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Al Green: President Obama "nailed" my song

President Barack Obama sings before speaking
President Barack Obama sings before speaking at a campaign event, Jan. 19, 2012, at the Apollo Theatre in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. AP

(CBS) R&B singer Al Green reportedly approves of President Obama's rendition of his song "Let's Stay Together."

"He nailed it," Green told TMZ on Friday.

Obama channels Al Green at Apollo Theater

The president sang a brief part of the song Thursday at a fundraiser held at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater.

The singer also told the website he thought Mr. Obama's snippet was "terrific" and that he was "thrilled that the president even mentioned my name."

You can watch the video of the president's rendition below.

Tell us: Do you think President Obama "nailed it?"

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