Hell yeah. And change the song up. Speed the tempo up, have a live band behind her, and make it funky. Have the entire audience, including the stuffy ass Bushes, shaking asses all over the place.

vainandy said:

Okay, I'ma nominate you Minister of Music.

Anxiety said:

thats hilarious!

You know it!

I would have made that inauguration all the way live. Instead of that stuffy ass classical orchestra that played, I would have had George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic perform "Chocolate City". And they should have waited until the end when George Bush was flying off in the helicopter, to do the 21 gun salute.
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vainandy said:

Yeah, I'm quotin' Chocolate City in my sig.

I love Aretha, she did good!

SMH...

SCNDLS said:

Oh SCNDLS, I hope you didn't pass out . She looked good, didn't she?

angel345 said:

Between waiting for Beyonce to pop up from under the stage or Ree-ree's tittie to pop OUT her coat, I almost had a damn stroke.

SCNDLS said:

I couldn't fan you, but here's something better:cloud9:

angel345 said:

I liked it. She did it beautifully. Though I wish she'd have sang it more in that deeper register whe went into every now and then. Because it sounded a little strained as she went into more of a head voice.
But fuck, Thats Re Re out there. You did you're thing mama. Good Job.]

And she looked cute, like a church mama. No spagetti straps, thank God, Buddha and Oprah.
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She actually did a good job.

junebug18 said:

Is it wrong that I kinda love that bow?

junebug18 said:

she looks very cute, this woman is like 70 years old. She is cute

Well Aretha's voice certainly isn't what it used to be, but she did a good job overall and she actually looked pretty decent lol. I was suprised.

Aretha let the c-word fly. Am I the only one who noticed it?????
"My cunt.....try 'tis of thee"

and personally, they shoulda dropped that boring ass music and let her fly acapella!!!!!

i was dissapointed in it, she certainly can't sing like se used to.
And what's with that bow!?! Is there any need for it to be that size!

Babydubistzuschnell said:

Have you seen, Ree-ree??? It's all about proportion.

SCNDLS said:

I would have paid to see that!!! I'm sorry, she is so overrated...Give me Gladys Knight anyday!!

shorttrini said:

naw, Gladys is weak.
Re-Re did the best she could - I mean the woman is 70. Gladys could Never belt it out the way Aretha used to.

1sexymf said:

I disagree. Gladys is a singer, whereas Aretha tends to over sing. Sometimes, I just wanna hear the song instead of going on a roller-coaster ride.

AlexdeParis said:

I felt the SAME way:lol: . She kept it old skool and showed up at the function in a HAT!!!!

Re-Re should've of broke into Freeway of Love then finished it with Touch My Body (All of It, Dammit!)

shorttrini said:

Both Gladys and Aretha are fabulous singers. Excellence vs. excellence... why choose?

Wow the ARETHA HAT!

vainandy said:

I like this scenario best. lmao.

And I LOVED the bow, better than the song actually. She did keep it pretty tame.

She's lost the top end of her voice, but there's still some magic there. When she started singing I was reminded how otherworldly her voice is. For all the distractions, Aretha deserved her success. In the music industry it's rare that you can say that.

Personally I thought Aretha sounded terrible.