT AS WE CELEBRATE THOSE PATRIOTS WHO DECLARED OUR INDEPENDENCE 247 YEARS AGO, WE ALSO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT TO PRESERVE OUR LIBERTY AND FREEDOM OVER THE DECADES. WITH US IN THE AUDIENCE ARE A NUMBER OF VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY SOME HEROES FROM WALTER WE NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER AND FORT BELVOIR HOSPITAL. AND JOINING US TONIGHT IS SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF OUR WOUNDED, ILL, AND INJURED WARRIORS. SHE IS THE LEADING ADVOCATE TO HELP VETERANS, SERVICEMEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS WITH THE TRAUMA AND SCARS OF WAR. WITH A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO OUR HEROES IN UNIFORM, PLEASE WELCOME THE SOPRANOS SUPERSTAR WHO HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS AN UPCOMING KENNEDY CENTER HONOREE , RENEE FLEMING. >> THANK YOU , ALFONSO. I DEDICATE THIS TO THESE FAMILIES AND ALL OUR MILITARY FAMILIES. ♪ CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN SEARCH HIGH AND LOW FOLLOW EV'RY BY-WAY EVERY PATH YOU KNOW CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN FORD EV'RY STREAM FOLLOW EV'RY RAINBOW 'TIL YOU FIND YOUR DREAM A DREAM THAT WILL NEED ALL THE LOVE YOU CAN GIVE EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE FOR AS LONG AS YOU LIVE CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN FORD EV'RY STREAM FOLLOW EV'RY RAINBOW 'TIL YOU FIND YOUR DREAM A DREAM THAT WILL NEED ALL THE LOVE YOU CAN GIVE EVERYDAY OF YOUR LIFE FOR AS LONG AS YOU LIVE CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN FORD EV'RY STREAM FOLLOW EV'RY RAINBOW 'TIL YOU FIND YOUR DREAM >> WOW. RENEE FLEMING, THAT WAS AMAZING. SUCH AN AMAZING VOICE. ELMO, WHY ARE YOU WEARING AN ASTRONAUT SUIT? >> THEY SENT IT TO ELMO FOR THE BIG SURPRISE. >> COOL. DID THEY SEND ME ONE? >> OH, LET'S SEE. YOU KNOW, THEY ONLY SENT ONE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD ON ELMO, DON'T YOU THINK? >> YEAH. OF COURSE. IT LOOKS GREAT. I'M NOT DISAPPOINTED AT ALL. >> YOU KNOW, MAYBE ELMO SHOULD TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT THE BIG SURPRISE NOW. >> YEAH. I BET IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE UNIFORM YOU ARE WEARING. >> YES, IT DOES. ELMO IS DRESSED UP LIKE SOME AMERICAN HEROES WHO ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD. AND THEY SENT US A SPECIAL MESSAGE. >> WE THANK THE THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO WORK SO HARD EVERY DAY TO SUPPORT OUR MISSIONS. WE ARE PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY. >> SO, TO ALL AT THE CAPITOL AND ALL OF YOU WATCHING THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION ON PBS , HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! >> THANK YOU, NASA ASTRONAUTS. >> WOW. >> I FEEL LIKE I'M IN SPACE RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT, NOW LET'S GO TO A MESSAGE FROM WAY ABOVE THE EARTH TO A SONG REMINDING US HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH. GET UP ON YOUR FEET BECAUSE AS I PROMISED, ONCE AGAIN, HERE IS BELINDA CARLISLE. ♪ OOH, BABY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S WORTH? OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH THEY SAY IN HEAVEN LOVE COMES FIRST WE'LL MAKE HEAVEN A PLACE ON EARTH OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS DOWN I WAIT FOR YOU AND YOU COME AROUND AND THE WORLD'S ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF KIDS ON THE STREET OUTSIDE WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE ROOM YOU PULL ME CLOSE AND WE START TO MOVE AND WE'RE SPINNING WITH THE STARS ABOVE AND YOU LIFT ME UP IN A WAVE OF LOVE OOH, BABY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S WORTH? OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH THEY SAY IN HEAVEN LOVE COMES FIRST WE'LL MAKE HEAVEN A PLACE ON EARTH OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH WHEN I FEEL ALONE I REACH FOR YOU AND YOU BRING ME HOME WHEN I'M LOST AT SEA I HEAR YOUR VOICE AND IT CARRIES ME IN THIS WORLD, WE'RE JUST BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THE MIRACLE OF LIVING BABY, I WAS AFRAID BEFORE BUT I'M NOT AFRAID ANYMORE OOH, BABY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S WORTH? OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH THEY SAY IN HEAVEN LOVE COMES FIRST WE'LL MAKE HEAVEN A PLACE ON EARTH OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH IN THIS WORLD, WE'RE JUST BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THE MIRACLE OF LIVING BABY, I WAS AFRAID BEFORE BUT I'M NOT AFRAID ANYMORE OOH, BABY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S WORTH? OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH THEY SAY IN HEAVEN LOVE COMES FIRST WE'LL MAKE HEAVEN A PLACE ON EARTH OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH OOH, HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH >> THANK YOU, BELINDA . WE HAVE A GREAT FAMILY HERE. WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FROM? >> VIRGINIA. >> WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES? >> I AM JOE. >> I'M CRAWFORD. >> NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. YOU GUYS LIVE HERE IN VIRGINIA. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY INCREDIBLE PLANS FOR THE SUMMER? >> THE TWO KIDS ARE EXCITED ABOUT SOME FUN CAMPS THIS NEXT WEEK. >> OKAY. ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR CAMPS? >> YES. >> AND WHAT IS YOUR MOST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE FOURTH OF JULY? >> THE FIREWORKS. >> PICKING OUT THE FIREWORKS AND WATCHING THEM. >> THAT IS AWESOME. I LOVE THE FIREWORKS TOO. GUESS WHAT? WE ARE JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM THE FIREWORKS. THE FIREWORKS ARE GOING TO START A VERY, VERY SOON. BUT FIRST, HOW ABOUT A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE CLASSIC SONG. PLEASE WELCOME BACK BOYZ II MEN . THANK YOU, GUYS. ♪ I KNOW IT SOUNDS FUNNY BUT I JUST CAN'T STAND THE PAIN GIRL, I'M LEAVING YOU TOMORROW SEEMS TO ME GIRL YOU KNOW I'VE DONE ALL I CAN YOU SEE I BEGGED, STOLE, AND I BORROWED YEAH THAT'S WHY I'M EASY I'M EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING THAT'S WHY I'M EASY I'M EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD ANYBODY PUT CHAINS ON ME, YEAH? I'VE PAID MY DUES TO MAKE IT EVERYBODY WANTS ME TO BE WHAT THEY WANT ME TO BE I'M NOT HAPPY WHEN I TRY TO FAKE IT NO THAT'S WHY I'M EASY I'M EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING THAT'S WHY I'M EASY I'M EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING I WANNA BE HIGH, SO HIGH I WANNA BE FREE TO KNOW THE THINGS I FEEL I WANNA BE FREE TO KNOW THE THINGS I FEEL ARE RIGHT I WANNA BE FREE OH, JUST ME, OH, OH OH BABE >> WASHINGTON, D.C., HOW ARE YOU DOING OUT THERE TONIGHT? EVERYBODY FOLLOW US. WAVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. COME ON. ♪ OOH, THAT'S WHY I'M EASY I'M EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING THAT'S WHY I'M EASY EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING 'S >> OKAY, AMERICA. HERE AND AT HOME. LET'S SWITCH IT UP. HANDS IN THE AIR LIKE THIS. COME ON. ♪ 'CAUSE I'M EASY WOO EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING YEAH 'CAUSE I'M EASY EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING, WHOA MORNING >> HAPPY FOURTH, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> LOVE ME SOME BOYZ II MEN. PERFORMING FOR US NEXT IS THE NORTHWELL NURSE CHOIR. THEY HAVE NOT ONLY STARRED ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, BUT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THEY HAVE TRULY IMPACTED THE LIVES OF OTHERS AT A TIME WHEN THE WORLD NEEDS IT MOST. THEY HAVE PROVED THAT HEROES COME IN SO MANY DIFFERENT FORMS. SOMEWHERE THE UNIFORM OF OUR NATION AND SERVE OVERSEAS. SOME ARE FRONT-LINE AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS HERE AT HOME. NOW, LET'S SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL THOSE WE HONOR TONIGHT AND SERVE. EVERYONE, PLEASE TAKE OUT YOUR PHONES. TURN THE FLASHLIGHT ON. HOLD THEM UP HIGH. AND KEEP THEM SHINING. WAVE THEM AS OUR NURSES PERFORM. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GIVE IT UP FOR THE NORTHWELL NURSE CHOIR. ♪ SOMETIMES IN OUR LIVES WE ALL HAVE PAIN WE ALL HAVE SORROW BUT IF WE ARE WISE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW LEAN ON ME WHEN YOU'RE NOT STRONG AND I'LL BE YOUR FRIEND I'LL HELP YOU CARRY ON FOR IT WON'T BE LONG 'TIL I'M GONNA NEED SOMEBODY TO LEAN ON WON'T YOU STAND BY ME WHEN YOU NEED A FRIEND OH, STAND, STAND, STAND BY ME YOU'RE BROKEN DOWN AND TIRED OF LIVING LIFE ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND AND YOU CAN'T FIND THE FIGHTER BUT I SEE IT IN YOU, SO WE GON' WALK IT OUT AND MOVE MOUNTAINS AND I'LL RISE UP, I'LL RISE LIKE THE DAY I'LL RISE UP, I'LL RISE UNAFRAID I'LL RISE UP AND I'LL DO IT A THOUSAND TIMES AGAIN FOR YOU FOR YOU FOR YOU FOR YOU AND I'LL RISE UP, I'LL RISE LIKE THE DAY I'LL RISE UP, I'LL RISE UNAFRAID I'LL RISE UP AND I'LL DO IT A THOUSAND TIMES AGAIN FOR YOU >> OUR NORTHWELL NURSE CHOIR. FANTASTIC, Y'ALL. BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS. OUR FIREWORKS ARE ABOUT TO START, WHICH IS PERFECT TIMING FOR ANOTHER SUPERSTAR PERFORMANCE. IT WAS OVER 50 YEARS AGO THAT THIS SELF-DESCRIBED ROCK 'N ROLL BAND WITH HORNS BURST ONTO THE AMERICAN MUSIC SCENE WITH A SOUND LIKE NO OTHER. OVER THE DECADES, THEY HAVE SOLD OVER 100 MILLION RECORDS, WERE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK 'N ROLL HALL OF FAME AND RECEIVED THE GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. GET ON YOUR FEET AND GET READY TO PARTY BECAUSE HERE IS CHICAGO. ♪ SATURDAY IN THE PARK I THINK IT WAS THE FOURTH OF JULY SATURDAY IN THE PARK I THINK IT WAS THE FOURTH OF JULY PEOPLE DANCING, PEOPLE LAUGHING A MAN SELLING ICE CREAM SINGING ITALIAN SONGS EH CUMPARI, CI VO SUNARI CAN YOU DIG IT? YES, I CAN AND I'VE BEEN WAITING SUCH A LONG TIME FOR SATURDAY ANOTHER DAY IN THE PARK I THINK IT WAS THE FOURTH OF JULY ANOTHER DAY IN THE PARK I SWEAR IT WAS THE FOURTH OF JULY PEOPLE TALKING, REALLY SMILING A MAN PLAYING GUITAR PLAY THE SONG, PLAY ON AND SINGING FOR US ALL WILL YOU HELP HIM CHANGE THE WORLD CAN YOU DIG IT? YES, I CAN AND I'VE BEEN WAITING SUCH A LONG TIME SLOW MOTION RIDERS FLY THE COLOURS OF THE DAY A BRONZE MAN STILL CAN TELL STORIES HIS OWN WAY LISTEN CHILDREN, ALL IS NOT LOST ALL IS NOT LOST OH, NO FUNNY DAYS IN THE PARK EVERY DAY'S THE FOURTH OF JULY FUNNY DAYS IN THE PARK EVERY DAY'S THE FOURTH OF JULY PEOPLE REACHING, PEOPLE TOUCHING A REAL CELEBRATION WAITING FOR US ALL IF YOU WANT IT, REALLY WANT IT CAN YOU DIG IT? YES, I CAN AND I'VE BEEN WAITING SUCH A LONG TIME FOR THE DAY YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ AFTER WHAT YOU'VE MEANT TO ME OOH, BABY NOW I CAN MAKE IT EASILY YEAH, YEAH, YEAH I KNOW THAT WE BOTH AGREE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO YOU THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY YOU KNOW I'M ALRIGHT NOW FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY YOU KNOW I'M ALRIGHT NOW FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY YOU KNOW I'M ALRIGHT NOW FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY YOU KNOW I'M ALRIGHT NOW FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY YOU KNOW I'M ALRIGHT NOW FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY ♪ ♪ ♪ WAITING FOR THE BREAK OF DAY SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING TO SAY FLASHING LIGHTS AGAINST THE SKY GIVING UP, I CLOSE MY EYES SITTING CROSS-LEGGED ON THE FLOOR 25 OR SIX TO FOUR STARING BLINDLY INTO SPACE GETTING UP TO SPLASH MY FACE WANTING JUST TO STAY AWAKE WONDERING HOW MUCH I CAN TAKE SHOULD I TRY TO DO SOME MORE? 25 OR SIX TO FOUR ♪ ♪ FEELING LIKE I OUGHT TO SLEEP SPINNING ROOM IS SINKING DEEP WANTING JUST TO STAY AWAKE WAITING FOR THE BREAK OF DAY 25 OR SIX TO FOUR 25 OR SIX TO FOUR ♪ ♪ >> THE BAND, CHICAGO. THAT WAS AWESOME. NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FIREWORKS HAVE STARTED, WHICH IS THE PERFECT TIMING FOR A GREAT NATIONAL JULY 4th TRADITION AS MAESTRO JACK EVERLY LEADS THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMING THE "1812 OVERTURE." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ MIGHTY LORD GOD, KEEP US SAFE FROM JEOPARDY. TAKE THEE NOW OUR FAITH AND LOUD CRY IN PENITENCE GRANT OUR VICT'RY O'ER OUR ENEMIES SO TREACHEROUS AND BRING OUR LAND A LASTING PEACE MIGHTY LORD OUR GOD, HEAR OUR LOWLY PRAY'R, GRANT THY SHINING HOLY LIGHT ♪ ♪ GRANT US, LORD, PEACE AGAIN OH MIGHTY LORD HEAR OUR PRAY'R AND SAVE OUR PEOPLE FOREVER ♪ >> LET'S KEEP THIS BIRTHDAY PARTY GOING. TO PERFORM SOME AMERICAN FAVORITES, HERE IS THE U.S. ARMY BAND, PERSHING S OWN. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> PLEASE WELCOME BACK AMERICAN SOPRANOS SUPERSTAR RENEE FLEMING. ♪ MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY OF THEE I SING LAND WHERE MY FATHERS DIED LAND OF THE PILGRIMS' PRIDE FROM EVERY MOUNTAINSIDE LET FREEDOM RING MY NATIVE COUNTRY, THEE LAND OF THE NOBLE FREE THY NAME I LOVE I LOVE THY ROCKS AND RILLS THY WOODS AND TEMPLED HILLS MY HEART WITH RAPTURE THRILLS LIKE THAT ABOVE LET MUSIC SWELL THE BREEZE AND RING FROM ALL THE TREES SWEET FREEDOM'S SONG LET MORTAL TONGUES AWAKE LET ALL THAT BREATHE PARTAKE LET ROCKS THEIR SILENCE BREAK THE SOUND PROLONG >> RENEE FLEMING. STAY TUNED BECAUSE COMING UP SHORTLY IS AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE OF "A CAPITOL FOURTH" ON MOST PBS STATIONS. >> OH, BOY. WE GET TO DO IT AGAIN? >> YEAH. WE WILL BE DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO "A CAPITOL FOURTH" FOR INVITING ME TO BE YOUR HOST ON AMERICA'S NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE AUDIENCE AT HOME FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF YOUR CELEBRATION. AND I WANT TO THANK ELMO AND COOKIE MONSTER FOR JOINING ME TONIGHT. ANYTHING YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY? >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! >> YES, IT IS TRULY THE BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY I HAVE EVER BEEN TO ON A DAY THAT CELEBRATES OUR FREEDOM. >> AND COOKIES! >> WOW. ALL OVER MY SUIT. OKAY. AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR A WONDERFUL SONG ALL ABOUT FREEDOM PERFORMED BY A RECORDING ARTIST AND STAR OF TELEVISION AND FILM. KEEP WAVING THOSE FLAGS AND GET ON YOUR FEET FOR CHARLES ESTEN. AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA. ♪ LET FREEDOM RING LET ITS MUSIC RESOUND THROUGHOUT THE NATION LET IT CELEBRATE SWEET LIBERTY THAT IS KEEPING US FREE AND STRONG LET FREEDOM RING AND LET EVERYONE SHARE ITS INSPIRATION LET THE PROMISE NOT BE SATISFIED UNTIL NO ONE'S DENIED ITS SONG IT'S A DREAM TO BUILD UPON WE TAKE THE DREAM AND PASS IT ON, AND ON, AND ON, AND ON, AND ON AND LET FREEDOM SING LET FREEDOM FREEDOM LET FREEDOM RING LET FREEDOM RING FOR THE CHILDREN OF EVERY GENERATION MAY THE LOVE OF FREEDOM ALWAYS RING AND LET EVERYONE SING ALONG IT'S A DREAM IT'S A DREAM TO BUILD UPON BUILD UPON WE'LL TAKE THE DREAM TAKE THE DREAM AND PASS IT ON, AND ON, AND ON AND LET FREEDOM SING LET FREEDOM FREEDOM LET FREEDOM RING LET FREEDOM RING LET FREEDOM RING FOR THE CHILDREN OF EVERY GENERATION MAY THE LOVE OF FREEDOM ALWAYS RING IT HAS BROUGHT US THIS FAR IT HAS BROUGHT US THIS FAR IT PROCLAIMS WHO WE ARE IT PROCLAIMS WHO WE ARE AND TOGETHER WE SING, LET FREEDOM RING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE LET FREEDOM RING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE LET FREEDOM RING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD LET FREEDOM RING PEOPLE ALL OVER, PEOPLE EVERYWHERE LET FREEDOM RING PEOPLE ALL OVER PEOPLE EVERYWHERE LET FREEDOM RING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD LET FREEDOM RING PEOPLE ALL OVER, PEOPLE EVERYWHERE LET FREEDOM RING PEOPLE ALL OVER PEOPLE EVERYWHERE LET FREEDOM RING LET FREEDOM RING ♪ ♪ ♪ >> FOR COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, AND INFORMATION, VISIT US AT PBS.ORG/CAPITOL FOURTH KEY, OR JOIN US ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. "A CAPITOL FOURTH" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BOEING COMPANY. >> THIS FOURTH OF JULY -- >> AND BY THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. ♪ ♪ >> AND BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING. AND BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR PBS STATION FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU. THANK YOU.
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add: Oops. Starts a bit earlier than I hoped but it works. ;) This is a little better, if you can't stand the act, but it overlaps.