Etta James had a moment at a Seattle concert last week where she trashed Beyonce for singing a rendition of “At Last” at President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Which is odd considering Beyonce recently played Etta in the film Cadillac Records, and the two had a ball at the premiere (above.) NY Daily News reports:
“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.”
Obviously still perturbed, Etta then insulted Obama even though she initially loved Beyonce’s inauguration performance. But, hey, old people: They’re adorable ticking time bombs. Right, Grandpa? Put down the knife:
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.
“You know your President, right? You know the one with the big ears?” she asked the audience. “He ain’t my President.”
For the record, Etta went on to hate several other things that evening including, but not limited to, women, music, black people and irony.
Why is Etta James wearing a long blonde wig?
#50 – way to drink the Kool-Aid. Bush had gutted FEMA’s ability to respond to natural disasters (actually, anything other than “terrrrism”). Experienced professional emergency managers like James Witt were replaced by appointees with political connections to Bush but little or no disaster experience, including, most famously, director Michael Brown, whose previous position had been with the International Arabian Horse Association. Even before Katrina happened, most of the career emergency management professionals had left FEMA. In addition, important parts of FEMA were removed to the Department of Homeland Security, even though natural disasters are far more likely than large-scale acts of terrorism in the U.S. The problem wasn’t the delay in the local officials calling for help from FEMA. It was that when the call came, the agency that responded had been crippled by the major changes implemented by Bush – there’s no blaming Clinton for this one, FEMA under his administration was a very different agency. FEMA’s performance in the months and years that followed has been nothing short of disgraceful. It’s a different type of disaster and one that’s directly tied to the actions of the Bush administration.
#42 – So by your rationale, all the white people go back to the caves?
“Read the bill. I did. All 647 pages of it.”
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
Really? Pat yourself on the back for being the all time BIGGEST FUCKING LOSER ALIVE! So you basically spent hours reading and then posting something on THE SUPERFICIAL that has NOTHING to do with Etta James OR BEYONCE?
Damn, you have issues taking up half the fucking page putting that shit up there. Do you realize this is GOSSIP website? Not a political forum? I didn’t read your whole post. I didn’t need to, I realized you were a idiot when I saw how long it was.
Let me quote you, if I may: ” Hey Jeff W. Do you have kids? (probably not…women don’t fuck losers)”
I beg to differ with you on that one, because if you have kids, that is proof that women DO fuck losers- like YOU!
PSS. Etta James kicks Beyonces ass on that song- hands down.
93% of black people voted for Obama. 7% may have voted for what was right for the country, not for selfish interests. I would have loved to see a woman in office, but Hillary is just another corporate sellout so I wouldn’t do it. She tried to increase the number of HB31 Visas which give American jobs to Indians during the primaries.
I voted Barr, but my real choice was Ron Paul. Yes they are white men, but after all of my years researching common sense politics they were the only real choice for the people. SMALL GOVERNMENT, POWER TO THE PEOPLE, END THE FEDERAL RESERVE, NO IRS, NON-INTERVENTIONIST POLICIES, NO WAR (just national defense), LOW IF ANY CORPORATE TAXES (an incentive to hire American workers!), GET OUT OF NATO & the UN & REIGN IN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION! If you don’t know about the WTO then please do some research. Obama is buying votes by catering to black and women’s issues, but he is JUST PERPETUATING THE SYSTEM! Our country will be the worse for it. Obama HELPED WRITE THE BANK BAILOUT BILL. He gets no slack for it. The purpose is to prop up a failing system and crash our economy.
I am all for universal health care, but that is where my similarities with Obama end. I also believe that such healthcare should be funded by the states and not the federal government. WELCOME TO SOCIALISM KIDS! AND YES BUSH WAS A PUPPET JUST THE SAME AS OBAMA. If you vote democrat or Republican then stop watching the corporate controlled media and start doing some independent research. I hope this hits home to at least one person. Bless you all!
you know what?? good for her!!!!!! i love her and think it’s great she is telling it as it is. go etta!!!
My friend dated Etta’s son Daunte in the mid ’90′s and I swear, Etta weighed like 350 pounds! She must have had gastric bypass! She looks great!
Just negroes who try to be white and still act like victims.
I guess I should not be surprised..but why has this turned into a political debate? Because that old ass lady said Obama had big ears? Well he actually does have big ears…but who cares.
She is jealous because Obama asked that old, big, fat, ugly-hat wearing Aretha Franklin to sing the national anthem..but did not ask her to sing “At Last.” She would have stunk anyways. Aretha butchered the national anthem. I actually had to mute it. Maybe they sounded good 400 years ago…they don’t anymore.
Etta needs to up her mood swing meds! She’s 71 years old…the poor woman’s probably on the brink of being senile. And for those of you with negative things to say about Beyonce…get a life! Y’all probably can’t sing so don’t be critical!!! Its you negative people that make the world less bearable!
Shes either sarcastic or senile
At laaaaast!
wow look at her HANDS and those CLAWS!
I heard that all happened in British Columbia, which would make her a bit crazy, as he’s NOT Canada’s President.
Sadly. We want him.
I just don’t get the anti-Obama sentiments. Do you want George Bush back? Seriously? He’s the one who got you (and all of us) into this fucking disaster.
It sounds to me like Etta James is upset only because she didn’t get a chance to perform. I’m sure if she did, she would never had said any of those things.
Do u know she tries to register on ***sugarmingle. c om***, but has been refused for some reasons. I do not think it’s hard to join that site. Britney has her profile there.
Maybe someone should have asked Etta if she wanted to sing for Mr. Prez. Because the woman is holding a grudge! It induced LOLs though so I can’t complain.
Ni66ers never lose that ghetto trash talk even when they’re old.
lauren bacall and shirley maclain trash too! i think when you get to a certain age and you’re so fucking old yet you have all this fame…you ‘don’t give a fuck’ all over everyone’s ass.
Screw Hollywood and screw Washington. Enjoy 8 years of socialism and protectionism, jackasses…you earned it. I actually voted my conscience, (with respect to experience and character) not what Keith Olbermann and Kanye West told me to. I bumped into Beyonce at a party, but I didn’t recognize her without the giant ‘MUTE’ sign over her.
I love it. Call it old age, call it a cranky old woman. I love seeing the Obama Cool-aid drinkers attacking this legend because someone has not sipped from the cup. You go Etta!!!! Not one of you haters probably can name one piece of legislation that Obama wrote in the Senate in his short term, that was the reason you voted for him. Clear and simple you voted for him out of hatred for Bush. While Bush did contribute to the problems of our nation. Obama certainly was not the solution. His change has been filling the Stimulus with Pork, nominating tax cheats and people under investigation. He told us to choose hope over fear, that is why his is trying to terrify the American public into supporting his pork filled stimulus. His idea of bring our nation together is insulting Republicans and insulting the 58 million that did not vote for him. As in Right leaning Independent on economic issues and socially liberal, I say Obama is not the answer but too many people gave into emotions and lost all reason. He has only been in office 17 days and the true Obama is peering his ugly head. As for Etta…thank you for being a strong black woman. This country needs more people like you and Bill Cosby.
Who gives a flying fuck about either of these bleached skin bitches. They both are untalented skanks, and why the fuck is Obama being dragged into this debate. Obama’s reponse was “I have more important things to worry about”
The smartest thing he has said since he’s been president.
Fix this country FUCKO!
She’s right.
Obama and Beyonce both suck. Only difference is, that Barack Hussein Obama is capable of inflicting far great amounts of evil than some dippy fat ass singer ever could.
Etta should have been asked to sing her own song, not that ugly-thunder-thighs-I’m-black-so-I’ve-gotta-have-everything-and-be-the-face-of-everything cunt that calls herself, ‘Beyonce’. I’m soooo sick of that bitch. Ever since someone told me she wanted to be the first black Wonder Woman I wanted to fucking vomit. What next???? A black Marilyn Monroe in a remake?? A black Supergirl?? A black Lara Croft, Audrey Hepburn, FUCKING WHAT????Get the fuck OVER yourself. I have no problems with black people doing shit, Denzel Washington is one of my fave actors, I love Missy Elliots music, but I hate this egotistical freak! Sick of her shaking her fat ass everywhere, fucking dimple cellulite city or WHAT?? BARF! I totally agree with #13, Aaliyah would’ve been 200x better than FATyonce! Go swing in a tree! There are way bigger and better people to talk about than that MONGREL. GO ETTA!
it’s a clash of the diva-titans
She looking slim for a person weighing 400 pounds. And less than Donatella Versace.