Etta James takes shots at Beyoncé and President Obama

New York Daily News ^ | 2-4-09 | Carrie Melago

[kingattax]

Beyoncé's rendition of "At Last" at the presidential inauguration hit a sour note with at least one person - the woman who made the song famous.

At a concert last week in Seattle, legendary crooner Etta James slammed Beyoncé for serenading President Obama with her signature song.

"I tell you that woman he had singing for him, singing my song, she gonna get her ass whupped," James told an audience at the Paramount Theatre, sarcastically calling her "The great Beyoncé."

James didn't finish there.

"I can't stand Beyoncé," she spit out on an audio clip posted on Allhiphop.com, adding that Beyoncé "had no business ... singing my song that I been singing forever."

On inauguration night, Beyoncé kicked off the Neighborhood Ball with an emotional performance of "At Last."

As Beyoncé fought back tears, Obama and his wife, Michelle, swayed cheek-to-cheek in their first dance of the night, creating one of the lasting images of the evening.

Two weeks ago, James' son told the Daily News his mom, who has suffered health setbacks after gastric bypass surgery, was moved by the performance.

And the pair didn't seem to have a problem with each other last year when they posed together at the premiere of "Cadillac Records," in which the younger singer portrayed James.

The audio clip also reveals that the 71-year-old James apparently isn't very fond of Obama, either.

"You know your President, right? You know the one with the big ears?" she asked the audience. "He ain't my President."

A spokeswoman for Beyoncé said she had no comment.

[kingattax]

You know your President, right? You know the one with the big ears?" she asked the audience. "He ain't my President."

etta got it right

[My hearts in London - Everett]

2-4-09???

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

This is old news.....but definitely worth a repeat. ;-)

[jimfree]

Beyoncee is reasonably accomplished. Etta James is classic and awesome.

[Prospero]

Hmm

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[org.whodat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt4wqDmwZ2A&feature=channel_page

[PhiKapMom]

It came out on AOL today about stars fighting.

[clintonh8r]

Tell it, Etta, tell it....

[Senator Goldwater]

“You know your President, right? You know the one with the big ears?” she asked the audience. “He ain’t my President.”

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I love it.

Testify, Miss James.

[tflabo]

Don’t chyou be going on and messin’ with ole Miss Etta James song now sista B.

[PhiKapMom]

Wonder what Michelle thought about Beyonce and her hubby?

[org.whodat]

Showing ego!!!

[org.whodat]

LOL, if she had done the ego think she probably would have whooped some a**. LOL

[FrdmLvr]

Originally, blacks did not take to 0beyme. They thought he was too geeky. It was only after he started winning primaries that they came around to him.

[Question Liberal Authority]

Um, "At Last" was first recorded by Glenn Miller in 1942.

This would be like Bill Ayers claiming that communism was his idea instead of Karl Marx's.

[teletech]

I KNEW there was a reason I liked Etta Jones. Besides putting over a song (”At Last” comes to mind), she can stand up and speak the TRUTH!

[TRY ONE]

Charles Barkley on Beyoncé: “Take one look at Beyoncé, then ask yourself....how could any man be Gay?”

Charles said that on TNT. Imagine if a white boy said that?

Sometimes, ‘Ol Charles gets it right!

[teletech]

Make that Etta James not Jones. Gotta stop drinkin’.

[TChad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVI254QGSQ4