Comments on: Obama Rasta

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:55:27 +0000

Someone can help me ?

I need the lyrics about BARACK OBAMA song from COCOA TEA, where can i find it ?

Thank a lot

Alex from Italy

By: barak obama

barak obama — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:17:56 +0000

this song absolutely rocks. I love reggae music, and this sound does have the vibe and catchy tune.

exactly..try to have a song that embraces mccain? laughable.

or palin? probably a country/hick song with lipstick on a pig.

the economy may be down, but this song (along with a red stripe) will bring your spirits right back up!

By: Okezie

Okezie — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:20:56 +0000

He may not be relatively known in the US but he is respected among reggae addicts (if you wish). Cocoa Tea has been known fro his vocal way of expressing injustice against minority especially in America. so if he’s unpopular among those chaps, who cares. i ran into this music like any other person while searching the spiralfrog website for his songs. It’s a single that has class. he just didn’t go prasing Obama but he went on to open up the situation for any reggae fan to understand.( Have you listened to Rikers island…or the one immigration law? you will understand if you love roots rock reggae and dance hall and able to know when there is a blend) The instrumentation is full of the typical reggae percussions that will keep anybody coming back for it. I have been in the US for barely two months but since I picked it, I’ve shared it and I try to enjoy this song many times daily, sometimes repeating it till sleep picks. It’s Cocoa tea in action with his regular. There are other artists who perfomed for Obama but this is my pick. Rasta. Jah Bless!!!

By: Vylmary Bennett

Vylmary Bennett — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:43:50 +0000

I ABSOLUTELY love the song by Cocoa Tea entitled “Barack Obama”. It is the best positive and catchy song there is about any candidate. Barack ROCKS!!! Mr. Commander in Chief to be….

By: King malawian

King malawian — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:41:46 +0000

check mavado’s we need barack on you tube.its a big tune

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By: fenzel

fenzel — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:23:17 +0000

I’m a big fan of the Obama Reggaeton song by Amigos de Obama:

http://www.amigosdeobama.com/lyrics.htm

I first heard it a long time ago, and it was in my head for like a month, and I don’t even speak Spanish.

By: Stokes

Stokes — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:24:17 +0000

See also: Barack the Magnificent by Mighty Sparrow. (Sometimes that “related videos” feature on youtube is outstanding.)

I don’t know a whole heck of a lot about calypso, but Mighty Sparrow is kind of a big deal, I guess? I prefer the Coco Tea song to listen to, but you’ve got to love some of the lyrics here:

“Stop the war/
Stop the genocide in Darfur/
Get healthcare for [those] who have not/
No matter what”

and later

“What’s at stake/
clean up Washington overall/
In the wake/
of the Jack Abramoff scandal/”

and still later

“Barack!
Barack!
On the Senate Affairs Committee he’s a giant/
Barack!”

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:20:09 +0000

I shit you not. One of the lines in the song is “And it is not the Terminator.” So continues my attempts to continue Terminator Week on Overthinkingit.com in the comments.