Not a single knee was down, and I wiped a way a tear.
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Slightly theatrical, but that little girl has pipes!!!
What a crackup. Just want to hug her!
Great that she did it, and good for her – and she can sing, although it ain’t gonna last long if she keeps doing that.
An absolute travesty that at that age she’s already been convinced that she has to have “soul” to put it across. My little darling, you ain’t black. And that’s a good thing.