Yes We Can Obama Song by Will.I.Am

[proud2BlibKansan]

Run time: 04:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fZHou18Cdk   Posted on YouTube: February 02, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 03, 2008 By DU Member: proud2BlibKansan Views on DU: 3089

 
Awesome!!

[DUyellow]

1. it is good

[Tellurian]

2. ICK! Song Title stolen from Dolores Huerta

an original thought coming from the Obama Campaign would die of loneliness. <sigh>

[Kokonoe]

3. She is the Co founder and first vice president of

the United Farm Workers union. I don't think she would mind.

[Eric J in MN]

12. She support Hillary Clinton.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=1707

[radiclib]

4. and she lifted it from the Pointer Sisters

So what?

[Eric J in MN]

13. Dolores Huerta used it in 1972, and the Pointer Sisters song was released in 1973.

From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%AD_se_puede

Sí se puede (Spanish for "Yes, It can be done!") is the motto of the United Farm Workers. In 1972, during Cesar Chavez's 25 day fast in Phoenix, Arizona, he and UFW's co-founder, Dolores Huerta came up with the slogan.
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From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_We_Can_Can


"Yes We Can Can" is a 1973 funk classic recorded by the American R&B girl group the Pointer Sisters and released on the Blue Thumb record label.

The song, written by Allen Toussaint, is a socially conscious. It features intricate background vocals by three of the sisters while Anita Pointer handled lead vocal duties.

Released in February of 1973, the song became the Pointers' first hit single reaching number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 and =============

But the song was recorded in 1972:

From
http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_pointer_sisters_yes/

So in early 1972, Rubinson signed the band to a management deal, and it was around that time, too, that sister Ruth joined the group. That fall, they went into Pacific Recording and started work on the group's first album, beginning with “Yes We Can Can,” “Jada” and “Cloudburst” (all of which they had demo'd before the Atlantic Records debacle). As fate would have it, midway during the recording of the album, Rubinson and Catero left Pacific Recording for good and moved their operation to Studio A of Wally Heider Recording in San Francisco, the hottest facility in town. “We were busy, busy, busy,” Catero recalls. “It seems like we barely slept.” Studio A, too, was equipped with a Quad Eight console, but by '72, Heider's had switched from Ampex 16-tracks to 3M models. The studio was a famously good-sounding tracking space, with a nice complement of high-quality microphones and a great-sounding echo chamber.
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[ima_sinnic]

7. awww ...

you're so cute when you're bitter :rofl:

[Bolo Boffin]

16. Because "Yes We Can" has never been put together in English before in history.

:eyes:

[DesEtoiles]

27. somebody really has his panties in a bunch about nothing

[rAVES]

18. God you're bitter.. that video must have stung you bad..

[JPZenger]

20. It is almost as wrong :) as this classic video

It is almost as wrong to use someone's 30 year old phrase as to copy a Microsoft video. Let's revisit the most popular political video of all time - over 4.4 million views and counting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3G-lMZxjo

As of 7 pm. Sunday, this new Obama video has had 325,000 views in one day (note - it was posted several different places on youtube - that is the total on youtube). I wouldn't be surprised if that was a new record.
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Celebrities featured include: Jesse Dylan, will.i.am, Common, Scarlett Johansson, Tatyana Ali, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta, Eric Balfour, Aisha Tyler, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick Cannon

[DesEtoiles]

25. he also stole the word "Yes" from the band called Yes. OMG!

[DesEtoiles]

26. She's holding on to a generic sentence like "Yes we can" since f'in 1972?!!

It's time that saying got put to good use, I'd say.

[Barking Spider]

30. glass half empty

Its a beautiful video. Shouldn't you be happy that people are inspired by a Democrat?

[fenriswolf]

33. is that why i have seen alot of your comrades touting

gomama and "yes she can"

[tokenlib]

5. Well done--it is spreading all over the net...

An edited version would be a powerful commercial...

[NOLALady]

6. I think its beautiful.

I am for Edwards.

But, that doesn't mean that I'm against Obama or HRC.

Wonders will never cease. I didn't think I could ever agree with RayGun about anything.

[usregimechange]

8. Awesome!! is right, wow!

[Ava]

9. the best campaign video i've seen this election season... if not ever.. extremely inspiring

i keep watching it again and again

it's a damn good video

[wordpix]

15. hi, Ava! I have the same feeling

[goclark]

23. If Ava says it ` that is a big compliment

:bounce:

They played it at the OBAMA Rally at UCLA today and the audience went wild.

Loved it, just loved it!

:bounce:

[rumpycrunch]

37. Well said.

I agree! This was really well done.

[MirrorAshes]

10. incredible.

bravo to all involved.

[Eric J in MN]

11. What is the name of the woman singing at the 1:15 mark? NT

NT

[Barking Spider]

24. I was wondering too. Beautiful voice.

[Barking Spider]

29. Figured it out. It's Esthero. n/t

[wordpix]

14. I love it! Edit & make it the ad to win Super Tuesday & presidency

Bravo to the grassroots who came up with it. :applause:

[rAVES]

17. now THAT is how you make a political music video k&r

[JPZenger]

19. Great Video

It was put together by Jacob Dylan (bob's son) and Will.I.Am of the Black Eye Peas. A complete list of the persons appearing is on the right side of the main page for this video on youtube.com. For example, Herbie Hancock and Nick Cannon participated.

[polichick]

21. I've watched this a dozen times, and still LOVE it...

YES, WE CAN!

[femrap]

22. Everyone in the southern red states is

singing together, 'Yes, we can.' It's a miracle! I had no idea.

[DesEtoiles]

28. don't hate

[femrap]

31. you are talking to the wrong person....I mean people. nt

[toandme]

32. This is a great song/video.......

As, a by note, I live in a RED midwestern state and my republican friend who was over for our superbowl party, great guy but has voted for W. in the last two elections, told me he is voting for Obama this Tues. in our primary

[FrenchieCat]

34. Kicking to keep on background as I work today.

[NOLALady]

35. I finally got hubby to sit still long enough to watch this video.

Halfway through the video, he turned away. At first I assumed he wasn't interested, than I saw the tear roll down his cheek!

In the 60s we marched, sat in, went to jail to gain equal rights. We protested to end an unjust war. We didn't know each other then. We were teens but on the same page.

We tried so hard, dammit. He said this video made him think of what our country could have been and hopefully could be.

I was surprised that he was so moved. Just had to share.

[Texifornia]

36. Just kickin' it

trying to keep it above some of the avalanche of Gravel videos.

[Pastiche423]

38. WOW

[beertigger]

39. Sweet!

Try doin' this w/ a GW Bush joint....

[SteppingRazor]

40. Just saw this. Excellent.

K&R.

[Exultant Democracy]

41. This is just great!