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!
I love it when he rhymed "Leaders" with "Leaders" at 2:30
Torrance coming up clutch with the analysis
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 remember being there. That was awesome!
Team 3467 The Windham Windup had a fantastic time listening to will.i.am live! We appreciate everything you do! #makeitloud
This blew my mind last night. I loved every second of it and am proud to be part of F.I.R.S.T.
This was awesome! Hi from 2486
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.
awesome! Was wayyyyy better than I even imagined!
This year was my first year on the robotics team at my school and holy shit I was so hyped! Shoutout team 1649
Aviators Robotics loved it! Thanks, Will.i.am, for supporting FIRST!
Awesome time last night!! Cant wait for next year!!
LOOOOOVVVEEEEE WILLL.I.AAAAAMMMMMM
Wish we made it this year, so close. Thanks for the video!
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.
That was awesome, great to see this in person!
because.he.has.periods.between.his.name.it.makes.him.all.scientific.and.stuff
iTunes please
We had came 2nd because of this song in our county
Hats off to FIRST competitors!
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!
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.
Team 2648 loved it!!!!
wish i could find the studio version
Tell me when this song is on an album so i can buy it. the first edition not the other version
Wish I could have been there. :(
Anyway, I assume it sounded better than this in person? It sounds a little off to me.
I was there with team #125 the NUTRONS
Hello everyone from team 1723 The FBI in independence Mo
my nigga will i am showing support for first, inspiring
I was Steve down with the mascots! Go FIRST!
Team 857 Superior Roboworks from Houghton Michigan was in section 432 rocking along with will.i.am!
Also, Team 4362 ^^
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.)
from a scale of 1 to 10, the awkwardness of this performance is bigger than googolplex
I'm sorry but is all of his performances like this
Never heard someone sing that bad
Team 3551 was there!!!!!!!
apparently Leaders rhymes with Leaders...
Who knew?
5057
secretly, all his laptop screen has is a play button.
Such an awkward performance.
If litter and garbage could rap, they would hate 'will i am'.
Team 2478 :)
This was awkward... But he's a good guy :D
6341 rookie team
Scien-test
will.i.am has been in cringe a lot lately.