I feel the need comment on how appropriate the occasion of Aretha Franklin performing at the inauguration of President Obama truly was. He is the first African American to be sworn into the oval office, she is the first women to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was elected as the best man to lead us out of nation crisis, she was voted the best singer of all time by Rolling Stone. And even though the 66-year-old's voice wavered slightly on notes that she could once sing with ease, she still let freedom ring with her rendition of "My Country Tis of Thee." There was no better way to mark such a historic occasion than with the performance of this epic songstress.

-- Beth Ann