Hip Hop Songwriter FIRST TIME REACTION: Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind (Live at Montreux 1975)

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  • @ronaldapple7322
    @ronaldapple7322 19 днів тому +12

    Her life was a heartbreak, she just put it to music, using the great talent she had.

  • @deborawiliiams4864
    @deborawiliiams4864 Місяць тому +25

    AT LAST ,,,is my favorite Etta song, the best

  • @casandrabarnes-oq9fy
    @casandrabarnes-oq9fy 29 днів тому +28

    I love your reactions. It's not sad to not know outside of hip hop. It is sad if you didn't want to know. I'm 75, and I was told that I was too old to be listening to hip hop!! Music is ageless. If it hits your soul, rock with it. ❤

    • @valoriethawbradford6532
      @valoriethawbradford6532 25 днів тому

      Yes a young man told me he didn’t believe that I am 74 and listening to hip-hop. I listen to all genres of music. Keep on listening Miss Casandra and enjoy!

  • @Ladywhitewolf1971
    @Ladywhitewolf1971 12 днів тому +3

    Etta was one of the greatest

  • @susanworkman529
    @susanworkman529 Місяць тому +20

    The more I listen to this, the more I appreciate the talent of Etta James. She is one in a million. Her song, "At Last" is a fabulous classic. There was a movie made with Beyounce about Etta's life Beyonce sang "At Last" at Pres. Obamas inaugural ball. For me, Etta James owns both "I'd Rather Be Blind" and "At Last". They are hers. We don't get Blues music like this anymore.

  • @eabird4358
    @eabird4358 Місяць тому +15

    Etta had a strong and beautiful voice. When she did live shows she really put on a show! I'm so happy you reacted to her.

  • @EdithMaxim
    @EdithMaxim 26 днів тому +6

    Any live Etta song is great. Wish that I could of seen her in concert.

  • @garya7893
    @garya7893 27 днів тому +9

    As great as she is you have to give it up for the band and that guitarist that keep everything tight

  • @melvisroberts3715
    @melvisroberts3715 Місяць тому +19

    You actually reacted to this song performance by Beth Hart and Joe bonamassa, which was fabulous and I love Beth, but this will forever be etta James song

  • @wendydarling5790
    @wendydarling5790 22 дні тому +2

    This is my favorite live performance. 🙌 It's long, but I've watched many times and am always mesmerized. The confidence, control, charisma. The sweat, lol. The freestyling musicianship. Raw and authentic. Holding the audience in the palm of her hand.

  • @cherylfoster1223
    @cherylfoster1223 28 днів тому +5

    Check out At Last and you will understand. The woman was awesome.

  • @cshubs
    @cshubs 23 дні тому +2

    You've got to see the amazing documentary Muscle Shoals. It includes the story of Etta's rebirth as a hit maker.

  • @kimwilson3863
    @kimwilson3863 27 днів тому +4

    And that's how you sing the blues! 💜🇬🇧

  • @belvagurr403
    @belvagurr403 16 днів тому +1

    To hear her sing AT LAST would tear your heart out!!!

  • @Jude_196
    @Jude_196 Місяць тому +4

    OH, ETTA!! SO, SO GOOD!! My favorite, tho, still, is AT LAST!! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @debbrarobinson1548
    @debbrarobinson1548 Місяць тому +5

    Etta, Ella, and Billie ❤❤❤

  • @papermoon50
    @papermoon50 29 днів тому +3

    The cover by beth and joe live in Amsterdam is a must watch!!! 🔥

  • @aura81295
    @aura81295 Місяць тому +5

    Didn't know Cliff had another channel. Will definitely be hanging around this one. Nothing like old school feels, especially hole-in-the wall blues.

    • @terrimobley6067
      @terrimobley6067 Місяць тому +1

      I know I'm just glad that UA-cam brought it across my feed. It's like Christmas!😂❤

  • @AMichelleKing
    @AMichelleKing 11 днів тому

    Thank you for this clip on the late, great Etta James! Your comments that the song was gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, and so forth is your initiation into the real RHYTHM & BLUES, more emphasis on the Blues😉. My favorite is Etta James live with B.B. King, Something’s Got a hold on me LIVE. True Blues ckassic. When they say “culture” in U.S., this is an example, just like Frankie Beverly & Maze Was a classic band in the Jazz genre. Anyway, enjoy! This took me back to my Southern childhood.

  • @tamiw.166
    @tamiw.166 23 дні тому

    "At Last". Everything this woman sings is iconic. She was a force of nature. ❤

  • @happydays3678
    @happydays3678 24 дні тому +1

    You got plenty of years ahead my young friend...so much to discover, what a journey it will be. ❤❤❤

  • @smittybenzo4693
    @smittybenzo4693 26 днів тому +2

    Beyonce portrayed Etta James in a great movie called "Cadillac Records" (2008).

  • @deey138
    @deey138 Місяць тому +2

    Not my normal music but the song caught me and wouldn't let me go.

  • @berniewatts5028
    @berniewatts5028 Місяць тому +2

    Caught this the first time Mijo, my kinda music. Thank you Etta Thank you Mijo❤️🤷🏻‍♀️❤️👵🏼. Don’t have regrets Mijo take all the time you need with Grandpa🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Gmaw

  • @lancelary6989
    @lancelary6989 29 днів тому +1

    Was lucky enough to see her live in Atlanta in the mid 90’s. Sang from a chair but sounded just like this. No one like her.

  • @matthewlaird5235
    @matthewlaird5235 Місяць тому +2

    One of the best songs ever!!!

  • @LorieD
    @LorieD 26 днів тому

    Love Etta - At Last is in my top 10 all time favourites! Thank you for your awesome reaction. New subscriber!

  • @jnbg61584
    @jnbg61584 Місяць тому +3

    Probably the most well known song from Etta James is At Last

  • @tinalouise1764
    @tinalouise1764 29 днів тому +2

    Great reaction. Can you react to Stan Walker singing his song I Am, if you haven't already. Big loves from New Zealand 💜

  • @arthurestrada2682
    @arthurestrada2682 26 днів тому +1

    I was listening to this since I was a kid in the late sixty's. Thanks very much Young Man

  • @RunningMadMan
    @RunningMadMan Місяць тому +2

    She is top 5 imo.

  • @patkaiser7177
    @patkaiser7177 25 днів тому

    Etta James was amazing!

  • @evelynevans413
    @evelynevans413 24 дні тому

    Miss Etta James,... one of the best to ever do it!

  • @scottyarthuraustralia7567
    @scottyarthuraustralia7567 22 дні тому

    Etta James is special

  • @beatlesarebest
    @beatlesarebest 2 дні тому

    At Last was probably her biggest hit.

  • @debraberg2018
    @debraberg2018 8 днів тому

    The blues man the blues !

  • @joeskinner6009
    @joeskinner6009 25 днів тому

    GREAT REACTION

  • @writebrain-zn2um
    @writebrain-zn2um 28 днів тому

    I got to see her a few times, and I still have plenty of her songs in my playlist. What a gift.

  • @AP-gb3eh
    @AP-gb3eh Місяць тому

    Saw her way back when in a small club. She was a hardcore performer that knocked the audience out. She wasn’t afraid to tell someone to shut up if they interfered with the music 👏👏👏👏

  • @jillday2955
    @jillday2955 Місяць тому +1

    My dad's favorite artist; I gave him tickets to one of her concerts before they both passed. Also, there's a mash-up with Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey" that is a must-hear! She might sound familiar because Beyonce portrayed her in the "Cadillac Records" movie. Great reaction! #WhatUpDoe

  • @balzacfaraday
    @balzacfaraday 25 днів тому

    A glass in this context is a mirror, as in the old-fashioned term “looking-glass”.

  • @carolwands597
    @carolwands597 14 днів тому

    Women are emotional creatures created to love you have your babies but MOST IMPORTANTLY TO BE LOVED AND RESPECTED BY OUR MAN WHOM WEVE TRUSTED

  • @johnk275
    @johnk275 Місяць тому +3

    Checkout Chris Stapleton “Tennessee Whiskey “ live from Austin City Limits.. he is one of the few artists that sound better live than in the studio. Soul by way of country music, if you haven’t heard him, you’re missing out.. great channel Cliff ! 👍

    • @johnk275
      @johnk275 Місяць тому

      His backup singer is his wife Morgane, he suffers from a form of stage fright and he looks at her to get through… wonderful couple..

  • @therefixframeuproduction1093
    @therefixframeuproduction1093 Місяць тому +1

    At last and love to you🔥🔥🔥

  • @valoriethawbradford6532
    @valoriethawbradford6532 25 днів тому

    Cliff, so happy to see you reacting to some old school R&B. This one came out in 1968 when I was a young woman but the message is still the same. Some of us would rather be blind than go through heartache and pain. Love your Eminem reactions, love your channel. I am 74 and listen to all genres of music including hip-hop.❤

  • @ethylybarra8216
    @ethylybarra8216 21 день тому

    The glass is a mirror

  • @lyndadowns4876
    @lyndadowns4876 19 днів тому

    My favourite version is actually sung by Christine Perfect (Chicken Shack). She was part of Fleetwood Mac (married John McVie).

  • @mamaalaska
    @mamaalaska Місяць тому +1

    Etta James stormy weather, somethings got a hold on me, trust in me, don’t cry baby.

  • @samhilton4173
    @samhilton4173 Місяць тому +1

    Etta James' best song is At Last.

  • @sandyhickey8236
    @sandyhickey8236 Місяць тому

    I didn't know you had this channel too so I subscribed here too

  • @hazelanglin5907
    @hazelanglin5907 18 днів тому

    The plasters the great pretender and smoke gets in your eyes

  • @teriquadros2586
    @teriquadros2586 23 дні тому

    Please listen to “At Last” soo good!
    Lucky enough to have seen her live many,many years ago❤️

  • @chooonz-1212
    @chooonz-1212 Місяць тому +1

    Joy division, Atmosphere please, great reactions,♥ just came from your rolling stone vid,🖤

  • @JaquelineGoodspeed
    @JaquelineGoodspeed Місяць тому +1

    ETTA! These artists went through heck. Racism and all.

  • @patriciachavez7272
    @patriciachavez7272 21 день тому

    Son Chilena y me Fasina ella y su voz incleible....y hoy se aprecia muy poco la buena música .

  • @DevoteAcceptRelax
    @DevoteAcceptRelax 27 днів тому

    Angelina Jordan also covered this. And Beyonce played her in Cadillac Records.

  • @glennromano28
    @glennromano28 22 дні тому

    Taking nothing away from Etta, but Rod Stewart does a capable version of this

  • @hazelanglin5907
    @hazelanglin5907 18 днів тому

    You need to do a reaction to At last my love has come 😊

  • @kimbragdon4935
    @kimbragdon4935 19 днів тому

    You found THE BLUES

  • @jessisanchez8150
    @jessisanchez8150 27 днів тому

    Beyonce plays Etta James in the film 'Cadillac Records', Beyonce sings this in the ending scene, must watch, it's on YT

  • @deborahkeller5909
    @deborahkeller5909 28 днів тому

    Hi, she's not saying slow down...she's saying Look out! :)

  • @berniewatts5028
    @berniewatts5028 Місяць тому +3

    Posting here, you have the least comments. My requests probably won’t help your algorithm, so if you see this, play anyone that won’t get you in trouble. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️.1. The Dells (Oh What A Night ) 2. Jasmine Sullivan (I n Love with Another Man) 3. Stan Walker ( Back To The River) official video. 4. A Change is Gonna Come ( Sam Cooke cover) Brian Owen’s. 5. Teddy Swims( All That Really Matters) or ( Blowin Smoke). ❤️❤️👵🏼

  • @daveking9393
    @daveking9393 Місяць тому

    Classic!

  • @laughingoutloud5742
    @laughingoutloud5742 27 днів тому

    Beyond played Etta James in 2007 a movie Caddilac Records. Gotta say nothing much bests the original ❤

  • @kobi.print888
    @kobi.print888 29 днів тому

    Great reaction! I really think you should react to Whitney Houston Greatest love of all live 1990!❤

  • @tedclimie502
    @tedclimie502 Місяць тому

    A Great!

  • @palexander5090
    @palexander5090 13 днів тому

    Not a problem. There are four names in female soul voices, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nina Simone...go!

  • @sharipetkovsek5502
    @sharipetkovsek5502 26 днів тому

    I would love to see you react to JJ Grey and Mofro " This River ft Danny Aiello" which is the official video It is southern soul rock and was released in 2013. I think you will appreciate it

  • @deborahgardner7862
    @deborahgardner7862 16 днів тому

    You need to hear the original.

  • @JanBear
    @JanBear 25 днів тому

    Janis Joplin said Etta James was an inspiration for her singing

  • @6thn5th
    @6thn5th 29 днів тому

    Imagine being there?

  • @jeanninegervais5874
    @jeanninegervais5874 28 днів тому

    Two songs you might like
    Rip,Rig,and Panic
    “Those Eskimos sure speak frankly”.
    Was not Was
    “ return from the valley of the freaks”
    They are both beautiful songs.

  • @debbywilkins2239
    @debbywilkins2239 11 днів тому

    Listen to Etta sing At Last

  • @vonniestewart4416
    @vonniestewart4416 27 днів тому

    you should watch Cadillac Records about Etta and other blues folks, Beyonce played her in the ONE role that she did well lol. I really like that movie

  • @MzJonez
    @MzJonez Місяць тому

    Hey, you may know the name from the movie "Cadillac Records" which Beyonce played Etta James in that movie. If you haven't watched it, please do. However, let me warn you it's very heartbreaking what she went through.

  • @klennethavancena940
    @klennethavancena940 Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @shaknit
    @shaknit 25 днів тому

    I believe she was an inspiration for Janis Joplin. In 1975 I was 22 y/o.

  • @toolbeltbear
    @toolbeltbear Місяць тому

    usually, whiskey or Gin

  • @EvoLeil
    @EvoLeil 11 днів тому

    Sometimes it really sucks being a trained singer because you always notice when other singers use their instrument improperly.

  • @shaknit
    @shaknit 25 днів тому

    If you aint never heard blues before you just did.

  • @jamedraa8472
    @jamedraa8472 28 днів тому

    Great reaction. If you're a Hip-Hop writer, you should definitely watch the film #CadillacRecords to see the artists who inspired the artists that might have inspired you. Etta James story is one of them.

  • @toolbeltbear
    @toolbeltbear Місяць тому

    it wasn;t wine back then! hehe

  • @epongeverte
    @epongeverte 26 днів тому

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  • @KittyCat-tw8jf
    @KittyCat-tw8jf 13 днів тому

    Have you heard Beth Hart sing this with Joe Bonamassa on guitar? It will rock your world also. Etta is amazing though.

  • @itsme4693
    @itsme4693 25 днів тому

    If Janis Joplin could sing a Duo, with her….♥️

  • @belvagurr403
    @belvagurr403 16 днів тому

    Janis Joplin patterned herself after Etta James’ vocal style.

  • @nancykorensek4083
    @nancykorensek4083 25 днів тому

    Etta James is why my generation is not easily impressed.

  • @angellester6276
    @angellester6276 20 днів тому

    Strange fruit by Nina Simone

  • @vivianhobbs4908
    @vivianhobbs4908 10 днів тому

    They.say.her father was Minnesota fats the famous pool player.

  • @ronaldapple7322
    @ronaldapple7322 19 днів тому

    If a person lives in a box with only one widow they are missing everything on 5 other sides. Just saying😊

  • @alifc1082
    @alifc1082 29 днів тому

    I dont know if this is the only video of her performing this song, but its always a bit funny, not really, cause she seems drunk( know about her struggles, I woukd say she was)

  • @Michael-i2t8z
    @Michael-i2t8z 14 днів тому

    The movie with Beyonce playing Eta James
    "Cadillac Records"