► Yes We Can - Barack Obama Song ◄
by Will.I.Am
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.
I was sitting in my recording studio watching the debates...
Torn between the candidates
I was never really big on politics...
and actually I'm still not big on politics...
but 4 years ago, me and the black eyed peas supported Kerry...
And we supported Kerry with all our might...
We performed and performed and performed for the DNC...
doing all we could do to get the youth involved...
The outcome of the last 2 elections has saddened me...
on how unfair, backwards, upside down, unbalanced, untruthful,
corrupt, and just simply, how wrong the world and "politics" are...
So this year i wanted to get involved and do all i could early...
And i found myself torn...
because this time it's not that simple...
our choices aren't as clear as the last elections ...
last time it was so obvious...
Bush and war vs. no bush and no war...
But this time it's not that simple...
and there are a lot of people that are torn just like i am...
So for awhile I put it off and i was going to wait until it was decided for me...
And then came New Hampshire...
And i was captivated...
Inspired...
Guest appearances
The following celebrities were featured in the song and music video (time indicates first appearance on the official dipdive.com version):
* will.i.am - 0:01
* Scarlett Johansson - 0:05
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 0:21
* Common - 0:23
* John Legend - 0:32
* Bryan Greenberg (guitar) - 0:37
* Kate Walsh - 0:44
* Tatyana Ali - 0:44
* Harold Perrineau, Jr. - 0:49
* Aisha Tyler - 1:01
* Samuel Page - 1:03
* Enrique Murciano - 1:07
* Maya Rubin - 1:08 "Kein Annu Yicholim" (in Hebrew: Yes We Can)
* Esthero - 1:10
* Eric Balfour - 1:23
* Nicole Scherzinger - 1:30
* Taryn Manning - 1:41
* Amber Valletta - 1:52
* Auden McCaw (in Valetta's arms) - 1:52
* Kelly Hu - 1:52
* Adam Rodríguez - 1:56 "Sí se puede"
* Eric Christian Olsen - 2:02
* Sarah Wright - 2:02
* Shoshannah Stern - 2:05
* Ed Kowalczyk (guitar) - 2:19
* Fonzworth Bentley (violin) - 2:38
* Amaury Nolasco - 3:24
* Hill Harper - 3:27
* Nick Cannon - 3:36
* Herbie Hancock (piano) - 3:41
* Johnathon Schaech - 3:45
* Austin Nichols - 3:50
* Tracee Ellis Ross - 4:00
* Fred Goldring (guitar) - 4:03
* Anson Mount
* Alfonso Ribeiro
* Cliff Collins
* Vera Farmiga
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