Watch TheKillers pay tribute to George Floyd with a stripped-down performance of 'Land of the Free'
paid tribute to George Floyd with a stripped-down performance of"Land of the Free" during the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular on Saturday .
Appearing live from their Prairie Sun Recording Studio in Sonoma, Calif., the Brandon Flowers-led group delivered an emotional performance of the. Seated at a piano in a dimly lit room, Flowers once changed up the lyrics to the song's poignant second verse. "When I go out in my car/ I don't think twice/ But if you're the wrong color skin/ You grow up lookin' over both your shoulders/ In the land of the free/ And how many killings must one man watch in his home/ Till he sees the price on the tab/ Eight measured minutes and 46 seconds/ Another boy in the bag/ Another stain on the flag," he sang in reference to Floyd's tragic death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
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