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First lady Michelle Obama stopped by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno last night and chatted with the host about the recent Harlem fundraiser at which the president sang a few bars of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together." Suggested Reading Flint’s Water Crisis Ends With A Major Development Songs by White Artists You Can Add…

First lady Michelle Obama stopped by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno last night and chatted with the host about the recent Harlem fundraiser at which the president sang a few bars of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together."

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"He does have a beautiful voice โ€ฆ he sings to me all the time," she said. "He doesn't hesitate to show off."

She also had the pitch-perfect response to Leno's question about her take on Mitt Romney's rendition of "America the Beautiful" โ€” a query that seemed like the perfect setup for an "angry black woman" sound bite. "It's โ€ฆ beautiful," she said, balancing the very generous compliment with a facial expression that let us know she heard the same performance we did. "It's America's song, and it's a song that's meant to be sung by every American."

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