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At Last

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The song is beautiful and I purchased and now have it with many songs in my collection.

It's no surprise to me that our President and his lovely wife, Michelle, chose Beyonce's cover of Etta James classic as their first dance. They must have seen the movie , "Cadillac Records", based in the South Side of Chicago in the 50's. I've always loved R&B, Doo-Wop, and oldies all my life. As soon as I heard the cover, I listened to the Etta James orginal. It's a note for note copy, down to track length. If you love R&B as I do, buy this download. I'm sure you will hear it as a first dance wedding song over and over for at least the next four years.

While Beyonce' has truned a lot of stones lately, especially with her latest album I Am Sasha Fierce, she still has yet to turn a stone with ballads. While I was fairly happy with her single If I Were A Boy, she needs to show that she can dominate wioth covers a bit more. her latest song from Cadillac Records, a cover of Etta James standard At Last is definitely one of her best solo covers since her duet with the late Luther Vandross of Roberta Flack's The Closer I Get To You. The song actually was a surprise that moved me so noblely. I really don't know why she doesn't even deliver songs like this one for her own albums. I think honestly this is something R&B / Soul really should need right now, rather than too much Hip Hop. I really hope Beyonce' takes that advice, and does try to make more cover songs like At Last.

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