"Sing for Change" is the name of an online video which features a group of 22 young children singing original songs about Barack Obama. The event featured in the video was organized by Los Angeles music teacher, Kathy Sawada.YouTube: Sing for Change Obama (Time: 3:25) Critics have called the singing children "creepy" and likened their effusive praise of Obama to that of North Korean schoolchildren singing to Kim Jong Il.Gawker: Could Creepy Kids Singing Video Bring Down Obama? (September 30, 2008)
Some of the Lyrics
- "We're gonna spread happiness
- We're gonna spread freedom
- Obama's gonna change it
- Obama's gonna lead 'em"YouTube: Sing for Change Obama (Time: 3:25)
- "Sing for joy and sing abundant peace,
- Courage, justice, hope!
- Sing together, hold each precious hand,
- Lifting each other up"YouTube: Sing for Change Obama (Time: 3:25)