{"id":16146,"date":"2026-07-24T22:48:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16146"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:48:44","slug":"oprah-winfrey-calls-run-on-song-bad-career-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16146","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey Calls &#8220;Run On&#8221; Song &#8220;Bad&#8221; Career Mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>Winfrey sang the iconic line that fans surely will never forget, &#8220;I think I&#8217;m gonna run on,&#8221; to which Palmer cheered, before jokingly adding, &#8220;You got to give them a little slave hymn sometimes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After the pair laughed, the 72-year-old explained why the song was not a hit. After all, &#8220;Run On&#8221; was only featured on <em>one<\/em> season of Winfrey&#8217;s 25-season run of her talk show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We realized, I can\u2019t sing,&#8221; she told Palmer, &#8220;even though I took the singing lessons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the <em>One of Them Days<\/em> actress emphasized that the song &#8220;wasn&#8217;t bad,&#8221; Winfrey playfully pushed back, &#8220;You know it was bad. You\u2019re just saying that &#8217;cause you\u2019re looking at me. 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