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Music Appreciation

Glamrock

(12,003 posts) Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:51 AM Mar 2018

Etta... One of the best vocal performances in history. [View all]

My opinion. My thread.

Proving you don't need 97 fucking notes per line like you're on American idol! Sing for the song goddamnit!
Not to show off!

Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry

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Etta... One of the best vocal performances in history. [View all] Glamrock Mar 2018 OP

Etta! KPN Mar 2018 #1

Yeah, what's with this 97 fucking notes per line and up 'n' down trilling at the end of each phrase? NBachers Mar 2018 #2

I know right? Glamrock Mar 2018 #8

Etta James has always been my favorite female singer. montana_hazeleyes Mar 2018 #3

My wife sings this and I play guitar to it. chwaliszewski Mar 2018 #4

How cool is that! Glamrock Mar 2018 #7

You saw "Cadillac Records"? Duppers Mar 2018 #5

Oh yeah! Glamrock Mar 2018 #6

She sure was! Duppers Mar 2018 #9