• At Last Lyrics Etta James

Having long ago established herself among the royalty of modern blues, Queen seems rather content to sit back on her throne and her laurels and coast through a collection of classic and contemporary compositions. Unfortunately, her descendant band appears equally happy to sit back with her instead of working to shoot up the standards with another round of youthful vitality. The album opens with a rendition of 's 'Gotta Serve Somebody' which serves more as a sleepy suggestion than a blues-injected imperative. While 's 'Rhymes' sounds very much like the Reverend, 's version of 'Try a Little Tenderness' does phrase the slow dance in some subtly new directions.

At Last Lyrics Etta James

The real difference shows up about midway through when the Matriarch takes on the Glitter Twins with a raunchy slink through 'Miss You' whose draggier pace and intermittent woofs gives the song that much more sex appeal. 's 'Hawg for Ya' slops with similar raunch. Does change things up with an educated and edifying stripped 'Let's Straighten It Out' which builds musically as lays down lessons of love and the woman's heart. Another exciting change is the funkification of 's 'Born on the Bayou' which strains through 's 'Hot Pants.' After a gentle shout and sway through Brother ' 'Come Back Baby,' the Queen retakes her throne while taking back her royal pet 'Hound Dog' from the King with a swampy rendition of the and classic that appears to be more born on the bayou than that track.