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Etta James Says, 'I Can't Stand Beyoncé' (Also Big Ears isn't MY President)
MSN Music ^
| 2/5/2007
| MSN Entertainment
Posted on 02/05/2009 6:54:58 AM PST by Smogger
If you were wondering why Beyoncé and not Etta James was asked to serenade the president and first lady with "At Last" during their first dance at an inauguration ball on Jan. 20, you're not alone.
Etta, 71, whom Beyoncé went blonde to portray in last year's "Cadillac Records," is wondering the same thing, and she candidly expressed her displeasure during a concert stop in Seattle last week.
"You guys know your president, right?" she asked the crowd amid cheers (listen to it here. "You know the one with the big ears? Wait a minute, he ain't my president, he might be yours, he ain't my president. You know that woman he had singing for him, singing my song -- she's gonna get her a-- whipped. The great Beyoncé ... But I can't stand Beyoncé. She has no business up there, singing up there on a big ol' president day ... singing my song that I've been singing forever."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: beyonce; bho44; bhoinauguration; ettajames; music; obama
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He's not MY President either!
P.S. Beyonce = Not Guilty.
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posted on
02/05/2009 6:54:59 AM PST
by
Smogger
To: Smogger
Wow! Maybe I’ll have to buy tickets next time Etta’s near me. :)
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posted on
02/05/2009 6:56:25 AM PST
by
cvq3842
To: Smogger
The posters on the NY Daily News website are dissing Ms. James. They are saying that she is bitter and old and of course “The One” isn’t her President, Abraham Lincoln was. How rude. You can tell by those posts that Zero got elected by the American Idol crowd.
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posted on
02/05/2009 6:57:08 AM PST
by
LottieDah
(If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf the unborn)
To: Smogger
I think Beyonce is beautiful and her singing doesn’t offend me, but Etta James’ version of this song is just a stunning piece of music.
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posted on
02/05/2009 6:57:59 AM PST
by
Darkwolf377
(Pro-Life Capitalist American Atheist and Free-Speech Junkie)
To: Smogger
hmm, that would make a nice bumper sticker.
Also, maybe, ‘Obama is NOT the answer.’
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posted on
02/05/2009 6:58:22 AM PST
by
bboop
(obama, little o, not a Real God)
To: Smogger
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posted on
02/05/2009 6:59:05 AM PST
by
Cedric
To: Smogger
Ummm...so he’d be her President if she had sung at the inauguration. Glad to see she’s putting serious thought into her politics.
Oh..and Waaaaaaaaaa!
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:00:41 AM PST
by
Wolfie
To: Smogger
She can’t be too old and senile if she is smart enough not to like “THE ONE”.
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:00:46 AM PST
by
ontap
(Just another backstabbing conservative)
To: Smogger
Hee...Hee
"You know the one with the big ears? Wait a minute, he ain't my president, he might be yours, he ain't my president.
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:02:04 AM PST
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: Smogger
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:02:58 AM PST
by
Batman11
("Big ears isn't my President!")
To: bboop
If Obama is “The Answer”, what the hell was the QUESTION?............
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:04:08 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Zimbabwe has removed 12 zeroes from its currency. We need to remove one from the White House......)
To: Red Badger
If Obama is the answer, it must have been a stupid question.
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:04:29 AM PST
by
Julia H.
(Somewhere in Kenya or Indonesia, a village is missing its idiot.)
To: acad1228
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:05:00 AM PST
by
DYngbld
(Aspire to inspire before you expire)
To: Smogger
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:05:28 AM PST
by
maggief
To: DYngbld; All
I had tickets to see her about a year ago *(she opening for BB King), and she had to cancel because she was sick. Hope she is doing well.
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:06:15 AM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective.)
To: Red in Blue PA
To: Darkwolf377
Goose bumps. Every time I hear it.
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:08:25 AM PST
by
Right Cal Gal
(Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
To: Smogger
Got to love it!! Just can’t make this stuff up.
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:09:25 AM PST
by
kenmcg
(cOMMBYAH)
To: Smogger
"...But I can't stand Beyoncé. She has no business up there, singing up there on a big ol' president day ... singing my song that I've been singing forever." Welcome to the brave new world of Change, Etta.
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:10:00 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
To: Julia H.
If Obama is the answer, it must have been a stupid questionCan I steal that for my tag line?
I already did.
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posted on
02/05/2009 7:10:41 AM PST
by
muggs
(If Obama is the answer, it must have been a stupid question)
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