Six months ago I did not believe this could happen. My father did. He had the vision. He believed that Obama could unite the country and reestablish America as a beacon of hope in the world. Last night as I drove home from bringing the Freen to vote with his father, Fleetwood Mac's Landslide came on the radio, which incidentally is the song my father and I danced to at my wedding, so it carries some additional weight. As I listened, I was filled with hope that not only would Obama win, but that he would win by a landslide. Then for the next three hours I sat, flipping channels from network to network, as each one turned more and more States my favorite color, and then at 11:00am I too finally believed.
This morning on the way to school with the Freen, I flipped as I do everyday through the radio stations and there was an undeniable positive energy, a new enthusiasm, an indescribable joy not only in the music but in the voices of the djs. My father is a musician and I credit him both for my taste in music and my political beliefs. Last night Senator Obama was too humble or perhaps too smart to play celebratory music during his victory speech but my 12 year old brother took it upon himself to blast Queen's We Are The Champions out their apartment window on the Upper East Side and it would seem today that the radio stations are taking it upon themselves to celebrate as well. So I have put together a YouTube video mix in my father's honor because I believe for at least one day we can celebrate the power of the people, the power of those who believed America would do this and what better way than through the power of music...even a little 80s music (sorry dad you couldn't help the decade I grew up in).
Jonh Lennon - Imagine
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love
The Beatles - Revolution
Bonnie Tylor - We Need a Hero
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Will I Am - Yes We Can
Pat Benetar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I Wont Back Down
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Queen - We are the Champions
This morning on the way to school with the Freen, I flipped as I do everyday through the radio stations and there was an undeniable positive energy, a new enthusiasm, an indescribable joy not only in the music but in the voices of the djs. My father is a musician and I credit him both for my taste in music and my political beliefs. Last night Senator Obama was too humble or perhaps too smart to play celebratory music during his victory speech but my 12 year old brother took it upon himself to blast Queen's We Are The Champions out their apartment window on the Upper East Side and it would seem today that the radio stations are taking it upon themselves to celebrate as well. So I have put together a YouTube video mix in my father's honor because I believe for at least one day we can celebrate the power of the people, the power of those who believed America would do this and what better way than through the power of music...even a little 80s music (sorry dad you couldn't help the decade I grew up in).
Jonh Lennon - Imagine
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love
The Beatles - Revolution
Bonnie Tylor - We Need a Hero
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Will I Am - Yes We Can
Pat Benetar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I Wont Back Down
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Queen - We are the Champions
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
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