Hardy Drew v Shay Black, The battle for Obama song
“Removing the song from YouTube now would remove all the links [to the video] that people are forwarding. For whatever reason, the song has tapped into a vein that is actually becoming a vibrant political movement amongst white Irish folks who may have found it difficult to vote for a black man. Forty six million people in the United States say they are ‘Irish’ and the song has made it easier to identify Obama as actually being Irish. Like JFK. I have been told that this song is the cause of a paradigm shift that could actually tip the balance in swing states in the election.” – Shay Black, Singer
An unsavory row has erupted following the posting of a video by the brother of well known singer Mary Black.
Shay Black performed the song “There’s Noone as Irish As Barack Obama” in a local public house in the United States, and it has received over a quarter of a million hits on YouTube.
Those involved in the Hardy Drew felt that they were not being properly credited for the song, and asked Mr. Black to insert text into the video stating that additional verses were added with their permission.
However, now that numerous websites, including the official Obama campaign site, have linked to the Black version, and made no reference to Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys, there have been calls for the video to be removed.
Black has however agreed to remove the video after November 4th. He has also added credits to the group on his own website.
Here is the black version
See the original version here