will.i.am - Yes We Can

這兩天都在HBO、CNN、網路上狂看Barack Obama的就職演說跟就職相關活動消息，真的覺得Obama的演講技巧擅動人心，眼神與肢體都讓人感受到誠懇，即使在選戰中諸多尖銳的批評與挑戰，終究他成為美國歷史上第一位非裔美國人總統。整個compaign策略讓他建立清新又親民的形象，Obama的logo與相關肖像與藝術結合，『Yes, We can』成為經典口號，還可以在wikipedia上面找到這句話 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_We_Can 由艾美獎幾位歌手以及will.i.am為Obama在New Hampshrine演講稿譜曲後，出現這支『Yes, We can』的MV，很巧妙的結合歌唱、Obama演講以及群眾歡呼聲。讓我聽了忍不住也想站起來大喊『Yes, We can』啊!!!!will.i.am在這裡（http://yeswecan.dipdive.com/biography/）描述了為什麼他會寫這首歌的動機。

 

will.i.am Yes We Can 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 want 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.