Sí Se Puede Cambiar
"Sí Se Puede Cambiar" | |
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Andres Useche | |
Producer(s) | United For Obama |
"Sí, Se Puede Cambiar" (English translation: Yes, we can change) is a song and
The video attracted national and international attention and through 2008 Andres Useche accepted invitations to do radio, newspaper and TV interviews in which he promoted Barack Obama's campaign.[5]
The phrase "Sí se puede" originated with the United Farm Workers, which adopted it as the union's official slogan in 1972. It subsequently gained wider currency among other American labor unions and social justice activists.
Content
The original
Viewership
Since the original posting on YouTube, the video has been re-posted a number of times by other users. On April 8, 2008, "Si Se Puede Cambiar" was chosen by YouTube to represent Obama in the first ever "Trendsetter Tuesday". The video was featured on the main page of the site along with videos about the other US presidential candidates. "Si Se Puede Cambiar" quickly reached 350,000 views and maintained a rating of 4/5 stars, beating the scores for the Clinton and McCain videos. The video had been watched in 193 countries. Versions of the video with subtitles in
Video production credits
- Written and performed by Andres Useche
- Directed by Eric Byler, Warren Fu and Andres Useche.
- Video produced by Annabel Park and Eric Byler
- Edited by Warren Fu
- Videography by Eric Byler, Diego Galindo, Amyn Kaderali, Jeff Man, David Hou, Annabel Park, and Rueben Aaronson.
- Song recorded and mixed by Tom Von Doom
- Video post supervision by Loni Pham.
Appearances
The following public figures are featured in the music video, either on newly shot video, archival footage, or still photographs (time indicates first appearance):
- Andres Useche - 00:01
- César Chávez[8]- 00:12
- Robert F. Kennedy - 00:17
- George W. Bush - 01:13
- Dick Cheney - 01:16
- John McCain - 01:22
- Barack Obama - 01:27
- Eric Byler - 01:54
- Annabel Park - 01:58
- Gil Cedillo -
- Ted Kennedy - 02:47
- Ken Leung[6] - 03:21
- Kal Penn[6] - 03:45
- Kelly Hu[6] - 03:47
- Michelle Obama - 04:05
References
- ^ The Atlantic "The Latino Vote"
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle "Obama beats Hillary -- Again?
- ^ Daily Kaos : "Video: 'Si Se Puede Cambiar'(Yes We Can Change)
- YouTube. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ^ Andres Useche in a live news broadcast TV interview Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Honolulu Star Bulletin: "Music video on Obama has Hawaii ties"
- ^ Austin Chronicle: "Andres Useche Sings for 'Change'. The Obama Kind"
- ^ Dallas Morning News: Trail Blazers
External links
- Official Obama for America site (Spanish) "Si se Puede Cambiar" (Archive)
- Veja (In Portuguese): Internacional: Obama, o astro pop da corrida eleitoral americana
- Sí Se Puede Cambiar on YouTube
- Sí Se Puede Cambiar on YouTube with Vietnamesesubtitles
- Sí Se Puede Cambiar on YouTube with Koreansubtitles
- United For Obama's channel on YouTube