Alert icon
We're changing our privacy policy. This stuff matters.  Learn more  Dismiss

READY TO BELIEVE - Obama Campaign Song - pka, Yes We Can

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon
Upgrade to the latest Flash Player for improved playback performance. Upgrade now or more info.
94,720
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Feb 5, 2008

It's clear that more and more Americans are "Ready to Believe" and we dedicate this song to them. We believe it captures the spirit of hope and change that the Obama campaign represents at the same time it takes aim at those lame attacks from the other side.

Here's a little background on how this song came to be. Incredibly, on the day that the current "You Tube" sensation "Yes We Can" was released, we were in a mixing studio putting in the final changes on our song, which we were also calling "Yes We Can." We decided to change the title to avoid confusion, and now it's known as "Ready to Believe," a title which, the longer we sit with it, the more appropriate it feels.

"Ready to Believe" is composed and sung by Cherish Alexander, lyrics by Jackie Zabel and Bryce Zabel, and produced by Damian Valentine and Cherish Alexander. At the time they wrote the lyrics, just days before the California primary, Bryce & Jackie were striking screenwriters. Cherish is a popular and established alt.rocker in the LA scene with a powerful voice and a passion to make the world a better place. Bryce and Cherish had worked together previously when, as executive producer of the TV series, "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven," he collaborated with Cherish to create some original music for multiple episodes.

You can download a crystal-clear pure MP3 of "Ready to Believe" at (http://www.cherishalexander.com) and you can also download a clean PDF of the lyrics.

Please enjoy "Ready to Believe" and help the world hear it at this important and critical time. If you have friends in Wisconsin, Hawaii, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania and all the other states about to vote, please send it to them now.

READY TO BELIEVE

I'm ready to believe
No more people who deceive
It's his time to take the stage
It's our time to turn the page
I don't want to be feeling sad
I don't want to be feeling bad
Give us one good man
Who says yes
Yes we can

They say he must wait his turn
They say too much to learn
They say he should stand in line
It's their plan, not mine

CHORUS (I'm ready to believe...)

They say it's a fairy tale
They say rolling dice can only fail
They say it will fall apart
He alone speaks from my heart

CHORUS
CHORUS

Can we see the future and not the past?
Yes we can
Can we come together and make a change?
Yes we can
Can we really believe again?
Yes we can

We say, now is the time
We say, this is the plan
We say, it takes one good man

Yes we can

(c) Violently Peaceful Music (BMI) 2008
Bryce Zabel & Jackie Zabel
Cherish Alexander
http://www.cherishalexander.com
http://www.brycezabel.com

  • likes, 56 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:

Uploader Comments (TeamBarack)

  • The MP3 of "Ready to Believe" is available now on iTunes!

  • You can get a clean copy of this song for your iPod on iTunes now! Just search for "Ready to Believe - Yes We Can" or the artist, "Cherish Alexander." Spread the word so that iTunes features the song more prominently!

  • Who wrote it? Please reply...... A Very good song

  • The story is all told to the right in the "About This Video" section. The music is by Cherish Alexander (who sings it) and the lyrics are by Jackie & Bryce Zabel.

see all

All Comments (140)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • Quinnipac poll:

    Florida 51-43 Obama

    Ohio 50-42 Obama

    Pennsylvania 54-39 Obama

    YES WE CAN....ARE ARE!!!

    PEACE.

  • I LOVE IT!!!! Sending it viral right NOW

  • Just wonderful!!!

    Thanks for making and sharing this!!!

    OBAMA/BIDEN '08!

  • YES WE CAN!!!

    OBAMA/BIDEN 08!!!

  • I agree. I would only add...take a car load of registered voters with you. Give rides to those who dont have cars. This is about us. If we want it, it is ours.

    Peace!

  • YES WE CAN!

  • very sweet...pls ck mi obama reggae song"obama

    row the boat ashore" true!!!!!

  • be ready to vote, take your cameras and video cams to the polling sites, be ready to insist on a provisional ballot; verify your registration ahead of time, take your ID, do what you need to do to make your vote count; yes we can, if we are ready take the stage and turn the page!!

    love the song!

  • Cherish Alexander is a good friend and an AWESOME talent! search her out on my space and her album "fallen awake".

  • I`m a serb that live in Germany and I think that Barack Obama is a man of HOPE not only for american people,than for people all over the world.Please,vote Mr.Obama for president because he is able to change the world.YES HE CAN!!!  MAKE THE DREAM THRUE

Loading...

Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more