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DeepModem Mom

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Mon Nov 23, 2015, 09:01 PM Nov 2015

Coldplay's new album will feature a snippet of President Obama singing "Amazing Grace" in Charleston: (BOG)

Coldplay’s latest album will have a special guest — a very special one: President Barack Obama.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin told The Sun that the album, A Head Full of Dreams, will “have a tiny clip of the President singing ‘Amazing Grace’ at that church.” He’s referring to when Obama spoke at the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney — a South Carolina pastor and state senator who was murdered at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in June — and ended his eulogy by singing the hymn.

Martin said they’re including a snippet “because of the historical significance of what he did and also that that song being about, ‘I’m lost but now I’m found.’” Hear the track when A Head Full of Dreams comes out Dec. 4, and watch Obama’s rendition of “Amazing Grace” below....

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/23/coldplay-barack-obama-amazing-grace via Entertainment Weekly

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Coldplay's new album will feature a snippet of President Obama singing "Amazing Grace" in Charleston: (BOG) (Original Post) DeepModem Mom Nov 2015 OP
Hey hey hey, that sounds wonderful! Iliyah Nov 2015 #1
How awesome. Rec! Tarheel_Dem Nov 2015 #2
One instance where I might accept auto-tune. I really enjoyed him singing that in that situation. Hoyt Nov 2015 #3
I cried when he sang that. JNelson6563 Nov 2015 #4
i like that! treestar Dec 2015 #5
I love this mcar Dec 2015 #6
Very Special Guest! Thank you, DM M! Cha Dec 2015 #7
 

Hoyt

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3. One instance where I might accept auto-tune. I really enjoyed him singing that in that situation.
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 09:12 PM
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