something's got a hold on me - ETTA JAMES

[doaoberdmann]

Timeline of this song:

1962 - original by Etta James

2009/2010 -sampled by Pretty Lights

2011 - idea taken from PL, resampled by Avicii

late 2011 - idea stolen from everyone gathering popularity, re-resampled by Flo Rida

[EveningRandom]

LEVELS - AVICII  YES!!

[LovKaiBaby]

its actually her voice in the song with florida its kind like the 5'oclock in the morning lily allens part is from a different song they just use the voice

[MrAppleandme]

she sounds like adele in the chorus

[Lequin2582]

@MrAppleandme Adele sounds like HER

[sourav100rav]

why people talkin about flo rida here?

[pimparote]

@sourav100rav because he sang a version of this song.

[dimejofficial]

I Love this Original

[urbanpyr0]

FFS another Flo Rider copy

[Chambby7]

@urbanpyr0 another Florida copy? WTF...

[Paulo0127Henrique]

Etta James And Flo Rida

The best

[magicavag]

idk guys, i just like pancakes

[sdrunner1020]

I'd have to agree with that. Pancakes indeed are delicious. 

[TomJayable]

R.I.P.

[legomanh]

Screw Pretty Lgihts, Screw Flo Rida!! Give me Etta, pure and soulful!

[cuteirish66b]

if ur under the age of 30 and love good ole music like this "LIKE"

[cuteirish66b]

Etta James, Fats Domino, Big Maybelle, Big Mama Thorton, Ruth Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Patsy Cline, Charlie Pride, Merle Haggard.................

[cuteirish66b]

first time i heard this song was on Burlesque. than i heard it on the radio but it sounded strange like a club version WTF shut the radio off. than i find out Etta James was the first to sing it. now i love it. i'm 21 and i was raised with alot of music from the 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s. But todays music i don't get most of it. Etta James with this one and what else hmm.... Hound Dog originally by Big Mama Thornton not Elvis. Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On originally by Big Maybelle

[Misterfish420]

@cuteirish66b wow someone who will actually credit big mama throton for hound dog..

[1twilighter4life]

@TheSausyOne Wow dumbass.. -_- This song is from the '60s. Flo Rida took it from her..

[aescott21]

@ImMrKool101 HAHAHAHA do u not know who Etta James is?

[NakamuraShunske]

Love Etta James. Love this song. Quite like the Avicii sample he took from this make levels.

May this woman, who's beautiful career spanned decades RIP.

[luiscampani]

@MMaestralle

[JayMarie003]

I am officially a real person. SUCCESS.

[ImMrKool101]

I cant believe this lady stole flo ridas and avinchis musics so sad be original sum people r so stupid xoxox

[SomethingToSay13]

@ImMrKool101 :facepalm:

[avalanchesuperstar]

@ImMrKool101 Flo Rida wasn't even born when this came out. That's Etta James' voice and it was sampled for about 20 years on tons of songs before Flo Rida did his crap version.

[Battlefieldcom384]

@ImMrKool101 Just die you fucking moron.

[mattandval411]

@ImMrKool101 She didnt steal the song flo rida stole it.... Some people just dont know real music

[SirSimeonFisher]

You forgot: Logistics - Call Me Back! was trying to figure out what the sample was....now i know :P

[3catsoup]

Don't you hate it when "musicians" [read: Flo Rida] take classics and desecrate it.

[cometgazer379]

Isn't there a faster version of this?I've heard it on the radio but I can never find it online

[HirokageAkatake]

@cometgazer379 Um... Good Feeling - Flo Rida

[mrshnarfles]

This song is so much better without Flo Rida . I liked good feeling up until the rap part, then it turns to shit.

[jmxbox]

Avicii and Flo Rida didn't STEAL her music. It's called SAMPLING and it's a legal practice that the current owners of her music allowed and are totally aware of. They made money off of it and it's disrespect, but it's also business.

[99TheHero99]

so much ignorance and stupidity in the comments

[ExceededlyJosh]

we all know why this video has sooo many views

[mountainhaze64]

when this song came up on pandora i was so pissed that it actually though i would enjoy a flo rida song (if u can call what flo rida makes "songs"). then i was glad i listened to the rest of it :D

[JDMDANIEL240]

I dont like Flo Rida, I feel like he stole Avicii song Levels.

[whirlyfan]

hell yeh what great song

[cyprokka]

Anyone whose here because of Avicii or Flo Rida can kindly piss the fuck off. You're supposed to be here to hear and talk about Etta James and her wonderful music. EDM and hip hop is not welcome here.

[fnattamajan3]

wow... People seem to like the "ooh sometimes I get a good feeling" thing...

[alisterfolson]

I never knew about this song, and I'm 42...but, it's the best way to introduce songs to the new generation, yes? I didn't know about Aretha's "One Step" until Mos Def used it...epic!

[mikey41rules]

Rip

[kappacobra]

Where is your red shit you 18 fucking idiots?

[TyronsBox]

beauty[:

[JamieErin88]

i really can't believe people thought she stole this from Flo ride. No insult intended but alot of today's rap songs are just remakes. So sorry but they still rock with the beat!

[o0Condrag0o]

@JamieErin88 well...I only like the part Flo Rida stole for his song haha

[timmaa9]

@JamieErin88 I'm sure nobody actually believes that this was she stole this from Flo-Rida.

[natividade47]

noossa q voz é essa.. maravilhosaa..

[dnewhope777]

I am the kind of person who can appreciate both Etta James and Flo Ride. Good music is timeless. 

[AntiHerow]

@dnewhope777 good music is timeless thats right.. but you can't really define flo ride's music as good, it socks ballz , it really does. no offence

[dnewhope777]

@AntiHerow I'm not offended. Everyone has the right to their own opinion. I just happen to like that song by Flo Rida. But yes, the music of yesterday seems to be better quality.

[Dubulous111]

@dnewhope777 me too! check out Pretty Lights - Finally Moving. seriously dope track that uses the same sample.  phenomenal

[rantsandfrandsX3]

@dnewhope777 and Avicii? LOL

[LindsayGMusic]

nice

[DasKaput]

@TheSausyOne Epic trolling! Well done!

[TheSausyOne]

@DasKaput thank you :)

[cutevwbug]

incredible talent. 

[RaidenTheAlmighty]

Etta James was a great musician, but she was one ugly woman. She looks like Bobby Hill in a wig.

[dcruwys]

Etta James -> Pretty Lights -> Avicii -> Skrillex and Flo Rida.

Etta James > All these.

[olakunleoladimeji]

@dcruwys just listened to the Skrillex version, should be the worst of all!

[NYChica23]

@dcruwys Agreed ♥♥

[ForestHand]

everybody keeps says Avicii did it first bla bla bla....Pretty Lights actually did the first remix with Finally Moving..

[NinjaDinosaurs47]

why are all you people flippin out? this is the original song, by the original person. its good music. i dont see why you dumbass's think its flo rida's song.

[djPHUZ]

To ALL the idiots who keeps HATIN' on Flo Rida....You mad bro? xD

[Cerberusballs]

I fucking KNEW I heard that line from that dance song from somewhere!!

[thewildebeest1]

@blackcinnamon i think you meant to say avicii-levels(skrillex remix)

[TheSausyOne]

ughh she stole dis from flo ridda he my favorite singer whyd she do that god who is this bitch

[VanceHacker]

@TheSausyOne THIS IS FROM THE 1960'S TO 1970'S YOU FUCKING MORON. Pretty Lights - Finally Moving took this. Then Avicii - Levels. THEN FLO RIDA took this. You dumbfuck head.

[mroutdoorsmike]

@VanceHacker calm your ass down man this is a happy song and you have so much hate on it.

[85gslse]

@VanceHacker credit is given not like they ripped it off and claimed it as their own...



[daviesprokit5]

@VanceHacker THANKYOU

[taylormauck]

@VanceHacker Actually everybody Doi Oing was the first to do it in 1995 just to let ya all know

[serum992]

@VanceHacker dude, flo rida stole it first

[hellzone100]

@VanceHacker your another person who's misinformed...

[NinjaDinosaurs47]

@TheSausyOne i feel bad for dumbass's like you.

[armychick0305]

@TheSausyOne you are a dumbass she has been around way longer than flo rida he took her song

[mistrfinga]

@TheSausyOne Go take a music appreciation class. I hate people who open their mouths and have NO IDEA WTF they are talking about. I bet if your mom heard that garbage of a remake Florida did, she would of said what you said but that Florida RUINED the Etta James song... Etta James

[voice528]

@TheSausyOne shes dead.

[DirtyBlackRoses]

@TheSausyOne Oh my god man you just killed me xD Holly shit go hang, or put yourself in a trash or something, but please never show yourself again...

''She stole dis from flo ridda'' xDD

[Videodude31453]

@TheSausyOne Sucks to be the dumbest kid ever. You're an Idiot ROFL. I wonder why God even made you.

[progerian]

@TheSausyOne

Lol epic troll.... Got so many people angry...

[Shootingsinger]

this is the same song amy whinehouse used for rehab.

[iphone2131]

flo rida took a good song ruined it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KoreanAspergel]

but, untouchable, nontheless.

[KoreanAspergel]

I would compare Etta's voice more to Janis Joplin's, more raspy.

[darianmichaela123]

ohhhh sometime's i get a good feeling , something gotta hold of mee <3

[darianmichaela123]

she is g o r g e o u s <3

[IamLMG]

i love you

[Jonathansernel1]

Yes the original. I get a good feeling yeah.

[AcomaOfficial]

@vangelonpanos actually it was Pretty Lights "Finally Moving" that got every electronic producer in a craze over it.

[TheJonnyutah]

Amazing. one the the best song intros ever! Do it girl!! ;)

[smoochyburger]

R.I.P.etta james you were the best we will always love you

[smoochyburger]

florida sucks this is much better than florida crap

[kraskata2012]

why doesnt the fat bastard FLORIDA credit her for using the sample !

[smileyfacegirl1029]

@kraskata2012 HEY IT IS FLO RIDA I LIVE IN FLORIDA SO PROPER SPELLING GRAMMER THATS LIKE SO OFEISIVE TO ME - sorry about being the hypocrite about the hypoctie and ofensive i dont know haow to spell those but im noot insulting FLORIDA the STATE

[kraskata2012]

@smileyfacegirl1029 i said "bastard" before that so my statement cannot refer to the state. I like Florida, Ive been there a few times.

[nickandnora2]

Now that's the way you do it!

[xxs9d3xx]

rest in peace etta james

[zingrock]

Avicii Levels ^^

[KingSlimjeezy]

what a voice!

[SalimDiVinshi]

Like Adele Voice

[TheKimberlydev]

The most beautiful voice I hear in my life...! :o

[redrider123463]

Pretty Lights sampled it from Etta. Avicii got the IDEA (keyword) from Pretty Lights, and sampled Etta. Flo Rida got the idea from Avicii, and sampled it from Avicii. (scumbag move)

[cradleoflinkinpark]

Oh yea flo rida ruined this song 

[yameanyouhavntheard1]

WHY HASN'T ADELE DONE A COVER OF THIS ????? .

[drelle504]

@yameanyouhavntheard1 Adele would be awesome covering this song.

[lilpanther159]

i actually found out about this song from christina aguilera. i <3 this song :)

[Horaciow14]

Everyone dissing Flo-Rida just stop acting like you knew the song before the sample.

[27NastyNas]

Diplo. Igloofest. Montreal. Snowstorm. this entire song during his set. fucking impeccable. :)

[christaktak]

Love this. Way better than Flo Rida :) Although I liked the idea of his tribute :D

[pecky115]

thumbs up if you didnt know it was etta james in flo ridas song

[krs10ec]

pretty lights

[J5MARLON]

BB King called her the greatest of all time.

[JimmySmithWesson]

lmao at the picture at 2:06 dog licking her face haha.

[drelle504]

I can't believe I didn't recognize the hook on Flo Rida's song was from Etta James. I see there are a bunch of comments about how terrible the rap song is. Flo Rida brought new life to the song and got a lot of young people listening to some of Ms. James' work. That's a win-win situation. By the way, "Good Feeling" is an absolute club-banger. So stop hating, people.

[rt1407]

@drelle504 Too right,it's a fine tribute to an amazing voice.Utah Saints didn't get this kind of stick when they sampled Kate Bush on Something Good.Etta,i'm sure would be pleased at the inadvertent re-itroduction to her work.RIP Etta

[TheVioletWave]

@drelle504 Avicii sampled the vocals first. Just a technical thing. Avicii sampled Etta, and Flo Rida copied Avicii.

[drelle504]

@TheVioletWave I actually learned that after my post. Regardless of who sampled what, they're still great songs. Now there are a bunch of so-called "artists" that absolutely ruin sample tracks. I think what both Avicii and Flo Rida did was to honor Etta James. In doing so, it made a really hot song. Thanks for responding.

[0311huy]

@drelle504 flo rida is copy cat

[drelle504]

@0311huy Yeah. So are most people in entertainment. And...

[Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround]

@drelle504 You are wrong.

About a year ago, a 21 year old Swedish DJ named Avicii used Etta James Vocals in a remix he created called Levels (Look it up).

Then Flo Rida and studio puppets heard Avicii's song and decided to "Borrow" it and sell it to American hip hop/rap audiences covered in his Rap, because they wouldn't even know that its not Flo Ridas originality they are buying.

Hip hop/rap has been doing this for years, stealing and selling overseas music to dumb ass Americans.

[lovelypinkflower]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround I would otherwise agree with you but the song was sampled way before Avicci. In 2006 an American electronic artist called Pretty Lights took this song and used that same sample that was later copied by the Swedish group and eventually by Flow or Flo Rida. Etta James originated it, so if your going to call Flo Rida a copy cat (which he is) then so is Avicii. Their version of the song sucks anyways. Nothing compares to Etta's music.

[drelle504]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround As an American, I take offense to your "dumb ass" remark. There's no need for that. Anyway, it doesn't matter if it was Avicii or Flo Rida, who gave new life to a legend's song first. We're lucky to have all 3 artists to enjoy. Just enjoy the music.

[kddancr1215]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround Pretty Lights sampled her vocals first in finally moving, dickweed.

[tzyinccom]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround you idiot, Flo Rida's good feeling was co produced by Avicii so it wasn't "borrowed". Avicii willingly let Flo Rida use it. Your argument is invalid.

[VindettaOfficial]

@tzyinccom Avicii posted on his facebook page that he didn't work with flo rida on any tracks

[VindettaOfficial]

@tzyinccom On avicii's facebook page he said that he didn't work with flo rida on any tracks

[tzyinccom]

@VindettaOfficial do post link. I was looking at avicii's facebook page and I might've missed that post.

[VindettaOfficial]

@tzyinccom youtube isn't letting me post a link but I will send it to you

[tzyinccom]

@VindettaOfficial Good feeling was released August 29, 2011 though. Although that might be right on time as to when good feeling was being recorded/finished recording, there's still a good four months, and anything might've happened then.

But yea, evidence are pointing that you are correct.

[VindettaOfficial]

@tzyinccom Yeah avicii had been playing levels for a long time time before it was released over year im pretty sure

[sps1053]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround You are wrong.

About 6 years ago, an American electronic artist known as Pretty Lights sampled Etta James' vocal track into his song called Finally Moving. Since then DJs all over the world have been using that sample...because it kicks ass...Avicii included.

The origin of rap is in remixing, turntablism and MCing. I'm not defending pop music, it sucks, but Flo Rida's producers have a simple job, that is to make money. They do that job well. Your argument is invalid.

[weareDBmusic]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround Also, Derek Smith (Pretty Lights) sampled this in the song Finally Moving. Before Avicii. Just thought I'd say that

[jordannashlikespepsi]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround

About 50 years ago, a 24 year old American soul singer named Etta James used her extraordinary, God-given vocal talent in a song called "Something's Got a Hold on Me" (Look it up).

Then Avicii heard Ms. James's song and decided to "Borrow" it and sell it to international audiences covered in an elementary four-on-the-floor drum pattern and swirling dance synths because they wouldn't even know that it's not Avicii's originality they are buying.

See the hypocrisy?

[Alexinnj]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround Exactly. godbless you for pointing that out. Flo Rida is garbage. and I believe Guetta was his producer who has become terrible lol.

[INTRO173]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround Yep. Even though you call me a "dumbass American" lol.

[buccaneer63]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround dont forget about pretty lights and his song finally moving came out before them

[camkayymusic]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround actually pretty lights used Etta james vocals in a remix, and Avicii sampled pretty lights.

[EZSCMUSIC]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround he was not the first to remix it either.... it was pretty lights finally moving, just because one person samples a song doesn't mean they own it. the person who actually made the original owns it..

[PatBB333]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround It sounds bad, but thats how it always used to be. 80% of the songs that Dean Martin sung, Frank Sinatra sung as well. It wasnt considered stealing.

[kendr20]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround There is nothing wrong with sampling as long as you credit the artist you are sampling from. Kanye sampled Bon Iver for Lost in the World. Drake sampled Gil Scott Heron for Take Care. Sampling allows young audiences to be expose to greats artists like Etta James and James Brown.

[doomking3001]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround are you stupid? you actually think that Americans didn't realize that it was a sample? whether they knew who the sample was or not, we invented hip hop, we birthed etta james. WE KNOW. dumb ass foreigner.

[TheCapBerry]

@Dp3ch3Mod3UndrGround

however a good rebel exposes them for what they are, and then brings real music like this to a wider audience so apparently it's not so bad what their doing.

[xUdieToox]

@drelle504 I absolutely love and commend your positive attitude, I strive everyday to feel this positive about things. However, being from the demographic that Flo Rida is targeting, I can safely say that if I were to ask 100 people on my university campus, not one person would know who Etta James is. So no, most do not make the effort to learn the origin of the music they listen to. They just hear it as a great song to get loose to when they go out for a night on the town.

[drelle504]

@xUdieToox Thank you. I appreciate your comment.

[gEtSnIpEd100]

@drelle504 Actually FloRida Got the sample From Avicii and FloRida's song is crap Avicii did a way better job at making a song around it! Do a little research before you make your self look ignorant.

[drelle504]

@gEtSnIpEd100 Really. You thought my comment was ignorant? Well I'm sorry to upset you so much. By the way, I learned about Avicii a few days ago so there's no need to be so mean about it.

[gEtSnIpEd100]

@drelle504 Ignorant- lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact (Not used as an insult) Sry if you misinterpreted

[djPHUZ]

@gEtSnIpEd100 Avicii did a better job? but.i dont hear that bitch on the radio stations only Flo Rida's version...why is that? lol idiot

[PallyIRL]

@djPHUZ Lol I hope your not being serious? Your comparing electronic music and main stream hip hop. I think you and whoever your arguing with are the real idiots for trying to compare two completely different genres of music. It's like comparing a Sports Car and a 1960's pickup truck. They both will get you were you need to go. Just 1 of them sucks balls.

[NinjaDinosaurs47]

@djPHUZ because its an old song that wouldnt sound good to todays generation, dumbass.

[gEtSnIpEd100]

@djPHUZ Because Avicii inst apart of "main stream" music and people for some reason like main stream music because they think its good and apparently you don't know good music if your listening to garbage like Flo Rida... Mad bro? lol IDIOT

[VangelonPanos]

@drelle504 Actually, it was AVICII who first introduced Etta James' sampled vocals to his song "Levels". "Good Feeling" was co-produced with AVICII, which is how these vocals appeared on the Flo Rida's song.

[rammetalliknot]

@drelle504 I love you and people like you and comments that come from people like you. Thank you.

[drelle504]

@rammetalliknot No! Thank you, dear!

[steffen54321]

@drelle504 Why can't I thumb you up ):

[drelle504]

@steffen54321 LOL For some reason, I think of something else when I read your comment. I'm a bad girl, obviously. :-) Anyway, I don't know what happened to the thumbs up/down buttons. Thanks for wanting to.

[steffen54321]

@drelle504

ಠ_ಠ

[Marcusjapp]

@drelle504

Pretty Lights started it, then Flo Rida and Avicii came on. Awesomely done

[blackcinnamon]

@drelle504 Actually Pretty Lights - Finally Moving got me to like Etta James and I believe they were the FIRST to sample this song. They also did an excellent job of it. Skrillex - Levels is also a decent sample of this song. Flo Rida just ruins it completely and I'm even a fan of rap, but him.. no. Guess that's just my opinion though.