Comments on: Barackappella: Our a cappella version of the Obama Yes We Can song

By: Marjory. from Paris

Marjory. from Paris — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:29:12 +0000

That’s just amazing..
Je l’ai regarde souvent et je vous félicite pour ces préstations tout à fait exceptinnelles. Vous chantez super bien. Cela me donne même la chair de poule.
Qui sait, peut-être qu’un jour vous viendrez en France hein & je l’espere vraiment car cela vaut le coup. ( Traduction ? (: )

I have sometimes watched that and Congradulations for these interpretations which are amazing. You sing very well.
Maybe one day you’ll propably come to France and i really hope that because you should be famous ! (: ( I try to traduce lol ).

YES WE CAN, OBAMA IS VERY FAMOUS AND LOVE IN FRANCE.

Marjory.
God Bless.

By: Mary (55) from Kansas

Mary (55) from Kansas — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:35:23 +0000

Here it is, almost a year later and I have just discovered your You Tube video/website. Obama and his family are in the Whitehouse and the changes have begun. I felt you all needed to know your video is still as powerful and full of meaning as when you posted it. I am just blown away by the talent and passion of you students and was as stunned by your performance as the original ‘Yes We Can’ video. Perhaps it was your honest response to the real change that is coming in your lifetime and in mine. Thanks for your effort and let’s all get ready to help the President make the changes. Yes We Can.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:39:15 +0000

I stumbled upon this earlier today, and have literally been playing it on replay since then. It’s amazing. So inspiring, and so real. You can tell that every one of you is so passionate about your political opinions, which is great.

As a high school student, I want to cry at how much hope I see in groups like yours. I love that kids just a little bit older than me are so involved and so hopeful. Thanks for inspiring me.

By: Isaac Holeman

Isaac Holeman — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:21:07 +0000

Hi Marjie,
That’s great! I’m really excited that you want play our music on your show. Almost all of the people who performed Barackapella are from the group Momo & the Coop at Lewis & Clark University. We are recording a CD right now, planning to release it in late April. I talked to the group tonight though and I think we might be able to get you a pre-release recording in just a week or two. Does that work for you?

We’d love to have you play any of our other music as well, you can check it out on our Facebook page (whether or not you have a Facebook account). We’d be happy to send you any songs from our last cd. I’ll send you an email when we are ready with a recording of Barackapella.

Thanks again Marjie and everyone for leaving such wonderful comments!
cheers
Isaac

By: Marjie Kennedy

Marjie Kennedy — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:53:21 +0000

I love the Yes I Can song on YouTube. Do you have a decent quality audio only version on CD or mp3 that you could send me to play on my a cappella radio show? I am the host of the Lotsa A Cappella show on KDHX, 88.1 in St. Louis Missouri. We can also be heard on the web at http://www.kdhx.org in streaming audio. My show airs on Saturday mornings at 6 AM to 8 AM Central Time, but archived versions of the show can be streamed from the kdhx.org website.

I just happened upon the song while listening to Martin Luther King songs on YouTube.

You guys are great!

By: Hanna

Hanna — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:47:07 +0000

I’m a junior in high school in Jakarta, Indonesia and i have to admit, this definitely gave me the waterworks. Amazing song, and amazing performance. Obama’s got a strong fanbase here in Jakarta International School, primary all the way to high school, we are ecstatic that he won. Will.i.am’s videos were all very wonderful, as were yours.
Congratulations on your great new leader. :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:38:59 +0000

I saw your video on youtube. It is so inspiring, gave me chills, goosebumps and made me cry. Thank you for posting it

By: Medellin Brothers

Medellin Brothers — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:17:09 +0000

Hey Barackappela

We are watching you everyday from France and we really appreciate your vibes and your fabulous cover of YWC. We have a little band of vocal music, and we would like to create some link with you.

See you and have fun

Congratulations again

Mehdi and Jean-Charles, the MB

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By: CL Hickerson

CL Hickerson — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:12:05 +0000

The video was forwarded to me by a friend earlier but I just connected to your story and the 2nd performance. I still get goosebumps to see such beautiful energy from any group of folks. I have watched over and over and am still uplifted by this great gift to HOPE. Thank you so much for the inspiration, talent, and intention to give this to us.
Yes, even North Carolina finally saw the light!!