Etta James + Doctor John 'I'd Rather Go Blind' 1987

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  • @rebeccawrite1614
    @rebeccawrite1614 8 років тому +707

    This video is not a performance. It is an experience.

    • @pearltaylor8956
      @pearltaylor8956 7 років тому

      Becky Write about a

    • @kuksybee
      @kuksybee 7 років тому +11

      You are so right. Etta drags you in and drowns you in love and passion. I play this video once a day. She's definitely one of my 5-a-day. That look she gives to Dr John before she goes deep is something else. Every day I play this and Luther with Cheryl Lynn from Soul Train. Love satisfaction

    • @bevmacisaac
      @bevmacisaac 7 років тому +4

      Rebecca Write You nailed it!!

    • @rudolfrainer89
      @rudolfrainer89 6 років тому +1

      Rebecca Write l Pepe
      das

    • @Whiskeyjack666ify
      @Whiskeyjack666ify 6 років тому +6

      Etta takes you to a better place every time she sings

  • @FletcherS92
    @FletcherS92 2 роки тому +247

    This performance, without fail gets me tearing up year after year. One of the greatest performances of all time. RIP

  • @Mulavi
    @Mulavi Рік тому +25

    Dr. John was in the right place at the right time for that one. Fantastic!

  • @shopcrate5687
    @shopcrate5687 3 роки тому +78

    That's what you call a legendary stage performance

  • @itsalljan
    @itsalljan 9 місяців тому +49

    The range of emotions I felt during this song left me needing a cigarette and I don’t smoke.

  • @reygomez2306
    @reygomez2306 4 роки тому +69

    This video will be watched by me till my dying days.

  • @krearturadesign5397
    @krearturadesign5397 14 днів тому +3

    I've watched it million times myself! Love this performance

  • @clionamoore8365
    @clionamoore8365 2 роки тому +131

    I challenge anyone to listen to this and not end up with sore cheeks from smiling out of pure joy !

    • @dorothythomas4800
      @dorothythomas4800 Рік тому +8

      Yes yes in 2023 I have the biggest smile on my face. Now my face hurts😂😂😂😂

    • @mobolaji01
      @mobolaji01 11 місяців тому +4

      Challenge lost ❤

    • @lisamccarthy6969
      @lisamccarthy6969 10 місяців тому +3

      😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

    • @lisamccarthy6969
      @lisamccarthy6969 10 місяців тому +4

      Hits me good times an also bad times.....jus gets me every time❤

    • @SeanLyles-j5q
      @SeanLyles-j5q 8 місяців тому +1

      INDEED 👍

  • @kaybullo5291
    @kaybullo5291 3 роки тому +36

    SHE WAS ONE OF THE BEST EVER...........THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ETTE JAMES.. R.S.P. WE ALL LOVE U. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR WONDERFUL VOICE WITH ALL OF US..

  • @samlong2370
    @samlong2370 8 років тому +824

    I've watched this for years and can't find a better performance. I've decided it is the best video ever.

    • @Carlschwamberger1
      @Carlschwamberger1 6 років тому +14

      They did nail it.

    • @7865kenny
      @7865kenny 6 років тому +8

      sam long it is my favorite as well

    • @Daisy-May-
      @Daisy-May- 6 років тому +5

      Absolutely...played it at my wedding 15yrs ago and still come back to it everytime

    • @robertrichardson9953
      @robertrichardson9953 6 років тому +4

      Dr. John still performs

    • @Dethjingles995
      @Dethjingles995 6 років тому +9

      It's my favorite video of this song...

  • @bobettejennett8085
    @bobettejennett8085 5 років тому +194

    Rest In Peace for Etta James, Dr. John and B.B. King

    • @katyhaymus1029
      @katyhaymus1029 5 років тому +2

      ⚘🍃⚘🍃⚘

    • @maem9246
      @maem9246 4 роки тому +1

      @@katyhaymus1029, beautiful emoji artwork !

    • @kennethwright3703
      @kennethwright3703 3 роки тому +6

      I’m eighty two years of age.There still a party going on.

    • @ahoneekesong9004
      @ahoneekesong9004 3 роки тому +1

      @@kennethwright3703 that's amazing sir . You are so blessed. I am only 19 and I wish to age like you have 🧡.

    • @kennethwright3703
      @kennethwright3703 3 роки тому

      @@ahoneekesong9004 You

  • @beachdog67
    @beachdog67 5 років тому +277

    And now they're all gone.
    But how lucky were we to live on the same planet, at the same time?
    Music has sustained my life for seven decades, and I thank all three of these artists for feeding me.

    • @dayram6217
      @dayram6217 5 років тому +8

      Let us think of those artists with the most gratitude and respect.

    • @beachdog67
      @beachdog67 5 років тому +3

      @@dayram6217 indeed. My feelings exactly.

    • @starkheart4441
      @starkheart4441 5 років тому +4

      beachdog67 Well said! My exact thoughts

    • @delvikingjr5739
      @delvikingjr5739 5 років тому +6

      Well said , I feel the same way
      Great music from the 40' to the 90's . After that , hmmm , no comment .

    • @beachdog67
      @beachdog67 5 років тому +5

      @@delvikingjr5739 I have to respectfully disagree. I think remarkable music is still occurring, just that the hunt is more of a challenge than it was in my youth.
      But in many genres there are still gifted, passionate artists bringing us light.
      There is still new music that warms my heart, and nourishes my soul.
      Of course, there's a lot that does not also. Much of the latter is most readily accessible.
      I think some of that's the nature of the music business. And some (just for myself now) has to do with the fact I've aged out of the target demo for much of what's being done. It's not SUPPOSED to speak to me. Wouldn't be working right if it DIDN'T annoy grandpa.

  • @RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea
    @RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea Рік тому +25

    No one doing it quite like Miss Etta. Raw emotion and talent

  • @Powerplay4545
    @Powerplay4545 Рік тому +43

    I LOVE that the audience totally understands Etta's incredible, soul-tearing heart-cry of lament at 3:45

  • @jakubiak25
    @jakubiak25 5 років тому +252

    Just woke to the news... I hope you are both singing together again now in heaven. RIP Dr John. Xx

    • @neohomme
      @neohomme 5 років тому +2

      I was shocked, to say the least...what a loss

    • @jakubiak25
      @jakubiak25 5 років тому +7

      did you not watch this video??? with BB King and Etta James, wherever these two are is heaven to me...

    • @chicofromph33nix64
      @chicofromph33nix64 5 років тому

      @Big Bill O'Reilly c'mon dude.. you know what heaven is and where it's at. It's a man made fairy tale to keep ppl in check out of fear of going to hell.. get with the PROGRAM...

    • @lilgreeneyesp637
      @lilgreeneyesp637 5 років тому

      @@jakubiak25 ain't tha the truth

    • @lilgreeneyesp637
      @lilgreeneyesp637 5 років тому

      @Big Bill O'Reilly what is hell.... ???...

  • @hazelturner4017
    @hazelturner4017 4 роки тому +2

    Omg i luv you both of you. Awesome song sing it girl. Boy sing it. Hugs to both of you.

  • @lazaruslong3654
    @lazaruslong3654 10 років тому +371

    You know what the definition of a nightmare is?
    It's having to go on stage following THAT!

    • @bamadeadhead
      @bamadeadhead 5 років тому +3

      Lazarus Long 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

    • @spandalf
      @spandalf 5 років тому +6

      Definitely!! She's incredible

    • @katyhaymus1029
      @katyhaymus1029 5 років тому +1

      🎯

    • @sdfjgksgf
      @sdfjgksgf 5 років тому +4

      If I'm not mistaken the next act was SRV and Buddy Guy.

    • @elizabethcarter135
      @elizabethcarter135 4 роки тому +4

      Listening to this I can feel the cracks in her heart.

  • @raygaudet3183
    @raygaudet3183 6 місяців тому +17

    The Matriarch of the Blues at her best….RIP…Gone but not forgotten…

  • @BeerBreath702
    @BeerBreath702 2 роки тому +8

    Ahhhhhhhhh. This is my 5372963648386274936264936294728863 time listening to this and I still get chills!!!!!!!

  • @cas4554
    @cas4554 10 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely stunning❤️

  • @atenauu1
    @atenauu1 10 років тому +347

    I have never seen such a perfect combination of voices - she is powerful yet subdued, he is meek yet leading her. Dr. John is carrying her from the middle of the song, supporting her, although we all know that such a force of the universe needs nothing but space to shine.
    I have listened to the clean, original recording, and it is wonderful in its perfection. But perhaps too perfect. This version, a bit raspy, a bit disorganised, is what blues is all about: suffering, inability to keep your soul together at times, and oh wonderful wonderful passion.
    This is something all serious musicians should aspire towards, regardless of the musical genre.
    Thank you Etta. You will never go away.

    • @KafilDin
      @KafilDin 10 років тому +2

      Oh yeah

    • @bender138
      @bender138 4 роки тому +10

      I don't know about you,but I could see the "smoke of a distant fire" when they were looking at and singing at each other.

    • @shannonfisher5829
      @shannonfisher5829 4 роки тому +10

      Well said. Here it is, may 2020, quarantine and tears are rolling. Being a musician on lockdown is brutal but I can listen to the greats, laugh, cry, sing along and for awhile I can forget the real world. Thank you

    • @eggedon6112
      @eggedon6112 3 роки тому +3

      Atena, well stated. No truer words. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @Xen-ov3nu
      @Xen-ov3nu 3 роки тому +3

      They'd have made a fantastic couple

  • @user99641
    @user99641 Місяць тому +9

    Every time someone Like my comment I'll come back to watch the queen again❤😢

  • @iainmason2762
    @iainmason2762 9 місяців тому +3

    This never gets old - absolutely brilliant

  • @sallyspits
    @sallyspits 2 місяці тому +2

    My girlfriend introduced me to Etta last night by showing me this video.
    I am speechless. I have always been an Amy Winehouse fan but this blows it out of the water.

  • @JimmieLouClements-hc6ht
    @JimmieLouClements-hc6ht 11 місяців тому +9

    These two really knew how to pull the audience into the warm fuzzy feelings with their performance. ♥️♥️♥️

  • @lukedavis1769
    @lukedavis1769 3 роки тому +75

    Pure, raw, unfiltered soul and oh so so smooth...
    What talent...

  • @raquelarteaga2308
    @raquelarteaga2308 5 років тому +34

    Talk about making the song cry. Incredible, I am in my 30s in 2019, and I’m crying my eyes out. I can feel it in my soul - guess that’s why the call it soul music!

    • @eggedon6112
      @eggedon6112 3 роки тому +1

      Awwwe! That's so nice, to feel, the music, right down in ya Soul! Happy trails.

    • @naddorothy2321
      @naddorothy2321 3 роки тому +1

      its hard to contain a tear with such a powerful song.

    • @evongilford392
      @evongilford392 3 роки тому

      Im crying 2..😭😭

  • @TF58582
    @TF58582 5 місяців тому +5

    We are truly blessed to have their influence in music today. Still rather hear these songs than anything present. Hard to find artists that make you feel the true emotion of their songs like they are capable of.

  • @calvinhobbes5686
    @calvinhobbes5686 5 років тому +57

    RIP, Doctor, from an old (70) NOLA fan, who remembers what good weed you had. Peace, night trippin’ gris gris man. Last of the best.

  • @dougjack7912
    @dougjack7912 5 років тому +121

    Shedding a quick tear for the legend that was Dr John. RIP Mac.

  • @mannyhurtado2739
    @mannyhurtado2739 10 місяців тому +9

    Wow she will always have that amazing voice and especially all her songs long lives all her heart and soul ♥️

  • @mule5150-js6nf
    @mule5150-js6nf 2 місяці тому +5

    noone betta than etta .....a natural voice ...and so much feeling....

  • @ZaynaBunny
    @ZaynaBunny 8 років тому +402

    That was incredible. I got chills and tears. They don't do it like this anymore!

    • @scottybhoy1988
      @scottybhoy1988 8 років тому +19

      Music died man. Nowadays all they like is utter shite!

    • @RM-gm7lu
      @RM-gm7lu 8 років тому +12

      You can say that again my man

    • @ninijoy6345
      @ninijoy6345 8 років тому +10

      no passion in todays music

    • @jimblowBANKS
      @jimblowBANKS 7 років тому +3

      check out Paolo nutinis cover. unreal

    • @scottybhoy1988
      @scottybhoy1988 7 років тому +1

      Seen it buddy:)

  • @lukedavis1769
    @lukedavis1769 3 роки тому +25

    Raw, unfiltered... Yet smooth and sensual. God given talent. 🕊️💜🕊️

    • @lipsticklover34
      @lipsticklover34 Рік тому +2

      Yes, all three blues music legends, yet gone but NEVER FOROTTEN!! RIP to Mr. King, Ms. Etta & Dr. John singing to God in the heavens!!😇❤💙💙🙏🕊🕊🕊🎵🎼🎶

  • @HenningOKlejs
    @HenningOKlejs 3 роки тому +36

    Taped this show off of the TV in 1988 when I was 15. I watched it over and over, and this performance blew me away. Today my stepdaughter visited and mentioned Etta James, and I found this. Now I'm choking up because of the power and soul of this song ❤️. Music is a strong force

  • @angelahutchinson9261
    @angelahutchinson9261 6 років тому +5

    I listen to this,over and over and over.I never get enough.Please don't walk away from me baby please don't go.I've been there.

  • @inactive1435
    @inactive1435 10 років тому +109

    This is just the perfect example of a duet. Two artists vibing and getting so into the material that they lose themselves in the performance

    • @steve7764
      @steve7764 5 років тому +3

      Absolutely

    • @kermitthompson8058
      @kermitthompson8058 2 роки тому +1

      Definitely a beautiful expression of losing yourself to a song and sharing it with another who feels the same vibe.

  • @derekhalliday9274
    @derekhalliday9274 16 днів тому +1

    What a emotional rollercoaster of a song,

  • @aapple3749
    @aapple3749 2 роки тому +7

    Two titans. We were so blessed to have them for as long as we did.

  • @bymyself9487
    @bymyself9487 6 років тому +1

    OMG Ms Etta Doesn't want her Dr. John to go Love🖤🖤🖤it Thanks you 💙

  • @tedjh
    @tedjh 5 років тому +84

    RIP Doc. Had to revisit this gem when I heard of your passing ♡

  • @carolyngordon746
    @carolyngordon746 Рік тому +19

    Absolutely stunning rendition, never tire of it , thank you!

  • @edcotter5163
    @edcotter5163 8 років тому +194

    Watch her face at the 5:11 mark. She knew hit everything right! It's my favorite live performance by any artist ever. So much emotion expressed its beyond words. Someone hurt her emotionally and this song was her way to grieve it. Stunningly powerful and eternal! Thank you Etta! Rest in Peace!

    • @joanwright2829
      @joanwright2829 7 років тому

      Ed Cotter

    • @markdelnegro1555
      @markdelnegro1555 7 років тому

      Ed Cotter iiii

    • @tommyscott2515
      @tommyscott2515 7 років тому

      Ed Cots nsn

    • @angelahutchinson9261
      @angelahutchinson9261 6 років тому

      Well put

    • @peterklein3354
      @peterklein3354 5 років тому +1

      I guess she was confident before. It struck me at 4:49 that she knew they both struck it for ages. Afterwards it was running for the home-run. I agree - marvelous performance

  • @jonathonappleseed8893
    @jonathonappleseed8893 5 років тому +11

    If they are gone, then why do they make me so alive.

  • @Galilean6
    @Galilean6 8 років тому +169

    I can't even imagine seeing this amazing woman perform live...right in front of my face. I just can't even fathom. I would cry, I would die. RIP Etta.

    • @itsthatwutangguy.9370
      @itsthatwutangguy.9370 8 років тому +4

      +WomanInRed you are are a good person.my friend.

    • @greens5283
      @greens5283 8 років тому +9

      +WomanInRed i drove 3 hrs. to see etta when she played at trump taj in atlantic city in 2009. her son played on drums. she was amazing. her ankles though were the size of grapefruits. sadly, they had to help her on and off the stage. she died about 3 years later. jeff beck on guitar and beth hart singing do a wonderful job of this song.

    • @rozenaxsax5133
      @rozenaxsax5133 6 років тому +4

      I saw her twice in San Francisco in the mid 70's. She played there a lot at the Stud bar. Right up there in our faces. She was always awesome and had a fantastic band with a long-blonde-haired guitarist named Brian something who was really really great. Never did know his last name.

    • @jozseftoth619
      @jozseftoth619 6 років тому +1

      Paulie h

    • @jozseftoth619
      @jozseftoth619 6 років тому +1

      Paulie h

  • @andrewbarone8605
    @andrewbarone8605 8 років тому +71

    I wish they made music like this today.

    • @timhill2849
      @timhill2849 6 років тому +3

      andrew barone... they aint got a clue how to make music like this nowadays. No clue.

    • @melodysetliff3726
      @melodysetliff3726 6 років тому

      Me too

    • @viringiawilson3487
      @viringiawilson3487 6 років тому

      🍷🍸🍓🍓🍓🍓🌹🎩

    • @Human36262
      @Human36262 6 років тому +1

      Two years later am still wishing the same

    • @viringiawilson3487
      @viringiawilson3487 6 років тому

      @@Human36262 🛀🌹🙌👭💋💘👢👠

  • @albertarichardson3218
    @albertarichardson3218 9 років тому +82

    man this performance is amazing they dint do them like this anymore I love Etta and Dr John r so cute together RIP Etta

    • @vondahe
      @vondahe 5 років тому +4

      Alberta Richardson Amen to that. That’s because no one writes powerful love songs anymore, singers don’t sing with this strength anymore, and musicians cannot play like this, either. At best, some grinning mediocrities might attempt to copy these stars - and predictably fail.
      We will never again have stars like these because music today is about looks and image, not about your voice or ability to write music, let alone play instruments.

  • @cowboyboots123
    @cowboyboots123 Рік тому +8

    My all time favorite musical moment!

  • @TSALAGI1839
    @TSALAGI1839 9 років тому +80

    Ladies and Gentlemen, you just saw lighting caught in a bottle!!!!!!!!!!

  • @scurvyyyyyyyyyy
    @scurvyyyyyyyyyy Рік тому +2

    Watched this more times than i can count. My favourite video on UA-cam. Tears every time

  • @stratmanjoe
    @stratmanjoe 5 років тому +22

    This song is INCREDIBLE! You just can’t fake honesty. They were singing to each other. It just don’t get no better than this. Wonderful post, thank you from the bottom of my heart. It touches my soul and everything else. 🙏✌🏻🎙🎶🎵

  • @kevinsinvegas
    @kevinsinvegas 11 місяців тому +1

    Miss Etta James is the ONLY singer that makes me cry every time I hear her!!! Total LOVE and RESPECT!!!

  • @kendrasspongeasmr210
    @kendrasspongeasmr210 5 років тому +26

    Listenin after the bad news. Fly high and keep singin Dr John!

  • @shirleystevenson9869
    @shirleystevenson9869 5 років тому +15

    I believe all the good music is in HEAVEN !

  • @marycigarettes
    @marycigarettes 9 років тому +70

    best thing ever ... what a performance ..oh my god.

  • @bradsmith9411
    @bradsmith9411 3 роки тому +1

    Dammit! I keep watching this. 35 years (?) later. I keep watching this.

  • @bionikcruz223
    @bionikcruz223 5 років тому +3

    This song brings me tears all the time. Whos with me??

  • @DannyStrickland-g9k
    @DannyStrickland-g9k 13 годин тому

    This performance is the absolute personification of “GET A ROOM !” WOW…definitive version of this song !

  • @bdobro240
    @bdobro240 8 років тому +40

    Big Momma kills it for the 35 lost souls truly amazing your lying to yourself if you can't catch a groove to this

    • @nikkichevyable
      @nikkichevyable 5 років тому +1

      It isn't a matter of them lying to themselves as it is their brain can't comprehend

  • @romero_lgnd4438
    @romero_lgnd4438 6 днів тому

    When I think of Etta James this performance is first on my mind ❤ 2000’s baby here (‘:

  • @samcampbell3619
    @samcampbell3619 Рік тому +5

    This got to my core, amazing x

  • @5490985
    @5490985 5 років тому +13

    Such a legend giving me chills and tears I tell you!

  • @greghawkes9239
    @greghawkes9239 5 років тому +8

    Was lucky to see her perform a few times. Her and Aretha best ever.

  • @carolinewoodman7987
    @carolinewoodman7987 Рік тому +8

    She’s just that great!

  • @hannrkelley
    @hannrkelley 9 років тому +43

    Sheesh. Some moment. How can you have feelings like that and not fall apart on stage? Emotional experts.

  • @alyxcoward3734
    @alyxcoward3734 3 роки тому +9

    I come back to this video all the time - and no matter how many times I watch it, I still get goosebumps.

  • @MrMobo41
    @MrMobo41 5 років тому +11

    First the chills, then the chills keep rollin, then when Doc steps up, them ol' chills turned to goose flesh, and when the two moan out together, I tell you the truth, this old man shed tears of joy for the song, and tears of regret that they are gone. RIP you two.

  • @kimberlyrachalgreen
    @kimberlyrachalgreen 6 років тому +20

    Wow! Etta is a one-of-a kind treasure, and this just reinforces that fact! Did you see how Dr. John had to prepare himself for that performance - he knew what he was getting himself into! Rest in Heaven Miss Etta. You've earned it...

  • @kimberlyrachalgreen
    @kimberlyrachalgreen 6 років тому +9

    Amazing! RIP Etta. You were the cream of the crop.

  • @TeresaPolson-c3r
    @TeresaPolson-c3r Місяць тому +1

    These two are fantastic! Some good ol' blues right here/HEAR. Hahahahaa' fun! 4:04

  • @rickrikkardo8346
    @rickrikkardo8346 8 років тому +30

    Please Don't Walk Away From Me Baby...Please Don't Walk Away From Me Baby...I'D Rather Be Blind!!! What An Amazing Performance!!! And Thats How U Do IT!!!!!

  • @felyjohnson1571
    @felyjohnson1571 Рік тому +1

    I don't know about you, but me in August of 2023 it's still on my play list and at 61 years young, probably will be on the list till the end of this ride!

  • @elizaphe58
    @elizaphe58 5 років тому +13

    Rip rocking around my living room.What a Duet still rocking today!

  • @kettymartire7660
    @kettymartire7660 2 місяці тому +1

    Questo duetto rimarrà nella leggenda di questi fue meravigliosi interpreti 💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯

  • @jayaucoin6
    @jayaucoin6 5 років тому +4

    Reunited in paradise. RIP Doc....

  • @rickyleftridge6981
    @rickyleftridge6981 4 роки тому +1

    ETTA JAMES YOU TOUCH THE CORE OF WHAT TRUE LOVE IS ALL. ABOUT; I 'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, MY FAVORITE SINGER OF ALL TIME.EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE FROM DOCTOR JOHN!!!

  • @roystonmacadam3916
    @roystonmacadam3916 7 років тому +17

    Oh my bejesus what a performance by two beautiful souls! RIP 😎

  • @PracticalPearlTarot
    @PracticalPearlTarot 2 місяці тому

    Outstanding performance and medley by both vocalists. Great job!

  • @landodez7068
    @landodez7068 8 років тому +37

    three legends on one stage
    one of the greatest moments in music. it doesn't get any better than this.
    get chills when she hits that note 👍👏👏👏👏

    • @ksullivan728
      @ksullivan728 2 роки тому

      I still have this on VHS. Wonderful show. Talk about legends, other performers on that show were Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Eric Clapton, Paul Butterfield, Chaka Khan, and others. Stevie Ray, Albert King & BB played The Sky Is Crying together; Stevie Ray died a year later. They're all gone now; I cry when I watch this.

  • @lynnkuehn2164
    @lynnkuehn2164 3 роки тому +1

    I miss you b.b. king and Etta James . I'm sorry that I missed your show in sanfranico. At the time my brother got tickets for me a ticket to fly to see your show . My boss said no. If I did go to your show and fly out to California my boss told me don't come back ,

  • @sjd5750
    @sjd5750 10 років тому +43

    Unbelievable!...How in the HELL can there be 14 dislikes for this?!!...You' ve got to be kidding!....I love the look on Dr. John's face when she's singing into his chest....He's on cloud nine....The power of this performance is incredible!...Wow!

    • @MissJessiePie
      @MissJessiePie 10 років тому +2

      I agree. And now it's 15. I feel like Dr John starts to almost faff his words cos she out-improvises him, it just adds to the brilliance of it all. I mean she's like a big scary exotic bird about to eat him. I don't blame him. Ha!

    • @sjd5750
      @sjd5750 10 років тому +2

      I agree...She does seem to lead the good Dr. around on a leash a little here, but like you said; who could blame him?..As talented as he is I believe he has ventured on to her playground here...She's gracious enough to go easy on him though...:)...Still, just a wonderful performance all the way around.

    • @djandersonny
      @djandersonny 10 років тому +2

      This is it. I’ve been living on a steady diet of “I’d Rather Go Blind” for a couple of days, and this is maybe the most nourishing of Etta’s performances. Pure essence of the blues - heartbreak, joy, foxy humor, power, tenderness. Jesus! Straight from the depths of her soul, Etta gives us such gifts. Nothing held back. Oh, and the sly interplay with our good Doctor. Heaven!

    • @MissJessiePie
      @MissJessiePie 10 років тому

      Steve Damico well said, ha, the EJ playground, like it.

    • @angelahutchinson9261
      @angelahutchinson9261 6 років тому

      EXACTLYhas to be a hater

  • @fredguillaume3674
    @fredguillaume3674 2 роки тому +1

    L'une de plus belle chanson d'amour

  • @MrSupernova111
    @MrSupernova111 7 років тому +19

    Amazing performance! I think you don't have to have lived in this era to appreciate the talent.

    • @Alexandra_acount3
      @Alexandra_acount3 7 років тому +1

      Soooo right, All you need are ears and too listen.

  • @Outspoken.Humanist
    @Outspoken.Humanist 3 роки тому +1

    I last commented a year ago and it's time for more. 😁
    I sing with a blues band, just local bars and functions but we have fun. I understand how to put real emotion into a song to make it feel authentic but Etta James takes us all to school. Without doubt my very favourite version of this song

  • @luigidimarco629
    @luigidimarco629 8 років тому +17

    Out of all the performance through the years that Etta,and Dr Jon gave the one in 1987 was a monumental performance a genuine classic. AWSOME! !!!

  • @TallTan22
    @TallTan22 7 років тому

    "The Best" of the best ●♡●♡●♡●♡
    Etta you were one of a kind. You are so missed. Thanks for signing my book
    "Rage to survive"●☆● My you R.I.P

  • @rainaspook4082
    @rainaspook4082 8 років тому +11

    R.I.P Miss Etta James this takes the breath out of ya what a pair such a lady and song crying oxoxo

  • @ronroberts1281
    @ronroberts1281 8 років тому +22

    I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE ETTA IN .SF. CALID EMBARCADERO SQUARE. IN THE EARLY 80'S. YEOW BABY YEOW!

  • @Daisy-May-
    @Daisy-May- 6 років тому +6

    "I guess I was a little delirious...I guess I lost my mind." So glad I got my children to know these tunes. Real lyrics real music.

    • @dxjiendxja
      @dxjiendxja 6 років тому +1

      yeah...a gift you gave them!

    • @Daisy-May-
      @Daisy-May- 6 років тому

      Hope so...they're only young now but after I'm gone...when they hear it hopefully they'll remember that this was one of mum's favourites

    • @melodysetliff3726
      @melodysetliff3726 6 років тому +1

      Amen

  • @justinhuff7915
    @justinhuff7915 3 роки тому

    You are not gonna find any music today that hits you like this song does. I’ve seen many covers of this song, and many are great, but Etta through that “stank” on it it. You can tell she put her heart and soul in this song when she wrote it

  • @dlp2006
    @dlp2006 5 років тому +8

    Watching all the dr John videos in my favourites, such a brilliant musician rip

  • @Seren3ti
    @Seren3ti 6 місяців тому +1

    I love this so much it's one of my trusty go-to's. It never lets me down. Whatever is happening in life, it lights me right up, touches my soul, gets me laughing and cheering on these phenomenal singers, that have chemistry and talent for days...

  • @lybardhoppe6961
    @lybardhoppe6961 8 років тому +28

    Lots of truly great players and singers have covered this song - but no one can touch this version by Etta James with Dr John.

    • @rohanroll
      @rohanroll 2 роки тому +2

      This version and THIS PARTICULAR RENDITION. It's bone chilling, it's raw emotion, it's masterful singing and acting... I swear to God I've seen and listened to this one dozens of times and it gets me every single time. I've even played along to it and usually find myself hands down, stuck in awe, unable to play any note. That's how powerful it gets!!

  • @lisapickett6757
    @lisapickett6757 5 років тому +2

    I feel like l have lost a family member. I will miss his music and that voice that can't be reproduced by nobody else. He will remain in my heart forever.

  • @TheEmpireStrikes74
    @TheEmpireStrikes74 8 років тому +3

    Man this is Classic Etta James and Dr. John ( aka Mac Rebennack).. Awesome Duo ...Love Etta James...RIP hon..

  • @sallyvaughn8762
    @sallyvaughn8762 7 років тому +1

    Etta James and Dr. John singing one of the best blues tunes of all time....absolutely unbelievable!!!!

  • @AidanPed
    @AidanPed 2 роки тому +4

    This is the definitive version of this song. I remember watching this on Irish television around 1989 and being blown away. I had tuned in to hear of some guitarist called BB Kin (who I later saw many times live and got his plectrum from a gig and he signed an album for me). But Etta and Dr. John own this song.

  • @karencervantes7038
    @karencervantes7038 2 місяці тому +1

    Love her amazing voice❤

  • @jag2039
    @jag2039 8 років тому +3

    So Fucking Cool two of the Souths Greatest 🎼🎼🎼🎼🇺🇸👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @zerojazdy
    @zerojazdy 8 років тому

    Such a beautiful and pure performance. Seldom seen in music today. Was nice to see BB King there too.