Showing posts with label Etta James. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etta James. Show all posts

Friday, February 6, 2009

Etta James vs. Beyonce

Etta James is taking on Beyonce. She is pretty upset (at least from the audio). I can't say that I blame her. I mean, if you are President Obama, shouldn't you get the original Etta James to sing for your first dance? The Beyonce version just came out and y'all (President and First Lady) grew up with the older version (and better version). Etta James may be mad that she wasn't consulted with the Beyonce pick to play her in Cadillac Records (although many didn't know she was still performing...or alive for that matter). "At Last" is a great song. I think I am still partial to the Etta James version, rather than the new Beyonce version (remember that recording technology has come a long way...). I actually have a better Etta James version of the song, but I couldn't find it online and I am too lazy to upload it...

Here's what I want to know. What do you think of her comments? Is Etta wrong for how she said what she said? Should Obama have gotten Etta to sing at his first dance with the First Lady? Should Beyonce have done something differently? I have no idea, but I like the feud...old black woman always speak their minds (which is a great thing).