"Let the Eagle Soar" is a song written by former
Missouri Senator and
U.S. Attorney General
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John Ashcroft, who is seen
singing the song at a
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary function on February 23, 2002. The song was sung during
President of the United States George W. Bush
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's
second inauguration in January 2005 by
Guy Hovis, a vocalist from the 1970s variety program ''
The Lawrence Welk Show''.
On July 4, 2011 Angela McKenzie, a singer and radio personality of the syndicated program ''Initiative Radio with Angela McKenzie'', quietly released a contemporary Country music version of the song as a digital download with the official approval and blessing of John Ashcroft.
Background
John Ashcroft sang in
The Singing Senators, a group of U.S. Senators who sang as a barbershop quartet.
In popular culture
* "Let the Eagle Soar" was sung by lil' John Ashcroft on an episode of ''
Lil' Bush''.
*It has also been frequently mocked on late-night comedy shows such as ''
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', ''
The Colbert Report'' and the ''
Late Show with David Letterman
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.''
*It is part of
Michael Moore
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Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...
's documentary ''
Fahrenheit 9/11
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,'' and is also featured in the trailer.
*It was used in the 2015 film ''
The Big Short
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'' and the 2021 film ''
Don't Look Up
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'' .
References
External links
*
CNN video of John Ashcroft singing "Let the Eagle Soar""Ashcroft rallies troops with song"
* ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24963-2005Jan20.html "Division Streets, U.S.A."br>"Loony tunes: US attorney-general's crooning glory""The Justice Department on music""'The List' -- Find Out Who Said What This Week"
2002 songs
American patriotic songs
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