Here’s the remarkable Eartha Kitt absolutely slaying some of Cole Porter’s greatest lyrics in “Let’s Do It” with a minimum of effort, provenance unknown.

I can’t think of a performer today who has anything remotely like Kitt’s assurance and presence.
 

(Thank you Emily Gordon!)

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Eartha Kitt laughs in the face of a documentarian asking if she would compromise for a man
Phil Spector’s 1965 appearance on Merv Griffin’s show gets tense with Eartha Kitt and Richard Pryor