(rock music) ♪ Sun comin' up over New York City ♪ ♪ A school-bus driver in a traffic jam ♪ ♪ Starin' at the faces ♪ in the rearview mirror ♪ ♪ Lookin' at the promise ♪ of the Promised Land ♪ ♪ One kid dreams of fame and fortune ♪ ♪ One kid helps pay the rent ♪ ♪ One could end up goin' to prison ♪ ♪ One just might be president ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Dreamin' in red, white and blue ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Where we dream as big as we want to ♪ ♪ We all get a chance ♪ ♪ Everybody gets to dance ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Sun going down on an LA freeway ♪ ♪ Newlyweds in the back of a limousine ♪ ♪ A welder's son and a banker's daughter ♪ ♪ All they want is everything ♪ ♪ She came out here to be an actress ♪ ♪ He was a singer in a band ♪ ♪ They might just go back to Oklahoma ♪ ♪ And talk about the ♪ stars they could've been ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Dreamin' in red, white and blue ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Where we dream as big as we want to ♪ ♪ We all get a chance ♪ ♪ Everybody gets to dance ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ (upbeat rock music continues) ♪ Yeah, only in America ♪ ♪ Where we dreamin' in ♪ red, white and blue ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Where we dream as big as we want to ♪ ♪ We all get a chance ♪ ♪ And everybody gets a dance ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Where we dreamin' in ♪ red, white and blue ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Where we dream as big as we want to ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Where we dreamin' in ♪ red, white and blue ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ - Hey, happy Independence Day.

Happy anniversary.

250 years of the United States of America.

My name is Asher Benrubi.

Everybody just calls me The Smash.

We got a great show for you here today with the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America.

Now, coming up next, the band is gonna perform a musical masterpiece, "The New Colossus."

Throughout history, people have come to the United States of America.

That's what my mom and pop did with me in tow, 1951.

We came from Greece.

We settled here in America.

(gentle music) ♪ Not like the brazen ♪ giant of Greek fame ♪ ♪ With conquering limbs ♪ astride from land to land ♪ ♪ Here at our sea-washed, ♪ sunset gates shall stand ♪ ♪ A mighty woman with a torch ♪ ♪ Whose flame ♪ ♪ Is the imprisoned lightning ♪ ♪ And her name ♪ ♪ Mother of Exiles ♪ ♪ And her name ♪ ♪ Mother of Exiles ♪ ♪ Exiles ♪ ♪ Give me your tired ♪ ♪ Your poor ♪ ♪ Your huddled masses ♪ yearning to breathe free ♪ ♪ The wretched refuse ♪ of your teeming shore ♪ ♪ Send these, the homeless, ♪ tempest-tossed to me ♪ ♪ I lift my lamp ♪ ♪ Beside the golden door ♪ ♪ Give me your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ Your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ Give me your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ Your huddled masses ♪ yearning to breathe free ♪ ♪ The wretched refuse ♪ of your teeming shore ♪ ♪ Send these, the homeless, ♪ tempest-tossed to me ♪ ♪ I lift my lamp ♪ ♪ Beside the golden door ♪ ♪ Give me your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ Your tired, your poor ♪ (lively music) (solemn music) (dramatic music) (lively music) ♪ From her beacon-hand ♪ ♪ Glows world-wide welcome ♪ ♪ Her mild eyes command ♪ ♪ The air-bridged harbor ♪ that twin cities frame ♪ (dramatic music) ♪ Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp ♪ ♪ Cries she with silent lips ♪ ♪ Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp ♪ ♪ Cries she with silent lips ♪ ♪ Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp ♪ ♪ Give me your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ Give me your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ Your huddled masses ♪ yearning to breathe free ♪ ♪ Yearning to breathe free ♪ ♪ The wretched refuse ♪ of your teeming shore ♪ ♪ Send these, the homeless, ♪ tempest-tossed to me ♪ ♪ I lift my lamp ♪ ♪ Beside the golden door ♪ ♪ Give me your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ Your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ Your tired, your poor ♪ ♪ I lift my lamp ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ - Culture, food, music, everything about America is unique and that means the people that make up this country.

And in that uniqueness, we get to understand the opportunity that this shining light at the end of Lady Liberty's torch is all about taking pride in this land from coast to coast.

(rock music) ♪ She puts her boots and bandanna on ♪ ♪ She has a hankering for Rolling Stones ♪ ♪ She likes her vegetables home grown ♪ ♪ A lot like the boy ♪ waiting out in the truck ♪ ♪ She'll take a hill like Roosevelt ♪ ♪ Holds up her pants with a Bible belt ♪ ♪ She cracks 'em up like a liberty bell ♪ ♪ A whole lot of tender ♪ and a little bit tough ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ She's a little unusual ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ She's American beautiful ♪ ♪ Well, he is a mutt with a pedigree ♪ ♪ Sinatra junkie in a pair of jeans ♪ ♪ He pays his dues in ♪ the Land of the Free ♪ ♪ Says, why walk ♪ ♪ Baby, we were born to run ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ He's a little unusual ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ He's American beautiful ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ I saw that girl in a mirror once ♪ ♪ With a boy like that ♪ in a cloud of dust ♪ ♪ I think they look a lot like us ♪ ♪ 'Cause we are, we are, we are ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ We are a little unusual ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ We are American beautiful ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ We are a little unusual ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ We are American, American ♪ ♪ American beautiful ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah ♪ - Now, here's something you might not know.

The US military is responsible for all kinds of great stuff that we use every day and take for granted.

And yet at the same time, when you know where it's coming from, it's like whoa.

And that whoa begins with that microwave in your kitchen, that GPS you're trying to find your way with and aviator sunglasses.

Whoa.

Now that's United States of America.

Now it's that same pioneering spirit that gives us the opportunity to feel safe, secure, sleep peacefully at night knowing that we have the hand of protection in the form of the US military covering us.

No problem whatsoever.

Since day 1, 250 years ago.

Thank you for your service.

Thank you for allowing us to enjoy the freedom that is America at 250 years.

Now, in the next video, the band is going to a legendary spot here in St.

Louis, Missouri, USA.

I'm talking about Blueberry Hill.

And we are honored to share our music with this historical landmark and we are proud to serve the unique communities that make up our United States of America.

(gentle music) (singers vocalizing) ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Hush now child ♪ ♪ And don't you cry ♪ ♪ Your folks might ♪ understand you by and by ♪ ♪ Move on up ♪ ♪ Towards your destination ♪ ♪ You may find from time ♪ to time complications ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Bite your lip ♪ ♪ And take a trip ♪ ♪ Though there may be wet road ahead ♪ ♪ And you cannot slip ♪ ♪ So move on up ♪ ♪ For peace you will find ♪ ♪ Into the steeple of beautiful people ♪ ♪ Where there's only one kind ♪ ♪ So hush now child ♪ ♪ And don't you cry ♪ ♪ Your folks might ♪ understand you by and by ♪ ♪ So move on up ♪ ♪ And keep on wishing ♪ ♪ Remember your dream ♪ is your only scheme ♪ ♪ So keep on pushing ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Take nothing less ♪ ♪ Than the second best ♪ ♪ Do not obey unless people say ♪ ♪ You can past the test ♪ ♪ Just move on up ♪ ♪ To a greater day ♪ ♪ With just a little faith ♪ ♪ If you put your mind to it ♪ ♪ You can surely do it ♪ ♪ Just move on up ♪ ♪ Move on up ♪ ♪ Just move on up ♪ ♪ Move on up, yeah ♪ ♪ Just move on up ♪ ♪ Move on up ♪ ♪ Just move on up ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) - Now we're gonna close things out with our own rocking rendition of a song I'm sure you will know.

Sing along 'cause you're a part of it.

The United States of America.

"America, the Beautiful."

(upbeat music) ♪ O beautiful ♪ ♪ For spacious skies ♪ ♪ For amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ For purple mountain majesties ♪ ♪ Above the fruited plain ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ God shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ And crown thy good ♪ ♪ With brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ O beautiful for patriot dreams ♪ ♪ That sees beyond the years ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ Thine alabaster cities gleam ♪ ♪ Undimmed by human tears ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ God shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ And crown thy good ♪ ♪ With brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ (upbeat instrumental music continues) (upbeat instrumental music continues) ♪ America ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ God shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ And crown thy good ♪ ♪ With brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ And crown thy good ♪ ♪ With brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ (upbeat brass band music) (upbeat brass band music continues) (upbeat brass band music continues) (upbeat brass band music continues) (upbeat brass band music continues) (upbeat brass band music fades)