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Advt: $25 SEOElite Discount Coupon http://www.reviewk.com/seoelite/ Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am music video inspired by Barack Obama's message of hope. Celebrity-filled music videos have been used to support many social movements, from famine relief for Africa, to support for American farmers, to opposition to apartheid in South Africa. Video Exclusive: Obama Inspires Black Eyed Pea But rarely have celebrities and musicians banded together to create new music in the heat of a presidential campaign. The Black Eyed Peas' frontman, songwriter and producer known as will.i.am, along with director and filmmaker Jesse Dylan, son of another socially active musician, Bob Dylan, released a new song Friday that attempts to do just that. The music video "Yes We Can" premiered on ABCNewsNow's "What's the Buzz" on Friday. It was inspired, will.i.am told ABC's Alisha Davis, by Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign and in particular by the speech he has gave after the New Hampshire primary. "It made me reflect on the freedoms I have, going to school where I went to school, and the people that came before Obama like Martin Luther King, presidents like Abraham Lincoln that paved the way for me to be sitting here on ABCNews and making a song from Obama's speech," will.i.am said. "The speech was inspiring about making change in America and I believe what it says and I hope everybody votes," Dylan said. The music video includes excerpts from the Obama speech and appearances from a range of celebrities including: Scarlett Johansson, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta and Nick Cannon. When word got out about the song, will.i.am and Dylan said people were eager to participate. "I'm blown away by how many people wanted to come and be a part of it in a short amount of time. It was all out of love and hope for change and really representing America and looking at the world," will.i.am said. Dylan and will.i.am say they did not coordinate the production or release of this video with the Obama campaign and the filmmakers say they don't even know if Obama is aware of the video. Lyrics: It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom. Yes we can. It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness. Yes we can. It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Yes we can to justice and equality. Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity. Yes we can heal this nation. Yes we can repair this world. Yes we can. We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea -- Yes. We. Can. Other Interesting sites: http://superbowl-2008.blogspot.com/ http://coolest-ads.blogspot.com/ |
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| gungfu777 2008-02-11 05:01:06 What I love about Obama is not only how he makes you look at goverment differantly but how we see ourselves as a people and nation. __________________________________________________ | |
| GhostisBoo 2008-02-11 04:23:45 This video is such a great thing... makes me goosebumbs everytime... __________________________________________________ | |
| desmondhaynes 2008-02-11 04:15:15 finally! someone talking about the video! :) __________________________________________________ | |
| desmondhaynes 2008-02-11 04:14:57 any one who comes in white house will be able to change after what GWB's legacy! :) __________________________________________________ | |
| GhostisBoo 2008-02-11 03:45:56 Yay! USA - VOTE FOR OBAMA! Germany also would said a Poll... __________________________________________________ | |
