Some of her gospel roots--

Yes! Theo also posted some of those, Canela. Those roots never left her other, pop songs.

posting this for Carrie
 

Another for the break up song thread ... "willing to forgive you, but I'll never forget ..." Even her sad songs of betrayal have such tender strength. She's something.

another of her pop singles that I forgot ... I have been digging through some interesting stuff, got carried away, and forgot some of her other popular songs ... such as this one.
I cannot recall a particular story with this one, just remember it...

from the Beatles: Let it Be
 

just discovered this among so many others to be discovered. Ray Charles, Donna Summer (wtf?) and many others sang this Beatles song.

Don't know if it's the recording, but her voice sounds a bit husky/raspy here... not unpleasant, just different. Then again, she is singing a lower timbre than what is usual for her ... when I sing bass too long, instead of tenor, my voice gets this way. The harmony is really nice as is the backup vocals. I don't think this is one of her better works, though.

Women's Liberation: Sisters Doing it ...
 

I do remember this! Annie Lennox, uh, hot here ladies :)

Aretha covering of Carole King's "Natural Woman" (1967)
 

"when my soul was in the lost and found,
you came along to claim it,
I didn't know what was wrong with me,
until your kiss helped me name it..."



I love her soulful rendition of this song...

LOL! Yeah, she was/is hot ... :)
Thanks, Miss Scarlett :bouquet:

Thank you, my friend. I love those words, too. Such love. Sigh. lol
I like much of Carol King's original work as done by Carol King ... but this is one of those exceptions ... for me :)

I don't recall this one ... and I thought that I had followed her career pretty closely. Check the fine melding of gospel blues in this