Etta James - My Funny Valentine

[RAINONYOURPARADE100]

I say that as a guy, who can appreciate a woman that can sing and one that can be sexy and dance. I did grow up in the era of Janet Jackson in the 90s.

[Coal2Diamond1]

This song makes me sad

[lrollolazo]

This brings me back to 1956-7 in Japan. Those were the days! Thank you Etta. RIP.

[baddbuoy1]

Etta always did a great job on this song. She embraced the lyrics and moved the music to her style. Great job Peaches God Bless R. I. P.

[bichbetru]

Every child from now to a thousand years, has the chance to be 'as lucky' as to be turned on to this. Cry me a river, Little Valentine, R.I.P.

[jcciagar]

Ms. Etta James , the icon and one of the best singer in the history (R.I.P )

[anjettebyrice]

My first memories are of her singing. I 'll miss you.Much love,

[57dutchess]

rest in peace etta james........u sang with ur heart.....

[mrstanfordwhite]

Take it to the limit one more time

[MIXEDACAN]

R.I.P. love the soul she had

[Tubeaceous]

R.I.P. Etta.You will be missed!

[reymundoarmendariz]

Miss you already love.

[reymundoarmendariz]

Greatest of All Time, all I can say.

[Akagism]

Rest in Peace Etta James.

[plint305]

R.I.P

[nancyl2]

The pictures that accompany this Gem of a song; are priceless. To have a Man love you so much to tell you "DO not change a thing about YOU" to dance with you with this GEM playing<---What a dream to have come true. Thanks Dear Etta for the SOUL you sung right to MY SOUL. <3<3<3 RIP until we all wake up and join you. (Say hello to my precious Babe- 'My Man that loved me just the way I was" Until that time.Thanks XXXOOO) ENJOY ALL~~~~~~

[nancyl2]

I have chills down my spine; through my whole bod----y. WEW. Tears form in my eyes every time I play this GEM. WEW!! LOVE LOVE LOVE. To be some ones comic valentine; would be magnificent; to love me the way I look; big butt + all. Hee hee hee YEH!!! To have the being sing this song to me + mean it. WHAT a dream to cling to. Thanks Precious Etta James for your Love in every note you sang; you brought each song to life; + allowed the emotions to sink all the way to our hearts. RIP til we meet.XO

[0819LOBO]

The Very Thought of You not being here! Beautiful Etta James I will never forget you!! Thank you for the music you left with us,the unforgettable voice,the soulful sound that always takes me to a sweet,mellow,happy place!! At Last you can rest,with Someone To Watch Over You!! R.I.P.

[jamesdilla]

RIP

[JoVa1290]

RIP Etta James

[3KINGZTV]

R.I.P. Ms. Etta James

[kmm3134]

Rip

[hellopinkee]

Kanye West samples the 1st 15 seconds and used it in Addiction.

[tamaraemy]

R.I.P. ETTA

[kennyedwards69]

Great song Rest. Soul singer your labors are no more...

[Doreas1]

R.I.P....BEAUTIFUL VALENTINE..XOXO

[steptorand]

No one does it better than EttA!

[vivascargill1]

if i hear the name of this beyonce who ripped etta off i will take action!!

[rickames]

Beynonce played her in ' Cadilliac Records', & also for those of you who has heard of: Minesota Fat's, he was a legendary pool player & the best of his time. According to ' Cadilliac Records the movie'', he was her father.

[TaranaParisBakou]

I like

[memeisbored]

Such raw talent

[matafiyd]

kanye sampled this

[alexraff1]

@matafiyd great input

[WtfSmhSmd]

greatest version. period.

[skiPetro]

I prefer Chet Baker.

[grwatanabe]

beautiful.......honest musicianship

[vinegate]

This is Ok - but that`s it.

[sibionic]

'Don't change *your* hair for me'??

[TheAntiChr1st]

@sibionic Haha yeah... this cover is brilliant but imperfect! But an imperfection isn't a flaw in my opinion.

[adizzle1105]

i like the version kyle sings on living single better....

[yumpop987]

just one of the many great songs kanye sampled(:

[TheEleventhElven]

Oh wow, so this is what she sounded like. I can't believe they let that mediocre recycled tool (Beyonce) play her in Cadillac Records! What is wrong with the world these days?

[bmmiscute]

why cant the world be as laid back and nice as this song because I literally go to a happy place when I hear this ;)

[whatisupdoc]

bonjour, hello

an other version of "my funny valentine"

[whatisupdoc]

bonjour, hello

an other version of "my funny valentine"

[xxjarahbooxx]

Beautiful....

[pazzallo1]

Zelfs voor mij!

[bungiecoocoo]

wedding song

[maddog36525]

i aint tryin to be mean she gotta deep voice



[fff267]

@maddog36525 yes but she has incredible range. Listen to "At Last" and "Tough Lover."

[truongphan90]

@fff267 sure she does, not many ppl can go as deep as she can with ease

[celtica99]

thank you a million times over for this - Classic

[nottys92]

No wonder these women of this generation are admired they never had to take their clothes off and shake there ass to get famous NOPE they relied on pure singing talent!

[ladybrooks98]

@nottys92 thats y i love ole skool songs women where women they talked and sang from the heart now a days women hv to hv all they breat out and butt out to get a man to look at them if you love yourself and respect yourself a man will follow

[RAINONYOURPARADE100]

@nottys92 Look at a male singer like Prince, who didn't mind exhibiting his body and sexuality. There are plenty actresses from the 50s to now that wear revealing clothes, do nudity and have sex scenes in movies from Sophia Loren to Angelina Jolie. They're respected. Actresses and models normally go further than the singers. I don't know why everybody jumps on female singers as the only example of this.

[TheAntiChr1st]

I never really listened to jazz. Not that I disliked it. Now that I listened to this, I'm very curious to listen more jazz!

[theoneofseven]

You don't find a lot of people attempting this song because it is one seriously hard piece and can easily make you look like a fool.

[missmernimbler]

just amazing 

[somedayfc]

very very nice i m a singer that sing the same standard jazz, i hope you enjoy!

[216trixie]

Great. But she left out the intro.

[yvonnekoenderman]

It's from the album Time after time-Etta James

[grandmasterkrush]

Which album is this on? The best version in my opinion.

[olitv]

Ha ha! She sings 'don't change your hair for me', which comes out of the blue and unrelated to the rest. The words are 'don't change a hair for me' which means 'don't change anything'.

[MrGoldpoa]

Simplesmente maravilhoso.

[TheVineyarder]

we are losing our icons of the music world so quickly..heaven is so full of talent..it makes the remaining ones all the more precious..Etta is one of the few remaining ones

[elPAPIchulo613]

this music hits the soul in ways it never will again. today, and i dont mean to get so deep, music and media relations with "whats hot" primarily relies on :what will inspire people to spend more money?: sad world. thanks you zionists goochsuckers for creating an army of slaves for ur own financial benefit

[robertocasijazz]

Fantastica!!!!!

Roberto.

[Giavannanow]

~.♫ò♥.~ ETTA JAMES IS EXCEPTIONAL~.♫ò♥.~

In my opinion, not a single female artist

has sung with so much soul as Etta James.

Her voice is one which has travelled for many years

to touch the ears and lives of todays listeners,

and she will remain to do so for many years to come

Now that's a piece of pure heaven here on earth!

.

[FBFMusic]

Talk about no talent, ripping off Kanye like that.

[DiamondDollFab]

@FBFMusic who ripped off kanye?

[spidergear777]

@FBFMusic ur an idiot

[elPAPIchulo613]

@FBFMusic what r u talkin about fool

[Alex0pants]

@FBFMusic kill yourself. straight up.

[Rusty350]

She could rock the house...or break your heart with that voice.  One of a kind!! Love her.

[championcole]

Some people compare music and arts.....You can't! Well.......you can....but its unfair to art & music. Most people.........shouldn't be allowed to have opinions because they don't have enough input to put out......Putting it mildly...

[hrngofcr1]

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE HERE WHO PROVIDED US WITH THIS POST AS WELL AS THE COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN INFO - YOU HELP MAKE MUSIC LISTENERS HAPPY :)

[lonnyangel]

don't try to rework what is...just listen and go with it.... it doesn't matter what we think once an artist has lifted his/her pen from the page...

[PhillyGregA]

GUITAR PLAYER IS BOSS! WHO IS IT?

[regemo]

First 18 seconds of guitar are unearthly. Couldn't even begin to describe what it is...

[wakemeupinclass]

I love the trumpet , it's so beautiful.

[Dzifa12]

ahh i love this go's right into my skin!

[Mrnkmen]

She makes me smile, so good!!

[videolover61]

Etta was a rough lady, you can tell by this version. This is a very "unapologetic version" of this song. The fluglehorn played sweeter then she sang. I prefer Chaka Khan, and Syreeta Wright's version with saxophonist Gary Bartz. Look it up, you wont be disapointed...

[n0710s]

@videolover61 She's still here! Still "rough" :)

[tricianfred]

@videolover61 ~ Agreed 10000% I love Etta don't get me wrong, I danced my first dance at my wedding to her AT LAST, there's no other version I prefer {although I do like Christina A.'s version its more jazzy}; but anyway this song is all wrong for Etta her voice is too rough, this is a a soft love song, her voice is just all wrong for this song, the horn sounds prettier than she does, I would have preferred to listen to an all instrumental version of this song...!

[YazmineLili]

@tricianfred i think that's what makes her rendition all the more powerful, emotional and touching... the roughness of her voice in contrast with the horn and her interpretation contrasted with the lyrics... her interpretation of it is by far my favourite of all. She gives it a new dimension, imo.

[videolover61]

@tricianfred

Thanks. You know what i'm talking about : )

[naturalentourage09]

its soulful jazz is what it is

[TimHGuitar]

Etta James. Please be well soon.

[helenawf]

@TimHGuitar

Hope so too.

[aberkid87]

Appreciating music like this is so much harder now that we're constantly bombarded by garbage off the pop - production line. Keys, Legend, Buble, Thicke why aren't you dominating the industry today? :-(

[unusualcombo]

That' s so beautiful, thanks for uploading hmm it:);)

[yugyhs]

whose playing trumpet?

[fe920128]

@yugyhs That's a flugelhorn.

[yugyhs]

@fe920128

Oh... Whose playing flugelhorn?

[fe920128]

@yugyhs Just found it. His name is Ronnie Buttacavoli. And the guitar player is Josh Sklair.

[yugyhs]

@fe920128

k thanks

[jakeizlove]

Just plain beautiful.

[kiddodSTAR11]

who actually made this song

[marthamaller]

@kiddodSTAR11

Rogers & Hart made the song in 1937

[kiddodSTAR11]

HEART FELT THE HOLE WAY

[PimpiNPR]

mi sono ricordato.

[irishsetterarchie]

TIMELESS, MAGNIFICENT, SO VERY HEARTFELT. I REMAIN A FAN FOREVER.

[ladycat629]

Never heard this version before......I like it!

[tellmeallable]

an amazing voice

[ftrentini]

Turn the lights off, close your eyes, listen to this music... you're gonna live an extraordinary experience...

[buttlikewat]

@ftrentini you can feel and hear the pain Too deep

[maatu1]

i have to say, kanye west's sampling of this song was pretty impressive. though now since he is among the company of ms. etta james, he does need some class. because right now, he's an egotistical (pardon my language) ass.

[22jsky]

Anyone that mentions that no class SOB Kanye in this thread better GTF (Glasgow term).

Beautiful version. Thank you Etta :-)

Cheers.

[jhill46]

Kanye west is a no talent ass

[tonibgood2000]

def a plus Miss Etta Miss Etta you have made a fan out of me I am your loyal fan

Besitos

Toni Bueno

[ouutkcast]

This is one of the prettiest versions of this song I've ever heard. I love Chaka's version, Sarah Vaughn's version and TC Carter from 'In living single". This is so mellow, and I can really feel what she's saying when she sings this. It's not just about the voice but the mood it puts you in hearing it.

[Earthlyhands1]

The trumoet solo in this song sounds wonderful.

We played this song at a gig in a fancy hotel to earn some cash for our band program. I really liked this song, and now I'm trying to find more videos of this song.

[robertjuhhhhhh]

Etta eat your heart out... Chaka killed this

[viki604]

I like it so much! :)

[viki604]

I like it so much! :)

[theecto1]

Wait a sec thats a bit harsh jst1998, i respect Kanye west because hes keeping jazz alive by putting etta in a contemporary song. its all music man, in the words of sly stone "Different strokes for different folks".

[Tess825]

I don't think this is Ella, I own lots of Ella, nad this is not her.....this sounds so bad compared to what she actually sounds like

[inasexymood]

Beautiful melancholic

[jst1998]

That doesn't sound at all like Etta James.

[tonibgood2000]

believe me it is, a beautiful rendition and as always she can make you feel the song

[dayoung09]

0:00-0:17 & 0:32-0:42 sampled by Kanye West for his song 'Addiction'...Genius

[CS2Trey]

Thank you someone eles noticed lol

[MrSupraD]

i knoooo isnt that tight..i hate wen ppl say they hate sampled music...i think its tight

[jst1998]

If there is one "artist" that I would not even remotely consider a genius, it's Kanye West. He and he fellow rappers are producing pure garbage. He has no place on a video page of the truly great Etta James.

[ins0mniakds]

@dayoung09 He he he, you said Kanye West, Genius, and Sampled all in the same sentence... WOW!

[alon6288]

i love etta james i wish i could born in that time oMG the jazz is the best music everrrrr

[tonibgood2000]

never liked jazz that much but Etta brings a whole new meaning. My respect to this beautiful genre of music, I now know the whole meaning of jazz

[JazzFanMan19]

This is one song man.... Jazz is a language of its own..... its an art, you should give it a chance.... you might fall in love with it

[Armellelaplusbelle]

@alon6288 It's blues honey

[guydecervens]

@alon6288 On the bright side, if you were born then you would be fixing to die right about now. Now, that really would give you the blues. Lol.

[ciy85]

Is this real?

[Giselove120]

esta cancion es bellisima!!! me hace llorar!!! grandiosa!!

[jakeizlove]

One of this song's best renditions.

[VickiDKK]

Not a good song choice for Ms. James. Her voice has deepened too much for this song.

[tonibgood2000]

the song is only effective if it inspires you or conveys its message. Thats the good thing about music sweety although some may sing it in their own style once you have found your own outlet you will find what others find appaling may be to you sweetest appeal...Best wishes

[fredorulz1]

nothing wrong with this version, nearly an acoustic. very brave version. perfect pitch and tones throughout. i like it. shows how strong her voice was to not need to much backing behind her.very nice

[mojothapinkpanther]

ummmm, nooooooo.

why?

just why?

Ultimate FAIL.

[Bobo1985]

horrible

[pussytracy]

nope

[rabidbird123]

This is a wonderful song!

[happyexpectations]

Thank you, coolsweetgroovy.. Etta is remarkable!! ~CC

[TheBigdaddysun]

It's a guita with a little "chorus" and trumpet on top. Very sparce

[TheBigdaddysun]

Minimalism incarnate with immense innate god given talent on display. WOW!

[techno3939]

How does she get that sound at the beginning? is it a guitar?

[krutovs]

yes probably

[jack60r]

Stay...

[smitschagen]

Ik speel dit met mijn alt sax

wat mooi om dit van haar te horen, die gitaar heeft het helemaal door

Etta, Ik hou van je, Adele is een fantastische kleindochter, Obama had jou moeten vragen

geile bugel.....

xxx

[TimKoopman10]

adele is haar kleindochter?

[smitschagen]

nou ja, in spirituele zin zeg maar....

niet echt dus

[TimKoopman10]

ooh

ik

dacht al XD

[princeandrey]

Well, you see, Etta has the quality that critic Kenneth Tynan once referred to--in speaking of Miles Davis and Billie Holdiay--of duende, which the Spanish use in praising a bull fighter. A moody je ne sais quoi. An ability to convey sadness and beauty. In this case, she can take a magnificent standard and imbue it with soul.  Ray Charles does this. And Stevie Wonder, of course, but with different material. So, Brava, Etta!

[bigred447uk]

It's called pathos methinks

[coolsweetgroovy]

Thank you thank you love Etta james

[taylorclays]

Niceeeeeeeee

[chronic999]

aahhhh kanye west - addiction...this is where he got it from lol

[Avengesob1]

Thats a bomb ass song too lol

[taffgunna]

kanye west killed it great usage of the song

[sanzasim]

love it be it sung by etta or sarah v its still done deliciously!!

[rachel995]

dont know what beyonce had to do with her, she is so much more talented

[Astrid998]

Lekker lage stem.......

Nice low voice......

[ladymarquis]

Lovers, poets, dreamers...vampires too. This song is for you! Timeless..

[mamayeye84]

Don't, baby don't, don't you change your hair for me

Not if you care for me

Stay, stay little valentine, stay

Each day is Valentine's...

Each day is Valentine's Day

Stay, little valentine, stay

Stay, stay, yeah yeah

Each day is Valentine's...

Each day is Valentine's Day

[mamayeye84]

My funny valentine

Sweet, comic valentine

You make me smile with my heart

Oooh, mmm

Your looks are laughable

Un-photographable

Yet, you're my favorite work of art

Is your figure less than Greek?

Is your mouth a little bit weak?

When you open it to speak, are you smart?

[youngclem06]

so melancholy

[DTammika]

What the hell? Is this some kind of joke? Kanye did this song a favor by sampling it......he gave it some life. STOP THE WORLD.....I WANNA GET OFF! This is a terrible cover of this song.

[prawnbutters]

Stop the world is one of my fave songs ever!!!!

[paulymammy]

i never heard this song in full until now. can someone get the lyrics. so powerful

[StillSexy007]

Oh my gawd... she sounds horrible right here. Mustve been RIGHT AFTER she put the pipe down.  OMG

[buttlikewat]

lol..................... lawd

[casonsha]

She sang it so real and nonchalant. Love it.

[WWKIKAWW]

this is one of the most beutifull dsong i ever heard...=)

it's so amazing...<3

[fireblaze48]

When I hear her songs, tears run down my face. I love Etta Jame so much. One of my all time favorites.

[mylilpc]

Kanye West in the sample KING!!

[soc118]

amazing.

[psychicpsycho20]

Etta won my heart many,many years ago.She is still the best!Thank you for sharing this.

[Alphadacka]

Love her.

[karenscott3]

Wow...what an AWESOME talent! Thanks for posting this one! 5 STARS!...:) Karen

[hazel0708]

kanye west ; addiction ;)