Posted on 03/04/2023 3:03:47 PM PST by nickcarraway
Music legend Chaka Khan has blasted the mag’s editors as “blind bitches” who “need hearing aids” in a new interview — after they dared to rank her at No. 29 on a “The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time” list behind such belters as Adele and Mary J. Blige.
In a lively chat with Andrew Goldman on his “The Originals” podcast for Los Angeles Magazine, Khan complained of the rankings, “These are blind bitches! They are blind as a motherf–king bat! They need hearing aids… These must be the children of Helen Keller!”
In the interview, she went off on Mariah Carey, Joan Baez and others, while giving singers such as Beyoncé and Aretha Franklin props.
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You can hear her as the uncredited vocalist with Steve Winwood on Higher Loved. It was supposed to be a credited duet, but the record companies wouldn't allow it.
Big - musically and otherwise - in the early-to-mid-eighties. Which Gawd help us is forty years ago.
Ksenia did just an awesome job on “Ain’t nobody” last year.
Next day, she almost ran over me with her luggage 🧳🧳 rushing to get to the van for their next gig. (I was going back to the elevators in the hotel).
I asked if that was the Chaka Khan song (thought I recognized it about 15 seconds in).
Told her she did an awesome job and she did. BTW she’s more attractive in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLaj4VMQfxc.
1970s
I believe I was listening to one of her songs in 1973-1974 - placing where I was in school at that time.
Agreed - uncalled for (by her)
Did a few words in Steven Bishop’s “Save it for a rainy day.”
A hottie when she was with “Rufus”.
The list has the auto tune queen Taylor swift ahead of Donna Summer and Loretta Lynn. Kind of hard to take seriously.
I think she’s pretty right on about Rolling Stone, they wouldn’t know good music if they’ve heard it. They’ve always had an agenda.
Bingo
“Those music critics are blind!”
Is this a bad joke?
Adele is ok, but IMHO she had nothing on Dusty Springfield.
Tell Me Something Good
1974 seemed right
Based on which school I was in when I heard that song
I thought 1973 seemed a bit early
You don’t happen to have a time machine handy, do you?
I sure wish I did sometimes.
So... one big hit song (I Feel For You), one other notable hit (I’m Every Woman), a prominent back-up roll (Steve Winwood’s Higher Love), and several dance tracks.
A legend in her own mind. The reason she’s so famous is her big hit song features her name repeated over and over and over, something which TMK hadn’t been done before.
Also appeared on Chicago’s “Take Me Back To Chicago”.
Oh yeah... and she was the guest singer on Rufus’ “Ain’t Nobody.”
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