By Jim Fusco:
Here I am, baby, with another edition of Jim Fusco Tuesdays here on the best video blog you’ve ever seen! How do I know that? Well, I’ll give you a few minutes to look around, then come back…
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Back? Yeah- I thought so. We have the greatest selection of acoustic cover songs you’ll find ANYWHERE on the internet. Where else can you find a Wilco song juxtaposed next to a Stevie Wonder song…done by two pasty white guys in Connecticut? Well, I’ll tell you where- right here on the Laptop Sessions acoustic cover songs music video blog.
Onto tonight’s video:
For my Tuesday night edition, I bring you a special Inauguration song in honor of our new President, Barack Obama. Yes, I’ve been a supporter of the man from the start of the race, but that’s not why I did this song. As per the quite harsh comments I recieved on one of my original songs, I don’t think I’ll be bringing politics into the conversation anytime soon (join me next week for my exposé on religion…kidding!). But, I think we should all come together as a nation right now under our inspirational new leader and try to fix what ails this economy and the world in general.
In honor of Motown’s 50th Anniversay (thank you, full page ad in Rolling Stone…), I’ll be doing this and another great Motown hit next week on Jim Fusco Tuesdays here on the music video blog. I hope Chris and Jeff will help me sing some great Motown numbers, as well, as we’re also very rapidly approaching Black History Month in February.
If you remember Obama’s speeches during the primaries and election, then you’ve heard this song before. Every time Obama won something, Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours” would play loudly to a group of screaming Obama fans. “Signed, Sealed, Delivered…” was Barack Obama’s theme song of sorts. It was always a great motivator that said, “Here I am- you’ve chosen me and I want to be here.”
I hope you got to see the Inauguration today. My brother Mike was saying that he actually felt bad for former President Bush when the crowd started singing “Na, na, na, na… Na, na, na, na… Hey, hey hey… Goodbye…” as his helicopter exited Washington D.C. He’s served his time. He had a lot of bad luck and said some things he really should’ve thought about a bit more before saying and his legacy is…well, we’ll leave History up to that one…
So, I’m happy to honor our new President tonight with this classic Stevie Wonder song. If you love Barack Obama, or you still need to warm up to him as President, I hope you’ll realize that we’re all in this together and that Obama is here, signed, sealed, delivered and ready to work as President of the United States. This is a very hopeful day for America and I think that’s something this country sorely needed. Goodnight and I’ll be back tomorrow with a great Original Wednesday song from MoU!
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January 21st, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Nice post and a very soulful and energetic Motown song!