Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind

[esormac1]

Great song. For today's woman, not so sure. Yet she is being real and an excellent singer. Laughing at her gestures, perhaps she caught on as time passed - omg laughing.

[anandbahadoer]

R.I.P. Etta

[N1KOLAS318]

She killed it till the very end,

[AJIEKSTONEMAN1]

Ohhhh ETTA!! We all will miss you sooo much!!!

You were one of the GREATEST SOUL SINGERS in this world!

RIP, ETTA!!

[pressleplaybutton]

We miss you! :'( LONG LIVE THE QUEEN xo

[BUENASERA69]

I miss her sooooo

[persevere4]

thank you for the upload -

[INDIAFOWLER111]

lol at 3:07 lol dat tounge

[nullaig74]

R.I.PETTA JAMES



[robinraan]

looks like the set for Austin City Limits

[Jazziepatti]

Does anyone know when and where this version was recorded?

[TheBeagleDad]

Her music was part of her soul and she shared that with us. I know she left the world a better place than she found it. May she rest in peace She will be missed

[precious66ful]

REST IN PARADISE ETTA JAMES.. U ARE TRULY MISSED BUT U WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.. YOUR MUSIC LIVES IN OUR HEARTS TILL THE END.. I GREW UP LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC

[Janoahable]

RIP Etta....you were a great entertainer, and you will be missed.

[Nickibal]

This song was one of me and my father's favorite. I was not old enough to see Ms. Etta in concert, but we are a family of musicians, and my father introduced this wonderful music and iconic woman to me. I just couldn't get enough of her singing. Her songs got me through many sad times.

Like Ms. Etta, my father has passed on, and I listen to her music quite frequently.

Thanks for the GREAT music Ms. Etta - Queen of Blues. ....You will be missed. R.I.P!

[402Lynn]

She will surely be missed.. I have lots of her music and listen to it often.. Her legacy will live on and on.. NO one does it like she did!! Thank you beautiful Lady for many years of great music.. And thank you Quicksilverdog for sharing!! :')

[TheQuicksilverdog]

@402Lynn Well said. Etta will be missed, but her music will live on forever.

[cosmic4u]

Awesome video!

She could still rock her own song, in her own way, years later; what a lady!

[mello60ful]

No one makes you understand what a woman truly feels within but Lady Etta R.I.P one great concert getting ready to happening in  heaven

[mello60ful]

She was a wonderful entertainer

[YourPocca]

Well this isnt the orignal version but its good

[raindropsonroses6]

...I JUST said those words yesterday: "I'd rather go blind than watch my lover leave me." Amazing.

[marion63able]

perfect!

[proscoutactress]

U will live In my heart forever

[SupperDanny101]

RIP jamesetta Hawkins.

[tubahead16]

Leaves me speechless

[Backatwon]

May she rest in LOVE!!

[CAMACHOPATI]

LOVE THIS SONG.... SHE WILL BE VERY MISSED FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND MOST BUT NOT LEAST " FANS"......

[chillsf]

Another singer that I grew up with is now gone ,,everytime one goes away I feel older and closer to my time ,,,,compared to when they where in there haydays and I was a young man ,,so glad that I was able to enjoy them grow up with them and listen to some real soul music when it just started out and was real cool.......RIP my darling Etta ..

[Indusrock]

R.I.P. Etta James the soullegend

[tracey5am]

Miss Etta I will forever play your music. You will live long vocally in my home.

[llmabry]

Another great voice we lost. Miss Etta James. RIP. Prayers to her family.

[jkirksey75]

RIP MS ETTA JAMES

[TheKandigirl20]

RIP ETTA!!!!! you are and still remain a fantastic artist!

[queenb23fly]

r.i.p. etta james..........

[cathi208]

RIP Etta James. You were an icon, a true legend!

[jenko701]

She was the real thing . rip lady

[kizm3t77]

One of my favorite songs.....Rest in Peace Etta James

[TheQuicksilverdog]

Etta James, 73, Dies from Leukemia Complications RIP

[OctobreMonroe]

Love ya, Etta! RIP!

[saniboy1975]

I flew into Sydney Australia this morning only to hear you have left us you will be missed Mama... so thank you for this gift you have left for me to cherish..... R.I.P. Miss Etta James.....

[magneto44]

Beyonce who?

[beccamanu20]

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

[deirdremerlegreen]

Beautiful. It's a great world when we have recordings like this to remember people. Thanks for sharing

[Jeffery7734]

The world just just became less beaytiful today. She will be missed. R.I.P. Miss Peaches

[iragekao]

R.I.P. greatest ever.

[jet727vans]

She sang it from deep down in her soul...and we're all poorer without her..RIP Etta !

[fingling8]

Who's the guitar player, who ends the song with the lead on the Tele?

[woodrowpass]

Etta, Rest child,,, You're diamond is no longer in the rough; Shine bright, Bright and Forever You'll Alway Be!

Love ya,,

[AllKindsaGirls]

R.I.P Etta! Thank you for your wonderful music!

[cocoa1able]

R.I.P Mrs.Etta James

[TheCurvyLatina]

Now this is real music, real emotion. R.I.P. Etta James

[WhiteCamry]

R.I.P., Jamesetta.

[rckr2000]

she was the real thing... so much passion, what a voice. R.I.P. Etta.

[lilbabyfacetresta]

I didnt know this lady had so much soul

[lilbabyfacetresta]

Real

[Renevdb]

RIP



[clintbonita]

Wow. What a woman

[yeovil50]

RIP Etta...never to be forgotten....

[EmilyAtTheDisco]

RIP Etta. Forever an inspiration, forever timeless. We'll miss you. One of my favourite songs of all time. <3

[jackHNv]

RIP Etta, your voice will live on.

[BobbieLWatkins]

We will truly miss you!!!! This is one of my all time favorite songs.

[rgaither100]

RIP Etta James!

[ResurrectedWriter]

A true legend!

[misspinky909]

4:48 damn etta you dirty girl

[zmarilyn]

Even at this age & a different way of singing Beyonce could never never TOP Etta <3 Etta Is The Shit always will be !!

[lleitner1]

For those that weren't sure, This is from Austin City Limits and shot in 2005. Lets keep praying for Miss Etta as well as her friends and family as she moves toward her final curtain. I did hear that she has been taken off a respirator and is breathing on her own. They have said that her Leukemia is terminal. What a talent!

[andersonby1]

mossa que vozz

[richierichnumber1]

blue's icon

[redsrus13]

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[leahgh76]

Damn Etta girl you still got that fire! Loved it! xx God Bless Beautiful Song Bird..

[jureekuhhjureekuhh]

beyonce is better even though etta wrote this song.



[the1andonlyAMAZON]

SO THE GIRL WAS A LESBIAN?

[iarabenson1]

Delicia de vóvó James..... Deus abençoe sua saude!!!

[MsRedkitty1]

There's no-one like Miss Etta. It will be a sad, sad day when she leaves us.

[orytina]

God bless you ms Etta.

[create4932]

One of a kind.

[NBZist]

Matriarch of the Blues!

She still rocks!

[craigfromnewcastle]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh siggggh.................

"X Factor"?

Y Factor more like, why she have to go and leave us with all the crap?

Old School - incredible soul singer from the heart - wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow - beautiful

[tonygomez1]

LEGENDARY !!! SUCH A PASSIONATE AND SOULFUL SINGER , GOD BLESS ETTA JAMES

[MrTorrance01]

Etta was a wonderful singer and an old freak and still sexy, lol wow.

[ghipsee]

What a beautiful woman still after all these years......and might I add a naughty little thing too...lol

[carstenlinde]

What a voice. Don't leave us now, Etta!!

[jaakriaj]

It´s my very first time I listen this...

Sincerely I liked!

[Aloebunny]

Wow she is feeling it! real singing you go girl!

[Diva2104]

I remember watching this performance on PBS. I have loved Etta James since the first time I heard a song by her many many yrs ago. I'm heartbroken to now learn just how ill she is. Keeping her prayer, don't want her to suffer. Thank God I'm of age to have grown up listening to this one of a kind, phenomenal woman. Thank You Etta, Thank You

[gatamer]

Thoughts and prayers are with Etta ...

[AckNack78]

Sing it sweetheart. We love you, forever.

[DailyPlanetCreations]

Thank you Etta for sharing your beautiful voice with all to hear...your music, your voice went straight to my heart and all through my soul your words just hit me like no other...I pray for you and all who loves you in this sad time....Peace be with you!

[Liveanotherday]

Thoughts and prayers are with Etta tonight!

[foontou]

Please say a prayer for Etta tonight.

[daniedoes77]

NOONE can touch Ms. Etta. Beyonce wishes..in her dreamz..

[AlyWallyCobainy]

she is just.. sooooo amazing!!

[withConor]

whats with the censorship @ 1.01 secs? ffs

[prettiblaqnik]

This her song! And she sang it! Love this, great performance

[bOOzah25]

She is beautiful and has a lovely voice, but i like beyonces version better tbh. just saying.

[syanez5]

She is so beautiful

[CHarlesUlyssesFeney]

This song's a first aid kit.

When I get something stuck in my eye, I just turn this in and cry it out.

[Nickibal]

I love you Ms. Etta! What a GREAT performer! No one will EVER take your place!

[MsBegoenlaisla]

I really love you Etta!!!

[spiritual619]

What I like is that the voice is still sharp. Not like some others of my favs smh :(

[gilly5528]

still got it...

[Pesocheeks]

get it girl

[florence895]

who's comparing Etta with Beyonce... hahaha beyonce is cute and a product of the music industry. But Etta was the Real thing. and she can sing.............

[Lordfinese19]

@florence895 beyonce is more than cute and she's not a product of the industry. BEYONCE is a product of her own rights not the industry.

[biggerturtle]

@florence895 Exactly - Beyonce is a mediocre singer dressed up like a barbie doll to manipulate and sell product to the ignorant masses who know NOTHING about real music

Etta OWNS this song

[CAPVICIOUS]

@biggerturtle

[lukeylouk1]

I got nothin...just bowing down...

[ONEBLAZ3]

you cant compare beyonce with etta thats insult ! first etta is one of the greatest a og beyounce is not even cloae at all she with the ungly man thats all

[bluezheart]

Fantastic, but listen to Virginia Pihlblad.........

[musicherb]

@bluezheart PLEASE DEAR GOD, tell me you are not comparing etta to this individual? (and btw yes i have seen the post to which you refer) competent yes, but etta-class, not even close!!

[urturnmargie]

Etta has proven with this performance that it is true, somethings get better with age. What a awesome song, and Etta's voice was made to sing it.

[kandycep1]

I love Etta James Music. I wish i could see her in concert sometime soon. Does anybody know if any concert she is doing anytime soon in any state?

[wsidechris]

I just read about Etta's retirement as I played her final album. What an extraordinary 57-year career. I have been so moved by this woman's voice, so many times. One of the titans of soul music.

[ladyarh]

I love Etta James.... Wish music still sounded like this!!!!!

[ladyarh]

I love Etta James....

[mszmarie5]

damn she feeling her herself! love you etta!!!!!

[jephybean]

When music was allowed to be music and not a tool for commerciality

[globehunter2]

She is the God Mother of Soul, each word a vocal baptism of spirit.

Etta James is a legend still alive and well. Just better and greater with age.

[bigbodigga]

Blues all in my blood stream!

[misslandaful]

OMG just listening to this song takes me to a place beyond imagination..your music Etta heals a broken heart, gives hope and just can drive a person to a happy place...BLESS

[davidoffon]

You just scorched my nipples an' I is a bloke!!

[paulypavillion]

No Beyonce' is no Miss Etta James...but I'd like 2 give thanks 2 her singing this song...It gave me a thirst 2 want 2 find out more about Miss Etta James!!....Without Beyonce' & the movie Cadillac Records...I may have been blind 4ever!!..But because of them...I an truly a fan of Miss Etta James..she's an amazing woman!

[3327ish]

Amazing!!! I'm your number one fan Miss Etta James <3

[D84D]

Nashville bow down.

[kahutec]

i love it beautiful



[karla7707560]

This is in Austin, Texas

[LivinWitness]

She is awesome just raw talent

[jimlivs]

goosebumps Everytime i hear Etta sing this.

[nativegal49]

etta james i love you shanowa thunder i love you ette james forevever

[615arsha]

So pretty!!

[Sexytay339]

beyonce who?

[36pearl]

awesome!

[Heavenlypearl1908]

Powerful, classic, PRICELESS



[1995RoseBlack]

Just absolutely fantastic.. You go etta sing the blues as only you can.

[vibroluxor]

what a sweet sounding tele! clear as a bell

[deadlypete]

MAN POWERFUL

[baybdread]

WOW you can tell she wrote this shes saaaangin it  got a nina simone flavour to her voice. Simply beautiful

[Philslady30]

Amazing woman!!! Love her

[777brownpride]

que cansion tan chingona.

[123cgus]

this is what you call sweet blues ...go Etta

[wildcajunthang]

Wonderful, Wonderful !

[Kitty2630]

so awesome!

[WeirFaithful]

sorry i meant play w the Dead. who knows what went through my Blind Girl's mind just then.....

[WeirFaithful]

So nice! I remember her playing w the day one NYE; she had opened w Tower of Power. She's quite a Lady

[manuetalain83]

What a wonderful artist!

[WeirFaithful]

@manuetalain83 i can't believe this! hi guys! Nice to see ya :-)