The acceptance speech, the dance on a TV show, or a fan film? Find out what are the most popular online videos of the new president.
He’s the man of the moment and people want to see him, to talk about him, to express how much they love him or hate him. And people have Youtube, a simple tool to upload any video, from an official speech to a domestic shot. So, what happen when you type “barack obama” in the famous video web?
Here’s the countdown top 10 of the most viewed videos related to the new president.
10. President Barack Obama 2009 Inauguration Speech: more than 2,600,000 views
The video of the ceremony where Obama took the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States is not in the first place probably because is new. It entered the top ten of the most viewed in just two days and it’s the perfect candidate to become the most popular soon.
9. Sermon of the Mount: 4,500,000 views
A fragment of the speech where Obama cited the biblical “Sermon of the Mount” to support civil unions.
8. Homer Simpson tries to vote for Obama: more than 4,800,000 views
The well remembered episode where Homer wants to vote for Obama but has to face some problems with the electronic system.
7. Obama and McCain – Dance Off!: more than 5,600,000 views
A fictional and humorous creation made by Minimovie.com that presents a dance-off between Obama and John McCain during the campaign.
6. Dancing on the Ellen Degeneres Show: more than 5,700,000 views
When visited the studios of NBC as a guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Barack had the opportunity to demonstrate his dancing skills.
5. Obama Speech: “A More Perfect Union”: more than 5,700,000 views
This is the official footage from a speech at Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
4. Obama Girl: more than 12,900,000 views
This work of a group of students leaded by Leah Kaufman was a curious success. It shows the model Amber Lee Ettinger, who lip-synchs a song to demonstrate her affection for the president.
3. Dear Mr. Obama: more than 13,500,000 views
A short and powerful message from a young Iraq war soldier against Obama, which was the most popular pro Republican video online during the campaign.
2. Celebrities singing “Yes We Can”: more than 15,800,000 views
A black and white music video where celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Harold Perrineau, Jr. sing lines from Barack Obama’s speeches.
1. Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton – Umbrella: more than 23,600,000 views
Released almost one year ago during the Democrat campaign, this parody of Rihanna’s song Umbrella made by the MadTV staff is still the most popular.
January 24th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Wow amazing! He´s really the man of the moment.
Bye
January 24th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Great Top Ten!
January 24th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Wow!
Very good videos,y didn´t see anyone.
Good post,i like it.
January 24th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
nice work!!!
the obama vs mcain dancing video! brilliant!
cheers,
denus
January 24th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Maria, I have to say that the Homer Simpson one is by far my favourite. RJ
January 24th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Will have to come back to this one – lots of info. Thanks Maria . j
January 24th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Homer is great!
January 24th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I think these videos will keep increasing views these days.
My favorite is the dance-off with Mc Cain, it’s hilarious!
January 24th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
These were awesome. I loved him on Ellen.
January 24th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
wow!!!!!!!!!!!fantastically awesome!!!!!
January 25th, 2009 at 1:52 am
very entertaining.. seriously hilarious..
January 25th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
fantastic article, you really done your homework well.
January 26th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Yep. Truly an amazing look back at the past couple of years.
History will look favorably to Barack.
January 28th, 2009 at 5:15 am
Wow! Very entertaining!