Video of the Day: Stars Cover Obama

Just in time for Super Tuesday, a bunch of big and small names have banded together in support of Barack Obama. The below video was directed by Jesse (son of Bob) Dylan and features the Black Eyed Peas will.i.am, Scarlett Johansson, "Micheal" from Lost, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Herbie Hancock, and many more putting a musical spin of one of Obama's speeches.

Dylan says they didn't coordinate the release of the video with the Obama campaign and they aren't sure if he's even aware of it. "We didn't talk to anybody there... We just came together because it was an inspirational song about change coming out of his speech."

Watch it in full screen at YesWeCanSong.com. Read a transcript of the full speech being "covered" (given after the South Carolina primary), here. And finally, find out where you can vote on Tuesday, here.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on February 3, 2008 4:27 PM

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Bea

Uh. I'm not hearing anything but vague platitudes and vapid rhetoric. Where's the substance? I mean, who doesn't want "opportunity and prosperity"? How about telling us how you as a candidate plan on delivering "opportunity and prosperity"? Opportunity and prospertiy is a product of responsibility and hard work. Not Obama's vision of higher taxes that take more out of the pockets of the hard working and open borders that hold wages down for the least educated among us. Propoganda like this only works on the weak-minded, not the intelligent.

Elderta

will.i.am wrote it, but i don't know who produced it, and yes, it's a brilliant piece.

Dave Hogarty

You know, I'm a total cynic, and not in love Obama's politics, but I think this video will turn the tide. Whoever produced this should be very proud of a brilliant piece of propaganda.

jonathan

Barack is the first candidate I've known in my entire life to actually inspire me and make me feel proud.

I just wish the Obama buttons they were giving out on the streets were better designed.