Where is the Love? Give people light and they will find the way!
Global (08 November 2020) – Will.I.Am, Jennifer Hudson and the rest of the Black Eyes Peas have collaborated to bring “Where is the Love” back to life with a new version of the song and a powerful music video to go along with it!
The song opens with Joe Biden quoting Ella Baker – a giant of the Civil Rights Movement – and her famous saying, which is so apt for the world today – Give people light and they will find the way! And then Jennifer Hudson takes the reins with soulful authority… it’s an inspirational reinvention of the Black Eyes Peas “Where Is The Love,” which was written by Will.I.Am with Ap De Ap, Taboo, Justin Timberlake, Printz Board, Michael Fratantuno and George Pajon.
Now called “The Love,” it is sung against scenes of unrest in the streets, riots, and police brutality. Hudson brings the fullness of the song with poignant force, while Will.I.Am interjects a rhyming denunciation of bigotry, race hatred and white supremacy with some new lyrics:
“Because if you only have love for your own race, Then you only leave space to discriminate.“
Will.I.Am posted the song 2 weeks ago with a question:
“How many times do we have to refresh where is the love? Why can’t we learn from our mistakes? How Can the “UNITED” States of America be this DIVIDED? How did we all forget how far we’ve come as a society? Who reactivated the racist? Why can’t compassion and understanding and patience and LOVE be the most valuable currency?”
Michelle Obama also shared the video on Twitter with her 17 million followers with these words:
“If you believe that America deserves better, vote for Joe and Kamala like your life depends on it. But don’t stop there — get everyone you know to vote for them, too.”
Watch the video here:
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