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At 2:28, when those back-up singers do that...that...MOVE, well, I just ascend into heaven.

Thanks, David.

PS -- Elizabeth...oh my...

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball | December 31, 2007 5:43 PM
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Watching Aretha and thinking about the modern crop of "divas" -- the Christina Aguileras, the Mariah Careys, Amy Winehouses, even the Whitney Houstons -- it's not just that these ladies aren't as good; it's that they're playing a completely different game. They don't even know what it is she's doing. It's not about the warbling; it's about the RHYTHM, and Aretha snaps that whip harder and tighter on even the throwaway notes than the modern singers could even dream of. Just a crackling good singer, isn't she?

Posted by Fnarf | December 31, 2007 5:45 PM
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Fnarf, yes, exactly.

She's got talent, skill, rhythm, and feeling to burn.

I can't get enough of that clip.

Posted by David Schmader | December 31, 2007 6:10 PM
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Also: Aretha's a musician.

Posted by David Schmader | December 31, 2007 6:12 PM
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...and La Liz is just a mess.

Posted by Wolf | December 31, 2007 6:30 PM
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I'd like to be that kind of a mess when I'm 70 something...good for liz. She should have pulled up her dress too.

Posted by patrick | December 31, 2007 10:24 PM
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I want my cellphone to do that NOOOO every time it rings.

It seems like there has been a movement against rhythm and cohesiveness over the last 30 years and over the last 10 it has taken over. Is it just me? Or am I just getting old and my 23 years just can't understand them kids today?

Cest' La Vie

Posted by Brandon h | January 1, 2008 12:01 AM
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Christina, Whitney and Mariah are all melisma-infected warblers, but you can't say that about Amy Winehouse. She's not on Aretha's level, but if she gets/stays functional, she could end up in the same ballpark as Dusty Springfield, which would be very fine.

Posted by croydonfacelift | January 1, 2008 3:11 AM
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...to say nothing of the dynamics in the performance.

Thanks a bunch. That Aretha clip is truly great.

Posted by derek | January 1, 2008 3:32 PM
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Brandon H at 7: Your dream has been realized by my fella Jake. It makes me want to call him whenever we're in the same room.

Posted by David Schmader | January 1, 2008 8:52 PM

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