9/11 Anthem ‘Have You Forgotten’ Gets Re-Released As Singer Calls For Unity In Divided America

In the present day marks the twenty second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist assaults. To mark this solemn event, the singer Darryl Worley has re-released his 9/11 anthem “Have You Forgotten?” together with a message of unity for an America that’s extra divided than ever.

However first, relive the greatness of the unique track within the video beneath.

New Model Of ‘Have You Forgotten?’

Worley initially launched “Have You Forgotten?” again in 2003 as a reminder of how devastating the 2001 terrorist assaults actually have been, teaming up with Wynn Varble to write down it. The brand new model of the track is named “Have We Forgotten?,” and it contains some reworked lyrics that promote a message of unity.

Worley, 58, advised Fox News that it was the singer-songwriter Noah Gordon who first approached him about doing a brand new model of the track.

“He mentioned, ‘Man, I awoke at 3 a.m. this morning with this loopy thought,” Worley remembered. “I believe that you simply and Wynn ought to rewrite a brand new lyric for the track ‘Have You Forgotten?’ due to all that’s occurring in our nation at this time 20 years later. I actually consider that it could possibly be like probably the most righteous factor you could possibly ever do with that track.’”

“His thought was to name it ‘Have We Forgotten?’ and write it about our division and the way simply what, if something, that anybody may do to result in a bit little bit of unity may assist in our nation,” he continued.

Worley initially had reservations about doing this, nonetheless, as he was reluctant to mess together with his greatest hit.

“When he first talked about it to me, I checked out him like he had a horn rising out his head as a result of I didn’t wish to take it,” he recalled. “I mentioned, ‘That is my crown jewel, man.’ I don’t wish to give ‘Have You Forgotten?’ a black eye.’”

“However the extra I thought of it, the extra I dwelt on it,” he continued. “I obtained in contact with Wynn, and I form of pitched it to him. And so we obtained collectively and did plenty of soul looking out and speaking about this. And we determined, ‘Hey, you recognize what? If it impacts a thousand folks, they usually have perhaps just a bit little bit of a brand new thought course of about what may we do to be part of the answer versus a part of the issue.’”

“Even the smallest act of service, the best act of kindness, is a solution to honor these we misplaced, a solution to reclaim that spirit of unity that adopted 9/11.” 🇺🇸 #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/kQwCjdaeZH

— Kimberly..In Philly  (@AGirlInPhilly) September 11, 2023

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Worley Rewrites Hit Music

That’s when Worley determined to provide rewriting the track a attempt.

“I mentioned, ‘Hey, we write the track. If it’s horrible, we’ll throw it within the rubbish,” he mentioned. “And we by no means inform anyone that we even did this. So, that’s the worst that may occur. The primary track was very spontaneous. It was simply our intestine feeling about issues. And this time we simply needed to make certain that we mentioned it proper.”

Worley can’t assist however assume that America wants unity now greater than ever.

“It’s not that something’s actually modified about our core beliefs. It’s simply that I believe we may all have the flexibility to compromise a bit bit,” he defined. “And it looks as if the American individuals are caught up on this drama and this battle and simply at all times at odds about one thing.

“And, I imply, man, I simply preserve going again to 9/12, how unified we have been,” he added. “Essentially the most superb factor that I’ve seen in all of my years. And I believe it’s horrible it has to return to one thing like that for our folks to point out their American delight. You already know, pull collectively as one.”

Try “Have We Forgotten?” for your self within the video beneath.

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‘Have We Forgotten?’

The lyrics of the unique track open with, “I hear folks saying we don’t want this conflict / I say there’s some issues value preventing for / What about our freedom and this piece of floor / We didn’t get to maintain ’em by backing down.”

Within the new track, the start goes, “I hear folks saying our greatest days are gone / A folks as soon as united can’t even get alongside / A nation so divided, a rustic torn in two / It’s such a disgrace in spite of everything that we’ve been by means of.”

Later within the new model, Worley calls on Individuals to return collectively, singing “The entire broad world is watching whereas we go ’spherical and ’spherical / We have to come collectively, y’all, and we higher do it now.”

Worley desires to advertise “Have We Forgotten?” as a lot as he can in order that as many individuals as potential hear its message.

“It’s actually not a undertaking that’s about attempting to realize fame or fortune or any of that,” he mentioned. “We simply need folks to listen to this. We wish it to get an opportunity to get on the market, you recognize, whether or not or not it’s by means of nation radio cycles and circuits or if it’s simply digital, it doesn’t matter. We simply need folks to listen to the message.”

On this present day of remembrance, we pay tribute to the victims and heroes of 9/11. Their bravery and unity within the face of tragedy outline the American spirit. Allow us to always remember. #NeverForget911 pic.twitter.com/x2JKDPAZDu

— Ethan Harsell (@ethan_harsell) September 11, 2023

Anybody who was alive through the 9/11 terrorist assaults can bear in mind simply how united America was in its aftermath. If solely we may all come collectively once more in that manner while not having an enormous tragedy to make it occur.