David Lynch Foundation-Change Begins Within Benefit Concert (Radio City Music Hall, New York April 4, 2009).ts

On April 4, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited onstage in New York City for an exhilarating, star-studded benefit concert, “Change Begins Within,” that launched the David Lynch Foundation into an entirely new level of public awareness. As the headline performers at a sold-out Radio City Music Hall, they helped raise funds for the Foundation’s international initiative to teach one million at-risk children to meditate—and to begin to change their world from within.

Many other world-famous musicians—Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Moby, Ben Harper, Paul Horn, Angelo Badalamenti, Betty LaVette, and Jim James—joined the two remaining Beatles to thrill the crowd as well, as did Jerry Seinfeld in a brilliant guest performance. Between acts, David Lynch showed powerful film clips of meditating students in Foundation schools, Institute director Dr. John Hagelin summarized the compelling TM research, and celebrity personalities Howard Stern, Russell Simmons, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, and Laura Dern spoke passionately about the benefits of TM practice.

In addition to superb individual performances, the musicians at the concert sang together on many songs and created a powerful, joyful onstage camaraderie and unity, with everyone committed to bringing meditation to students everywhere and helping the youth reach their full potential.

All 6,000 tickets for the concert had sold out immediately upon availability, with many leaders of society, celebrities, and wealthy philanthropists in attendance, including Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, John McEnroe, Martin Scorsese, Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Aniston, Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, David Arquette, Michael J. Fox, and Bill O’Reilly.

Dr. Hagelin, the Institute staff, and the Institute’s highly effective and experienced media team, led by visionary media director Bob Roth, worked nonstop for months to organize the “Change Begins Within” concert and to generate unprecedented media coverage for it. To maximize the media impact of the concert, Paul, Ringo, and other performers joined David Lynch for a rare live pre-concert press conference on April 3, connecting via webcast with local press conferences in all major U.S. cities across the nation.
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01. Natural Blues (Moby with Betty Lavette)
02. Rise (Eddie Vedder)
03. Under Pressure (Ben Harper with Eddie Vedder)
04. My Sweet Lord (Sheryl Crow with Ben Harper)
05. Jerry Seinfeld Monologue
06. Hurdy Gurdy Man (Donovan with Jim James & Ben Harper)
07. Isle Of Islay (with Paul Horn)
08. It Don’t Come Easy (Ringo Starr with Eddie Vedder & Ben Harper)
09. Boys (Ringo Starr with Eddie Vedder & Ben Harper)
10. Yellow Submarine (with Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper & Sheryl Crow)
11. Drive My Car (PAUL McCartney)
12. Jet (Paul McCartney)
13. Got To Get You Into My Life (Paul McCartney)
14. Let It Be (Paul McCartney)
15. Here Today (Paul McCartney)
16. Band On The Run (Paul McCartney)
17. With A Little Help From My Friends (Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr)
18. Cosmically Conscious (with All Performers)
19. I Saw Her Standing There (with All Performers)