Can Will.I.Am do for Barack Obama what he did for Fergie? Only time will tell, but this clip directed by Jesse Dylan is an audacious reason to be hopeful. The Black Eyed Peas frontman and producer sampled a recent speech from the presidential candidate, laid a guitar and piano beneath it and added some star power on top of it. Scarlett Johansson, Common, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Herbie Hancock, John Legend and even Tatyana Ali give the Illinois senator's impassioned speech some pop culture clout and turn his political statements into powerful poetry. The black and white video renders Obama in an iconic light, making the senator's message seem timeless and significant. (review by Craig Belcher) --> watch "Yes We Can" at Yeswecan.com with "making of" notes by Will I. Am, or below via YouTube
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"Yes We Can"
Jesse Dylan, director | Will.I.Am and Mike Jurkovac, producers| cYclops/Form , production co's | Terrence "Biff" Butler, editor (Jesse Dylan repped by Lanette Phillips Management)
