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Calvin
#1Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 10:51am

She must have really hated Cadillac Records.
"Beyonce's gonna get her ass whooped"

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DottieD'Luscia
#2re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:08am

I always enjoy reading the comments at the end of articles such as this.


Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

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Calvin
#2re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:12am

Oh, Dottie, I didn't have the strength, but I can imagine where they went. I'll bet people who have never even heard of Etta James are suddenly big fans because they're confusing this resentment with some sort of statement of political beliefs.

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justagirl2
#3re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:12am

I too wondered why Etta wasn't asked to sing at the ball...then again, maybe it was an effort to reach the younger masses. Either way, I love Etta and am in no way a Beyonce apologist (in fact, I'm unbelievably sick of her), but this was...unnecessary. I'm just going to blame it on Etta being drunk as a skunk.

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DottieD'Luscia
#4re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:13am

Calvin, the comments ran the gamut!


Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

Phyllis Rogers Stone
#5re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:41am

Is it a rule that all celebrities have to become completely ungracious and pathetic as they age their way into irrelevancy?

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Mister Matt
#6re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:50am

Actually, Faye Dunaway started pretty early on.


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#7re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:53am

She makes fun of the way the president looks, rolls out the "He's not MY President!" then says she was sick and couldn't have attended the inauguration anyway- Good lord, Etta, how many reasons do you need not to be there?

Phyllis Rogers Stone
#8re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:56am

Ha! Fair enough, but my god, I don't know why we're supposed to celebrate the nasty, mean-spirited sour-grapiness of some people because of their age and former stature.

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uncageg
#9re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:57am

Bitter, party of one!


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Borstalboy
#10re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 11:58am

Etta: Filet Mignon

Beyonce: Hamburger


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Phyllis Rogers Stone
#11re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:00pm

Beyonce: Evolving since the beginning, with a long career ahead of her.

Etta: One foot in the grave.

#12re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:06pm

Girls! Girls! They are both loathsome in their own way!

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Mister Matt
#13re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:07pm

I can respect Etta's career without respecting her current actions. She's a legendary performer who recently acted like a jealous raging bitch. If she doesn't even like Obama, why does she care so much? Oh yeah, because she wasn't asked. Now we know why. Would she have been as pissed if Beyonce sang someone else's song? Did she say anything about Aretha? Probably not. I wonder how she would have felt if Aretha sang an Etta song. HA!


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Updated On: 2/5/09 at 12:07 PM

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Jane2
#14re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:08pm

Etta James rules.


<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES

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doodlenyc
#15re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:14pm

Etta James rules, but is an asshole.


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DottieD'Luscia
#16re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:15pm

Next thing you know she'll say she was supposed to attend, but Aretha wore her hat!


Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

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Jane2
#17re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:22pm

"Is it a rule that all celebrities have to become completely ungracious and pathetic as they age their way into irrelevancy?"

I think it's more like the original artists recognize the lack of talent these days. It infuriates me as well.


<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES

Phyllis Rogers Stone
#18re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:37pm

I don't think Beyonce lacks talent, though.

Gothampc
#19re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 1:07pm

Be careful Etta, Beyonce doesn't have any ass to whoop. Have you seen her? There's nothing there. No sense in hurting yourself over an assless girl.


If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

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StockardFan
#20re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 1:17pm

The article says she wasn't able to attend the inaugeration due to health reasons. So WTF is she freaking out about? And why is she taking it out on Beyonce?


KFTC!!!!!

Gothampc
#21re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 1:25pm

"So WTF is she freaking out about? And why is she taking it out on Beyonce?"

Because you don't steal a diva's signature song and sing it at the decade's biggest social event.


If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

Phyllis Rogers Stone
#22re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 1:26pm

So - by that logic - all the caterwauling Jennifer Holliday has done over the years is justified?

Gothampc
#23re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 1:34pm

Can you imagine the can off ass-whoop Beyonce would have opened if she had sung:

Liza Minnelli's "Cabaret"

Barbra Streisand's "People"

Elaine Stritch's "Ladies Who Lunch"

Bette Midler's "The Rose"


If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

Phyllis Rogers Stone
#24re: Etta's a little upset
Posted: 2/5/09 at 1:37pm

You are correct. And it's a shame, too, because nothing would have thrilled the country more than hearing "The Ladies Who Lunch" at the inauguration. Or "Cabaret," even. Although no one but people on this board and Elaine Stritch herself would even know that song.

Did Etta flip out when Celine covered "At Last"?

Does Liza sh*t a brick each time Cabaret is revived?

Is "The Rose" REALLY the go to song for Bette Midler?

None of these songs are proprietary.

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Updated On: 2/5/09 at 01:37 PM


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