Jeannine Haffner is a singer and songwriter who is credited with writing the song Yes We Can, which is a folk rock song inspired by Barack Obama's speech following his win in the North Carolina primary on May 6, 2008.
The lyrics to this version of ‘Yes We Can’ are a rallying cry to all people to come together for the good of the country and the world.
Oak Park newspaper, The Wednesday Journal (5), said,"she has written a political song, something in the style of a modern day Joan Baez…".
Since its release on YouTube, the video has been slowly making its way around the world on the internet on AOLVideo(6), Facebook(7), My Space(8), and is currently being watched locally on the Chicago Tribune website ‘Chicago Live’ (9) and Fox News website ‘UReport’ (10).
She is keeping her fans updated on the song's progress at her blog called ‘Obama Blonde’ at www.mybarackobama.com.