You can be the greatest, you can be the best. You can be an engineer, or a scienTEST. I tell you, these lyrics are pure gold. Also, greetings from 3419!
You can be the greatest, You can be the best. You can be an engineer and a scientist, You can help the world, You can find the cure, You can be first, You can be a leader, You can throw your hands up, You can beat the clock You can move a mountain You can break rocks You can be a master Don't wait for luck Dedicate yourself and you gon’ find yourself Standing in the hall of fame (yeah) And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah) And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame You can go the distance You can run the mile You could build your own bot with your own style You can be the hero You can get the gold Breaking all the record they thought never could be broke Yeah, do it for your people Do it for your pride How are you ever gonna know if you never even try? Do it for your country Do it for your name 'Cause there's gonna be a day... When you're standing in the hall of fame (yeah) And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah) And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame Be a champion, be a champion, be a champion, be a champion On the walls of the hall of fame Be students Be teachers Be politicians Be preachers (Yeah) Be first Be leaders Be scientists Be engineers Be leaders Be students Be teachers Be politicians Be preachers (Yeah) Be dreamers Be scientists Be engineers When you're standing in the hall of fame (yeah) And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah) And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame Be a champion, be a champion, be a champion, be a champion Be a champion, be a champion, be a champion, be a champion
I was there with my FRC team 4901 and I enjoyed his improvised rendition of the song. I'm constantly amazed at all the tings Will.i.am is doing for FIRST considering the level of international super-star he is. On a side note. For those that might consider making a negative comment of this performance as I've already heard and witnessed you doing. First, unless you know the slightest lick about musical performance or live music/vocal performance for that matter, you have absolutely nothing that you can say that will make you sound intelligent. There are rarely any live performances that can be pitch perfect, and since he decided to sing over a track that had his voice already in it tuned correctly, he knew the risk he was taking in potentially being a few cents off of pitch. Yet every-time he did pause the music to sing the lyric he has made up specifically for us in FIRST. He kept the notes in the same scale and mode without a single background reference note.
You can be the greatest, you can be the best.
You can be an engineer, or a scienTEST.
I tell you, these lyrics are pure gold.
Also, greetings from 3419!
You can be the greatest,
You can be the best.
You can be an engineer and a scientist,
You can help the world,
You can find the cure,
You can be first,
You can be a leader,
You can throw your hands up,
You can beat the clock
You can move a mountain
You can break rocks
You can be a master
Don't wait for luck
Dedicate yourself and you gon’ find yourself
Standing in the hall of fame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame
You can go the distance
You can run the mile
You could build your own bot with your own style
You can be the hero
You can get the gold
Breaking all the record they thought never could be broke
Yeah, do it for your people
Do it for your pride
How are you ever gonna know if you never even try?
Do it for your country
Do it for your name
'Cause there's gonna be a day...
When you're standing in the hall of fame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame
Be a champion, be a champion, be a champion, be a champion
On the walls of the hall of fame
Be students
Be teachers
Be politicians
Be preachers
(Yeah)
Be first
Be leaders
Be scientists
Be engineers
Be leaders
Be students
Be teachers
Be politicians
Be preachers
(Yeah)
Be dreamers
Be scientists
Be engineers
When you're standing in the hall of fame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame
Be a champion, be a champion, be a champion, be a champion
Be a champion, be a champion, be a champion, be a champion
I love it when he rhymed "Leaders" with "Leaders" at 2:30
Torrance coming up clutch with the analysis
I remember being there. That was awesome!
This blew my mind last night. I loved every second of it and am proud to be part of F.I.R.S.T.
Team 3467 The Windham Windup had a fantastic time listening to will.i.am live! We appreciate everything you do! #makeitloud
This year was my first year on the robotics team at my school and holy shit I was so hyped! Shoutout team 1649
will.i.am Please record the song and get it on iTunes and Google Play!
Team 4707 had a great time, really thank you will.I.am. for supporting a great community like FIRST.
Aviators Robotics loved it! Thanks, Will.i.am, for supporting FIRST!
This was awesome! Hi from 2486
Awesome time last night!! Cant wait for next year!!
awesome! Was wayyyyy better than I even imagined!
because.he.has.periods.between.his.name.it.makes.him.all.scientific.and.stuff
LOOOOOVVVEEEEE WILLL.I.AAAAAMMMMMM
I remember when this happened at nationals. it was 10 times better being there and listening to it.
it was easily waaayyy more than 10 times...
I watch this like every couple months just trying to remember how awesome it was in person as a 15 year old lol.
I was there with my FRC team 4901 and I enjoyed his improvised rendition of the song. I'm constantly amazed at all the tings Will.i.am is doing for FIRST considering the level of international super-star he is.
On a side note.
For those that might consider making a negative comment of this performance as I've already heard and witnessed you doing. First, unless you know the slightest lick about musical performance or live music/vocal performance for that matter, you have absolutely nothing that you can say that will make you sound intelligent.
There are rarely any live performances that can be pitch perfect, and since he decided to sing over a track that had his voice already in it tuned correctly, he knew the risk he was taking in potentially being a few cents off of pitch. Yet every-time he did pause the music to sing the lyric he has made up specifically for us in FIRST. He kept the notes in the same scale and mode without a single background reference note.
Wish we made it this year, so close. Thanks for the video!
Hats off to FIRST competitors!
That was awesome, great to see this in person!
I really want this version!!
It was great, I want to make it again next year
Team 67 loved it :D
On team 67 yes we did!!
mw3killer5 3467 loved it and was moved by it
Hot Team!
Woop Woop
go Michigan!
Team 2648 loved it!!!!
iTunes please
We had came 2nd because of this song in our county
I was there with team #125 the NUTRONS
Team 857 Superior Roboworks from Houghton Michigan was in section 432 rocking along with will.i.am!
wish i could find the studio version
my nigga will i am showing support for first, inspiring
Wish I could have been there. :(
Anyway, I assume it sounded better than this in person? It sounds a little off to me.
Never heard someone sing that bad
Hello everyone from team 1723 The FBI in independence Mo
from a scale of 1 to 10, the awkwardness of this performance is bigger than googolplex
I was Steve down with the mascots! Go FIRST!
Tell me when this song is on an album so i can buy it. the first edition not the other version
I'm sorry but is all of his performances like this
apparently Leaders rhymes with Leaders...
Who knew?
Team 3551 was there!!!!!!!
Such an awkward performance.
Also, Team 4362 ^^
6341 rookie team
Test Team 303 says hi :D
TechFire 225 waves to Test Team! (And I always think your t-shirts say Bob. So in our house, you're "Team Bob" and very well respected.)
5057
Scien-test
Team 2478 :)
If litter and garbage could rap, they would hate 'will i am'.
secretly, all his laptop screen has is a play button.
will.i.am has been in cringe a lot lately.
This was awkward... But he's a good guy :D