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But rarely have celebrities and musicians banded together to create new music in the heat of a presidential campaign.

The Black Eyed Peas' frontman, songwriter and producer known as will.i.am, along with director and filmmaker Jesse Dylan, son of another socially active musician, Bob Dylan, released a new song Friday that attempts to do just that.

The music video includes excerpts from the Obama speech and appearances from a range of celebrities including: Scarlett Johansson, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta and Nick Cannon.

New Celeb-Filled Music Video for Obama Song from Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am Inspired by Obama Speech Feb. 2, 2008
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Two weeks after Barack Obama delivered his "Yes We Can" speech in Nashua, New Hampshire, the Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am assembled an all-star cast of musicians and actors (including Common, John Legend and Scarlett Johansson) to appear on his "remix" of the speech and the accompanying video, an arty, black-and-white clip that quickly became a YouTube sensation, racking up more than 4 million views.

So far comedians/actors George Lopez and John Leguizamo have recorded spoken parts for the track, and a publicist for the project told MTV News Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, Ben McKenzie, Macy Gray and the Black Eyed Peas' Tabu are slated to participate. And rumor has it that Beyoncé is trying to clear up her schedule to make an appearance too. The whole thing is coming together with a spur-of-the-moment kind of feel (in the studio, Will was collaborating with a New York-based percussionist via online chat service Skype), and it looks like that's the way it'll be until the song is finished.

By James Montgomery, with reporting by Yasmine Richard
Feb 21 2008 2:59 PM EST
Will.I.Am Readying Second Barack Obama Video -- Possibly With Beyonce's HelpViews 5,758 Comments 3 Rating 100% Rate this article Thumbs upThumbs downAdd to my Profile Sign In/Sign Up Votes Sign In/Sign Up Permalink Share Flag Adult Hate Spam Other Send to Friend Print George Lopez, John Leguizamo have already recorded vocals for 'We Are the Ones.
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