President Obama Sings “Sweet Home Chicago”
Submitted by Boss Lady on February 22, 2012 – 1:17 pm3 Comments
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After breaking out into Al Green‘s “Let’s Stay Together” at the Apollo Theater last month, it was only a matter of time before President Obama sang for us again.
During “blues night” at the White House music legends B.B. King and Buddy Guy called on the President to join in them in a spirited rendition of “Sweet Home Chicago” (with Mick Jagger in tow) and being that the Windy City is his hometown, Mr. Obama had little choice but to get it poppin’:
The full special will air on PBS on February 27.
Rectify is the story of a man who was sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit, and spent 19 years on death row before getting out. Much like in my own real life case, the local politicians refuse to admit he’s innocent even after DNA testing points towards someone else. In fact, there was so much about this show that mirrored my own life I began to wonder how much of my story had crept into the script
The main character is a man named Daniel. When you look at his eyes, you’re looking into the eyes of a man who has seen Hell. There are moments when he looks like he’s about to begin screaming at any second, and never stop. The first time you see this is in episode one, when he’s about to leave the prison. The guard is treating him like a human being, and it’s evident this hasn’t happened in an extremely long time. You see the confusion on his face as he wrestles with suddenly being treated decently by the same people who have treated him like an animal for years. He can’t quite process it. I know that look well. As he’s about to leave the prison, the guard helps him tie his necktie, as he can no longer remember how to do it himself.
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