R. Kelly – I Believe
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R. Kelly taps into a groundswell of emotion for “I Believe.” Opening with samples from Obama’s acceptance speech, this moving tribute to Kelly’s fellow Chicagoan-now-President-elect uses choirs, string arrangements, and a dramatic jet flyover to create his most celebratory track since “I Believe I Can Fly.” “The night Obama was elected I was inspired to write this song,” says R. Kelly. “Hopefully it touches anyone trying to accomplish something special in their life. Anything is possible if you believe.”
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Good Song Regardless
i think that the song is about hope which right now we all need, and the fact is if you listen to the words of the actual song its nice. if some people think that the election of a president that isnt like the last “two term loser” marks the “end of the Good Ole USA” then we really need every drop of the hope and inspiration R Kelly speeaks about. the fact that the election of an AA president could cause the venomous and evil discourse i read above is further proof that hope is desperately needed.I BELIEVE that one day this wont be the case. I BELIEVE that one day anyone really can be anything they want in this country, without persecution and persuit by such hate mongery. I still BELIEVE in “innocent until (maybe even add unless) proven guilty. it still seems to work for the white collar (often white skinned) crooks who have fleeced this country and left “the change guy” to pick up the pieces. and lastly I BELIEVE that there is hope for all of us, that things can get better, that circumstances and people do change. I BELIEVE.
when discussing the election a friend said “Wow, we elected a black President.. it’s just crazy the feeling, i cant believe it!!!”
It was his words of joy that really made me think. how crazy is it exactly? how unbelievable?
Very much so but because for as long as i can remember as a black American thats what we were told. By people in public, behind our backs(and often to our face), in mainstream media, we got the message that such a thing was just”crazy” to even think of. we watched the consequences our forefathers and friends have suffered, not in some faraway place but in the streets of our cities both north and south for thinking “crazy” thoughts. a subtle reminder of what can and will happen to a black person in America for thinking too “crazy”. the same but never equal. But that has changed.
Yesterday someone told us its not crazy, its possible. difficult, but possible. A black person(or any other person) in America really can do anything anyone else can, it’s just that we have been told otherwise for so long a lot of us dont believe it anymore.. Believe.
millions of people in this great country black and otherwise have to believe what they see with their own eyes. We should never lose faith, never stop believing.
We can. We did. We will again if a few can believe.
Thank you Barack for showing us the way. Thank you R KELLY for puttingsong to the way so many people are obviously feeling.