QUICK TAKES - Feb. 6, 2009
President Obama took a do-over on his oath of office. Now the Queen of Soul is following his lead.
Aretha Franklin has recorded a “preferred version” of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” the song she performed at Obama’s Jan. 20 inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Franklin said in a statement Thursday that she wasn’t able to give her “very best” in the ceremony’s cold weather. Franklin says she wants fans to have the best possible version of her singing the song.
The single, released this week, is available online through iTunes, Rhapsody and other outlets.
The biggest entertainment stories
Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
