9 Grand Final in the same year. An instrumental version of the song appears in episode 23 of the anime adaptation of Monster (Japanese on September 8, 2004, and English on January 4, 2010). It was parodied by The Fringemunks to recap Fringe episode 2.06, "Earthling" (November 5, 2009). It was played in the Parks and Recreation episode "Road Trip" (May 12, 2011). During Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt's road trip, as assigned by Chris Traeger, they listen to a series of unusual songs, until Let's Stay Together plays. It is later confirmed that Ann Perkins had burned the song in order to get them together. In 2011 Kermit Ruffins and his band cover the song in season 2, episode 9 "What Is New Orleans?" of the HBO series Treme. United States President Barack Obama performed a brief phrase of the song during an appearance at the Apollo Theater in New York City on January 19, 2012, for a campaign fundraiser that included Al Green as an opening act. In the week following, sales of Green's recording of the song increased by 490%. See also Billboard Year-End Hot 100 number-one hits of 1972 (United States) Number-one dance hits of 1984 (USA) R&B number-one hits of 1972 (USA) References External links 1971 songs 1971 singles 1983 singles 2005 singles Al Green songs Capitol Records singles Tina Turner songs Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Songs written by Al Green Songs written by Willie Mitchell (musician) Songs written by Al Jackson Jr. United States National Recording Registry recordings Hi Records singles Song recordings produced by Willie Mitchell (musician) Music videos directed by David Mallet (director)