U2 dedicates "Beautiful Day" to Giffords at concert

[Ian David]

Run time: 02:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqu1uG7e7gI   Posted on YouTube: June 05, 2011 By YouTube Member: nowontour Views on YouTube: 18064   Posted on DU: July 24, 2011 By DU Member: Ian David Views on DU: 1191

 
SEATTLE - U2's Bono dedicated his performance of "Beautiful Day" at a concert in Seattle Saturday to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and her husband, Commander Mark Kelly delivered a message to the crowd from the International Space Station.

In the YouTube video, Bono dedicates one of injured Rep. Giffords' favorite songs to her, then says to the crowd: "Imagine a man looking down on us from 200 miles up. Looking down at our beautiful crowded planet... What would he say to us...? What is on your mind, Commander Kelly?"

Commander Kelly then appears on the video screen, speaking from the international Space Station. He holds up a serious of words that read "7 Billion - One Nation - Imagi Nation - It's a Beautiful Day."

The words remain suspended in zero-gravity as he paraphrases a line from David Bowie's "Space Oddity": "I'm looking forward to coming home. Tell my wife I love her very much... she knows."

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[Bosso 63]

1. It was my favorite part of the show in Minneapolis last night.

[glinda]

2. I hate U!!!!!!!! I wished I could have gone! Damn. Too many sick pets and live

over two hours away. Bet my parents could hear the concert from their house though.

[glinda]

3. Will add "AMAZING & brought tears to my eyes".

[Bosso 63]

4. I hope your critters get healthy.

[glinda]

5. Thanks. Unfortunately were poisoned by petfood China melamine so doubtful.

It will be a long slog til they pass. Financially, emotionally. But thanks for the wishes anyways.

[ellisonz]

6. That's awesome.