Hahahahah a local station is playing At Last

[malaise]

the Lou Rawls and Diana Reeves version. Too cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtMzXVTl7Ao

[Captain Hilts]

1. I've got Glenn Miller doing it. nt

[JuniperLea]

2. I've always preferred Etta James... she gives me the chills...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDigK8LwyE

[malaise]

3. Etta James is the best of them all

but damn the name was perfect for Tuesday.

[JuniperLea]

4. It was our "At Last" monent, no question...

Likewise, he was signed, sealed, and delivered!

Oh man... the chills again... I'm just not believing this is happening yet.

[GentryDixon]

5. My vote too.

[AndyA]

6. Etta James is really THE version of this song.

She sings it to perfection with her powerful voice. I can't imagine anyone improving on her performance.

[AlCzervik]

7. they couldn't, Etta did it best.

[malaise]

8. Without a doubt - here's some nice history

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602971/20090116/knowles_beyonce.jhtml
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The song has its own storied history. After appearing on James' album, At Last!, it was released through Chess Records — the record label the film " Cadillac Records," in which Beyoncé played James, is based on — and it became a smash hit.

It was written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the film "Orchestra Wives" in 1941. Since its release, the song has been covered by everyone from Nat King Cole to Christina Aguilera, but James' version is probably the most well-known of all the covers. When James' version was released in 1961, it came in at #2 on the Billboard Black Singles Chart and at #47 on the Pop Singles Chart.

"Interestingly enough, the year Etta James made this song popular, 1961, is the year Barack Obama was born," Greg Johnson, blues curator and associate professor at the University of Mississippi, told MTV News.

He added that he can't be sure as to Beyoncé's reasons for picking the song, but he is willing to take a few guesses. "The title can imply, 'At last the United States has elected a black president,' " he shared, adding, " 'At last the United States has overcome its past fears of people of mixed race, at last the United States has chosen positive vision over the status quo.' "

Johnson also mused that it could be a reflection of one presidency's ending. "It could even mean, 'At last the presidency of George Bush and Dick Cheney is ending.' "

But Johnson found a connection that has been evident throughout this entire election — that the youth vote has once again found a reason to be interested in politics. "Another spin is that, 'At last youth may find a connection with politics and become more engaged,' " he said. "Whatever the reason, the song will honor not only the Obama family, but pay tribute to one of our finest blues, soul and gospel singers, Etta James."

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603122/20090120/knowles_beyonce.jhtml
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Once Beyonce finished singing, she and the Obamas were in tears.
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