Mick Jagger praises Obama for singing

Iconic Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger told The Associated Press on Thursday that President Obama did “very well” when he sang following Jagger’s recent performance at the White House.

Obama had to be persuaded to sing a few lines from “Sweet Home Chicago” when Jagger handed him the microphone after a blues concert earlier this week in the White House.

Jagger admitted that it was “a hard moment for the president to get out of.”

Obama hasn’t been able to escape compliments about his singing voice — and requests for more — since singing a line from Al Green’s  “Let’s Stay Together” last month at a fundraiser in New York City.

“I thought he was courageous, because there was some element of reluctance,” Jagger said of the president.

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