The Final Think Tank Before the Convention

During our meeting on August 14th, the decision was made to keep the cheer down to 2 verses.  So... here it is -

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

Loud and clear hear our voice

NOW is when we make our choice

Heathcare, Education,

We are gonna heal the nation.

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

Not afraid of sweat and tears

We can conquer all our fears

With Obama at the wheel,

Our nation will begin to heal!

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

However, we had become attached to a few verses and couldn't bring ourselves to toss them out entirely.  If the spirit moves you, record yourself doing one of these verses (or one of your own) and we'll add it to the Official Obama Cheer Project.

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

Windmills, hybrids, offshore drilling
We can do it if you're willing
Wind and sun are free and clean
Work to make our planet green.

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

Red or Blue, a separation,
Will no more define our nation
Parties force us to divide
We are all the same inside

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

STOP the "bleeping" hesitation
End the DAMN procrastination
Let McCain go on vacation,
WE are gonna heal the nation

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

It's not just imagination
We all have the dedication
With the power of the nation
Let's begin our celebration!!

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

We had a special guest at our last pre-Convention Think Tank - Jean-Robert Dantou, a French photographer covering the campaigns.  Meet him here!

We are on the right track!

Keep on cheering!!

Hazel from the East Side of Manhattan...

Keep the videos coming in!

ABC Radio Spot...

CONTEST!

Details on The "Obama Cheer" Video Contest.  The winner of the best Obama Cheer video will win a PRIZE!

Going Off Book

Different takes on the same theme from Patsy & Billy - a couple of our contributors.

In an effort to simplify...

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

Loud and clear hear our voice
NOW is when we make our choice
Health-care education,
WE are gonna heal the nation

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Let's rebuild the USA!

Not afraid of sweat and tears
We can conquer all our fears,
Leaders who feel what we feel
Know that what we see is real

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

Keep the seashore free from drilling
Let’s not train our kids for killing
Wind and sun are free and clean
Work to make our planet green.

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Let's rebuild the USA!

Red or Blue, a separation,
Will no more define our nation
Parties force us to divide
We are all the same inside

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

STOP the "bleeping" hesitation
End the DAMN procrastination
Let McCain go on vacation,
WE are gonna heal the nation

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Let's rebuild the USA!

It's not just imagination
We all have the dedication
With the power of the nation
Let's begin our celebration!!

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama
O-B-A-M-A
Change is gonna start today!

Our New Logo!

IDEA...

We have heard that some have found it more fun to do the cheer as an "answerback", where one group does the chorus part... 

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama

O-B-A-M-A

Change is gonna start today!

and then they toss it to the other group who does the verse...

Loud and clear hear our voice

NOW is when we make our choice

Health-care education,

WE are gonna heal the nation

and then back to the chorus...

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama

O-B-A-M-A

Change is gonna start today! 

and so on....try it, and let us know!

Think Tank #3

Last night's meeting was very eventful!  (video coming soon!) We were visited by ABC News Radio and they interviewed us about the Obama Cheer Project (we will link to the interview when it is live).  We were also visited by Floor Bremer, a reporter for Dutch Public Television in Amsterdam, who is following grass-roots initiatives for the Obama Campaign.  

Here is the video piece Floor created after visiting some of the creative groups in the city...

Untitled from eenvandaag on Vimeo.

We really need the attention from press and friends to help spread the word and get people excited to rally.  The group last night came up with some alternate verses for the cheer, and each day the cheer gets stronger and more relevant.  These are some verses that were written at the meeting:

See us here with sweat and tears,

We can conquer all our fears.

Leaders should feel what we feel,

Then body mind and soul will heal

Politics make us divide,

But we are all the same inside,

Red or Blue, a separation,

Will no more define our nation

No more park and offshore drilling,

No more raising kids for killing,

Wind and Sun are free and clean,

We can make our planet green 

Send us your verses, or video tape showing us your cheer, and we may include it here on the blog or in the video montage!

Our Next Think Tank

Join us on Tuesday, July 29th, 6pm - 8pm and/or Wednesday, July 30th, 6p - 8p. We plan to create and record. So, bring your ideas and be ready to cheer!

Please RSVP via email. 

NEW VERSION!

It's long...give us your thoughts...

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama

O-B-A-M-A

Change is gonna start today!

Loud and clear hear our voice

NOW is when we make our choice

Health-care education,

WE are gonna heal the nation

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama

O-B-A-M-A

Change is gonna start today!

We're not afraid of sweat and tears

We can conquer all our fears,

Red or Blue, a separation,

WILL NOT divide our generation

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama

O-B-A-M-A

Change is gonna start today!

STOP the "bleeping" hesitation

End the DAMN procrastination

Let McCain go on vacation,

WE are gonna heal the nation

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama

O-B-A-M-A

Change is gonna start today!

It's not just imagination

We all have the dedication

With the power of the nation

Let's begin our celebration!!

Obama, Oh, Oh, Obama

O-B-A-M-A

Change is gonna start today!

UPDATE!

The word is starting to spread about our project, more cheer ideas are coming in, look for some of the best ones here.  As soon as the cheer is finalized, we will set out with cameras in hand to teach and record EVERYONE who wants to do the "Obama Cheer".  We will continue to document on video as well as in writing our progress, but we have to move fast! 

Please help us spread the word about our project and let us know if you or your group would like to be taped doing the "Obama Cheer" and become part of our history.

Think Tank #2

For the next brainstorming session on Wednesday July 16 we assembled another small group of friends, and friends of friends...broke out the snacks and drinks again, and briefed them on what has been accomplished up to this point.  After the briefing, we all agreed we needed more "fun" in our lyrics and content, while keeping it simple and easy to learn.  Repetition of lines, was a big theme this night as well as ANYTHING that rhymed with "-ation", and here are some of the verses this crew came up with (in no particular order):

Listen to our proclamation

We are gonna heal the nation

Red or Blue, a separation

Will NOT divide our generation

STOP the bleeping hesitation

End the damn procrastination

Let McCain go on vacation

WE are gonna heal the nation

Let's begin to heal the nation

It will be our own creation

There must be no hesitation

We are gonna heal the nation

It's not just imagination

We will have the dedication

With the power of the nation

We will have a celebration!

Watch the meeting ...

I think we got all the "-ation" rhymes out of our system...some of these verses will certainly make the final cheer.

Think Tank #1

We began our group brainstorming sessions by reaching out to friends, and friends of friends who were interested in coming together for the cause and banging out a creative cheer. The first assembly of the "think tank" convened on Tuesday July 15.  And for 2 hours we pounded out cheers and rhymes and managed to trash the original cheer based on its rhythmic difficulty.

A more direct, easy to follow rhythm and verse was on the table.  Rhymes were debated, content was king and we banged out the new version below:

O-B-A-M-A,

Change is gonna start today

Loud and clear, hear our voice

Now is when we make our choice

Unity, Unity

We are one community

Health-care, education

We are gonna heal the nation

O-B-A-M-A

Change is gonna start today

Loud and clear, hear our voice

BARACK OBAMA is our choice!

Watch the meeting...

Don't get married to this one yet, we haven't encountered the next brainstorming session!!

First Recording of Cheer...

WARNING*: First Recording of "Obama Cheer"

*Listen at your own risk, remember your turn is coming soon!

First Beta of Lyrics

O-Obama, O-O-Obama....O-Obama, O-O-Obama....

We are the friends of O-

Thats all you need to know-

Tried and True, Red or Blue

You know we're gonna see him through!

O-Obama, O-O-Obama...O-Obama, O-O-Obama

We are the USA-

That's all I have to Say-

City and State, Small or great-

We just can't wait to celebrate!

O-Obama, O-O-Obama...O-Obama, O-O-Obama

Welcome!

Join us in the creation of the "Obama Cheer" project!  Watch this space for how YOU can become involved in our video project to help Barack Obama become the next President of the United States!