The Song
2012
Welcome to RIF’s new blog. Book People have been commenting non-stop about the incredible song that’s part of our new PSA. And here at the RIF office we also have the song on repeat. So for all of you pledge-takers wondering who sings what, this post is for you.
“Book People Unite” Full-Length – Song Lyrics
Come one come all – CONSEQUENCE
We’re inviting ya’ll
Book People Unite
Yes it’s time to get involved
Come one come all – CONSEQUENCE
We’re inviting ya’ll
Book People Unite
Yes it’s time to get involved
Can you pretend with me – JASON SCHWARTZMAN
Imagine what you’d see
If every child had a book to read
Cause every kid across the nation – REGINA SPEKTOR
deserves a book to read
and we can make it happen right now
Now I don’t know what you’ve been told- NATE RUESS
but kids with books learn so much more
So the mission is for us – JACK BLACK
To get a book to each and every child
(Reading Is Fundamental) – MAKENZIE DUSTMAN
So let’s join hands Book People Unite – JIM JAMES
Unearth hidden passion – MELANIE FIONA
Come on we’ll have a good time – MELANIE FIONA/JOHN LEGEND
Planting seeds of inspiration – ASHLEIGH FLYNN
To motivate some magic
To change the writing on the wall – JACK BLACK
Writing on the wall…JACK BLACK/CHRIS MARTIN
One book can make a difference – NATE RUESS/JOHN LEGEND/JIM JAMES
One book can inspire a child (writing on the wall) – CHRIS MARTIN
One book can be the fundamental thing (Reading Is Fundamental) – NATE/JOHN/JIM JAMES/MELANIE/REGINA
That helps to change a life
Book People Unite-NATE/JIM/MELANIE/REGINA/CARRIE/CONSEQUENCE
So here’s why we got to come together – JOHN LEGEND
and put some action to the call
put some books into their hands – MAKENZIE DUSTMAN
and change the future for good
Now I don’t know what you’ve been told – MOSSI
but kids that read books learn so much more – NATE RUESS
and the mission is for us to get a book to each and every child – MELANIE FIONA
Reading Is Fundamental – MAKENZIE DUSTMAN
So let’s join hands Book People Unite – JIM JAMES
Unearth hidden passion – MELANIE FIONA
Come on we’ll have a good time – MELANIE FIONA/JOHN LEGEND
Planting seeds of inspiration – ASHLEIGH FLYNN
To motivate some magic
To change the writing on the wall – JACK BLACK
Writing on the wall…JACK BLACK/CHRIS MARTIN
One book can make a difference – SAME AS LAST CHORUS
One book can inspire a child (writing on the wall)
One book can be the fundamental thing (reading’s fundamental)
That helps to change a life
Book People Unite
It’s a proven fact – JIM JAMES/ASHLEIGH FLYNN
When a kid grows up
with a book in his hands they end up learning more (writing on the wall) – CHRIS MARTIN
It’s a proven fact – JOHN LEGEND
When a kid grows up
with a book in his hands they end up learning more (writing on the wall) – CHRIS MARTIN
One book can be the fundamental thing – SAME ENDING AS OTHER CHORUSES
That helps to change
Book People Unite
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can we get the lyrics and who sings them for the Full song????!!! plz
Great idea. We just reposted with the full-length lyrics. Readers, to get the full-length version, just visit http://www.bookpeopleunite.org/pledge.html and take the pledge.
Daughters Of Liberty League of poetry sells books and literature, magazines, newsprints for all. We take reading seriously and encourage all youth.
I also pledged and would love to hear the full version but the same thing happens
After I pledge the pledge box just re-opens.
Bobby, We’ll get you a full length version. Check your email shortly! Thanks. Jay
I sooooo love the commercial and the song. My wanting to learn how to read was the trick my mother used to get me to go to school. once I learned I read a book a day until I started working 2 jobs. How sad of this grown woman knowing everyone of those characters in the commercial and my neice and nephew were at a lost but I love love LOVE that commercial
Thanks for sharing, Hope!
Outta curiosity, in the commercial what city is the Big Bad Wolf and Red driving past/towards? It initially looks like a strip entering Seattle, but the buildings don’t look quite right….LA perhaps? Aaah, the silly things that keep one up at night…I know, I know; Go read a book, right?!
I absolutely LOVE the commercial! I recognized every single character and was proud that my kids could identify most of them to. Oddly enough, I actually teared up listening and watching because I have loved reading since I was around 3 or 4 and when I heard my kids singing along and then asking me could I read them a book because they want to be book people too…the tears just brimmed
I will be a book person for life because reading is not only fundamental, it’s FUN! I hope a link or file of the full song will be sent soon, I’ve taken the pledge and I want that to be my new ringtone 
I am a thirteen year old and I thought this was an amazing song. I’ve loved reading since I was young and I hope to write my own books when I grow older. I know some of these artists, and I must say that Jack Black’s part made me laugh. Thank you for giving inspiration and spreading the magic of reading. I recognized characters (oh, Curious George, Babar, Clifford, etc.) You obviously attracted my generation! Thanks!
My grown daughter I saw the commercial together. First time for both. She is 31 and was so excited remembering all the books I read to her as a child. She and her hubby are expecting their first child and she has promised me they will read to him or her at every opportunity. I haven’t thought about Reading Rainbow in years! Oh what great memories! And love your RIF song!!!!
I love this song and better yet I LOVE to read(: I think this is amazing and I hope it will help inspire my two younger brothers who are 8 and 10 to read as well(: