"Yes We Can"

The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am assembled an all-star cast, including John Legend, Common and Scarlett Johansson, to make a music video out of one of Barack Obama's stump speeches during the 2006 primary campaign, highlighting his now famous slogan "Yes We Can." The timing of the video couldn't have been better — it was released during the height of the Democratic primaries and was viewed more than 20 million times, helping to push support toward Obama's camp.

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