[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5060]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SHOUT OUT TO MEMPHIS MUSIC

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Ohio mentioned the concert 
that the President hosted with PBS and the Grammys on Tuesday, and did 
a poor imitation, I guess, of Justin Timberlake on ``(Sittin' on) the 
Dock of the Bay.''
  It was a phenomenal shout-out to Memphis music; and while there were 
a lot of great performers there, I want to put a particular shout-out 
to Ms. Cyndi Lauper because she's special. She did another Otis Redding 
song, ``Try a Little Tenderness,'' and it was a phenomenal performance.
  I would suggest to some of my colleagues on other side of the aisle 
that they ought to try a little tenderness on occasion.
  Ms. Lauper is special. She did an album called ``Memphis Blues'' in 
2010. It was one of the best albums of the year. It brought blues back. 
She had Memphians B.B. King and Ann Peebles and Charlie Musselwhite on 
the album. She's a phenomenal lady, and I give a special shout-out to 
Cyndi Lauper and Memphis music.

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