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Mavis Staples is great and we should sing her praises every chance we get. There’s nothing she can’t sing or add something to, and from spearheading Southern Soul and gospel, to pallying up with The Band, it’s great she’s still got some surprises left in her.

With that, she’s released a cover of Frank Ocean’s ‘Godspeed’ and of this take, she said: “‘Channel Orange’ was my first introduction to Frank Ocean and I was just amazed at the writing and soulfulness coming from his voice. And I loved ‘Blonde’ when that record came out. That first line in ‘Godspeed’ of ‘I will always love you’ just crushes me every time I hear it…or sing it. It’s just such a beautiful song and he sounds amazing on it so I was a little nervous if we could pull it off. I was honored to sing his words.”

Have a listen.