will.jpgThere is something about this election year that is reminding me of the transforming and fresh spirit of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. The theme of change is being echoed, but not in a “election cliche” kind of way that past candidates have declared as simply a metaphor for the same ol’ regime with just a different wineskin or face, rhetoric. No people. There is a greater call, better yet a scream of change, that is being uttered from the human spirit to the “powers that are we” that human rights and inclusive american politics need to be in full effect.

No one is carrying that message and that spirit more than Senator Barak Obama. And just like the 1960’s, artists are taking their place within the political and social atmosphere, and is inspiring us to have expectation and participation in the process through their song.

This week, Producer Will-I-Am, released “yes we can”, a song taken from Obama New Hampshire Primary Address Speech. Saying “taken” is an understatement, Will was able to use solely the speech itself for the lyrics of the song. Either Obama is the best speech writer on earth or Will-I-Am is a heck of a musical genus. I think its both.

The song was recorded in a week in LA and it includes Will, 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, Nick Cannon and more.

Check out the video of the song below and also log onto yeswecansong.com to hear more about Will-I-Am’s inspiration for the song and also the lyrics.