Oscar Winner Sugar Man - Rodriguez - LIVE

Oscar Winner Sugar Man - Rodriguez - LIVE

Full interview with Sixto Rodriguez and Malik Bendjelloul here: br br The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh present an exclusive performance with singersongwriter Rodriguez, who is the subject of the Oscar winning "Searching for Sugar Man." br br Sixto Rodriguez' story is truly inspirational. A native of Detroit, in the 1970s he recorded two albums which went largely unnoticed in the U.S. He hung up his guitar and went to work in construction for 30 years. However, unbeknownst to Rodriguez his albums gained popularity internationally, going platinum in South Africa and becoming the anthem of resistance in the Apartheid-era. Director Malik Bendjelloul's "Searching for Sugar Man" chronicles the journey of two fans on a mission to find out what had happened to Rodriguez, who was rumored to have committed suicide. Rodriguez performs his world famous hit "Sugar man" br br Chords to Sugar Man: br br Lyrics: br br Sugar man, won't you hurry br 'Cause I'm tired of these scenes br For a blue coin won't you bring back br All those colors to my dreams br Silver magic ships you carry br Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane br br Sugar man met a false friend br On a lonely dusty road br Lost my heart when I found it br It had turned to dead black coal.


User: Digital Natives

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Uploaded: 2013-05-30

Duration: 03:31

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