when Stewart dons a tuxedo for the second half to sing chestnuts like "Blue Moon" and "What a Wonderful World" with full orchestra, I'm left pondering why aging rock stars like Stewart, Elvis Costello and Joni Mitchell sing standards so much better than, with only a few living exceptions (Shirley Horn, Cassandra Wilson), jazz singers.
Maybe it's because they are new to it and it isn't just running over it again? I mean, Rod Stewart has sung the rock sh*t over and over again so he might be justifiably tired of it.
Perhaps Shirley Horn should try some AC/DC?
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