Etta James

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Gray
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Etta James

Post by Gray » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:44 am

Just heard "At Last" on Radio 4 - wow, what a wonderful song.

Etta sings a line "my heart is wrapped in clover", and I thought my gosh, what powerful, emotive imagery, it really affected me.
The power of a lyricist and a beautiful song.

Anyone else know this song?
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Re: Etta James

Post by mariana44 » Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:21 pm

This is probably Etta James most well known song--I have heard it many times, also sung by other singers--it is a really lovely song.
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Re: Etta James

Post by paul jh » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:03 pm

I prefer the Glenn Miller version. I don't like anything by Etta James. Celine Dion did an exact copy which I didn't like either. Beyonce did the best recording of the Etta James arrangement. This has been sung to death on the competition shows so that's maybe why I don't like it.
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Re: Etta James

Post by mariana44 » Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:35 pm

That is true Paul, I have heard it on X factor, American Idol, etc etc---the one I liked best was by Stacey Solomon, which I managed to download.
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