Stevie Wonder - Global Citizen Festival, Great Lawn in Central Park, NY, USA (Sep 28, 2013) HDTV
Stevie Wonder * VIDEOS * Rocket-Media: https://bit.ly/49jdUoY *************************************************************** Rocket-Media * Global Citizen Festival * VIDEOS: https://bit.ly/48Nm4Vi *************************************************************** *************************************************************** Rocket-Media * CONCERTS / FESTIVALS: https://bit.ly/3WEFYMO Rocket-Media * CONCERTS / FESTIVALS * HITS: https://bit.ly/3WVPMBD Rocket-Media * CONCERTS / FESTIVALS * DANCE: https://bit.ly/3jvJLNy Rocket-Media * CONCERTS / FESTIVALS * ROCKS: https://bit.ly/3WDVM2c Rocket-Media * CONCERTS / FESTIVALS * CLASSIC: https://bit.ly/3jHG4ob Rocket-Media * CONCERTS / FESTIVALS * UltraHD 4K: https://bit.ly/4bvOPHH ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● █║▌█║█ Comment ✔ Like ✔ Share ✔ Subscribe █ ▌║▌█║ ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ★ Wikipedia, Stevie Wonder: https://bit.ly/3ytOhPB ★ Website, Stevie Wonder: http://www.steviewonder.net/ ★ Wikipedia, Global Citizen Festival: https://bit.ly/3bGnSUY ★ Facebook, Global Citizen Festival: / glblctzn ★ Instagram, Global Citizen Festival: / glblctzn ★ Twitter, Global Citizen Festival: / glblctzn ★ Website (MULTI), Global Citizen Festival: https://linkin.bio/glblctzn ★ Website, Global Citizen Festival: https://www.globalcitizen.org/ ★ Wikipedia, Global Citizen Live: https://bit.ly/3LyMyRf ★ Website, Global Citizen Live: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/live/ ** Setlist ** How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) Master Blaster (Jammin') Higher Ground Sir Duke Day Tripper Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours My Cherie Amour Living for the City Imagine Superstition Isn't She Lovely I Wish Do I Do I Just Called to Say I Love You Global Citizen, a charity devoted to fighting extreme poverty, pulled out all the stops for their second annual Global Citizen Festival last weekend. Held in Central Park’s Great Lawn, on what proved to be an absolutely picturesque day, the festival was championed by talented musicians and their earnest plea to promote the charity’s noble cause. The simple union of music and philanthropy brought warmth to the hearts of the 50,000-plus in attendance. Last year’s festival raised $1.3 billion for Global Citizen’s fight against poverty, and, judging by the success of this year’s effort, one can only expect that this year’s festival will have a similar outcome. In lieu of purchasing general admission tickets, fans interested in attending the festival had to earn points by watching videos and signing petitions on the Global Citizen website. One could then redeem these points for entries in the ticket lottery, and hope to be selected (or buy VIP tickets). By this approach, Global Citizen was able to both raise awareness, and give music fans a free opportunity to witness some of the top performers in the industry today. After an almost-excessive introduction by U2-frontman Bono (what would a charity music event be without Bono?), Stevie Wonder was greeted with overwhelming adulation from the audience. The band played the melody to “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” as Wonder thanked the audience, before donning a key-tar and singing the Marvin Gaye cover emphatically. This song segued into “Master Blaster (Jammin’),” which kept the global citizens smiling and dancing under the night sky. Stevie Wonder then stopped his performance to welcome the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. In his introduction of Ki-moon, Wonder said, “There are rock stars, and there are rock stars. I can assure you that the secretary general is a genuine rock star. He’s a rock star in the quest to bring hope to the hopeless, consensus where there is conflict, and peace and rights to those who suffer from hatred and despair.” Ki-moon returned the compliments, declaring Wonder as “an amazing United Nations messenger of peace.” The Global Citizen Festival is scheduled to coincide with the General Assembly of the United Nations, to allow for such awe-inspiring interactions as that between Stevie Wonder and Ban Ki-moon. Wonder declared, “we can end extreme poverty in our lifetime— because together, we can work it out, and we will reach our higher ground.” This, of course, provided the dramatic segue into Wonder’s emotionally-charged masterpiece “Higher Ground,” with chilling vocals by Janelle Monáe. The give-and-take between these established singers was a breathtaking musical moment. Wonder continued to perform hit after hit, including “Sir Duke,” “My Cherie Amour,” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours).” He played covers of The Beatles’ “Day Tripper” and John Lennon’s “Imagine,” with the latter invoking a particularly emotional response. He roused the audience with “Superstition,” and sent them off smiling with his set-closing performance of “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” ***************************************************************