[Question Liberal Authority]

Um, "At Last" was first recorded by Glenn Miller in 1942.

This would be like Bill Ayers claiming that communism was his idea instead of Karl Marx's.

[Humble Servant]

” Um, “At Last” was first recorded by Glenn Miller in 1942.”

Yes, it was. And, Um, it sucked. Etta James made it, Um, one of the great moments of pop vocal history. I love Glenn Miller. But he and the male singer who did the recording didn’t get the song. The ring and soulful expression of Etta’s voice (it comes from her TOES, man) turned a ho-hum chart into a classic.

[brewer1516]

Yeah, and Respect by Aretha was originally an Otis Redding song, All Along the Watchtower is a Dylan song, and Clapton’s Cocaine is a J.J. Cale song.

Etta “owns” At Last because she recorded a definitive version of it. Happens all the time.