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Crooner-in-chief? Obama Sings Al Green – and the People Are into It

By Periscope @periscopepost

Crooner-in-chief? Obama sings Al Green – and the people are into it

Obama gives the State of the Union address on January 25, 2011. Photo credit: White House photo Pete Souza

Is there anything he can’t do? (Don’t answer that.)

President Barack Obama proved Thursday night that he’s still got some of the ol’ hope and change magic at a fundraising event at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem after he sang a few bars of Al Green’s soul classic, “Let’s Stay Together”.

Obama was thanking the Reverend Green for appearing that night at the fundraiser and his pretty creditable crooning was greeted with rapturous applause – but was the President trying to say something to America? After all, he didn’t choose “I’m Still In Love With You” or even “Here I Am (Come And Take Me)”.

What do you think – should the President quit his day job?


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