Krista Henry, Staff Reporter

Cocoa Tea

Veteran reggae singer Cocoa
Tea believes that his new song Barack Obama may impact positively on
the Democrat candidate's chance of winning the United States 2008
presidential election.

Cocoa
Tea, aka Calvin Scott, recently recorded the song showing his support
for the junior United States Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama. The
song, which was released by New York's VP Records, may be used in
Obama's campaign, Cocoa Tea said.

He
said the response to the song has been "overwhelming". "The song has
had write ups everywhere, I was even interviewed by the associate
press. The song was even played on CNN and BBC. They said that that's
the song Obama is supposed to use in his campaign. A radio disc jockey in New York called me and told me Obama's people called saying they need the song."

Trendsetter

The song entitled Barack Obama hails Obama as a trendsetter and urges Americans to unite as one behind him to "paint all di white house black."

According
to Cocoa Tea, he made the song because he was impressed by Obama's
message. "Di reason I record di song is because of what 's going on in
the election, young people running round him, resounding his message,
his message of change. Is a long time di White House run between
Clinton and Bush, dem need a change," he said.

Cocoa Tea emphasised to the STAR
that he is not supporting Obama because he is a black man, and pointed
out that blacks and whites, no matter their circumstances, were also
supporting the presidential candidate.

The
song states "Well dis is not class nor colour, race nor creed/ Make no
mistake, it's about the changes, what the Americans need/ dem a shout
out Barrack Obama, Barack Obama."

Barack Obama and Cocoa Tea (above). - file photos

The
song continues: "Black man and white woman shouting (Obama) Yuh can
hear dem saying Barack Obama (repeat) ...Di momentum is hot and no one
can't stop dat...All some of dem dat was racist a jump and shout out in
di streets Barack Obama."

Cocoa
Tea goes on to announce that the winner is not the other candidates as
he sings "Its not Hilary Clinton (Obama), its not John McCain, it is
not Chuck Norris and I know is not John Wayne (Obama)... Its not di
terminator"

Cocoa
Tea became the second major Caribbean musician to endorse Obama in
song, joining Trinidadian calypso star, Mighty Sparrow, who recently
recorded a track titled Barack the Magnificent.

You can listen di tune deh. Seem like Obama is really gaining some serious backative from all over. I like his chances...