Monday, January 19, 2009

Will.I.Am Premieres Latest Barack Obama-Inspired Anthem 'America's Song'Song features Seal, Bono, Mary J. Blige and others.


Will.I.Am has never been shy about his love for President-elect Barack Obama. In addition, in honor of the future president, Will.I.Am has written "America's Song”, which features appearances by Seal, Bono, and Mary. J. Blige and others. It is the first collaboration between the Black Eyed Peas MC and composer David Foster.

The song made its debut on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Monday (January 19), with the chorus "America is beautiful/ My America, your America, our America is beautiful."

"The meaning of this song is being proud of America," Will told Oprah. "I wanted to write the new American anthem for this day and age — for this generation."

It will be available as a free download for 24 hours on Oprah.com

This is not the first time Will.I.Am debuted a politically charged song on Oprah's show. In November, just days after Obama won the election premiered the video for his new song “It’s a New Day” The video flashed pictures of Obama on election night and crowds celebrating the Illinois senator's victory, alongside images of historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman. It also featured celebrity appearances from his bandmate Fergie, as well as actors Olivia Wilde, Jonathan Schaech, and Kerry Washington.

When he released his first song about the then presidential hopeful, “Yes We Can” Will gathered celebrity friends including John Legend, Scarlett Johansson, and Common for the video. The next song,” We Are the Ones”, also had a star-filled video, featuring George Lopez and Jessica Alba.

 

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