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I Hear America Singing

by Red Yarn ft. 123 Andrés

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"I Hear America Singing" is a 2021 single by family artist Red Yarn, featuring 123 Andrés on guest vocals, with Kymberly Stewart, Little Miss Ann, Aaron Nigel Smith, Dean Jones, Miss Jessie, and Woodlawn Elementary 1st Graders providing backing vocals. The track was produced by Dean Jones at No Parking Studio, with additional engineering by Adam Selzer. Artwork is by Arielle Wilkins of Brothas N Sistas. Red Yarn's Andy Furgeson wrote the song on Inauguration Day 2021 with a title & refrain borrowed from a Walt Whitman poem.

lyrics

Today I heard some joyful music
I sure know some folks could use it
To heal the holes in their broken hearts
To be the soundtrack for a fresh start

I heard their soul and I heard their blues
I heard some folks with some real good news
I heard a country about to pop
I felt the rhythm and felt it rock

Come on friends, can you hear it too?
I hear America singing!
A song for me and a song for you
I hear America singing!
You might not find it on the radio station
I hear America singing!
Cuz it’s blasting from the soul of a nation
I hear America singing!

Sometimes it’s singing a sad song
Sometimes it’s singing a glad song
Sometimes the good and the bad song
But if you will listen to my song
I’ll try to listen to your song
Then maybe we can write our song

Ooh la la la la ooh la la
I hear America singing!
Ooh la la la la ooh la la
I hear America singing!

So join in now everybody
I hear America singing!
Add your voice and connect your body
I hear America singing!
Can you feel that soothing spirit?
I hear America singing!
You gotta open up if you want to hear it!
I hear America singing!

From Portland East to Portland West
I hear America singing!
To my old hometown I love the best
I hear America singing!
From Mississippi up to Chicago
I hear America singing!
From Canada down to Mexico hear America singing!

Cantamos
Con melancolia
O con alegría
Con la misma melodía

Si escuchas
Mi cantar
Te puedo escuchar
Cantemos juntos algún día!

Ooh la la la la ooh la la
I hear America singing!
Ooh la la la la ooh la la
I hear America singing!
Ooh la la la la ooh la la
I hear America singing!
Ooh la la la la ooh la la
I hear America singing!

credits

released June 25, 2021
Produced by Dean Jones at No Parking Studio in Rosendale, NY.
Additional engineering by Adam Selzer in Portland, OR.
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering.

Music by...
Andy Furgeson aka Red Yarn - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass
Dean Jones - drums, organ, synth, backing vocals
Andrés Salguero aka 123 Andrés - guest vocals
Jessie Eller-Isaacs - backing vocals
Kymberly Stewart - backing vocals
Ann Torralba aka Little Miss Ann - backing vocals
Aaron Nigel Smith - backing vocals

Outro performed by Woodlawn Elementary 1st-graders in Portland, OR (singing a verse of the traditional gospel song "Up Above My Head")

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Red Yarn Portland, Oregon

Red Yarn is a Texas-born, Oregon-based family performer who weaves folksongs & puppetry into engaging shows for all ages. With his energetic performances and lush folk-rock recordings, Red Yarn reinvigorates American folklore for younger generations.

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