If LaBelle’s set was more emotional given the circumstances, Knight zeroed in on joy in hard times. She closed with “Lady Marmalade,” her signature funk anthem, whose chorus “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?” has been introductory French for many.
Hands were raised heavenward and “amens” rang out throughout the amphitheater during the gospel-inspired “Sweetest Name I Know” and a standing ovation followed her version of Judy Garland’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” which under LaBelle’s direction replaces a girl’s ache with a woman’s. Other hits followed, including “The Right Kinda Lover,” “Kiss Away the Pain,” “On My Own,” “New Attitude” and “When You’ve Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven).”
The crowd roared its approval, finally getting the “shoe moment” they expected. “I tried to wait, but I can’t,” she said in exchanging the heels for flats, yelling to Knight offstage to don more comfortable footwear. And while she didn’t quite kick off her shoes with flair as has become a legendary part of her performances, she did ask the audience if she could ditch the heels for something more comfortable. LaBelle showed off her dance moves to let kids know that while twerking isn’t her thing, she can still keep up. The diva that audiences eat up also was on stage. It was a subject she would return to several times during the one-hour set - her voice cracking throughout - including during a plaintive interpretation of “Isn’t It a Shame” as a video of Dash through the years played on a screen behind her. Credit: Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionĭraped in a dress that shimmered in the light, she opened the night with the up-tempo “Something Special” and “Feels Like Another One,” bringing the concertgoers to their feet.īut she quickly shifted gears to talk about the death earlier in the week of Dash, a loss she said Knight was helping her work through.
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