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  • Hey, please watch my cover of this song! :)

  • Etta doesnt look too well in this Vid. you can tell she was not well ;-(

  • Another great on that can really squeeze the juice out of this song is Cristina Aguilera. I like her performance better than Beyonce....just by a pinch more.

  • @jibaradepr with all due respect..I LOVE Christina A...however, she puts too many RIFFS in a classic song like "At Last' .which literally did not do the song justice..Beyonce does this song EXTREMELY well. Her vocals are ever so smooth and appealing. Additionally, she does not try to sound like Etta James, but captures her passion in the song..

  • Why was Etta James soooo upset at Beyonce?.......What a beautiful thing she did here for the leyend. That was very humble from Beyonce. A real tribute.

  • R.I.P Miss. ETta James

  • RIP...

  • wow no homo but i'm a girl and when i seen Beyonce with her hair and that lovely golden dress and emrald earrings the only thing that floated through my head was "DAMN! SHE LOOKS SOOOOOOO GOOD! Jay-z your one lucky guy! "

  • I LOVE Beyonce.

  • HER LOVE HAS CAME ALONG... HER LIL BABY!!! IDK WHY I AM IN CAPS

  • How can so many people not know who Etta James' is??

  • Etta James was the first to perform and sing this song...but Beyonce really sang this beautifully....love it. And thanks to Beyonce i got to know who Etta James is.....

  • vele apena ver e ouvir..grande bey

  • Are you all forgetting that this is LIVE? I don't believe Ms. James herself could deliver like this live; and should appreciate Beyonce letting the younger generation know of her music.

  • Beyonce' wasn't completely true to ETTA JAMES character in the movie. She sang all the songs as BEYONCE'. On stage is one thing but you should at least try to sound like the artist you are portraying if you are acting. Imitation is the best form of flattery anyway. ijs Love both Etta and B btw.

  • Etta ought to be ashamed of herself. Beyonce did her and her song a lot of justice. Beyonce was a lady and was very gracious to the legendary singer and was treated despicably by Ms. Etta James. All I can say is "Great Job Beyonce" and "Shame on You Etta!"

  • im not a justin beiber fan, but my sister is. i watched the jb movie with her, and i couldnt stop laughing when this song came up!

  • a melhor cantora do mundo BEYONCÉ sempre

  • This video proves that Etta James Doesn't like Beyonce... Did you Jame's reaction to all this? And she prefer Christina's version.

  • whats upsetting to me is when searching for etta james live music and beyonce comes up as the first match. total disrespect.

  • Simply amazing! In my opinion, better than the original, and whats even more amazing, is it was done live! Not taking anything away from Etta,but in her day she was it ! But Beyonce knows how to stir the soul of a great song ! Bravo Be! E for excellent !

  • For those who are comparing: If you like etta great, if you like beyonce great, but at the end of the day BOTH ladies did a REMAKE! Both ladies will be remembered for their excellent delivery of this song. I was taught to RESPECT my ELDERS, but with that; my ELDERS also RESPECTED and wanted BETTER for me! People say the youth of today are disrespectful, yet the SAME could be said for some of our ELDERS of today as well! GOD blessed these ladies with their voices, lets just enjoy and respect it!

  • Beyonce know she has class..i love her

  • Beyonce does a very good job with this Etta James classic. Etta is great, a total classic, and Beyonce, when she sings straight, and doesn't push so darn hard, shows that she has a excellent chops.

  • fucking beatiful woman!!!

    

  • I think Etta is just jealous that Beyonce is a prettier blonde ;)

  • bee is so classy after what that old lady said about her she still forgive and don't hold grudges ! Queen Bee

  • i love that hair on her

  • etta james is the best!

  • THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED "TALENT" 

  • Seems to me that only Joss Stone...can handle the power of the past in vocals!

  • definitely like the original better...definitely

  • in the words of Oprah : THERE GOES SASHA!

  • oh my god, she's amaaaaaaazing. <3

  • Oh baby sing to me....

  • Beyonce did that.

  • 704gyrl, I strongly agree witcha.

  • beyonce got a lot of haters but she has the sickest female vocals in the game right now, even out of male vocalist i'de say!!!

  • was this before or after the diss?

  • @nguyen881: not really sure but I think b4..

  • i agree every era is different but artist nowadays are not original and copy from the past,,, that is sad,,reason being because of lack of creativitty and originality majority of the songs now a day are from the past,, of artist from the old school days..and because those songs had meaning and heart..whick lack very much today..

  • @sammyz2358 DITTO

  • @sammyz2358 its hard to be original when everything has kind of been done. nothing is NEW now a days...so many years has passed.

  • @sammyz2358 beyonce only sang her songs because she played etta in cadillac records.-___________-

  • @sammyz2358 why wud u let the classics die? IF it werent 4ppl like beyonce i wudnt kno who the hell etta james was...i didnt even kno she was the original singer of at last. i say let them continue! dont let the old things die! bring them up and get the younger generation 2know and appreciate its worth instead of making new garbage music which will only last a few weeks

  • @krabhole Exactly,you got it.All the best to you.Great music lasts for ever and younger generations can pick up on it.

  • @sammyz2358 u're right!i didnt know etta james either until beyonce sung her song..she should be flattered.

  • @sammyz2358 I agree to a certain point! What or who would even attempt to duplicate this great hit by Etta, and nail it even better than the original? ( Only Beyonce) ! That is only my opinion! The song is almost older than I am in age, and I would listen to this cover that well out does Etta's version! Not to take anything away from the Great Etta who shaped this fabulous hit, and did a great job representing herself , and is well deserved the star that shines for her only! Bravo Beyonce!

  • Only the new skool people think that Beyonce can sing...she's popular only for her looks and booty shakin. People don't sing anymore. A bunch of junk about going to the club, freakin that b..., getting my gangsta on, my baby mamas, baby daddys, etc. TRASH!!!!!

  • @brownmajic48 I would agree with you when it comes to the meaningless songs....but ur mistaken if you think Beyonce's songs are like that...Just WRONG!!!!

  • People need to remember if Etta James is suffering from either dementia or alzheimers, then people will uncontrollable be bitter and get mad easily. It's one of those things that happens with alzheimers/dementia. People who have it can't help get mad or bitter. People need to remember that Etta can't perform or do the things that she used to be able to. And Beyonce can do all those things, so yeah Etta is going to be a bitter and mad. It is nothing personal to Beyonce I think.

  • etta james= ugly little piggy , beyonce= A DIVA !

  • Etta is old and bitter!!! I heard her comment when she did a show!!! She said some mean things about B!!! She should be flattered but no she is mad!!! I never seen Patty or Aretha or even Glady's get mad because some body sing there song better than them!!! Each generation brings something different!!! And she didn't even want to hug B after this performance!!! So sad!!!

  • @ptucker1978 let's get thing straight, yes BEYONCE has a great voice & did a wonderful job singing the song, but in NO WAY did she SING ETTA'S SONG better than her! have some class don't dis an elderly woman, yes she may be bitter but in the end no one could top the original songs that Etta sang! thank you!

  • @SmOoChEs415 I agree. Etta's voice is just.....Uniquely Awesome..!

  • @sfdmoment thank you, some people just have no class & like to put down an elderly woman & compare her to some young pretty woman who's on top at the moment...honestly it's really sad

  • @ptucker1978 because NOONE sings a Patty, Aretha, or Patty song better than them.....You can do a suitable cover, but you can't EVER be greater than them........Now I can admit she's wrong for dissing B...but if you truly believe that B sang Etta's song better...you undoubtedly believe also that Lil Wayne is the greatest lyricist ever.......

  • @hulkdaddy71 she do sing way BETTER then etta jame etta cant hit notes like beyonce at all you wrong if you say beyonce cant sing better then here

  • @pettywold1994 Ok.......You must be about 18 or so.........OBVIOUSLY Etta can't hit those high notes anymore....she IS rather elderly now.....So the POINT you're making is a MOOT one.....now go do your homework and let us GROWN folk debate as to whether a REAL singer had anything to worry about from a FABRICATED singer.........

  • put a keep a rio!!! Linda, talentosa e o caray.....!!! uh

  • when i heard Beyonce sing Etta's songs in Cadillac Records i went to buy Etta's album because i assumed it'd be better since they were the "original" but little did i know ETTA JAMES IS BORING

  • @elithesmartguy MEAN

  • @elithesmartguy Etta James boring! That`s got to be the biggest load of shite statement any prick could ever come up with.Boring F F S.So you are the wild cat then.Beyonce herself could not have imagined she would be asked to portray this amazing woman and voice.You probably think you could do it. ,or were you too fucked to even try.Get it up you.

  • @elithesmartguy etta james is not boring stop hating!

  • @elithesmartguy Are you serious! Etta James brought elegance and class to this song. It's the original and a classic so it's boring, I'm young btw and I cannot understand how anyone could agree. Remember back then there weren't all this technical crap that they add to microphones or in the studio, just pure voice and live music.

  • @elithesmartguy Boring is Beyonce, lol. Whenever she does covers she fails to move me, every single time. She is technically good but just boring. She has the same note she belts over and over.

  • @elithesmartguy etta's was better because it was more gritty and soulful, something you must not know anything about

  • @elithesmartguy

    Etta James is boring? Go sit in a corner and stop breathing.

    They are not comparable, they don't live in the same time, they don't sing in the same time. It's like saying Billie Holiday is boring, cause your ears are more accustomed to Janis Joplin sound.

  • Warning, DO NOT TYPE THOSE SIX WORDS!!!! IT'S A GOOD PERFORMANCE BY MJ, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT HE DESCRIBED IT AS. HE HAS TOO MANY LINKS.

  • que vestido maravilhoso!

  • That is the best song and performance of beyonces career to perform that infront Etta must have been an honour she done a fuckin brilliant job on it. And has contributed to keeping real music alive hood Girl Beyonce xxx Sexy Moma!!!

  • THE WAY I SEE IT BEYONCE TRIED TO SING THIS SONG , BUT SHE TRIED SING IT TO HER OWN RYTHM , EVERYTIME SOMEBODYS TRIES TO MIMIC SOMEONE ELSES WORK ITS NEVER GONNA SOUND THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL ARTIST, SO I UNDERSTAND WHY ETTA GOT UPSET, BUT THATS WHY ARTIST ARE DIFFERENT CAUSE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR OWN SENSE OF STYLE

  • Etta had alzhimers. B did a great job but she is no Etta.

  • ETTA WAS MAD BECAUSE BEYONCE IS PRETTIER!!!!

  • @vangoghmatisse1 Omg, i mean realy ?? Etta is a Grandma right now how can you even think she's jealous of beyonce's beauty ?? I mean WTF ?? She might be mad at be (if she do ><) 'cause she believes B is trying to stole her work and her image...

  • Im a little confused. I thought they were feuding about the Inaugural Ball performance.

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  • those notes from 0:41-2:59 ..untouchable

  • She is GORGEOUS and sounds IMPECCABLE! I love Beyonce

  • I bet Etta just wanted to slap her and tell her she had some nerve pimping out HER songs for that stupid movie and sorry assed performance.lol....and then go have a couple stiff ones.

  • @myboylollipop09

    YOu are a dumb fuck. Quote me on that.

  • @Foxlocke "YOu are a dumb fuck."

    ~Foxlocke lol

  • @myboylollipop09 Etta was just upset that Beyonce did a better job..if you call that a sorry performance you have no taste in music

  • 33 people must think that Dislike means DIS-I-LIKE

  • Beyonce is beyond beautiful & talented.

    She's flawless, and absolutelly breath taking.

    i love her so much.

  • OH PLZ HALF YALL SAYING BAD STUFF BOUT BEYONCE BECAUSE ETTA IZ OLD SCHOOL...... JUST CUZ SHE OLD SCHOOL DONT MEAN SHE CANT BE OUT SUNG YOU KNOW GOOD AND WELL BEYONCE TORE THIS SONG APART

  • Respond to this video... say a girl or a boys name you want to be with 2 times

    2-say ur bestfriends name 5 times

    3-post this on 4 other musics

    4-press F8

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  • kalik khaybo3a, no comment!

  • Brought tears to my eyes... So Beautiful

  • I still prefer the version of Christina.

  • BEYONCÉ IS THA S...!!! oh my... that was great!

  • etta james looks chinese or like a man when she was younger

  • I don't like it with beyonce voice! celine dion is much better she's the best

  • WOW, enough said.

  • Christina over sung this sung come on she did to much . but my qirl bey did it just right !!!! qo bey

  • @demantrel I agree she just sang the song and let it speak for itself. Christina was clearly over doing it.

  • Lmao at Christina being better. On what planet?! Beyonce has natural soul and more skill and control. Christina wails and wails and it bends the pitch but never pulls it off authentically. Beyonce wins, and by FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

    Etta is not even the original, she gave it a good cover, but so did beyonce.

  • @quixotical07

    sorry.

    but christina beats beyonce when it comes to soul

    i'm still yet to hear beyonce sing a song that has so much soul in it-the only heart felt one i've heard is 'save the hero' but it's still rather pop-ish & crappy.

    go listen to christina's 'walk away' or 'i'm ok'

    none of beyonce's songs can be compared to xtina's. as well as her voice.

    yes, beyonce can sing and shake that booty at the same time with ease, but that's not what music is all about.

    she's still missing depth

  • @quixotical07 Christina wails and wails?? haha. She have a better control of her voice than Beyonce! And what about that wails you think: Christina can do that and it is not flawless!! Because Beyonce is scared to fail, she never take a challenge! Xtina not she is doing every note flawless! I dont mind if you like Beyonce more, but you can't take away Xtina is a better singer than Beyonce! And about: 'Beyonce wins' Etta James don't think so, Xtina has her respect..

  • Mulher linda!

    Musica d+!

  • @SerenaCMs yeah , true

  • @SerenaCMs lol me too ! I loved how she put the emphasis on how she couldnt stand her . I'm not a fan of Beyonce, I used to like her but its like shes everywhere , nd she has this cocky like mentality. I feel she stepped on everybody to be where shes at[ex. Destiny's Child]

  • @SerenaCMs Thank You, I still feel Ms.Etta had every right to feel agitated by Beyonce being chosen to sing a song she is nationally known for singing at the President's Inauguration you know.

  • @imgr0wn Yes, and look at Beyonce her hair style, I understand Etta hates her, She totally copied Etta James!

  • christina is soooo much better. oh and wen she sings its soo much wannabe soul sersioluy feel the song and the music becuz u arent such a great actress shes just sayin that cuz etta james hates her

  • christina is soooo much better.

  • She is no Etta James, sorry! Etta has heart and soul, she murdered that song in the 60's. Beyonce just sounds good, but theres nothing else there but a good voice. No hardships, no blues, no pain or passion. I wish this were the 60's all over again...

  • wooow I CAN'T STOP WATCHING THIS...!!! SO AMAAAZING!!!

  • After all that Etta James still cussed her loool

  • i love her voice....

  • she looks so beautiful....her makeup is flawless...she looks gorgeous...good job B

  • ETTA IS A HATER

  • @USAGhettos Etta ain't no hater. Let that had been your song somebody did without your permission. You would be pissed too. Just like if you wrote an essay and your friend copied it but made a few changes you would be pissed if they got a higher grade than you. Now am I right?

  • @imgr0wn It's not even HER song.

  • @DonSelwashington she ORIGINALLY sang it

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  • @imgr0wn really ? I apologize then

  • Beyonce is our Tina Turner, but on the next level she is the TRUTH on so many LEVELS.. Hat's off to YOU baby girl.. Keep doin you for years to come!

  • I don't know about them earrings..but the dress and the makeup are on point..

    ummkay

  • Etta James do not like Beyoncé. She's told that Christina Aguilera is the only one capable os singing this song well.

  • it's so sad how Etta James bad mouthed Beyonce after she was so sincere and nice yo her. :-(

  • WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!!!

  • B we salute you!!! awsome!!!

  • Loving Bey with the short hair... the dress is bangin'... and she rockin them Emerald stones

  • love her with that hair and makeup and dress... she looks beautiful

  • Beyonce Is An Amazing Vocalist And So Sweet !!!!!!

  • Ugh why does she even try to sing this?? I mean come on Beyonce is mediocre at best and I love how Etta put her in her place!

  • Let's not forget that Christina Aguileria sang "AT LAST" beautifully while she was touring and I dont think she has been slammed by Etta (hopefully that will NEVER happen) Also Celine Dion { YUCK!!!!!! i never want to hear that version, Im pretty sure it SUCKS!) had to have insulted Etta by releasing her version of the song. If anyone deserves to be dissed it's that bitch, singing a heart & soul song like "AT LAST" is so disrespectfull, she doesnt have an ounce of heart or soul in her body.

  • well beyonce had always been one of my favourite icons and watching her bringing another icon to life, she' s just a wonderful performer.

  • Its so unfair how she can pull off any look! Absolutely love that dress!! Shes a god!!

  • This is her rendition of this song.  It's stupid to compare her to Etta....

  • ***damn B did gud..her makeup is flawless..n if i was etta i wud be happy n proud dat beyonce looks up to her..etta has a amazing voice n of course no one kud top it..but damn wuts up wut dis hole etta dissin beyonce..o well all i knw is etta was lookn lik she was finna have a fukn stroke n dat hot ass mink***

  • @chicagocreepa

    because beyonsay sang ettas song at the inaugural ball

    she sang HER song and basically stole her song

    how would you feel if someone sang your song at barak obamas inagural ball

    the first black president

  • @RayWilliamJohansen actually, this wasnt even ettas song, it had already been released before and she covered it!

  • @ade1988ade

    i dont know about that

    but she made it hers

    and beyonsay, sang "her song" at a VERY VERY VERY important day for Negroes

  • @chicagocreepa What kind of english is that?

  • @chicagocreepa LOLOLOLOLMAO YOU ARE SO STUPID!! I died laughing when I read this comment: "lookn lik she was finna have a fukn stroke n dat hot ass mink***"!!!!! Woweeee, I had to pee after that one, totally agree =D

  • What does TX mean?.........someone said.....She does alright on this song. Although i can hear the TX on every note. ??

    what does it mean...?

  • @sgravendeel umm Texas ??

  • I beg to differ Beyonce can't hit that song like Etta James can.

  • She does alright on this song. Although I hear the TX on every note. So Jhud owns "and I am telling you" and beyonce owns "at last". Very nice.

  • when she was saying clover she laugh why she laugh

  • I think she looks great with short hair. She interpreted the song perfectly...

  • great cover but i cant see ma self cruzing to this

  • wow at what etta said about bey i bet bey wishes she could take all of this back due to etta's horrible jealous stankin ass attitude...she was very unappreciative that was so mean what she said its all bad smh

  • @DominiqueDiamond313 Etta has alzheimers im sure she didnt mean what she said.

  • Beyonce was the sweetest and classiest here and she said a lot of great things about Etta James. Not sure why she wasn't appreciative.

  • i dont understand why etta wouldnt be honored beyonce sang this. she said such nice things about etta in the beginning. she should be happy her name is living on. if it wasnt for beyonce i wouldnt know who etta james was

  • Just because Etta is older and has been around longer doesn't mean she's better than Beyonce. Beyonce is just better. Etta's voice hurts my ears. Etta hates on Beyonce because Beyonce sings it better.

  • Love this song its so beautiful. I did a cover to it, pls check it out =), hope you like it =)

  • wasn't this at fashion rocks?

  • beyonce is good but she cant even touch etta james

  • @sonia26625 i wouldn't say that

  • @sonia26625 u dont even know etta james! so what are u talking is bullshit, just because etta james has been around longer, it doesnt fuckin means etta's better than beyonce.

  • Truly this brought tears to my eyes, tingles to my skin, and pride to my heart! just beautiful!

  • I think tina moore did a better job on this song.

  • why did etta hate on beyonce so much?

  • @livetodancexox Because Beyonce is more talented and famous than her.

  • After watching some videos of Etta singing At Last- it has to be killing her with jealously that Beyonce is young and gorgeous and thin and has her whole life in front of her with so many songs already and Grammy and so well known! It's really sad that Etta won't let it go 'cause she will just be miserable for the rest of the life she has left. Didn't she listen? She should be celebrating the fact that a younger audience just found out about her. Sadly, anger and jealousy is what they found.

  • @BirdOfParadise777 I wish Etta wasn't so jealous - because it's obvious, isn't it? I would be pleased and happy for her, because she's brilliant and Beyonce loves her!

  • @Ebbs1204 Yeah! I don't know what else Beyonce could have said to make everyone know who she is! A lot of people would love to hear things like that said about them!:)

    And what she got in return was a "slap in the face!" It is just so sad.

  • Beyonce is brilliant at making the best of what shes got-but she aint no Etta!

  • yasss this was the first time we saw that rang!

  • fucking hate etta james for her hatin' on beyonce.

  • The 21 people who clicked thumbs down prob like justin bieber :(

  • @Soesii That makes no sense what so ever. But okay.

  • @RoxxalCame4You 40 ppl disagree with you :P

  • she is beautiful and she has an amazing voice, but she will never have as much soul and feeling in that song as the one & only etta james <3 love them both!

  • This song sounds so natural in Bey's voice. It's almost as if she owns and recorded it.