Evidently, Etta James agees with Ralph (smile) http://h30405.www3.hp.com/print/pdf/2EJYDHE7CMAC/news
Etta James Doles Out Harsh ‘Last’ Words for Beyonce, Obama (Feb. 5) - Etta James sure can hold a grudge, that much is certain after the R&B icon vented her gripes about singer Beyonce Knowles and President Barack Obama during a recent concert in Seattle. The 71-year-old diva is steaming mad over Beyonce’s performance of ‘At Last,’ her signature tune, at Obama’s first inauguration party. The President and First Lady Michelle Obama danced to the legendary ballad (see photos below). The fiery rant, in which she threatens to beat up “that woman” and openly mocks “the one with the big ears,” has been leaked on TMZ. Hear Etta’s Concert Ramblings: “You guys know your president, right? You know the one with the big ears?” she said to the crowd, unsure of what lay ahead. “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 going to get her ass whipped.” Beyonce played James on the big screen recently, in ‘Cadillac Records.’ Now, we have an idea what the elder singer thinks of her movie version. She continued at the concert: “The great Beyonce. I can’t stand Beyonce,” she told the crowd. “She has no business up there, singing up there on a big ol’ president day, gonna be singing my song that I’ve been singing forever.” James is best known for ‘At Last,’ released in 1961 on Chess Records, but she has scores of other hits including ‘Trust in Me’ and ‘Fool That I Am.’ Beyonce ruffled the sequins of another diva last year when at the Grammy Awards she introduced Tina Turner, and not Aretha Franklin, as “The Queen.” Her royal highness the Queen of Soul was not pleased by the diss, and called it a “cheap shot.” _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
