Harlepolis said:

That's what I think too. We all know that Bey was begging to perform at the Inaugural, and I just have a feeling that she wasn't necessarily their first choice to sing the song for their first dance...I think she and Matthew, or maybe her husband used their clout or gave a huge $donation$ or did whatever they had to do in order to have her sing for their dance. And yes it was a slap in the face to Etta, who is still alive and apparently can still sing. SHE should have been the one to sing her signature song, not Beyonce. Etta really got a raw deal here so I totally understand why she is pissed....I think that's probably why she has a problem with Obama because he had Beyonce singing her song. Whoever made the decision to have Bey sing the song---BAD CHOICE on their part.

Also, I found this quote online from a guy who was at Etta's concert that nite, and this is what he had to say:



Sounds like she can still blow and would have been more than capable of performing at the Inaugural Ball.

JackieBlue said:

I don't mind it if they're good.

If it's a standard and the person who made it a standard is still alive and functioning, they should sing it. It's a standard because of them. If I can get the real deal, I want the real deal. It's not always about who's hot at the moment.

Harlepolis said:

Many are not.

She'd whoop Jay-Z's ass as well...lol

I love Etta! Now, I love her even more!

Why is Etta mad at Obama? Did he or Michelle know what song Beyonce was going to sing ahead of time?

JackieBlue said:

Well hell, when she performed on the Grammy's with Prince, she thought she was doing him a favor. The whole time she acted like he was her back up singer. It wasn't until somebody backstage pulled her coattail afterwards did she recognize the significance of the privilege that she'd just had. That's when she mad up that Sasha Fierce bullshit, to cover up her lack of knowledge and respect for anyone musical other than herself.

70sLove said:

They knew and wanted it kept secret until the performance but Beyonce being Beyonce, issued a press release that Friday before the Inauguration saying how honored she was to have been asked ( Yeah, ok!) and that she'd be singing At Last.

70sLove said:

Yes, and they TOLD Bey not to make it public then the next day the heffa was flappin' her gums on Entertainment Tonight.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Jinx!

Wow! No one likes Beyonce

Gotta love those mouthy bitches.

70sLove said:

Of course. Song selections for State performances are approved far in advance. The song choice was already all over the news announcing Bouncy was gong to sing it about a week beforehand as well

trueiopian said:

Nope! And another thing...did anybody catch her post interview after she sang for the First Couple? She stood up there and lied her ass off on national tv. She said, she's never been apart of an inaugural event. That's a bald face lie because when she was still with Destiny's Child they performed at George W. Bush's Inauguration. Beyonce's lying ass was there talking about "Go Bush!" I guess we were supposed to have forgotten about that.

I can't stand people that will try to lie with a straight face...they can never be trusted!

Harlepolis said:

Now you guys know that the only reason Beyonce took that role is because she's still pissed she didn't win the Oscar in Drreamgirls. I guarantee she will not stop until she gets one either.

Beyonce has no problem stepping on anyone's toes...

:music; at last ..at last ....etta is gonna whoop that ass ...

U GO ETTA!!!

L4OATheOriginal said:

Where have you been, brotha?! Missed ya, man!

JackieBlue said:

Yeah she DID say that... this girl... I can see WHY Etta's upset. But to be honest, this is Etta at her modest, in the sixties, she'd said more derogatory words like "I'll KILL that bitch"!

I suppose we all have our petty moments, but Ms. James should've shown a little class and expressed her thoughts among close friends if need be. She's ego trippin and comes off as a old and tried star trying to cling to time gone by when she was at the top.Tacky.
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Yeah, Etta was ROUGH. If any of you read her autobio, you'll know that this lil' tirade was a breeze comparing to her usual ones.

Is this a fake....what's the diss about Obama..he didn't sing the song..silly old cow!

Harlepolis said:

Oh yeah.. I've seen her in concert: The only time she didn't cuss was when she was singing.

LondonStyle said:

Listen to the clip

Harlepolis said:

Why? do the words change ?

LondonStyle said:

Obama didn't sing it. He asked Beyonce to sing it but told her to keep it secret, then she blabbed about it the next day. That's why Etta mad.

Timmy84 said:

But it was always going to be on TV and Radio and in the Press so what's the big deal? Who gives a F**K!

Timmy84 said:

So, Ms. James is angry that President Obama didn't ask her to sing, 'At Last'? Oh well. What-else could Ms. Knowles say or do? You know somebody was going to ask her the day after:"How did you come to sing for the President at his first Inaugural Ball"?He asked me....

At least the 'Yonce didn't sing Single Ladies or "Irreplacible" dedicated to Bush