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Posted Feb 5th 2009 11:35AM by TMZ Staff
If Etta James thinks she should beat down Beyonce for covering "her song," then by her own logic, Etta has a couple of ass-kickings coming her way too -- 'cause Etta's version of "At Last" was a cover too!
Etta went on stage in Seattle last week and told the crowd she's gonna lay the smack down on B for "singin' my song" at Obama's Inauguration Ball. But not only did the 71-year-old not write the song, she wasn't even the first -- or second -- to record it!
Glenn Miller did it first in 1942, followed by Nat King Cole in 1957. Etta got around to recording it in 1961. In fact, Glenn's version ranked higher on the Billboard Pop Singles chart than Etta's ever did.
FYI -- neither Miller nor Cole ever threatened to beat Etta's ass -- although it's about time someone knocks some sense into that lady.
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird, Celebrity Feuds, Beyonce Knowles
Tags: ass whoopin, AssWhoopin, At Last, AtLast, Barack Obama, BarackObama, beyonce, etta james, EttaJames, Glenn Miller, GlennMiller, Inauguration 2009, Inauguration2009, Nat King Cole, NatKingCole
Posted Feb 4th 2009 6:15PM by TMZ Staff
This is not a joke: 71-year-old Etta James actually threatened to beat the crap out of Beyoncé Knowles -- and it's caught all on tape!
The war is all over Etta's song, "At Last " -- Beyoncé sang the tune at Obama's 1st Inauguration Ball on Jan. 20th ... but last week at a concert in Seattle, James was still pissed.
While on stage, Etta told the crowd, "Your President, the one with the big ears ... he had that woman singing my song. She gone get her ass whipped."
She continued, "The great Beyoncé ... I can't stand Beyoncé," according to audio from Crown City Media.
Ironically Etta didn't kick up this sorta fuss when Beyoncé portrayed her in "Cadillac Records."
Reps for Beyoncé had no comment.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Celebrity Feuds, Beyonce Knowles
Tags: ass whoopin, AssWhoopin, At Last, AtLast, Barack Obama, BarackObama, beyonce, etta james, EttaJames, Inauguration 2009, Inauguration2009, Obama
Posted Jan 12th 2009 12:15PM by TMZ Staff
Further proof that the hierarchy of celebrity is different in D.C. than Hollywood -- for one restaurant in town, there is no bigger star than Rahm Emanuel.
The soon-to-be Chief of Staff is a regular at Rasika Restaurant. This Indian joint made it clear: The best table always goes to Rahm -- and that specifically includes you, Oprah, according to the hostess on duty.
We're told other than dealing with his order, waiters are told not to bother Mr E. But the waiters get theirs in the end -- we're told Rahm is a "fabulous tipper."
Filed under: Food Glorious Food, Politix
Tags: barack obama, BarackObama, inauguration, inauguration 2009, Inauguration2009, rahm emanuel, RahmEmanuel, rasika restaurant, RasikaRestaurant
