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Singer Rebecca Ferguson during the final of the talent show "The Voice of Germany."

Donald Trump is in quite the political pickle.

Jan. 20 is fast approaching and the president-elect is still having trouble finding celebrities who want to perform at his inauguration.

Well have no fear, Donald — British singer and X Factor alum, Rebecca Ferguson, has agreed to perform on your big day...as long as you approve her song choice, that is.

On Monday, Ferguson revealed on Twitter that she had been asked to perform at the upcoming presidential event and publicly gave her response.

Rather than flat out deny the invitation like Sir Elton John did, the singer said she would perform, provided she be allowed to sing "Strange Fruit," a famous protest song which came from a Abel Meeropol poem.

Ferguson described the song — recorded by notable singers like Billie Holiday and Nina Simone — as a piece of music that "speaks to all the disregarded and down trodden black people in the United States."

She wrote:

"I've been asked and this is my answer. 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. Best Rebecca X"

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