Emancipate the Emperor

Just one false move and the shooting starts …

"Emancipation," Level Heads
"Embraceable You," Oleta Adams
"Embraceable You," Billie Holiday
"Embraceable You," Chet Baker
"Emily," Los Lobos
"Emily," Randy Stonehill
"Emily, Sing Something Sweet," Bright Eyes
"Emma's Song," Sinead O'Connor
"Emotional War Games," Tonio K
"The Emperor's New Clothes," Sinead O'Connor

Since she came up twice in this list, here's a bonus video link: Kris Kristofferson's "Sister Sinead."

I love that when reaching for the highest compliment he might pay someone Kristofferson settles on "she's never been partial to shackles or chains." I can't imagine higher praise.

That Oleta Adams rendition of "Embraceable You" comes from an odd collection called "The Glory of Gershwin." Produced by George Martin, it showcases harmonica virtuoso Larry Adler accompanying an eclectic host of pop stars — including Sister Sinead again, singing "My Man's Gone Now," a snazzy "Nice Work If You Can Get It" from Sting, an ah-yes-that-makes-perfect-sense rendition of "But Not For Me" by Elvis Costello and an unlikely but wonderful "How Long Has This Been Going On" by Jon Bon Jovi. That last one may not please either jazz purists or Bon Jovi purists, but as I'm neither of those, I consider it a guilty pleasure.