\u201cThe courage, bravery, and heroism displayed in response to 9\/11 is a reminder of who we are as Americans and the strength and compassion we show one another at our most difficult moments,\u201d said Wilson in a statement.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m honored to lend my voice to this moment, and to recognize the first responders, families, and communities whose service and sacrifice continue to inspire us 25 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition, Cyndi Lauper was added to the lineup on Tuesday (Sept. 8), with the \u201cTrue Colors\u201d singer slated to join Ondrasik and Wilson for performances from the Tribute in Light base. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to be a part of the 9\/11 Tribute in Light. It\u2019s hard to believe that it\u2019s been 25 years. Like so many of us, I feel like it was just yesterday,\u201d said Lauper in a statement. \u201cI was outside the city that morning and desperate to get back to my family, a luxury that, sadly, a lot of people were not afforded. I am honored to sing for them, those that we lost, and the families and friends who remain, and for my city. We will never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Tribute in Light has lit up the New York skyline every Sept. 11 since 2002, sending a pair of white beams four miles into the sky in a shape echoing that of the Twin Towers, for a display that is visible within a 60-mile radius of Lower Manhattan. The special will be hosted live from New York by World News Tonight anchor David Muir, as well as Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts and anchor Diane Sawyer, as well as WABC anchors Linsey Davis, Sade Baderinwa and Mike Marza.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am honored to perform \u2018Superman\u2019 for this moment. Though a quarter century has passed, we will never forget the heroes who selflessly ran into the burning twin towers to save their fellow Americans,\u201d\u00a0said Ondrasik about his band\u2019s song that was released two weeks before the terror attacks and peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 that December.\u00a0\u201cTheir courage, fortitude, and sacrifice will forever embody the very best of our nation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSuperman (It\u2019s Not Easy),\u201d which features the open verses \u201cI can\u2019t stand to fly\/ I\u2019m not that na\u00efve\/ I\u2019m just out to find\/ The better part of me\/ I\u2019m more than a bird, I\u2019m more than a plane\/ I\u2019m more than some pretty face beside a train\/ And it\u2019s not easy to be me,\u201d became an 9\/11 anthem in the wake of the worst terror attack in U.S. history.<\/p>\n
Ondrasik played it at the 2001 Concert For New York City benefit at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 20 of that year, which also featured performances by David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, the Rolling Stones\u2019 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the Goo Goo Dolls, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Destiny\u2019s Child, John Mellencamp, The Who, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Backstreet Boys and many more.<\/p>\n
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