Etta James – At Last
An evening pause: Performed live in 1993, when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
From the press release: From the moment he is handed a possibility of making the first alien contact, Saunders Maxwell decides he will do it, even if doing so takes him through hell and back.
Unfortunately, that is exactly where that journey takes him.
The vision that Zimmerman paints of vibrant human colonies on the Moon, Mars, the asteroids, and beyond, indomitably fighting the harsh lifeless environment of space to build new societies, captures perfectly the emerging space race we see today.
He also captures in Pioneer the heart of the human spirit, willing to push forward no matter the odds, no matter the cost. It is that spirit that will make the exploration of the heavens possible, forever, into the never-ending future.
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A young lady started my cousins wedding reception with At Last. She was unaccompanied by any instrumentation but she was clear and strong (actually better than the clip). It was the most dramatic start for the reception…. folks talking and the standard hum of a group getting seated and then she started. Silence and all listened and then applauded.