Her greatest moment came with her searing, voice-breaking lead part on the Stones' 1969 "Gimme Shelter," unforgettably screaming out, "Rape, murder/It's just a shot away".
Check out her black beaded dress from the Roaring 20's and marvel at her soul-searing voice, so powerful that it could be heard outside theaters in those days before microphones.
The song itself, by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin, is the apotheosis of the torch song, and Garland kicks its drama up to frenzied intensity early on, as much with the searing pathos of her voice as with convulsive, angular gestures that look like an Expressionist painting come to life.
"Dave Chappelle is a legendary voice in comedy — searing, vital, and now more than ever, essential," said Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy at Netflix.
When singing about searing indignities, that unctuous and unbothered voice of his makes it sound as if he's just buttering up his adversary.
Fans of acoustic guitars and searing lyrics who love a convincing voice and a temperament that's both fearless and delicate should track down "Once I Was an Eagle".
The voices and artefacts are searing in their intimacy and it's unsettling.
The bullet is in the flesh, searing, the people gathered around helplessly, the voices trying to get through.
But the voice on the other end is primal and searing.
Even in the midst of searing loss, nursing my daughter helped me to find my voice and my confidence in myself.
