New Bettye Lavette Video - "Talking Old Soldiers"

This black and white Lex Halaby-directed clip finds Detroit's own Bettye LaVette alone at the Lockeroom Lounge, blowing smoke, drinking too much wine, looking at photos, staring at the walls, and singing about what it's like to grow old and having a graveyard for a friend. Her take is jazzier, smokier than Elton John's version. It comes from last year's The Scene Of The Crime, which as we mentioned, includes the Drive-By Truckers, Spooner Oldham, and David Hood as her backing band. In the video, though, it's Bettye by her lonesome.

If this has you in the mood for more Bettye, you can return to The Scene Of The Crime's Don Henley cover:

Bettye LaVette (Feat. Drive-By Truckers) - "You Don't Know Me At All" (MP3)

The Scene of the Crime is out via Anti-.

Posted at 12:10 PM by brandon in MP3, Video
Tags: Bettye LaVette | Drive-By Truckers

3 Comments

I think I saw this lady on an old episode of Good Times. She burned Penny with a hot iron.

Posted by: Larry Dickman at 08/14/08 1:23 PM  | Reply
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An icon from The Wire, a Good Times reference, yet he makes a bad attempt at offensive comedy. You're a genius.

Posted by: Alex  in reply to Larry Dickman's comment at 08/14/08 8:18 PM  | Reply
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Her voice is really amazing. I love it.

Posted by: icanread at 08/15/08 7:07 PM  | Reply
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