Aretha: Are You Hiring?
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A friend once told me that I make Aretha Franklin faces when I sing. I guess that means I got some soul, or at the very least I have mastered the art of moving my neck with attitude.
I really dig Aretha Franklin. I mean, Jesus, she's the freakin' Queen of Soul. But whenever I put on an Aretha classic like "I Say a Little Prayer" or "Think," I find myself singing along not with the diva herself, but with the supporting vocalists. I fantasize about wearing matching blue slinky sequined dresses and flawlessly executing synchronized dance moves with my fellow back-up singers. (Okay, and flaunting a stiff bouffant hair-do as well.) Although I'll gladly sing them all, if I had to choose just one Aretha song to accompany my delusions of back-up singer grandeur, it would be "I Take What I Want." I think it's because the call-and-answer style vocals commonly employed in Aretha's gospel-influenced songs are so inexplicably appealing to me. It's one of a few of my musical magic buttons - techniques that always seem to "get me." Others include the strategically-placed dramatic pause (an excellent example of this is contained within Ben Folds' "Gone") and well-crafted harmony (which explains my obsession with Weird Al's polkas). I have no idea why I find these things so satisfying; they just never fail to put a smile on my face. Perhaps other MOGgers have such weaknesses?
I really dig Aretha Franklin. I mean, Jesus, she's the freakin' Queen of Soul. But whenever I put on an Aretha classic like "I Say a Little Prayer" or "Think," I find myself singing along not with the diva herself, but with the supporting vocalists. I fantasize about wearing matching blue slinky sequined dresses and flawlessly executing synchronized dance moves with my fellow back-up singers. (Okay, and flaunting a stiff bouffant hair-do as well.) Although I'll gladly sing them all, if I had to choose just one Aretha song to accompany my delusions of back-up singer grandeur, it would be "I Take What I Want." I think it's because the call-and-answer style vocals commonly employed in Aretha's gospel-influenced songs are so inexplicably appealing to me. It's one of a few of my musical magic buttons - techniques that always seem to "get me." Others include the strategically-placed dramatic pause (an excellent example of this is contained within Ben Folds' "Gone") and well-crafted harmony (which explains my obsession with Weird Al's polkas). I have no idea why I find these things so satisfying; they just never fail to put a smile on my face. Perhaps other MOGgers have such weaknesses?
Comments (5)
Same weakness here. *lol
Thanks for posting that song. It's been quite some time since hearing it last.
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