Unforgettable
January 1, 2016 1:00 PM Subscribe
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posted by jim in austin at 1:12 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by jim in austin at 1:12 PM on January 1, 2016
When I saw reports of her death trending on twitter I had that brief hope it was a hoax.
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posted by NorthernLite at 1:23 PM on January 1, 2016 [2 favorites]
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posted by NorthernLite at 1:23 PM on January 1, 2016 [2 favorites]
She had a gorgeous voice. I am sorry to hear this.
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 1:25 PM on January 1, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 1:25 PM on January 1, 2016 [2 favorites]
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posted by octothorpe at 1:27 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by octothorpe at 1:27 PM on January 1, 2016
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posted by Seekerofsplendor at 1:40 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by Seekerofsplendor at 1:40 PM on January 1, 2016
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posted by skye.dancer at 1:43 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by skye.dancer at 1:43 PM on January 1, 2016
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posted by angelchrys at 1:51 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by angelchrys at 1:51 PM on January 1, 2016
Let's try not to diminish the accomplishments of a gifted woman on the day she dies by talking about her in terms of who her dad was. She won multiple Grammies and inspired countless female R'n'B singers. It's only been a few hours but I'm already tired of seeing headlines like "Natalie Cole, daughter of..." - it's 2016. We can do better than that.
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posted by kariebookish at 2:03 PM on January 1, 2016 [17 favorites]
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posted by kariebookish at 2:03 PM on January 1, 2016 [17 favorites]
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posted by Fibognocchi at 2:13 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by Fibognocchi at 2:13 PM on January 1, 2016
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She had the curse of emerging in the midst of the Disco Era, in a flood of mostly-interchangeable 'girl vocalists' and Donna Summer as the 'one true breakout'. But she stood out for me from day one. Still, when she finally gave in to the pressure to release the "duet with late father" version of 'Unforgettable', it made it sadly inevitable that all her obits would start with "daughter of Nat 'King' Cole". Let's not belittle her father, who was truly the smoothest of the smooth voices of the 'right-before-rock-took-over' era and whose death from lung cancer was extra tragically ironic. But let us now honor the singer I like to call 'Queen' Cole.
posted by oneswellfoop at 2:27 PM on January 1, 2016 [5 favorites]
She had the curse of emerging in the midst of the Disco Era, in a flood of mostly-interchangeable 'girl vocalists' and Donna Summer as the 'one true breakout'. But she stood out for me from day one. Still, when she finally gave in to the pressure to release the "duet with late father" version of 'Unforgettable', it made it sadly inevitable that all her obits would start with "daughter of Nat 'King' Cole". Let's not belittle her father, who was truly the smoothest of the smooth voices of the 'right-before-rock-took-over' era and whose death from lung cancer was extra tragically ironic. But let us now honor the singer I like to call 'Queen' Cole.
posted by oneswellfoop at 2:27 PM on January 1, 2016 [5 favorites]
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posted by nicebookrack at 2:41 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by nicebookrack at 2:41 PM on January 1, 2016
She had a gorgeous voice and a gift for song interpretation. What an enormous loss.
posted by Joey Michaels at 2:54 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by Joey Michaels at 2:54 PM on January 1, 2016
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posted by Katjusa Roquette at 4:23 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 4:23 PM on January 1, 2016
My high school band played "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" after her arrangement. That song always reminds me of the fall of 1992.
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posted by pxe2000 at 4:38 PM on January 1, 2016
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posted by pianoblack at 4:50 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by pianoblack at 4:50 PM on January 1, 2016
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posted by Sheydem-tants at 5:45 PM on January 1, 2016
posted by Sheydem-tants at 5:45 PM on January 1, 2016
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posted by oneironaut at 6:15 AM on January 2, 2016
posted by oneironaut at 6:15 AM on January 2, 2016
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posted by yes I said yes I will Yes at 6:56 AM on January 2, 2016
posted by yes I said yes I will Yes at 6:56 AM on January 2, 2016
Beautiful, exquisite.
Underrated by arrangements - In life and music.
posted by DonnyMac at 7:05 PM on January 3, 2016
Underrated by arrangements - In life and music.
posted by DonnyMac at 7:05 PM on January 3, 2016
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