Oh no. i’m getting the tingle. What do you think my darling is saying to Uncle B? I’m sure it’s CAPTIVATING.
Oh…hi, Anna.
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President Obama sang again on Tuesday night, letting loose a few lines of “Sweet Home Chicago” in the finale of a tribute to the blues at the White House. It was the encore to his Apollo Theater snippet of Al Green at a fund-raiser on Jan. 19, and while no one will be suggesting he give up his day job for a pop career, he did fairly well.
Blues singing is part oratory, and after a faltering start on Tuesday, Mr. Obama declaimed his lines with adequate warmth and gusto. He also knew enough not to start into an additional verse. Still, he was better at the Apollo, where he sang the opening of “Let’s Stay Together” in the same key, and on the same notes, as Al Green’s original recording. Did Mr. Obama get lucky, or is he secretly harboring perfect pitch?
-From the article, Jon Pareles
Let’s focus on the real issues, America!
Barack Obama reviewing Chicago’s “Dixie Kitchen” in 2001.
