Senator Pens a Song of a United America

Moved by the carnage of the terrorist attacks in New York and at the Pentagon, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) has set out to compose “Americans United,” a song about last week’s tragic events.

Hatch started his latest work this week, scrawling the lyrics on a yellow legal pad.

“The whole terrorist attack has had him thinking about what has happened, and he’s had a couple ideas about the song that he might dedicate to what has happened,” said Hatch spokesman Christopher Rosche.

Hatch has written dozens of religious and patriotic tunes and has recorded seven CDs. He frequently collaborates with Janice Kapp Perry, a Utah composer who puts Hatch’s lyrics to music. Professional musicians perform the songs on the recordings.

Earlier this year, one of Hatch’s songs--”America Rocks”--was used in the movie “Rat Race.”