Then & Now 100 Years of Chevrolet Chevy Centennial Commercial Song America the Beautiful by Ray Charles.

As a way to celebrate turning 100, Chevy has created this beautiful spot titled 'Then & Now' that depicts how we remain connected to the iconic moments, locations, and Chevy vehicles as if those moments were with us right here, right now.

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Then & Now 100 Years of Chevrolet Chevy Centennial Commercial
Song: The song is America the Beautiful by Ray Charles
Buy the song on Amazon here.

"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward.


Lyrics used in the commercial
O beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain
America America
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood... ...

Ray Charles is credited with the song's most well known rendition in current times (although Elvis Presley had success with it in the 1970s). Charles' recording is very commonly played at major sporting and entertainment events, such as the Super Bowl, and WrestleMania; Charles gave a live performance of the song prior to Super Bowl XXXV, the last Super Bowl played before the September 11 terrorist attacks. Learn more