Common: "A Dream" Live Performance

[dougninjafresh]

Common killed it

[mgelizon]

how the fuuk can you dislike this

[Ascended111111]

My theme song~!!!! I love ALL the Common People!!!! Salaam!

[skemsaren]

this is such a beautiful song!

[Tallitafernandes]

Acho que Escritores da Liberdade mudou a minha vida, e essa música também. Common, I Love you!

[oshowyu]

ヒラリーダフがいる

[LukasfeatCrumble]

will.i.am cant sing .. :(

[heartimin]

やばすぎる。。リリック、、gggggggreat!!!!!!­

[oshowyu]

great

[Mister5Night]

I have tears rolling in my eyes.....

And i ain't even black!

[kwhats2010]

これは最高のライブ。ヒップホップの完成形だと思う。



[alexanderkenniethbam]

he's one of the best but he can't flow like jigga

[tennisdude2834]

you know hes talented cus he sounds EXACTLY the same live and on track

[DeeSuun]

dude, common is great live

[cubicle52]

Yo he say red scrolls or read scrolls??? Including lyrics into a tatoo n do t wana fuck it up

[SantoSGTV]

For the 18 ppl that disliked this

you don't know what real music is!

[Slaza69]

Why the fuck is bilal doing back up vocals for wil.i.a.m Bilal should sing this he would rip this, Plus common and bilal go back

[higginsrocky69]

what i like about will. i. am and the black eyed peas is that basically all of their songs is to get some type of a point

[Keekle88]

0:15 black Leonard Hofstadter !

[kealeamea]

first of all, I am not a rapper fan.

BBBBBut, I really like this one.

[JamSlick]

This is why i love hiphop. This is music for the Soul.

[noxxciety]

@JamSlick sooo true man! from the soul

[SASMIA6CIA]

yo at 2:21 doesnt the guy in the black hoodie seem like the same guy in Freedom Writers..

[MAAAAPLE]

@SASMIA6CIA

It's because he is the same guy in the movie. The whole group there is the cast, listening to the performance.

[MarriedRose]

this is so energetic! didn't think the song could be sung in this way...great!

[noahawk07]

wow!! That was inspiring....this version is funkier and more uptempo but I love they way he hits it.

The original version is great in its own right but I love the looseness and spontaneity of this one...

[malampetang]

i wish i was there...

[kapitbahayTV]

my dream is to be free,my dream is to be free.we have invisible cages called the SYSTEM.understand it

[50eathaters]

sounds betta live

[scaroni39]

am i the only 1 who thinks this better than the studio version he hit this song so much harder than the studio version in my opinion

[latrop93]

Common sings really well, but will just... Sounds a LOT better in the music vid

[dannyb123321]

OK, simple as com is the Greatest, and 'BE' was his best album, in my opinion.!. but this is my fav song from him :D. real hip-hop 4 eva!

[jepppsson]

love song :D

[krazymic]

I forgot to mention Guru lol - oh and Com fucked up in his 1st verse 54sec into the video...

[krazymic]

yo I consider myself a huge fan of hip hop and I know a lot of emcees, rappers whatever, from fucking Q-tip, black thought, arsoinsits, pun, Lupe, Pac, Big, Em, Andre3000, Big Daddy Kane, Jay, Nas, Wayne, Busta, whomever...

If someone asks me who i think is the best rapper of all time, easy answer.. common...

when you look at his consistency, his body of work, his lyrics, he's a sure genius. I wasn't feeling his new album all that much but fuck it. He's the best in my book by a chapter.

[aftermathnow]

Pharoahe Monch is so much better than common with a lot steadier material. Commons last album sucked and most people agree with that. Pharoahe hasn't made a bad album yet and that's including his OK shit.

[krazymic]

WTF! Dude you don't know shyt, I like Monch but you can't compare him to Common, Common's last album although was not his best, was still better than Monch's last album, I Pharoh but I'm sorry he's not on the same level as COm, you prolly never heard Com's Ressurection album, nuff Said..

[aftermathnow]

uh no Desire shitted all over Finding Forever. I've listened to every Common album...hense why I even commented in the first place, idiot. Don't you find yourself looking like a retard when you assume shit, buddy? Pharoahe is a top 5 whilest Common is a top 10, period.

[krazymic]

ur crazy son,Finding Forever wasn't even his last album, shows what you know about COm, it was Universal Mind Control, which was not all that but FInding FOrever? That album alone is better than anything Pharoh has done. This conversation is dumb dude, if You asked Monch who he thinks was better he'll say Common, no doubt.. LMAO PHaroh top 5!!?? He's not even top 20, come on son.. are you serious? You got good taste in music but you can't compare COm to Monch, I'm srry.

[TheHeartlessMC]

it certainly didnt suck.

[mekz100]

common is the fucking king

[lexluthor4040]

great message, great perormances if you dont have anything positive to say then dont say it,think it...

[starberri11]

If you pause at 2:45 is that anne frank on the monitor/T.V.

[skalaa9]

how do u know that

[starberri11]

Well it looks like her

[mnemonix92]

Yeah looks like her

[stardoom100]

I think it was 4:46 but it's ALMOST impossible to tell. If i would guess i would definitly think it's Anne Frank

[starberri11]

If you compare this to the music video its sounds somewhat the same but that guy (I don't know his name) is cutting the notes kind of...

If that makes sense

[tommie233]

will i am is tha best commonon is good too but listing to tha message of the song that is more important then who can sing better

peace

[pauluseda]

will i am-sucked -_-

Common-GREAT!!!!!!! :D

[mykelbrandt9]

heard that.

[maladbruthah]

it sounds a lot worse live like seriously but in the other music vid awsum

[hserv1]

yea will iam didnt do that good

[crazeemohfoh]

I think it's because he's not actually talented.

[mulotto14]

just like t-pain and kanye, with out that voice modifier they sound horrible

[oliveirinha20]

kanye?

[mulotto14]

yea u ever hear him in person? his voice is so whiny and annoyin, made me wana scratch out ma ear drums

[p0money0ediot]

yeah i heard him live, he is pretty good, check def jam poetry kanye, kanye is quite good in singing!

[Bingza2]

Commmon rocks live but not so much Will i am but still rocks!

[cmichaelp2004]

crap william sucks

[blindmarth]

It's just great.

[UndergroundSkytrain]

I NEED THIS SONG ON MY IPOD!!!!!!!!!!

[JHOOD800]

whats the name of album?

[jupa09]

it's from freedom writers soundtrack.

[shiam35]

common rap is sick

[Sa11y17]

Common is great on cd & even better live. Great performance FROM Common..& he's fiine. :)

[667985]

it sounds terrible compared to the recording

[oliveirinha20]

i's true

[jtbep]

This song got me in tears of hope

[myl100]

just great!

[parkzy101]

Sick song one of Commons best

[babytruong]

that song is awesome

[parkzy101]

pure awesomness

[41LEO41]

fantasy the best lisen yo wzx do8 from vzla

[ufcbestsportever]

real Hip Hop right there!!!

[Kingsnake77]

Funkay shit, this is good man.

Live version even beats the original.

[Surfergirlhotty]

sounds alot better with machines helping their voices

[evucs]

loooooooove it

[grrrfield]

THE REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE !!:D

[jujusnightout]

love this dude

[NorwayLove]

so great!<3

[TheReal12]

Tha energy is LIVE in this one!!!!

[chrisshon]

Yo... let's make REAL Hip-Hop #1! No more of this wack rap shit. Go and get Comm's new album Finding Forever... it's sick! Support REAL Hip-Hop!

[snoopy141288]

for real, man, for real! Im sick of all those fake rapper wanabe! Common is for real!

[nikasmakakas]

@snoopy141288 man i dont know about common.but i know one REAL rapper.this is 2PAC AMARU SHAKUR :)

[SWeedSWeedSWeed]

@nikasmakakas Yeah but no offence, that hero is dead (R.I.P.). Focuss on the future man, Common is REAL.

[Scott77Abe]

@nikasmakakas Tupac was hardly "real". He went from being a conscious rapper, to a studio gangsta when he signed with Death Row.. Plus how many "thugs" learn, and excel at ballet?

[nikasmakakas]

@Scott77Abe tupac was hardly ''real'' rapper? how can u explain that he was fighting against illuminati? how u explain that he was not afraid and talking against goverment at every hes song ? so u cant even talk about tupac . tupac was the REAL rapper and will be in this damn ass world.

[Scott77Abe]

@nikasmakakas I stopped reading after you mentioned the Illuminati.. Conspiracy theorists are never worth arguing against. 2Pac's "Death Row" persona was fabricated. The whole Gangsta rap life he was rapping about wasn't the life he was living, therefore it was fake AKA not real.

[nikasmakakas]

@Scott77Abe AKA FUCK UR MOM. I IGNORE U DONT GONNA ANSWER ANYTHING. FUCKING IDIOT GO LISTEN RAP !

[Scott77Abe]

@nikasmakakas that reply explains everything... you're 13! HA!

[nikasmakakas]

@Scott77Abe who told u that i am 13? LOL i am 15 :P

[jancy111]

i love this song

[minameisneo]

Common's good. Will...kinda spoils it xD.

[khalil]

Yo dats Bilal singing backround!! philly standup!

[thaosta559]

My mother died two years ago, you stupid sizzle-dick m****f****

[cam89cole]

the dj is shit hot boi, anyone agree?

[SkullFace009]

common is a monster wit lyrics and always will be

[fatpapers]

Hey If you like this song by Common,

You'd Probably LOVE Linkin Park's new song,

You can stream it for free on their homepage,

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And you can buy the song on iTunes!

Check it out. Best LP material yet!

Thanks,

SpikeMinoda

[jahineverybody]

Cuz you've got to be kidding. That was awesome. Revolutionary music on MTV(?)! Clinching my fist holding the right up. MY DREAM IS TO BE FREE!

[ironmaidennumba1yeah]

common you fucking idiot

[LittleDevil7]

Common's great live!

[Nathanorourke]

i gotta go n see dat film

[airro]

real talk

[Agibus]

very nice!thanks for uploading!

[hollaballooza]

legendary, common is one of the greatest! Thanks for the vid upload man, much love

[thafro]

shit, hes WAY better live

[monkiesattack]

yea i saw that on MTV...

[hershey012]

hey, this song is from the movie "freedom writers" do u guys no hu sings it?

[209t]

its Common

[GloryRunar]

Common go check him out, he's good.

[Muzik4daSoul]

Big tune!

[thextacoxofxdoom]

i think the live performance is better than the original song!

[Chiovas]

wikkid!!!

[FurtadoFann]

I GOT A DREAM...i love this song it is so deep and i cant wait to see the movie, Freedom Writers

[dang3r3]

this song is the truth and i cant wait to see the movie....finally somethin that can actually relate to us

[gangstagurl111]

love it this song was stuck in mah head all day

[luvetteAnime]

AWSOME-Luve it

[Josh91FM]

awesome

[lite09]

AWESOME!

[heavyarmscu18475]

this is heavy

[angelhearts567]

awesome! they rock!! :D

[Yuriohs]

Off the chain man! If there were more concious hip hop artists like him and Wil I Am people(and parents) would finally stop seing hip hop as the enemy of the world

[livin4tommorow]

yea he on another level.

[nickandjayzhou]

common not common

[thextacoxofxdoom]

Damn this songs rocksssssssssssss! A song with a funky beat and cool lyrics! This is how rap should really be! =)

[sen1220]

incredible song... hopefully the movie's as hot.

[818mike]

common is such a good hip hop rapper

[daveezy]

Great Song, and Great Performance

[pascalmahler]

Awesome Song

[jabraulter]

Great song! I look forward to the movie.

[rallykingg]

great

[JoeyM90]

common is doing it right and is putting the message out that we should never let our differences divide us. GOOD music

[Adrenalyn]

I share the dream! Hate is ignorance! Why do we still see color and let it devide us?!?! Only ignorance devides me from you.

[rephstar]

dope song...

[wildbenny5405]

Great ! where is this CD ?

[gkatos]

they say hip hop is dead, common is here to resurrect it.

[Muselinho]

Dr Martin L.King x Common = The solution!

[Muselinho]

Dr Martin L. King x Common = Solution to our problems!

[saipanz32]

poetic genious. dope.

[SnookD]

some of yall jus lovin da song jus cuz u think u supposed to cuz MLK on there im A die hard common fan so i listen to his lyrics and i know what he be talkin bout i been listenin to common every since can i borrow a dollar came out dats how deep it is wit me

[snoopy141288]

Maybe some of us are true Common fan just like you are.

[jericho232]

Hey yall. The movie comes out January 5th

[SnookD]

maybe but lets not argue who the #1 fan lets just listen to the message in the soing okay thanks 4 da reply

[thyoldpie]

i love this message

[ade8914]

damn i love this song i keep goin on to this page to listen to it

[twenty6s]

deep mayne

once again when is the movie coming out?

[snoopy141288]

Common is one of those artist that keeps Hip Hop pure and real!! He's the Man!! Hip Hop is Chicagoing, for real!!!

[bigslanki]

****KSPURGEON*** im feeling you yea the blackeye peas are ok, but there not what i started listning to, i remember the upside down video's going thru the fields MAN!!! the original members where the shit. i guess turning mainstream looses alot of those things i guess thats why tha Roots havent jumped off to being commercialized which is good

[djtrebel]

this is a song for black people but im white and live 4 dis music but u have 2 learn that every1 has the right 2 expess things and not b h8ed 4 it u gotta enjoy life while its still here music isnt always music u have 2 understand. . . r.i.p proof

[kspurgeon]

Wait, wait, something that Will I am produced that sounds like the old Black Eyed Peas? wait wait, I must be high...Common is the man as always, but Will BRING BACK THE OLD Black Eye Peas STYLE!

[vogelips30]

Common is nice!

[LorneShadow]

Common is nyce!

[mikemillenium17]

its called a flat-cap.

[magillionare]

the hat is called an apple hat fam! grace and peace to you and your family and may God reveal himself to you that you will come to live for him and repentance and salvation that you may be in heaven when Christ returns ..peace and God loves you.

[inuyasha62927]

Loved that performance! Might any1 no where i can get the hat Common is wearing or what its called for that matter? lol

[RSoTZeph]

was it just me or did it not sound quite the same as the one in movie? :P nevertheless great song

[SnOwYRaT]

333TGINN333 Howbout you stop being a fucking asshole in anything related to this. If you think it's bad, then WHY the fuck do you watch it you little peice of shit.

[ChloroPhil]

I think you misread what he said, somehow I did too the first time I read his post. He said its a shame that this song is still had to be made, these should've been all good and done with by now. Right?

[WHOFREAKINCARES]

pretty good song. i wonder who's getting the royalties for use of the speech?

[ironandsilk]

iono, i heard someone has tha speech protected, but if they use a small clip, lyk tha news channels often do, i don' think they gotta pay royalties

[WHOFREAKINCARES]

The copyright act applies regardless of the length of the clip. The news channels get to do it under the "fair use" exception to the Copyright act -- (b/c its news) -- but this song is for a commerical purpose, so I'm betting that either he's paying, or whoever owns the speech is letting him do it to raise awareness. just guessing. i have no idea...

[rodney12769]

Stop living in fantasy land. The only way things will truly change for the better is when we all stop letting the 1% rule the 99%. Let all differences go and stop living in fear. Communication, Honesty and Creativity are keys to any successful relationship, business, family, friends, or significant other.

[333TGINN333]

what a shame this is revelant. Ali, X, King and the rest of em' are fom 4 decades ago.

[C0LDSH07]

Great video - knowledge is power - ain't no truth more powerful than that. Thanks for sharing!

[Eemma]

Awesome song! :DDDD

[taisuke114]

willi Sam

[Smashitz]

"Freedom is a road less travelled by the multitudes" ... So True

[yellowsnapper]

Common.. rapper? Poet? My lyrical king, you keep all our dreams alive.

[justin48228]

incredible

[MJkiddub]

thank you man. dude i wanna cry man it aint even....

[fftoocool]

I've got a dream. That one day people will remember Martin's word, that I will be in an english class where we read a book written by a black author, that I can walk down the street in Newfoundland and not get strange looks.

[BabySpit]

I LOVE THIS SONG!! cant wait for the album

[luxfero]

i am glad there is no peace. if there was life wouldnt be as interesting as it is now

[loumiven]

your a bumass!! go and look at the news and see whats happening in middle east!! interesting is'nt it?? what an idiot u are!

[dustyonelove]

Yoyoyo, what ABOUT the middle east? Isnt it true that we attract more of what we think and feel?Wouldnt you rather focus your energy on empowering yourself and thus spreading this empowerment so we can live in a world with less retardation? For Real, one can only handle so many hits to the bricks with the old noggin. BRO, Do you feel it?

[loumiven]

are ur against me?? this luxfero is happy because there is no peace... it makes him think that the world is interesting.... he's a bum!!

[dustyonelove]

Yea, agreed man, aren't we all just a little uneducated. Jah Love

[FATALSKILLZ]

look what they've dun to my contry, and seriously right now ive turned crazy