Aretha receives Bedazzler for Christmas

[lanrek]

Many guests and performers were invited to what will inevitably be the greatest inauguration in American history. It has been estimated that over a million onlookers came out to witness this historical event, but... what? What is that in the distance?

It's Aretha Franklin's ginormous, jewel incrusted, bow-hat!

Comments

[psychicherz]

I would actually wear that hat; I thought it was unusually stylish for her. Her voice was not on form, though.

[motorghost]

she's old

[liquiddatura]

Then she should stop singing live at public appearances.

Stritch holds it down.
Tina makes it work.
Cher has never sounded better.

Just because you're old doesn't make you not able to have some substance to your voice. She should have sung that song a whole octave lower.

[rosmar]

She should have sung that song a whole octave lower.

This. Girlfriend was reaching for something that wasn't there anymore.

Loved the hat, though!

[lanrek]

Yeah, lower would have been better.

[jelliclecat]

I'm no singing expert, but it was also twenty friggin' degrees out there.

Even such a hat cannot overcome the combination of adverse conditions that Our Lady Queen of Soul had to contend with on that portico, but Queen she remains (and the hat is still pretty ultimate).

[carmy_w]

This.

[lanrek]

LOL ALL CHER DOES IS LIP SYNCH STFD

[liquiddatura]

I'll stand, thanks.

[lanrek]

And I'll gladly stand UP (!)

[liquiddatura]

Moving.

[lanrek]

Ahaha :*

[lavenderfrost]

I'll agree. She just wasn't on top of it, though the gospel twist they added and the references to the south were a nice touch. :D

[sunoftheskye]

I really think her weight has a lot to do with her voice being a mess these days

[motorghost]

Yeah, this.

[homasse]

No, probably not, actually. Added weight actually helps singers because of the added support to the diaphragm.