Rebecca Ferguson is the latest artist to be approached to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration and the singer says she would appear at the ceremony if she'd be allowed to sing "Strange Fruit".
The 30-year-old singer said she wants to perform "Strange Fruit", which was first recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939 and covered by Nina Simone in 1965. It is one of the America's most famous songs about racism. The lyrics by Abel Meeropol graphically describe the lynchings of African-Americans, reported Entertainment Weekly.
"If you allow me to sing 'Strange Fruit' a song that has huge historical importance, a song that was blacklisted in the United States for being too controversial.
"A song that speaks to all the disregarded and down trodden black people in the United States. A song that is a reminder of how love is the only thing that will conquer all the hatred in this world. Then I will graciously accept your invitation and see you in Washington," Ferguson said on Twitter.
Many A-listers, including Elton John, Gene Simmons and Garth Brooks have so far turned down Trump's invitation.
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