Joan Baez singing the song named "The President Sang 'Amazing Grace' ":

[tblue37]

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[tblue37]

1. This is moving. I hope everyone gets to see and hear it. nt

[lamp_shade]

2. This is beautiful. I'm crying. Thank you.

[tblue37]

3. I see that many people are looking at this post, but it has received few recs and fewer replies.

It will probably fall off the front page soon, so I hope a lot of people get to see it before that happens.

[rzemanfl]

4. K&R n/t

[tblue37]

5. Thanks. nt

[blake2012]

11. you'll get more recs and responses if you put Joan Baez in the title

just me. I looked past this thread a few times thinking it's just a video of Obama singing the song which I've seen plenty. THis song is worth a listen.

[tblue37]

22. Thanks for the suggestion. I changed the title. nt

[blake2012]

26. Seems to have taken off. Kudos

[tblue37]

29. Apparently you were absolutely right. nt

[LiberalBrooke]

35. I did skip past

Until I saw Joan Baez in the title. Love the song, she is one of my all time favorites.

[blake2012]

38. Me too. I love that one she wrote about Bob Dylan

Diamonds and Rust. Her voice reminds me of my mom’s singing voice

[tblue37]

6. Here is what I think might be the original version by the song's writer:

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[malaise]

12. Note she says at the end

My President sang Amazing Grace

[George II]

40. I caught that too. Very subtle.

[Shrike47]

19. This is lovely. Heck of a voice, too.

[SharonClark]

42. So lovely, thank you for posting.

[tblue37]

7. And once more, the president singing "Amazing Grace":

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[Cha]

37. Thank you!

[bottomofthehill]

41. He is amazing

And missed

[SharonClark]

43. Obama has made the world a better place by his humanity.

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. That is possibly the most beautiful thing I've heard in quite some time. I still have the whole...

service on my DVR. I can't bring myself to erase it, and I think I'll go home and watch it again for the gazillion-th time. I miss him so much.

[IluvPitties]

9. And Trump bullied America on Twitter...

[malaise]

10. Everyone should see this

First time I'm hearing this

Rec

[CTyankee]

13. I cry and cry at what we lost that day...

[imanamerican63]

14. Wow!

I am speechless!

[Leith]

15. That Was Beautiful

and very moving.

[Farmer-Rick]

16. Beautiful.

[byronius]

17. Hit me in the heart with a hammer why don't you.

I know we have to go through this. But that man set the standard. He has to be the standard.

Long Live Barack Obama.

[malaise]

20. Yep

Is he the first President to sing at a memorial service?

[kimmylavin]

18. That's beautiful.

And Jesus, I miss him.

[Shrike47]

21. This is amazing, I want to cry.

[Lonestarblue]

23. Too beautiful for words.

We used to,have a decent, wonderful man as president. To have him be followed by a charlatan wth no morals, no intelligence, and no heart is just beyond bearing. Every day I wake up thinking that maybe today will be the day that Mueller drops the hammer on Trump. That will be a wonderful day!

[Roy Rolling]

24. Beautiful Song

Beautifuller sentiment.

[lpbk2713]

25. I can remember when the US had a president.

It seems like an eternity has passed.

[bobbieinok]

27. It's obscene to even try to compare Obama to T....

Not sure T even knows the hymn.

[SCantiGOP]

28. Bookmark and rec

[JohnnyLib2]

30. Haunting---a classic for our times.

[Cha]

31. Thank you, tblue

[LiberalBrooke]

32. Wow!

[Stellar]

33. My President sang 'Amazing Grace'... beautiful!

[Delphinus]

34. Beautiful.

Shared.

[KT2000]

36. Beautiful!

We had a good man as President.

[BobTheSubgenius]

39. I've loved Joan Baez for decades.

She can't hit the notes she used to, but she knows not to try. Listening to this was like seeing Leo Kottke some days ago. His playing is no longer fluid, for the most part, and he fumbles sometimes...both in stark contrast to the way he once played.

But it was still Leo Kottke, goddammit.

Same with Joan Baez. A beautiful song, and she did a beautiful job of it by knowing what to do and how to do it.

[lostnfound]

44. The generation that grew up when this man was president is all the better for it

Interesting to recognize that the Parkland kids were 6, 7, 8 years old when he was elected.

[HAB911]

45. K&R