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Musical Jealousy
Ed, relating to the thing with Etta James and the Beyonce girl. The song “At Last” is an old standard. I don’t believe Etta James wrote that song. I would have to look it up. There are a lot of people who sing other people’s songs — that’s a compliment really. I am a musician and a singer and I’ve been around for 65 years. Professional jealousy does not make it in the music world.
In Harmony
Etta wasn’t mad that Beyonce sang the song. She was mad the Obamas picked Beyonce to sing it instead of Etta.—Ed. Note
posted by Trentonian Editor at
3:08 PM
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Etta's voice is not what it used to be when she recorded that song, thirty years ago.
Back then no one could have done it better, but with age (no disrespect) any voice can lose much of what it was. There were better choices. I personally think Beyonces voice was too young. Jennifer Hudson, Oleta Adams, Anika Noni Rose, Rachel Ferrel, Natalie Cole or Whitney Houston could have sang anything and it would have been spectacular. I also found it sad that they danced to the same song everytime. It was poorly planned. However, I do understand Etta's dissapointment. I feel Beyonce only used the opportunity to promoted her (straight to DVD) movie. Pathetic.
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