Grateful Dead reunites tonight for Barack Obama

Barack Obama's presidential campaign has inspired several artists to produce the gift of song. Most recently, will.i.am and Jesse Dylan (son of Bob) released a song entitled "Yes We Can" in support of the hopeful candidate, which featured roughly a bajillion famous people as disparate as Nick Cannon, Herbie Hancock and Scarlett Johansson.

Perhaps most famous was the song "I Got a Crush... on Obama," by Obama Girl, otherwise known as Amber Lee Ettinger, whose YouTube video has been viewed 5,751,880 times. It's possible that Obama's Girl is more famous than Obama himself.

Tonight, one last band will shake off its cobwebs in an attempt to Barack voters all night long. The Grateful Dead announced plans over the weekend to reunite for one show, and one show only, in support of the candidate.

Tickets to the live performance sold out almost instantly, but Deadheads far and wide can watch the performance from the comfort of their dwellings at IClips.net at 7:30p.m. PST.

What a long strange trip it's been for Obama since his campaign began back in 2006, but he's kept on truckin', and come tomorrow, the future of his presidential hopes will be determined for the people, by the people.

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