Beyonce performs Deja Vu at Fashion Rock

[SaphireSun]

I just love how Beyonce is enjoying herself on the stage! I mean, look at her smile whenever she performs! And the energy!!

[TheAmy321]

over?

[Cbaby2286]

Wooow if you look up the old videos of josephine baker dancing in her banana skirt it's similar, she had it down to a t...

[aaaaddddaaa]

SHE SOUNDS SO YOUNG HERE

[TheBritneyWorld]

so hot lovee her

[solopeacock]

Why is everyone talking bout her dancing, what about THAT VOICE, I am a trained singer and it is not easy to sing that powerfully/passionate and in that high register, you try it and then you will see how talented a singer she is..

[RelicHunter321]

I totally agree with you. I hate how people give her more credibility for her performing than for her voice, when she is such a great singer. She is so underrated as a vocalist.

[solopeacock]

Hear hear.. , are you a singer or a musician?

[GAVINLUVSBEYONCE]

epic

[ACE19MAN]

this was my fav performance of deja vu next to the WMAs

[aaaaddddaaa]

@ACE19MAN i like the deja vu from the 2006 bet awards

[ACE19MAN]

@aaaaddddaaa this 1 is better

[BritDiva09]

Allow The Shakira Style Intro Man Stick With Your Own.

[EnscogitansMsk]

True - Beyonce just cant be stopped. She's perfect on the stage

[damatan1na]

damn she got like the perfect body !

[blueballball]

she is awesome!

[FASHIONCONSPIRACY]

Beyonce's costume and number could be more compared to the legendary Josephine Baker with the banana skirt...she came before her and shakira...congrats to Beyonce and her hubby for being "1 on the Forbes celebrity couple list for 2008....FABULOUS!..WHAT SUCCESS...THERE IS NOTHING SHE CANNOT DO..AND FOR THE RECORD, I LIKE SHAKIRA TOO!

[utubeology]

newera20 thought I won't find u? ur callin me broke? Look at urself being a copycat copying beyonce, just like beyonce who tries to copy Shakira. I have as much right to dislike her as much right u have to like her. So keep it to urself!

[junkfood1991]

she is soooooooo perfect!

[ooweeitsabby]

work it girl work it !

[chamenless]

her hips don't lie!

[bpharma]

she sounds great!!

[kypros19lim]

amazing but her voice sound different

[michiorange]

yeah i think the same.. more.. young????

still amaizing

[kypros19lim]

maybe but i prefer her real voice because she sound way better

[showergel2]

her "how ya doin' 2night" is just legendary now ;p

[aljee20]

this is somethin liek how she performs baby boy

[Hyknego]

Bueno...

Mui guapa!!!!!!!

Bela!!!!!!!!!!

[gmiao314]

WOW.....I found the josephine baker theme very fitting too.

[musicF66]

U ROCK!

[qbanb0i]

lol her voice sounds like if she was high LOOOL but she rocked it!!

[aljee20]

lol i see what u mesn but sh still did her thang

[ppbitch16]

es una diosa la amo¡¡

[beyoncelova08]

i think this was the best performanc of deja vu

[sexilivia]

WOW

[preppboy07]

MY FAVE PERFORMANCE!!!!

[PriMaDonna217]

work bitch luv ya B*

[bunnyluv3r]

i luv how she performs in fashion rocks

[black4life324]

WOW BEYONCE BODY Is PERFECT... THATS CRAZY ..LOVE U BEE

[alphasweetheart]

I love this song but I love it more cause for the shout-out to Joesphine Baker - one of my all-time favorites

[MMINNIELOVE1]

THIS IS A NICE PERFORMANCE OF DEJA-VU

[Kitty273]

She is honoring Josephine Baker,NOT Shakira!

VIVA LA JOSEPHINE,ORIGINAL DIVA!

[biasbadazz]

people think before yo open your mouth beyonce was nowhere near doing belly dancing she was doing an african style dance and paying tribute to josephine baker an african american dancer who traveled around the world dancing

[Flower3791]

Oh my god you fucking people she is not imatating Shakira... c´mon i s she the only one who can belly dance??? If another artist wants to try something new and Belly dance that means she is imitating Shakira?? Don´t be STUPID gosh get real.. in that case Shakira is imitating the rest of the arebian dancers.. You Shakira fans are just afraid that Beyonce can do better on the hips...

[katrina72]

MY FAVORITE PERFORMANCE

[liljayfludd]

omg! bruh,yall white folk dont kno ntn,cus it aint nobody but yall sayin its influenced by shakira! its by josephine not no damn shakira,shakira aint the only one who dance like dat

[RUUDEGIIRL]

SHE SO GOOD :d

[AnonimuzZ]

Damn! She's wild =D

[butterflygrl128]

I LuuuuV this performance of DeJa Vu!

BeYonce know how to rock that banana skirt!

[kejko]

This video is great!B really knows how to make a good show!

[isk007]

kudos to beyonce! she's like a superwoman, getting Golden globe best actress nominee, maintaining a second No.1 album...her songs is an opening anthem in hip-hop clubs..how abt that!

[beaufornillos]

Influenced by SHAKIRA?! Maybe...Josefine Baker! She's paying homage to her. Sasha, Get 'em!

[SugaryGoodness]

Ive seen Beyonce Lipsync, this is not faked...

Her throat and all shakes when she sings.

I love B! the bananas were a LiL Bananas... but it's all cool! =P

xXx

[lightsoutluv06]

I love the entrance, but what was wrong with her voice. I guess she just wanted to change the way she sounded. Go BEE!!!

[BK227]

THis song is soulful so she place a lil Jazz into the song...

[mrsnicoleyoung]

I like this performance!

[chriswwefan101]

Best Deja Vu performance.

[xxlilazndudexx]

iono y u ppl aruge about stuff...sheesh if its good its good...hoo cares where its been inspired or wat not? and hoos better or not..if DISS performance was good den leave it dat way sheesh!

[tigermichal]

A great tribute to Joesphine Baker. Thank You Beyonce for always remembering your roots from the Deja Vu video which was shot in Louisiana to this great performance to Dreamgirls... truly a legned in your own right we love you girl

[Vohkals]

You IDIOTS!! it's Not Shakira inspired,, it's Josephine Baker inspired, learn your facts..everything you see the new school people doing has already been done by the legends, the new kids just put a new spin on it!!

[steveo3560]

Ive seen shakira live, and the way Beyonce started off that performance was VERY similar to how shakira starts off all of hers...which is fine-beyonce said she admires Shakira and she even approached her to do a duet...beyonce even said she went to one of Shakiras concerts recently because she is a huge fan, so maybe thats why shes dancing like her.

[Africana3789]

Honey, this is Josephine Baker, she was paying tribute to her, NOT Shakira. Quit trying to find a Shakira semblence in every freaking performance you see.

[steveo3560]

is is very obvious that her dancing is very influenced by SHAKIRA!

[liljayfludd]

no its not kid! its influenced by josephine baker,get it rite kid,shakira aint the only one who dances liek dat,but u prolly dont even kno who josephine baker is so n e way

[steveo3560]

I kno exactly who josephine baker is, and there are many similarities to her AND shakira...

[liljayfludd]

okay,but im sure beyonce wusnt imitatin shkira

[meganjerai]

Well then Shakira imitates Josephine Baker because this is identical to one of Ms. Baker's performances.

[mobscene219]

yes she does say hova at the end;]

[Qdubb33]

Did she say "Hova" at the end of that??

[ThereYou]

I think she said over

[sOuljahFL1P]

oh yeah i like the end choreography. its sexy =D

[sOuljahFL1P]

thats more like it beee. this performance beats

the living shit of the music video u made =S..

creativity and all but its not appealing. great

song too haha. (; all respects to beyonce. shes #1

[chiboiu]

Droker2 u r exactly right she always nails it especially this one with the jazz type singing it's perfect.

[Drocker2]

I dont know if i left a comment for this performance of her, but god DAMN she ALways NAilS! it on the stage!

[musicsbest]

BEEEEEEEEEEEE IS THE BEST female SINGER IN ALL GENRES RIGHT NOW<<<ALWAYS WILL BEUNTIL SHE RETIRE!!!

[Thkmra]

Ha,somebody seriously lied to u!!Ever hear about..I don't know a realtively unknown...by the name of CHRISTINA AGUILERA!!!And the the growing status of somebody...lets see..JENNIFER HUDSON,her retirement looks alot sooner,than later!

[treyonce123]

Yea right. christina and jennifer can sing pretty good but beyonce just has something extra that they don't have. She can sing just as good as them and she has a bunch of other things about her. she's really well rounded. all christina does is sing... and sometimes she can't even do that right. lol

[BK227]

agree totally

[getsum101]

please the only thing that beyonce has extra is that big ass weave and phat booty

[Shanique88]

bitch stop hating beyonce ass

[BK227]

Please how are you going to say Jennifer hudson and Christina Aguliera is going to put her in retirement when Beyonce and be versalite...lol..Please,...plu­s Jennifer already stated that she looks up to beyonce like a Big sister even though they are the same age....Please beyonce is far from being over....Its the beginning

[draglorenarn]

perfect sensual star i love you beyonce the best the best the best

[bopipi]

is she trying to imitate shakira on hips dont lie??

[cmusic333]

wow....seriously no haters yet...B MUST B GETTING BETTER...I LOVE U SOO MUCH B...CKM

[Mamalinda5]

You call that african dance??? Give me a break. I'll call it crazy bitch dance.

[jeroendekangeroen]

she f*ckin rocks, but i still dont understand the whole hyperactive thing!!!!

[musicsbest]

wow you know nothign about african heritage or culture....be gone! Gon B do yo thang,..Ill see you there reel soon!

[Quatah85]

Beyonce should've performed that at the VMAs or BET Awards because them people act like their not into it. She need a better crowd .

[hiriwabosi]

I use to not like Beyonce all that much. But now with her new album out and videos, she seems to be getting a bit more creative with things she's doing. And she is, by far, the best R'n'B performer out today ( which still isn't saying much because most of the R'n'B music I hear sounds the same which is why I like her being different so much). .

[ptk4eva]

Exactly! thats just wut i was gonna say

[ptk4eva]

xactly! thats just what i was gonna say

[JuzThaFakTz]

Lmfao the moves do not belong to Shakira fool she aint create em ppl have been shakin and belly dancin since foreva and most of the dances are african which Shakira is not so who's copyin who yeah i thought so

[cocomousse]

love the african dance and sexy butt shaking!! love ya b!!

[honeybeefly]

i don't know why people diss mariah bcoz of her skimpy outfits. beyonce is even skimpier..

[hiriwabosi]

I do agree. In most of Beyonce's performances, she is scantily clad but in this particular one she's copying from Josephine Baker ( the short skirt made out of bananas/feathers). Only Josephine wore less ( no bra).

[REDDOG525]

Your man here is giving you congrats on this performance. Even though my name is Shawn,too,my birthday is Sept. 5 with similar Creole roots, don't mean I'm just being partial to ya!HAHA! Wink-wink. Lavell being your choregraphy ain't a bad choice either, him being a former backup/tour dancer for Michael Jackson. Deja Vu sounds alot like Mike's

"I Can't Help IT!" from the Off the Wall Album...Continued success and hope to meet you soon!

[AnastaciaInspirated]

Damn can this girl move and sing all LIVE! Can't wait I'm going to seee her in concert in June is gonna be off da hook

[donedone]

what GRRREEEAAAT performance B!

[AyKiz69]

hmm i dont like her anymore..she is dancin like a monkey..without any womanly tact..!

but her voice is still amazin!!

whatever, its purely a matter of taste:)

[thereason93]

what is "dancing like a monkey" motherf*cker? ur mother does certainely. However, Beyoncé does an african dance.

[Larae718]

1st. That dancing she is doing is African Dancing.

2nd. What the hell are you trying to say? Are you saying that black people dance like monkeys because when you are talking about one of us, your talking about all of us.

3rd. GET UR FACTS CORRECT B4 U START TO HATE!!!DON'T SAY SOMEONE IS DANCING LIKE A MONKEY WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TYPE OF DANCING THEY ARE DOING.

[lansheuvel]

She is not dancing like a monkey, her choreography has African influences which I think is Beautiful, you have to understand the dancemoves along with the music, then you will see it's amazing ;)

[carl166]

itz called african dancin

[hiriwabosi]

Although it is just your opinion, you do realize that you said when a person's dance borrows from traditional African dance, their movement is akin to that of a monkey's?

[eiraremejeene]

I admit she is reminiscent of Shakira and I don't blame anybody about that. I love both girls and Beyonce admits she admires Shakira herself and is eager to make a record with her. :)

[thereason93]

she reproduces a JOSEPHINE BAKER'S dance! What is the link btw JOSEPHINE BAKER AND SHAKIRA? lol! none. Is SHAKIRA ur ONE and ONLY reference? Is Bee doing some salsa dance? does she Sing in Spanish? she is not at all. & this is not bc she admires shakira that she want 2 like her! Beyoncé became an international artist a long time before Shakira who was just known in South America at the biginning... don't forget it.

[eiraremejeene]

Whatever, the number is still reminiscent of Shakira. The opening music and all that. What? Did I rave about it?

[eiraremejeene]

And as you have said, beyonce was already popular before shakira crossed over. Yet, beyonce has just started dancing like that recently. hmmmm...

[thereason93]

i disagree once again. the show is reminiscent of josephine baker, girl. i'm sorry! And recently, nelly furtado said that she admires beyoncé's talent, the young singer jojo, rihanna and amerie (to name a few) have asserted it also. Does it mean they absolutely want to copy everything she does?

[thereason93]

& before her solo carreer, bee was in a group, so she hadn't got the same attitude on stage. It's normal. Just like every singer, like shakira. Now shakira is blond, she sings in English & she hadn't the same attitude on stage than 10 years ago. she is sometimes more "rock", then more "rnb", more "pop"...it's like dat. stop comparing real artists! they r unique.

[thereason93]

oh i forgot: at the beginning it's not a "shakira's sound", it's an african sound... it's not reserved to ONE person.

[eiraremejeene]

Well, as I said I love both girls. I agree with you that they are unique. But what's wrong with saying beyonce's performance here is "reminiscent of Shakira"? It does remind some of the Latina. Yeah, many like B and many like Shaki as well and many like someone else. So what's the prob? Both girls are artists and very good at that.

[newera20]

there is nothing wrong wit sayin that but truin shakira wasnt on beyonce's mind when she did this performance. It was totally a tribute to Ms Baker. Shakira only moves her belly...beyonce moves everything. She is by far a better dancer. No comparison plz

[eiraremejeene]

wehehehe. what moves everything? From lips to hips to chest to belly to everything. Haven't you heard about the "La Totura" story? That Shakira moved the at last the only part she has not shaken so far... her breasts? If being a good dancer refers t moving more, well, Shakira can have it. :)

[Fresh5650]

Everybody just needs to quit hatin on her. Don't Hate, CONGRATULATE. That really is true though, let's see yall haters get up there and do that. B really is tha bomb.

[SexiFac3]

she is really not all dat.

[newera20]

ok so why the hell are you commentin on her video 2 o clock in the morning then

[SexiFac3]

cuz maybe i was bored at 2:00 in da mornin ass! she still not all dat. da perfomane was good but shes aight.

[Quatah85]

She isn't all that SexiFac3. It's purely impossible to comment on Beyonce' on this message board without some die-hard groupie tearing your head off or saying " DON'T HATE!" But right now, she's gives the best performances out there.

[cmusic333]

why did u have to come and mess up the flow of things...u had to b the chicken head that said something bad

i hate ppl like u

[newera20]

lol, im so serious. I was going to delete all negative posting. But wat the hell imma leave them up. Beyonce is going to always have haters

[SexiFac3]

all da deletin comments is not necessary! dat wut dis is 4 2 voice opinions, if yall dont like me talkin bout beyonce, kick rocks and delete dis website. yall obviously dont like ppl wit opinions

[ericos]

She's so amazing!

I'm going to her concert here in The Netherlands, friday 18 may.=D

[usaname]

amazing

[ayokosiya]

i love her heheh she can dance with them shoes hehehe what a woman lol

[cocomousse]

get that african  tribe goin B !! LUV YA!!

[bitterbabi]

Does she remind anyone of Shakira???

[newera20]

not one bit...shakira is not the only chick that can solsa

[bitterbabi]

Sorry... I don't think you understood me. I meant well yeah the dance is a little similiar but she was imitating Josephine Baker.... I just felt like their both similiar in ways because like they're both crazy and they dance crazy on stage !!!

[newera20]

oh, well in that case yea. But beyonce has far more energy than shakira. Shakira has one dance so her performance kinda get boring

[keungchaic]

NO.

[bitterbabi]

"yeah" ! Since, I kind of know what you guys think regarding my question - and some of you took it the wrong way b/c I know she's imitating Josephine Baker.... NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE NEEDS TO REPLY TO ME ANYMORE... BUT HEY... THANKS :)

[SexiFac3]

not at all!!!

[Miillii]

Omg! She looks Beautiful Jay-z I Love Hes Rappin !!! They are Good Together!!! Awsome Performance Though!! Lol

[TrueStarRon]

So sexy.. the jazzy part was crack yo

[giftfromvirgo757]

I love her voice on this song. the jazzy feel is great.

[djkrazykiller]

jealousy is not a good thing...

[jayvon55]

that bitch is bad nobody aint touchin her

[jaymelo13]

AMAZING! beyonce is the best..end of discussion...and did you see what she did on the billboards charts? she hit them up side the head one more time!

[ohmigah]

ooooooo fantastic! beyonce is one of my favourite perfomers next to christina aguilera, and tonight they both DELIVERED! keep it up girl!

[Phyletia]

Get em B

[singswell2]

I like that pre-recorded track. Good performance even if it wasn't live.

[lewsial]

Pre Recorded give me a break.. Beyonce never pre record's.. Only her back ground music plays..so get it right..

[dathottboi3]

actually she does...she has done it several times before with AND WITHOUT destiny's child...i dont understand why avid beyonce fans act as if she is perfect...I LOVE beyonce but truth is truth. This is one of her better deja vu performances but as stated before, she she does use them...She is just very tackful when using them because she does lip synch the ENTIRE song...she goes in and out

[singswell2]

Thank you. Talk some sense into these foolish stans. Beyonce pre-records ALOT. This performance was pre-recorded. I've heard her sing Deja Vu completely live and it doesn't compare to this pre-recorded version by any means.

[newera20]

This performance was not fully pre-recorded only the chorus. dont get a twisted

[DanceTygerDance]

She didn't actually sing at her concert here in Japan. It was all pre-recorded!

[newera20]

beyonce never ever uses ful pre recorded records. this is not britney we are talkin about

[babygurl3]

wow i think that was one of the best beyonce performances eva!!! different and she sany it with a slightly different tone to her voive or summin all i know is she was amazing-this is being added 2 my faves!

[ukgirl16]

man she sounds great!!!

[brownbeyonce]

that's what I call PERFORMANCE

[HolaHovito]

Gwan Beyonce! I don't understand all the 'backlash' being heaped against her (admittedly only on the Internet), she rocks a performance like no other big time entertainer currently in the game. Loving the Josephine Baker reference!

[nickd98]

EXACTLY - u said it RITE!, LIKE NO OTHER, u saw the show people, Beyonce is the only 1 in the game who can do it live & sound good & look great all @ the same time... the ONLY 1!!

[SexyC27]

GOOD PERFORMANCE AS USUAL. GO BEE!!

[pufay]

JOSEPHINE BAKER. Most of you are too young to know who that is but that is who the banana skirt is inspired by.

[black324]

DO JAY Z HAVE SOAR THROAT

[yeahigotdemgoodies]

She was rocking that performance.

[soulfacey14]

Wow, so far so good.... No beyonce haters.. i'm amazed. Re her performance here she was on point as she usually is. Looked amazing, sounds amazing... a great modern talent.

[newera20]

I kno right, lol. I was thinkin the same thing

[soulfacey14]

lol.... it's only a matter of time b4 some blind, deaf twitch ll'wana start adding their pennys worth.

[newera20]

Yea but im going to remove any negative comments on this video tho. Ppl too like to hate on Bee

[soulfacey14]

newera, me and you are gonna get on great! :-)

[newera20]

lol, yea

[nickatnite16]

love the fact that she can dance and sing at the same time and not lip sync or sound out of breathe

[princeluva79]

Beyonce is hot! I can't wait for her tour! I love the new CD!!

[w1072121]

wow- wot a body, what a voice, what a performance.

what more could u expect from beyonce

[Irishvelvet]

Great peformance. Her and Jay-Z make a good team, professionally and personally. They have such chemistry!!!! And her voice works so well with his.

[atchim2]

that hot