Donny Stew Helps Reopen the Statue of Liberty with 'Mother of Exile'

By: Jul. 01, 2013
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Donny Stew's city song "Mother Of Exile"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkwprV3hsRo for New York City,is produced by RAT-A-TAT LLC for the 4 TH of July reopening of the Statue of Liberty after the Super Storm Sandy debacle. The song, a catchy country rock anthem is dedicated to the historic American tradition of welcoming immigrants to our shores with open arms.

The song includes lyrics from the legendary Emma Lazarus poem:

"Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"

The poem is on a bronze plaque in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

The music video features the Donny Stew Band along with an original animated Statue of Liberty singing and dancing to the song with a backdrop of 4 thof July celebrations in the NY harbor.

By a twist of fate, Stew's NYC rehearsal studio below the West Beth Theatre in Greenwich Village was also flooded out during the Super Storm Sandy. "We losteverything. It took us till now to recover."

In the meantime, Stew's been busy shooting mixing and editing youtube videos for his next project. Next is a Multi City, twenty song "Pirate Rock Opera" extravaganza with songs for Tampa Bay, New Orleans, Miami, Key West, Saint Marteen, Nassau, Cancun, Seville and more.

To see the Donny Stew web site click http://donnystew.com/home.cfm

To see the Donny Stew Biography clickhttp://donnystew.com/donnystewbio.cfm

The Donny Stew City song collection is available at all the major digital outlets including:

ituneshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/donny-stew/id417097735



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