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Calling the short cover ‘terrific,’ the original singer of ‘Let’s Stay Together’ adds that the President ‘nailed’ the song..
Here’s Barack Obama singing the intro to Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, to raucous applause. This doesn’t seem entirely fair, cause the time I ran onstage at The Apollo and started singing Al Green into the mic it merely confused the audience, but I guess that’s why they say the Apollo crowds are notoriously tough. Looks like we’ve figured out the President’s karaoke go-to. I kind of always had him pegged as a “Santeria” guy? Well done. Probably the most noteworthy Presidential singing performance since Herbert Hoover’s rousing rendition of “I Faw Down And Go Boom” in 1928, which instantly earned him 90% of the Olde Timey Party vote (Historical fact). (vid via HuffPo).
President Barack Obama is probably not going to quit his day job (at least not for another year), but he did make a brief foray into RandB at a fundraiser last night.The Commander-in-Chief burst into song while thanking Al Green, who had performed earlier at the same event, crooning a bar from “Let’s Stay Together”Obama then joked he hadn’t been ushered off-stage. Watch:Obama Sings Al GreenIt all happened at Manhattan’s Apollo Theater late Thursday, when Obama stepped to the podium and veered from prepared remarks to thank Green.Apparently not content to simply praise Green, Obama launched into “Let’s Stay Together,” warbling “I, so in love with you” … complete with vibrato.He stopped to laughter and applause, remarked that his staff didn’t believe he’d do it, and that the Sandman hadn’t come out to yank him outta there.That would be Sandman Sims, a famous tap dancer who chased unpopular acts off-stage at the Apollo for decades. Sort of a Keyboard Cat predecessor..
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy President Barack Obama pulled out some unexpected singing chops during a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in New York City on Thursday night (January 19). The President belted out a line of Rev. Al Green’s soul staple “Let’s Stay Together”–Rev. Al Green was also in the audience–and joked about not being ushered … .

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http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00047119.html
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2012-01-20/president-obama-sings-al-greens-lets-stay-together-at-the-apollo/
http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/01/president-obama-sings-lets-stay-together-for-al-green/
http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/01/20/president-obama-sings-al-greens-at-apollo-theater/