Photo credit: Moses MitchellRaphael Saadiq says his Best Original Song Golden Globe nomination for “Tigress & Tweed” with Andra Day is extremely meaningful to him because of the unexpected way it came about during the pandemic.
“This one is special because my mom fell sick,” Saadiq reveals to ABC Audio. “My mom had a heart attack and stroke during COVID.”
“And I had to be with my mom most of the time,” he continues, noting that it was difficult for him and Day to meet up to actually work on the track. “So I recorded ‘Tigress and Tweed’ my childhood piano