Crow, Matthews Rock Democratic Convention

August 25, 2008

Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song "Strong Enough" to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion.

"Are you strong enough to be my man, or my president?" Crow sang to her party’s nominee and his newly announced running mate.

Dave Matthews and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles also sang at the kickoff concert Sunday night at Red Rocks Amphitheater outside Denver. The national convention begins today at the Pepsi Center following Obama’s weekend announcement of Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden as his vice presidential running mate.

"What I’m hearing from Sen. Obama is a lot like what we heard from Robert Kennedy," Crow told the crowd between tunes. "No matter what campaign ad we see or how it’s spun, hope is important. It’s what this country was based on."

She told The Associated Press beforehand that she hadn’t been swayed from speaking out for Obama by the candidate’s "celebrity."

Sheryl Crow

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