The Etta James Situation

She said.

They say.

Then, she said.

Now, I say:
Etta James can say whatever the fuck she wants, point-blank. No, it wasn't "her song" originally, but fuck Beyonce, and I mean that respectfully. Ppl were like, "Oh, where does she get off talking about Beyonce like that? Beyonce did it better," BULLSHIT ON THAT BULLSHIT. Beyonce can barely sing and I am sick as hell of hearing ppl sing her praises. She's overrated, period, and her portrayal and renditions of Etta's songs weren't even good enough to be considered sub-par, honestly. So, when they finally get around to making Nina Simone's biopic, is she going to replace Mary J.? It's not my favorite one, but "At Last" is Etta's signature and Beyonce is always trying to swagger-jack somebody else's shit. Not to mention, Etta sounded drunk as hell, so why would you out too much stock into anything she said. And even if she did mean it, she has more talent in her than Beyonce and for ppl to insult her just because she got raw on Beyonce pisses me off.