Etta James Wants To Kick Beyonce’s A**

WOW MS JAMES HOW OLD R YU ?????? YU R REALLY ACTING LIKE A TWO YEAR OLD…. YU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL YOUR SIGNATURE SONG WAS CHOSEN ON SUCH A SPECIAL DAY…. AND THEN TO BLAME IT ON BEYONCE SHE JUST SUNG THE LONG ASS SONG……..LOL NOW DO REMEMBER YOUR AN OLD LADY YU SHOULDN BE GOING AROUND HERE THROWING THATS A PEOPLE.LMAO

Oh and the comments about old people- well just wait you will get there someday. the one thing i remember most about my old southern up bringing is that you RESPECT your elders. so calling ms james old bats etc. is just bad form. The ones that came before us opened doors. we need to respect the things that were done because with out there past we would not have the opportunities in this present.

i think what miss etta james said was horrible and disrepectul, she should be honored that her song was chosen at such a historic time and that someone as beautiful and talented as beyonce was chosen by the president to sing it… shoot if the president asked had chosen to sing for him i would do the same thing. the song was very appropriate and beyonce didnt do a bad job. Etta stop hatin

Also, “At Last” was not written by nor originally performed by Etta James. Yes, it is what put her on the map, but Etta James was the THIRD PERSON to record the song. Beyonce has to be the most-hated upon artist ever. Some of the stuff people say about her is mind-boggling and clearly based upon jealousy. And by all accounts, the woman is gracious to everybody she deals with… fans, colleagues, fellow artists, etc. It’s odd the dislike some people have for her.

Did Whitney Houston have to get Dolly Parton’s blessing every time she sang “I Will Always Love You”? Beyonce has been nothing but respectful and has spoken quite a lot about her admiration for Etta James. Sheesh, she only sang the song because she played Etta in Cadillac Records. At any rate, Etta James has amended her comments by saying that she does not dislike Beyonce, but was insulted that she wasn’t asked to perform “At Last” at the inauguration.

Ditto what Jchelle said!

For some reason I don’t think alot of you understand what Ms. James is talking about and its sad. When you sit and talk to older people they talk about their accomplishments their legacy perhaps. Bey was giving the blessing to play Ms. James in the movie not to began singing her song as if it was hers. Not Ms. James probably went about espressing her anger in the wrong way but I totally understand. As an artists, I’m surprised Beyonce didn’t first get Ms. James blessing or ask her to accompany her at the inauguration. When you accomplish something and someone else takes credit, you can’t tell me you aren’t pissed. This is not about Ms. James being old and senial, or who can sing it best. It’s about respect for an artist and making sure credit is given where it’s due.

Tell Etta to sit down and shut up. She is in her Golden years. You had your day. Don’t try to get cheap publicity with the stunts you are using.

Now it’s Beyonces time, give her the credit she deserves. As Prsident Obama says, It’s time for CHANGE. Let it be.

this si the same question i asked. how can beyonce sing a song when the original singer/writer is still alive.

the beauty of At Last is the Depth of Etta’s Voice, which Bey cant compare to. I guess if she had gotten Etta’s blessing (or at least attempted to) beginning with that flop Cadillac records, there wouldn’t been any drama today.