Original "Miss Otis Regrets"entry is here.
LaBelle doing a gospel tinged version of the song. I believe that it was recorded around 1969/1970.
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Miss Otis Regrets
A fine Cole Porter tune. This version, is by the lovely Ella Fitzgerald:
The moment before she died/she lifted up her lovely head and cried
The moment before she died/she lifted up her lovely head and cried
I love that line.
Unlike the previous two songs I've discussed, "Miss Otis Regrets" is told in a third person narrative. A servant (?) telling Miss Otis' friends, oh so politely, that her mistress is unable to fulfill her social obligations because, she's, well, sort of dead. A fallen woman, who can no longer speak for herself. The tragedy of the song, isn't really the murder, it's her downfall.
Another great take on the song:
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