Study of the four-chord loop ║: G - B - Em - C :║ in the song Yes We Can from the video by Will.i.am (ADAMS, 2008) released during the 2008 US presidential campaign of Barack Obama. Departing from IOCM and PMFC identification of the musematic analysis (TAGG, 2009), Yes We Can is compared to harmony, melody, rhythm, instrumentation and lyrics found in iconic popular songs of the Afro-Bristish-American tradition, also taking into consideration the attitudes of relevant composers and performers engaged in social and political issues.
Barack Obama; music and politics; music and society; musematic analysis; popular music harmony; intertext
