READY TO BELIEVE: Free MP3 of Obama Fight Song!
Last January, while we were still on strike as members of the Writers Guild of America, my wife Jackie and I sat down in a Los Angeles coffee shop with our good friend, musician Cherish Alexander.
Before the coffee was cold, we decided, improbably given the time frame -- as a couple of striking screenwriters and a singer-composer -- to write, produce and distribute the song you'll soon hear. It happened over a five day period and we released it immediately before the California primary.
So far, "Ready to Believe" has cumulatively had its video versions viewed close to 100,000 times on YouTube. Plus, it's available on iTunes. You, however, don't have to buy it in the closing days of the 2008 campaign. We want you to download it for free and to send it to your friends.
It was written to stand-up for Barack to the Clinton campaign's charges claiming he wasn't ready for the presidency. We find that the need for this song is as solidly right-on today as it was last February (only Clinton is on the team now and the argument's being made by John McCain). It needed rebuttal then, and it needs rebuttal now.
Please give it a listen. Click the link below to just hear it. Otherwise,right-click to actually... we'll say it again... download "Ready to Believe" for free. Again, you have our express permission to download it and to give it away.
Download_Ready_to_Believe_Song.mp3
Some have asked for a PDF of the actual lyrics. Here you are:
Please also visit the web-page of singer-composer Cherish Alexander (http://www.cherishalexander.com/ready_to_believe/) where all the goodies are also available. She and fellow producer Damian Valentine did an awesome job with this project as you can hear for yourself.
We know the hour is late but if you support Barack Obama, we'd urge you to join us and expose as many people as you can to this song. Especially Obama volunteers. We've received a good deal of email from campaign workers who thought it was like an anthemic "fight song" for the cause. That's certainly what we intended it to be.
Remember to vote. Even if the polls say he's ahead, you have to vote. Take nothing for granted.
Still fired up and ready-to-go for Obama!
Cherish Alexander, Jackie Zabel, Bryce Zabel
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