Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video

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Congratulations, Mr. President.



-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.

Guest appearances -

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 "Si, podemos" - 1:17
Maya Rubin - 1:08 "כן אנו יכולים (Qen Annu Yecholim)" (Hebrew)
Esthero - 1:10
Eric Balfour - 1:23
Nicole Scherzinger - 1:30
Taryn Manning - 1:40
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 (American Sign Language) - 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

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: February 2, 2008 at 2:57 am
Author: WeCan08

Length: 00:04:30
Rating: 4.67
Views: 14342777

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Video Comments:
megisys (December 5, 2008 at 6:28 am)
Just for once. Believe in something other than religion. Something has to be better than nothing. And nothing is so much worse than something.
ibeyoutu (December 5, 2008 at 6:18 am)
I wonder why epople keep saying he's great. He hasn't done anything yet. HE'S A POLITICIAN. Keep that in mind, and maintain a healthy amount of scepticism and synicism. All politicians are liars, whatever colour they come in.
mmtot (December 5, 2008 at 3:58 am)
David Rockefeller controls America and most other countries for that matter. We are fucked.
chiklette23 (December 5, 2008 at 3:58 am)
i have so much love for theis man
he has my respect
i'm ssooo proud of the usa
mary39806 (December 5, 2008 at 1:47 am)
This song reminds me of something, I can't remember it though.
I'll tell you one thing, it reminds me of something beautiful.
amanda18g (December 5, 2008 at 12:00 am)
i bet these artist got a prompt and they are reading from it lolz. liberals!! but i like obama. i jus find celebrities soo corny and eww
jeffelisha1 (December 4, 2008 at 11:53 pm)
Have you ever seen the movie "Obsession"
ivannoun (December 4, 2008 at 11:49 pm)
i don't understand why people haven't noticed the creepy similarity between Obama's speeches and Hitler's speeches. the repetition of a slogan. the promise for "change." there's just so much more. don't you people know that all fascist governments are established when a country is in a serious economic, social, or political crisis. OBAMA IS A FUCKING MASON. IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IF ANYONE ELSE WON. the same corporations sponsor ed all the candidates. do your research
jeffelisha1 (December 4, 2008 at 11:46 pm)
WoW I Cant beleive this entire election was teetering on the color of our skin, this was ridiculous Kanye, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Oprah , and almost every other African-American voted on skin color because they felt like "WoW WE finally did it" That's not how American Societey should react to their new president. When Bush was elected we never once said "WoW we did it again!" THAT'S RACICST TO ME!!!
remedialy (December 4, 2008 at 11:44 pm)
I may sound like a broken record. Since Bush had become more Unpopular than the inmates in Death Row, his executive decisions that planted unbridled callousness and IDIOCY which had harvest ruins shall NOT be consider'an OFFICIAL ACT of the president;thus,with heavy heart he must be held accountable,can be charge in court that when his immunity from prosecutions as president ends and when he leaves office.You can't just leave him blameless just like that. ''no justice no change.'' peace