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Uploaded by on Mar 17, 2009

Thanks to everybody who helped me with this video!

Music copyright Michael Franti and Spearhead. If you like the song download it legally here: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/s...

Recently, there have been MANY videos that have been removed, muted, or audioswapped because WMG has been pressuring YouTube with copyright infringement claims. However, we think that when we sign music into ASL, it is considered Fair Use. We are not looking to make money. Our videos allow Deaf people to enjoy music, an audience that the music industry has more or less ignored for its entire history. Signing a song into ASL is tranformative, rather than translative, an the signs add extra meaning to the words. These videos are educational because it spreads awareness of the Deaf community and the beautiful language that is ASL. Our ASL videos do not detract from the sales of the song; rather, they are free advertising! I have purchased many albums from artists I have never heard of before until running across one of their songs in an ASL video--and I'm sure many people who subscribe to music Signers have done the same. Support the music, support the movement. allyballybabe has a video with a link to a petition she has started: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byluxk...
Please watch the video and sign the petition (remember to be professional, or else your signature may be removed!)

Also, be sure to check out all of the wonderful people who helped me with this video. In order of appearance, we are:

Derek: http://www.youtube.com/user/therealgo...
Tara: http://www.youtube.com/user/xmy2centsx
Tracie: http://www.youtube.com/user/Creativeh...
Kristin: http://www.youtube.com/user/Heffy7
Samantha: http://www.youtube.com/user/weirdgree...
Jen: http://www.youtube.com/user/UTJenHawk09
Jordan: http://www.youtube.com/user/NeutralMage

Thanks, everyone! =]

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  • wow that was good

  • This is awesome! You can see all different interpretations of the same chorus! This just goes to show that ASL truly is an art form. Congratulations to all of you!

  • i love it its awsome

  • no, its ok, its just a misunderstanding

  • hrnandezdiego, okay, sorry, I assumed you wanted her to talk (to you) so, I was trying to be helpful. "Mute" is not a term people use for the most part, by the way. You may already know that?

  • no i know sign language, i was just wondering if she was mute, because all her videos are in sign language thats all

  • hrandezdiego, I think what you're really asking might be something like: "Sorry, I don't know sign language, I wish I did. I'm wondering, can we still talk? Because I really want to communicate with you. Let me know what I can do to have a conversation of some kind with you." Sorry, I'm rewriting your comment without permission.

  • wow.....awesome vid! thx for putting this up!

  • your not mute are? (not to be rude)

  • Good job! one person was litlle hard to understand but worth of trying! :D fun is worth it to be on youtube! =D

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