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We did
Doreen
(11,686 posts)usedtobedemgurl
(1,143 posts)Seems like there is a ton of dust in the air, my eyes keep watering!!!!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I just listened.
luvs2sing
(2,220 posts)And I had better breath control even after not seriously singing for almost a year.
wryter2000
(46,081 posts)I was crying for most.
irisblue
(33,021 posts)Maeve
(42,288 posts)rurallib
(62,448 posts)didn't want the kitties to think I was dying.
Greybnk48
(10,176 posts)Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)R B Garr
(16,975 posts)JPPaverage
(510 posts)My dad used to sing that song in his performances and so it has extra special meaning to me. And President Obama sang it after the senseless slaughter at the church in South Carolina.
ChazII
(6,206 posts)before he asked us to join him.
GumboYaYa
(5,952 posts)hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I know.
PatSeg
(47,586 posts)A very emotional day.
Montauk6
(8,079 posts)chillfactor
(7,583 posts)but I cried through it.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)randr
(12,414 posts)librechik
(30,676 posts)always meaningful if not goosebumps. Garth and Obama made goosebumps for me..
MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)That a cappella rendition was spectacular!
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,251 posts)Staph
(6,253 posts)Well, technically, I hummed the alto part, as I was swallowing tears at the same time.
babydollhead
(2,231 posts)WA-03 Democrat
(3,054 posts)Cried of course.
Felt the turning of the direction of our nation.
Walleye
(31,045 posts)Raven123
(4,862 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,133 posts)Then I burst into tears!
Only about the seventh time today....
Cuthbert Allgood
(4,964 posts)How many more times are we going to hear that song this week? I cast my vote for less religious imagery in a secular event.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Joe is a devoted Christian. And most Americans are Christians as well. Perhaps before I die that will change. But I doubt it. Regardless its a big part of my culture even though Im not a believer.
Cuthbert Allgood
(4,964 posts)I sing in a semi-professional choir, and we do a fair share of religious music since the church was the prime funding agency centuries ago. I loved singing the Messiah. Amazing Grace is no Messiah, and it's just one I can't deal with for some reason.
I know Joe is a solid Catholic, and that doesn't bother me. I just wish we had to have less of a religious showing in our government functions. I'm sure it will never change, but a guy can dream.
kskiska
(27,046 posts)and the music was entirely Latin. I never even heard Amazing Grace until the movie "Silkwood."
scrabblequeen40
(334 posts)from running an errand at the bank. What a helluva day we've had.
Happy Hoosier
(7,386 posts)MissMillie
(38,578 posts)Who I thought did a beautiful job. (and I loved her bright, shiny, hopeful aura)
msfiddlestix
(7,285 posts)with joyous tears..
Hugin
(33,198 posts)With gusto!