Don't loose faith brother, it's still out there. Mainstream evil just doesn't play it. You have to find a local Indie channel or a station that still supports real musicians Go lower on your radio dial, yes I said DIAL , LOL . Take care and Peace
My mom cleaned houses in southern California, sometimes the homes of the rich and famous. Etta James used to pay my mom $500 to polish the silver dishes Etta put out for Christmas. One year on my mom's birthday, Etta spent a week in Vegas, and Etta flew my mother and her best friend (who cleaned Etta's house, but hated polishing silver dishes) out to Vegas for a whole week and treated her like one of her own. During this time, she asked my mom if she was still seeing my worthless loser dad, and when my mom said she was, Etta said "My girl, you don't need that raggedy old man." Etta was so, so right. All of this happened a few decades ago, but thank you Etta for always providing the means for my mom to make Christmas wonderful for my sisters and me. Selfless, generous, thoughtful woman.
When I met my husband having lunch at a restaurant in Time Square NY this was the first song we listen together for the first time. It brings me so many memories. We met in 1959 and got married in 1960. We lasted together 57 beautiful years. He passed in 2016 due to cancer. This was our song
@@davidpreston4019 well I am not a country girl, love country music. I was born in Havana Cuba, grew up in NYC and now live in Miami Florida. I love music
Im 19 and just listening to this song with my grandma she just turned 82 . And I can say for sure nothing beats these classic songs. I hope I can listen to them with my grand kids
Be blessed in the Lord Jesus young person and as a grandmother myself thank you for spending time with your grandma the Lord Jesus will shine upon you😊❤❤
From a teenager singer (now 17 yo). Young generation should learn this kind of music. I'd Rather Go Blind - Angelina Jordan (13) - UA-cam m.ua-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/v-deo.html
If you are able, go to Tubi and look up Muscle Shoals documentary. A lot of artists recorded there from ETTA JAMES, ARETHA FRANKLIN, THE ROLLING STONES, to JOE CROCKER.
Ppl don’t understand what singing from the soul means, she felt every note, every word; she was reliving a moment singing this.. you can hear it.. you have to go through something to have this sound. That’s what makes these songs so phenomenal, man, Etta is a true blue legend. I love this woman, and never met her. RIP 🙏🏾
Interestingly, there are several interviews with her admitting she often hated to sing. She said she had to force herself to give it any type of emotion. 🤷♂️
I can’t think of any other song that so perfectly captures the raw pain of losing someone you love to another. And there is certainly NO other singer who comes close to touching Miss Etta James’s version. You can hear aching in every note, howls of regret with every word. This is the BLUES, my friends. God bless you, Miss James. You’re leading the heavenly chorus now...
Yessir! This is THE heartbreak song that all the other heartbreak songs wish they could be...especially when I hear “Something deep down in my soul said cry girl” or “I was just sittin here thinking about your kiss and warm embrace, when the reflection in the glass I held to my lips now babe revealed the tears that was on my face..” always makes my eyes well up and my heart hurt cuz it hits so close to home (Am I right?!) There will never be another Etta James...rest in peace, Queen Etta!
Had the privilege to see Etta on likely her last tour at the Montreal Jazz festival years back. She wasn’t well at all but once on stage the magic just flowed from her incredible voice. R.I.P.
Cuz Carni B. Is a no talent wanna be...I'm just using her as an example...she is just one of many that sucks...also with Beyonce....And my girl Chaka Khan....she is untouchable
I love her voice and I’m no fan of Beyoncé. When she did the song for Cadillac Records. I was amazed by her emotions when she sang it. I’d still prefer Etta but for some reason I hear Beyoncés pain
You would think so and ive often said that but those times were filled with turmoil too. This song came out while the vietnam war was ramping up. Civil unrest and a whole bunch of things we cant seem to learn from.
I was 9 when I heard this song. Momma would race to the stereo to turn the volume up and start dancing she would say to me “Come Here And Dance And Dance With Momma” needless to say she taught me how to music such as this! At 64 I still miss dancing with momma!
I'm now 40yrs old and been listening to this type of music since I was 14. My mom always said I was born in the wrong Era. I would of loved to hear her in person! 😍🥰
Paying respects to the person you grew up listening to makes you a "copycat?" Beyonce, chicken shack, beth hart etc. don't cover these kind of songs to show you how much better they can do it. They do this because these songs have real meaning to them.
Amazing voice, but we aren't left without current wonders to listen to either. Have a listen to Angelina Jordan's cover of this song, at 12 years old and sitting on a frigging couch no less:)
I remember listening to this in the 60s, sitting in a small booth in a tiny diner, where each table had it's own little jukebox 3 songs for a dime... hanging out with friends,damn those days don't even seem like it ever happened,in comparison to the hatred and prejudice we see today... generations so blind to the beauty of real music and emotion
this white guy chris stapelton made a song called tennessee whiskey, he copied the sound of etta james song. ( i'd rather go blind. play it and listen to it.
It was actually written (well, copied from Etta James) in 1981(ish) by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove and originally recorded by David Allan Coe. I think it was recorded by a couple others as well, with Stapleton just being one of the most recent. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
This song still gives me chills every time I hear it !. At 70 yrs old , should I be tearing up.over just a song ?. Sometimes , it is a question that Im afraid to answer .......
never miss a boy ,a boy can never make you a great woman ,he can only tell you ,you are great, then knock you up and leave you holding the child in your arms
I had just missed my bus out of state when I heard Etta had died. So many tears that day walking aimlessly. Thank you for burning so bright in my cold and dark space, beautiful.
She is my favorite by far . Lets state that first . But a better singer than Billy or Vaughan . No her range was'nt theirs a better quality maybe not singer . Lady Day isnt my fav . A better singer yes . Funny though i can play Crazy over and over . Go Conny . GO Baker
Soul music is the best music ever... I grown up with that because my daddy loves it so much... Soul music comes directly from deep down in the heart and soul.... Gabriele, Germany ♥️
sitting on the porch listening to the rain... while my husband of 22 years has another narcissistic rage episode inside.... Thank you Etta, I need to feel someone else's pain and feel not so alone in this world.
Jason Menjivar ; sorry but forgive my OCD. when you use “an” , it has to be prior to a word that begins with a vowel . A , E , I , O , U and sometimes Y . Sorry
woman her voice touches my soul she said"she would rather go blind than to see you walk away"come on now,n the way she says it watch our now close your eyes and don't just hear her voice,feel that shit man.
Something told me it was over (yeah) When I saw you and her talking Something deep down in my soul said, "Cry girl" (cry, cry) When I saw you and that girl, walking now Ooh, I would rather, I would rather go blind boy Than to see you, walk away from me child, no Ooh, so you see, I love you so much That I don't want to watch you leave me babe Most of all, I just don't I just don't want to be free no, ooh ooh I was just, I was just, I was just sitting here thinking Of your kiss and your warm embrace, yeah When the reflection in the glass That I held to my lips now baby (yeah, yeah) Revealed the tears that was on my face, yeah, ooh And babe, baby (baby, baby, baby) I'd rather I'd rather be blind boy Than to see you walk away, see you walk away from me, yeah, ooh Baby, baby, baby (baby, baby, bay) I'd rather be blind now
@Louise Gross you too old to be calling random people in UA-cam comment sections “dumbass” simply bc you have a different musical preference. Stop, go get some help..maybe a life too baby. You’re pathetic.
@Louise Gross yeah...I’m not reading allat lmao. I’m kinda have a life. Any age over 10 is too old to be acting as stupid as you. K baby, stop wasting your time commenting again cuz you gone be the only one reading it 🥵🤠
I got to see Etta at one of her last concerts at Red Rocks in Colorado, she was with BB King and Al Green. If you have ever been to Red Rocks you know this concert was amazing
Dear Debbie, I think, You never heard this song sang by Chicken Shack in 1968 - that is the best coverversion, I ever heard, an also fine cover is sang by Mick Hucknall, with best regards from Germany Horst
My 17 year old daughter loves this music. No Swifty songs in our house. When she listens to Etta, Nina, Tina, Aretha etc... she turns the volume up and starts to sing along to the songs.... Gives me chills eatch time, will never forget these moments.
There is a Top Tier of Women who sang their songs with Passion and the ability to tug at your innermost feelings. Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Patsy Cline, and Grandma would put Ella Fitzgerald on that list also and there are others, but these Women gave us the ability to share our feelings about Love, finding it or losing it. That my Friends is Truly one of the best gifts a person can give.
@@greywolf065: Most definitely, there are many Women that I didn't list but it seems that there's a lot fewer these days that have that Genuine deliverance to their songs.
@@RichardVandyke-lj9ni: Yes, Janis sang with great emotion and it's sad that she cut her carrer short with her life choices. My bad choices Thankfully didn't cost me my life but we have all made them and hopefully we learn from them.
I did a talent show last year and I remember that I was PISSED OFF at the time at my b/friend of many years. The more I thought about the incident, the madder I got (and I have a bad temper) and I just let go and belted the hell out of this song! I'm no Etta, but I can imagine HOW she felt.
She was such a gift to music. The pain she dealt with in her life, was conveyed in her voice. A remarkable singer who could move you with her songs, and voice. Rest in peace Ms James, and thank you for all your wonderful music.
But.the man that sing that he was number. One at it I cry when I hear it it takes back time god bless every one that's going. True some in there life when you go though some thing.its hard god bless us all
I was fortunate to see "LITTLE EDDA JAMES" in person quite a lot of times . She was always the second or third headliner but she was a show stopper . I remember she would come on stage alone in a blue sequined dress and that was all she needed.. she would make me forget the headliner
Her eyes tell a familiar story. Generations of men and women in my family had the same eyes. Some things don’t have to be said. The eyes are truly a window.
Jeff Cheesman lol YEAP..i came here after randomly running into this song byfor the first time of beyonce singing it on the video and they both singing it like they reallly was going through it/feeling it😎👌👌
What I was gonna say. Etta pulls you right in and puts you in that same place. There's been a lot of great singers, but nobody could make you feel this stuff like Etta.
I was raise in my country Mexico. I didn’t know about this beautiful lady and voice until I heard my daughter signing this song with so much passion. I was like woow, like this music and from that moment here I am listening 7/2023. Best signers of all times are parting away from this world 😢.
Hi there , this is erin , please forgive my curiosity because i just couldn't stand it anymore . is it okay if i ask you a simple question ? , i am kind of liricist and graffitti designer and i have a job but also studing more english and a bit of french because i love learning so i do believe that i need some extra help to improve a language and i really really hope that not only you could understand that my point of view wich is very important but also be available to share a bit of your wisdom sometimes to help this guy to understand a few aspects of my studying and maybe i would be lucky to say hi and thanks when you let me know , it's weird but i really find it hard sometimes and for me it's very interesting meeting and chatting with people from different parts of the World but i dont do it because i dont speak many languages ., with al respect and care , i would be thankful if you please me with a natural an honest reply . i actually feel good writing you about this theme because i bought some books time ago and i am anxious to start reading the first one . would you like to help me with my language ? , i would design some graffitti letter or write a verse , a piece of an original song for you if u help me and uyou don't have to worry about nothing , i live far and i will respect your integrity . thanks for reading my letter and i really hope a reply ., have a nice day , happy weekend .
Man, i come from heavy metal, and rock. But more and more i study about music, i always find black people as the ones who make the music better, man i am latin, and have mix of some africans, from some region. I have through my veins,adn, blood, mind, soul, i have the rythm and the black people . ❤ Forever indeed this music makes me cry, is so good man, has a lot of feeling, a lot of soul. God bless, Africa and the world❤
Yeah I felt this dedication to my ex, and uncovered his double life. I really mourned quickly and moved on even though I thought I could make it work with him. This is a reflection for me and how much I’ve grown through love and self love.
Beyonce could NEVER compare to the Queen's voice no matter how much she tries, Etta has a voice that leaves people in tears from how much soul u can feel in her songs ♥️ forever the best RIP Queen♥️
***** I like Etta James and own some of her music. I feel exactly opposite of you however, I think Beth sings it with much more feeling and soul. I guess that's why there are so many different styles of music and singers, everybody has a different taste. It's all subjective.
I am a white guy from London England and I have been a soul boy my whole life. Nothing unusual about white people loving soul music. Indeed singing it some of them can even sing it (check out Elu "Paperboy" Reed for example) I listen to soul music out of choice more than any other genre although as i have got older my tastes have broadened but Jackie Wilson, Tyrone Davis, Lou Rawls all get played almost daily in my house or in my car... 😎
Life is full of the lovely things like the morning sun, the gleaming dew drops, the sparkling rain, the vast blue sky, the whistles of chirping birds, the beauty of the sea. Hope you're doing great and in good health
I feel this song in the pit of my stomach. It’s the story telling and the pain in her voice. That can’t be translated by another artist in a cover 🥺 (Edit) Just to clarify the song can be covered well of course. I’m not knocking any artist who covers any song. I was taking about no one being able to cover her raw, unfiltered, heartbreak. That’s her story and in my opinion no matter how emotional the retelling is, it doesn’t beat what, “I” feel when Etta sings it.
Yes I agree. That's what makes the the blues so soul felt it reaches deep and grabs the heart and tears are shed. Janice Joplin sang all about her pain, and yes she does have soul listen to maybe, and so many others
They don’t make music like this nowadays !!! Love it !
Don't loose faith brother, it's still out there. Mainstream evil just doesn't play it. You have to find a local Indie channel or a station that still supports real musicians Go lower on your radio dial, yes I said DIAL , LOL . Take care and Peace
Amen, this is REAL music, shame on the hater’s ❤😢
now they autotune.
I heard that brother...😢😢😢
....and they call it
"Tennessee Whiskey"
😒
My mom cleaned houses in southern California, sometimes the homes of the rich and famous. Etta James used to pay my mom $500 to polish the silver dishes Etta put out for Christmas. One year on my mom's birthday, Etta spent a week in Vegas, and Etta flew my mother and her best friend (who cleaned Etta's house, but hated polishing silver dishes) out to Vegas for a whole week and treated her like one of her own. During this time, she asked my mom if she was still seeing my worthless loser dad, and when my mom said she was, Etta said "My girl, you don't need that raggedy old man." Etta was so, so right.
All of this happened a few decades ago, but thank you Etta for always providing the means for my mom to make Christmas wonderful for my sisters and me. Selfless, generous, thoughtful woman.
This is an awesome story @DLJeeves! Thanks so much for sharing it
❤ thanks for that story
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When I met my husband having lunch at a restaurant in Time Square NY this was the first song we listen together for the first time. It brings me so many memories. We met in 1959 and got married in 1960. We lasted together 57 beautiful years. He passed in 2016 due to cancer. This was our song
Hello 👋 Celia
How are you doing today?
Hello Celia how are you doing? I hope you’re doing fine. I’m David from Houston, Texas. Where are you from? You seems like a real country girl 😊
@@davidpreston4019 well I am not a country girl, love country music. I was born in Havana Cuba, grew up in NYC and now live in Miami Florida. I love music
@@celiahernandez1018music make you long life n sweet life
love
Im 19 and just listening to this song with my grandma she just turned 82 . And I can say for sure nothing beats these classic songs. I hope I can listen to them with my grand kids
Be blessed in the Lord Jesus young person and as a grandmother myself thank you for spending time with your grandma the Lord Jesus will shine upon you😊❤❤
Extraordinary song.
Amen
From a teenager singer (now 17 yo). Young generation should learn this kind of music.
I'd Rather Go Blind - Angelina Jordan (13) - UA-cam
m.ua-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/v-deo.html
I'm 22 bro this my gma channel lom
I am 74 years old, Belgian and discoverer of American music, Rock, blues and other rockabilly and here I am discovering this extraordinary singer.
True this lady was pure soul but you should also listen to prince early stuff xx
try Samantha Fish
If you are able, go to Tubi and look up Muscle Shoals documentary. A lot of artists recorded there from ETTA JAMES, ARETHA FRANKLIN, THE ROLLING STONES, to JOE CROCKER.
nice!
@@bounty1402 also try Mary Wells
Ppl don’t understand what singing from the soul means, she felt every note, every word; she was reliving a moment singing this.. you can hear it.. you have to go through something to have this sound. That’s what makes these songs so phenomenal, man, Etta is a true blue legend. I love this woman, and never met her. RIP 🙏🏾
Today they don't know anymore
Thank you and yes R.I.P.
Interestingly, there are several interviews with her admitting she often hated to sing. She said she had to force herself to give it any type of emotion. 🤷♂️
Facts, they don't make em like her anymore!!!!
can feel dis in my soul 😵
Who's chilling to this in 2021 with me and my pals?
Been chillin to Etta for years
Right here, friend!
Me dude
Check out Beth Hart’s cover of this classic.
For the last 41yrs
Still listen to this piece in March 2024❤️❤️❤️❤️ Timeless!
Same here. This song is a masterpiece just like it’s owner Etta James!
June 12, 2024
July 2024
September 24
And Sept. 2024!😢😮😅😅😊
I can’t think of any other song that so perfectly captures the raw pain of losing someone you love to another. And there is certainly NO other singer who comes close to touching Miss Etta James’s version. You can hear aching in every note, howls of regret with every word. This is the BLUES, my friends. God bless you, Miss James. You’re leading the heavenly chorus now...
Hey Christine
@@monicagreg7802 Heyy
you might try listening to Beth Hart version. Also stunning. and painful. Live in Amsterdam
Beautifully said. Thank you.
She has inspired Adele and she also writes songs that really have raw emotions.
Hearing Etta sing this song never fails to bring tears to my eyes. The raw pain in her voice is heartbreaking
She masters the song.. try koko Taylor
One of the best heartbreak songs ever recorded. Etta puts this song to bed and doesn't give it dinner. Absolutely heart wrenching... :)
DJ Eric Christensen good analogy lol
DJ Eric Christensen the bass is just amazing
DJ Eric Christensen yes she do baby
You said it all facts
Yessir! This is THE heartbreak song that all the other heartbreak songs wish they could be...especially when I hear “Something deep down in my soul said cry girl” or “I was just sittin here thinking about your kiss and warm embrace, when the reflection in the glass I held to my lips now babe revealed the tears that was on my face..” always makes my eyes well up and my heart hurt cuz it hits so close to home (Am I right?!)
There will never be another Etta James...rest in peace, Queen Etta!
💖Omg 😍Whos listening this masterpiece in 2024 ....
I was just, I was just, I was just
Aqui, Brasil. Etta perfeita, sua voz atravessa a alma.
❤❤ I am ❤❤ outstanding woman ❤❤
I'm listening in 2024.❤
Me.
Liverpool
Had the privilege to see Etta on likely her last tour at the Montreal Jazz festival years back. She wasn’t well at all but once on stage the magic just flowed from her incredible voice. R.I.P.
You’re so lucky to have seen her perform!
Lucky you...
This is one of my favorite songs..Love her..🥰
😢
This was my mom's song she would play this when she was alone. RIP MOM.
Mine too
Same
💐🕯️🙏💔
God bless all mothers who lived alone!
may she rest in peace
I don't listen to Etta enough, her voice goes through me and grabs my soul. Etta James sang from her soul.
😢😂
Still listening in 2024
Yes
A maior cantora na minha opinião, linda ❤
I love this woman's voice. So full of soul and feeling. They rarely make em like this anymore. And when they do they are underappreciated.
The last one was Amy Winehouse ...
Cuz Carni B. Is a no talent wanna be...I'm just using her as an example...she is just one of many that sucks...also with Beyonce....And my girl Chaka Khan....she is untouchable
Try Beth Hart, the best in the last at least 30 years in my opinion
@@cristinacostache7901Please don’t ever forget Lala Hathaway.
@@cristinacostache7901can't believe i hadn't heard of her! Thanks for the heads up
Damn this woman can really bring it she makes you feel everything she is saying such a powerful voice so soulful you gotta love Etta James
I love her voice and I’m no fan of Beyoncé. When she did the song for Cadillac Records. I was amazed by her emotions when she sang it. I’d still prefer Etta but for some reason I hear Beyoncés pain
No matter how many times I listen to this song I feel her pain and how she loved
That's just the way it is, you gotta love Edda James
If this music was popular today the world would be a better place.
You would think so and ive often said that but those times were filled with turmoil too. This song came out while the vietnam war was ramping up. Civil unrest and a whole bunch of things we cant seem to learn from.
This is a timeless hit but if u know it or not there was a lot of problems back then and still today there are problems can't win for lose smh
It is...chris Stapleton stole it
So true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s deep real shit
Beautiful!
I was 9 when I heard this song. Momma would race to the stereo to turn the volume up and start dancing she would say to me “Come Here And Dance And Dance With Momma” needless to say she taught me how to music such as this! At 64 I still miss dancing with momma!
That's beautiful man. Keep dancing
This hit me hard. What would we do without our parents?
Awwww. So sweet. Thanks for sharing
♥️
love to you
I'm now 40yrs old and been listening to this type of music since I was 14. My mom always said I was born in the wrong Era. I would of loved to hear her in person! 😍🥰
Would have loved* 😬
She was amazing
I feel I was born in the wrong era too, I'm 37. I love it!!! Lol
Eu tenho 50 e ouço desde os meu 13, incrível continuo amando👏👏👏😘
Me too my great aunt says I've been here before I was born in 1979 but I've been knowing the words to this song since I was 3 years old.
no one can replace Etta's classic voice. Brings us all to tears..
Because there's real suffering behind it. Unlike any of her copycats.
Rev Yu I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING
Paying respects to the person you grew up listening to makes you a "copycat?"
Beyonce, chicken shack, beth hart etc. don't cover these kind of songs to show you how much better they can do it. They do this because these songs have real meaning to them.
JoAnne Lopez agreed
JoAnne Lopez chula
Anyone in 2024?
Yesss
September 7, 2024
La cantaré hoy en un matrimonio ❤
Oct 7 2024
For sure ❤
She had them trendy eyebrows and eyeliner before all of us. She was genius.
FR THO
She was just uneducated, she couldn't spell or pronounce ask!
@@sophiatuparan347 RIGHT??!?!?!?!
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I love her voice, no one has ever matched her. She’s amazing.
I get what your saying..but I can't let you do queen aretha like that...she was matched and beaten by the queen
@@jamaingross8704 Aretha was Soul Royalty
Have seen the movies ..beyonce did
Amazing voice, but we aren't left without current wonders to listen to either. Have a listen to Angelina Jordan's cover of this song, at 12 years old and sitting on a frigging couch no less:)
Really?
Some people just don't know great music. You can actually feel the pain. GREAT!
A bit patronising, if they don't like this genre of music then that shouldn't effect you
So beautiful its painful.
Your so right 😢
@@thedamnguy5641 I agree with Maryellen Chapa. How can you not like this???
She was one of a kind... blues n blonde - thank you Eta for it all
I remember listening to this in the 60s, sitting in a small booth in a tiny diner, where each table had it's own little jukebox 3 songs for a dime... hanging out with friends,damn those days don't even seem like it ever happened,in comparison to the hatred and prejudice we see today... generations so blind to the beauty of real music and emotion
this white guy chris stapelton made a song called tennessee whiskey, he copied the sound of etta james song. ( i'd rather go blind. play it and listen to it.
It was actually written (well, copied from Etta James) in 1981(ish) by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove and originally recorded by David Allan Coe. I think it was recorded by a couple others as well, with Stapleton just being one of the most recent. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
I love Tennessee Whiskey. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. @francesivey7811
This song still gives me chills every time I hear it !. At 70 yrs old , should I be tearing up.over just a song ?. Sometimes , it is a question that Im afraid to answer .......
im with ya but im 53
Cajunman Dick ,
It's so real not like alot of today's music
I tear up every time I heat this
That's right😊
Wish they would play this on the radio. I'm tired of the music they play.
Antonio Sanchez I feel you!
If you get Sirius radio in your car they have stations like 60s on 6, 70s on 7 etc. Also various streaming apps can make playlists for you.
Magic 92.5 plays this type of music in San Diego
I get tired of the same thing on the radio
Antonio Sanchez amen to this post!
This song got me missing boys I've never met and hating side girls that ain't even in my life.
Mzz Songz 😂😂😂😂 right
Mzz Sings
Mzz Songz 🤣🤣🤣😂 right!!!!!
lololol #tears
never miss a boy ,a boy can never make you a great woman ,he can only tell you ,you are great, then knock you up and leave you holding the child in your arms
I had just missed my bus out of state when I heard Etta had died. So many tears that day walking aimlessly. Thank you for burning so bright in my cold and dark space, beautiful.
Let me put it to you straight...
Ms Etta was the greatest singer ever.
This song is an absolute treasure.
A true genius.
RIP Ms James
Elle est très bien comme chanson j'adore surtout ma mamie elle-même elle chante can je lui mai elle a des frison
Ok 👌
She could sing it
She is my favorite by far . Lets state that first . But a better singer than Billy or Vaughan . No her range was'nt theirs a better quality maybe not singer . Lady Day isnt my fav . A better singer yes . Funny though i can play Crazy over and over . Go Conny . GO Baker
There will be none like her
I’m 13 years old and honestly kids my age don’t realize how good music was before our time. Music like this has a special place in me❤️.
Jan. 2020
💯💯💯💯
same, i love this so much. Wish that people nowadays would visit more record stores than clubs.
Bless you, a very wise girl for you age.. XX 👍😘
Hmu same we needa be friends😭
Soul music is the best music ever... I grown up with that because my daddy loves it so much... Soul music comes directly from deep down in the heart and soul.... Gabriele, Germany ♥️
sitting on the porch listening to the rain... while my husband of 22 years has another narcissistic rage episode inside....
Thank you Etta, I need to feel someone else's pain and feel not so alone in this world.
Feel someone else's pain?🤔
I hope you're better now 🫂💗
I know how you feel ❤
Let’s your husband go he’s silly
Damn - if anyone of us felt this pain, you’re feeling it all over again as if it had just happened.
Who's listening to this song in 2020 💖
Y'all be safe
Yes
I do
Slave Knight Gael stay safe 💙
@@lifewithideonna1662 appreciate it 🤗
😷
I get goose bumps every time I listen to this amazing lady
Back for another beautiful experience
Andrew K Fletcher. I can feel it with every beat of my heart .and in every inch of my heart.
No doubt a massive influence on Amy Winehouse RIP
Real music for sure!
Love it!
So beautiful. This lady can sing. No words to express. She’s 1 in a million.
* in a billion.
special sock time.
This music is so sad and soothing at the same time. Her voice is beautiful
R.I.P queen Etta James, what an beautiful voice, your music will live on for ever....
Jason Menjivar ; sorry but forgive my OCD. when you use “an” , it has to be prior to a word that begins with a vowel . A , E , I , O , U and sometimes Y . Sorry
@@lowes1388 oh ok. Thanks for correcting me lol. But no one cares how I write, i dont care neither, so...
@@lowes1388
And otherwise you would just write 'A' right?
So true Jason, a legend with a beautiful voice that comes from her heart and soul ❤️x
Tucka has a song called cry baby cry and it sounds identical like,I RATHER GO BLIND, by ETTA JAMES, and most people don't know it.
this woman just moves through my soul.
This is real soul music. There is no duplicate.
woman her voice touches my soul she said"she would rather go blind than to see you walk away"come on now,n the way she says it watch our now close your eyes and don't just hear her voice,feel that shit man.
willie banke
Mole*
music is the best thing for your soul
Who’s is here in 2024keep enjoying this song
❤️
I do
❤
❤️
I do and always will.
My 18 year old grandson loves this artist. Not the rap, hip hop, country, but this woman has touched his heart. He’s an old soul!
Love him so much!
Still listening in 2018☝
Isabe Ribali lol can they ever go away?!
timeless
Me too always makes me cry.jk
Maurice Carlos jr so much emotions timeless
Good one
Something told me it was over (yeah)
When I saw you and her talking
Something deep down in my soul said, "Cry girl" (cry, cry)
When I saw you and that girl, walking now
Ooh, I would rather, I would rather go blind boy
Than to see you, walk away from me child, no
Ooh, so you see, I love you so much
That I don't want to watch you leave me babe
Most of all, I just don't
I just don't want to be free no, ooh ooh
I was just, I was just, I was just sitting here thinking
Of your kiss and your warm embrace, yeah
When the reflection in the glass
That I held to my lips now baby (yeah, yeah)
Revealed the tears that was on my face, yeah, ooh
And babe, baby (baby, baby, baby) I'd rather
I'd rather be blind boy
Than to see you walk away, see you walk away from me, yeah, ooh
Baby, baby, baby (baby, baby, bay)
I'd rather be blind now
I as looking for a comment like this❤ thank uu
Nobody but nobody can sing this song as perfect as Etta James, she is a true queen.
Did u see that little girl on x factor? Rachael crow
Beyonce
Respectfully, Beyoncé sung that WAYY better than Etta. You absolutely cannot say Etta sung this better with a straight face💀
@Louise Gross you too old to be calling random people in UA-cam comment sections “dumbass” simply bc you have a different musical preference. Stop, go get some help..maybe a life too baby. You’re pathetic.
@Louise Gross yeah...I’m not reading allat lmao. I’m kinda have a life. Any age over 10 is too old to be acting as stupid as you. K baby, stop wasting your time commenting again cuz you gone be the only one reading it 🥵🤠
Every single song she sang, she gave it her all, and that's what soul is all about ❤
This gives me goosebumps and a tear every time I hear it ! You have to live it to sing it. True soul music!
Hello Tim millers
Amen!
I got to see Etta at one of her last concerts at Red Rocks in Colorado, she was with BB King and Al Green. If you have ever been to Red Rocks you know this concert was amazing
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Give me chills to hear her sing! Omg was raised listening to this type of music, I fell in love with music 🎶 ❤
Yes girl!!
It’s slow with meaning and you can feel her pain. This is a masterpiece.
Loved her....irreplacable voice...love the blues!
the best song ive ever heard in my whole life i never get tired of hearing it she sings with so much passion
Etta sound like she had any passion for nobody on this record
But Rachel Crow sang it better. If you like passion, you'd have to agree.
cannot be compared. Just enjoy
Dear Debbie, I think, You never heard this song sang by Chicken Shack in 1968 - that is the best coverversion, I ever heard, an also fine cover is sang by Mick Hucknall, with best regards from Germany Horst
Worrel
My 17 year old daughter loves this music. No Swifty songs in our house. When she listens to Etta, Nina, Tina, Aretha etc... she turns the volume up and starts to sing along to the songs.... Gives me chills eatch time, will never forget these moments.
The emotions and cracks in her voice make tears well in my eyes every time. She touches my soul 💙
Heart felt and beautiful ♥️♥️
Hello Jessica how are you doing?
@@duncanmcghee3352 Hi how are you doing?
Hi how are you doing?
Hi Good Day 😁
You’re as smooth as Tennessee Whiskey…
Better
Yep!! I'm glad I'm not the only one that notices they ripped off Etta James
@@michelececil1946 Also Keith Urban - Blue Ain't Your Color totally ripped this track
The best voice I've heard in so long, truly amazing, wish someone felt that way about me, true love
Kerry Woodson I wish the same thing bruh
Albert king
Love is Real when it come from the Heart .
sigue usando el correo de mi padre pendejo deja enpas a mis amigos y familia animal
Kerry Woodson don't we all
There is a Top Tier of Women who sang their songs with Passion and the ability to tug at your innermost feelings. Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Patsy Cline, and Grandma would put Ella Fitzgerald on that list also and there are others, but these Women gave us the ability to share our feelings about Love, finding it or losing it. That my Friends is Truly one of the best gifts a person can give.
Adele has the same vibe
@@greywolf065: Most definitely, there are many Women that I didn't list but it seems that there's a lot fewer these days that have that Genuine deliverance to their songs.
And Janis Joplin
@@RichardVandyke-lj9ni: Yes, Janis sang with great emotion and it's sad that she cut her carrer short with her life choices. My bad choices Thankfully didn't cost me my life but we have all made them and hopefully we learn from them.
Her makeup game was ahead of her time frfr!
Brows on fleek
@@vilenciacamm6843 tips that could take out an eye
No makeup involved
haha
😭she so fine
who listening in 2019?!! this is my song forever and always no matter what periot 😁😁
This song brings back so many memories. Very good song
Here for it
yess period
if my hairs are not standing i am not listening
I have the same last name
🙈
When true music artists took their music seriously. This is what it sounds like! Etta James was one of the greatest...
True
I did a talent show last year and I remember that I was PISSED OFF at the time at my b/friend of many years. The more I thought about the incident, the madder I got (and I have a bad temper) and I just let go and belted the hell out of this song! I'm no Etta, but I can imagine HOW she felt.
@@thesmallsfamilyforever6068 in the ô ml
We still listening 2024 💗
There just is no other Etta James.
Joey Diaz and never will be another
Joey Diaz
Joey Diaz I agree totally
Charles Leiva not all homie i dont agree
Joey Diaz Amen brother 👍🏽
I love this song so so much! Happy heavenly 85th Birthday, Etta James! ❤🥳🎉🎊🕊️🕊️ 01/25/2023
Hello Jessica, how are you doing?
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rest easy Ms. Etta your music loves my soul.
I wish she was still living
Quita Trice s
Some people never die.
This song will never get old. It is just like it was yesterday ❤❤
She was such a gift to music. The pain she dealt with in her life, was conveyed in her voice. A remarkable singer who could move you with her songs, and voice. Rest in peace Ms James, and thank you for all your wonderful music.
But.the man that sing that he was number. One at it I cry when I hear it it takes back time god bless every one that's going. True some in there life when you go though some thing.its hard god bless us all
It’s my birthday 🥳 and I’m sitting out in my backyard vibing to this with a delicious bottle of 🍷 wine. This just touches my soul…
Happy birthday 🎂
Happy b Day !
Enjoy ☺️
Happy belated birthday 🎊🎉🎂🎈🍨
Mine was the 2nd
Lubbock Texas says Happy Birthday Sweetie classic Song takes me back 😎
I have an old soul. I get the chills when I play oldies.
Christina Lee Me too !!!
Ugh same girl ❤️❤️ same
same here!
This song will bang for life
When music was music, slow jams were slow jams, love song were really love songs!!! Man can this stuff come back????!!!!
So true
PREACHH
sadly not anytime soon :/ i wish tho too
Listen to Daniel Caesar that man go off for real
I was fortunate to see "LITTLE EDDA JAMES" in person quite a lot of times . She was always the second or third headliner but she was a show stopper . I remember she would come on stage alone in a blue sequined dress and that was all she needed.. she would make me forget the headliner
Her eyes tell a familiar story. Generations of men and women in my family had the same eyes. Some things don’t have to be said. The eyes are truly a window.
You can hear the pain in her voice. Great singer!
and feel it too...
that's called soul music.
Jeff Cheesman lol YEAP..i came here after randomly running into this song byfor the first time of beyonce singing it on the video and they both singing it like they reallly was going through it/feeling it😎👌👌
What I was gonna say. Etta pulls you right in and puts you in that same place.
There's been a lot of great singers, but nobody could make you feel this stuff like Etta.
yes i feel that
I love it ! Its a slow dancing song holding your man so tight but so lovingly ❤
I was raise in my country Mexico. I didn’t know about this beautiful lady and voice until I heard my daughter signing this song with so much passion. I was like woow, like this music and from that moment here I am listening 7/2023. Best signers of all times are parting away from this world 😢.
Hi there , this is erin , please forgive my curiosity because i just couldn't stand it anymore . is it okay if i ask you a simple question ? , i am kind of liricist and graffitti designer and i have a job but also studing more english and a bit of french because i love learning so i do believe that i need some extra help to improve a language and i really really hope that not only you could understand that my point of view wich is very important but also be available to share a bit of your wisdom sometimes to help this guy to understand a few aspects of my studying and maybe i would be lucky to say hi and thanks when you let me know , it's weird but i really find it hard sometimes and for me it's very interesting meeting and chatting with people from different parts of the World but i dont do it because i dont speak many languages ., with al respect and care , i would be thankful if you please me with a natural an honest reply . i actually feel good writing you about this theme because i bought some books time ago and i am anxious to start reading the first one . would you like to help me with my language ? , i would design some graffitti letter or write a verse , a piece of an original song for you if u help me and uyou don't have to worry about nothing , i live far and i will respect your integrity . thanks for reading my letter and i really hope a reply ., have a nice day , happy weekend .
This how this song is supposed to sound the pain the hurt it's all there...
She was a fantastic artist & heart an soul could really bring it on home when she sang.🎧🥂Thanks for the post
I heard dat
Vincent Fernandez and Whitney Houston also sing with emotion
@@awwshit7352 We are talking about Etta James. Not anyone else.
@@evie00sleep68 your talking about Etta not me. It doesn't really matter tho does it? I'm not going to reply to you after this comment.
Im a FULL BLOWN GROWN MAN and i FEEL this .... 😢🤷🏾♂️
For real
Lmaoo!!!
And you fine 😏
@@junemack1525 He Is😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤
@@junemack1525 🤦🏾♂️
Man, i come from heavy metal, and rock. But more and more i study about music, i always find black people as the ones who make the music better, man i am latin, and have mix of some africans, from some region. I have through my veins,adn, blood, mind, soul, i have the rythm and the black people . ❤ Forever indeed this music makes me cry, is so good man, has a lot of feeling, a lot of soul. God bless, Africa and the world❤
I don't understand how someone can actually dislike this???
This is awesome
No taste in harmony
demonetized
Classics will never die!❣️👑
Yeah I felt this dedication to my ex, and uncovered his double life. I really mourned quickly and moved on even though I thought I could make it work with him. This is a reflection for me and how much I’ve grown through love and self love.
God bless you ❤️ you’re strong girl
Dove li troveremo questi calibri con la loro potenza musicale oltre la bravura
''I WAS JUST, I WAS JUST, I WAS JUST... SITTING AND THINKING''... I'm obssessed w/ this part. ♡
I get chills on that part. So heart felt!
Me to & the “ ooohhh”.s
When the reflection in the glass that I held to my lips revealed the tears that were on my face... one of the greatest lines ever.
Hello how are you doing? I hope you’re doing fine. I’m David from Houston, Texas. Where are you from? You seems like a real country girl 😊 .
Etta James was the best
Beyoncé did good, but this is Etta’s song and will forever be. A cover is a cover.
Yes indeed.
Check out Clarence Carter's version.
Agree 100%. You cannot top perfection !!!
Yes!
Beyoncé did OK.
This is a classic,how it could not be appreciated is beyond me!
so sad the original dont get the recognition it deserves.
The original is the best.
@@michaelfranklin7565 no doubt 🙌
Its played on Oldies radio in Czech republic. :)
Beyonce could NEVER compare to the Queen's voice no matter how much she tries, Etta has a voice that leaves people in tears from how much soul u can feel in her songs ♥️ forever the best RIP Queen♥️
Theres like 4 versions of this song now 🤣🤣🤣
She wrote this masterpiece too amazing so full of pain x
Hilary Woodcock Ellington Jordan wrote this song.
Wicked wicked tune, no one just cant seem to have the rawness when they do this song other than Miss Etta James
Check out Beth Hart do this cover.
Rod Burke
Beth is the best singer out there! Her version of this is perfect!
Nah. It's Estate James who owns the title of this song.
Oh Etta's is grand, but i prefer the Beth Hart version.
***** I like Etta James and own some of her music. I feel exactly opposite of you however, I think Beth sings it with much more feeling and soul.
I guess that's why there are so many different styles of music and singers, everybody has a different taste.
It's all subjective.
Baby, baby, baby.....amazing voice
Everytime my mom would play Tennessee whiskey I'd think I swear this is someone else's music. I was right
They used this arrangement for Tennessee Whiskey.
I love Tennessee whiskey also now that u mention it I do hear the resemblance
That's the blues in a nutshell.
Chris Stapleton's Tennessee Whiskey is a tribute to this song, was what he said in an interview.
Elvis did it, Johnny Cash did it, The Beatles did it, Led Zep did it (so on so forth)...thats how those kind of people make their music
Anybody hearing this 2018 ? 😍
lucas francisco of course!
Just found this jem.
Oooh yeah.
Yep!!!!
Yeap. Amazing I've never heard it before.
When the reflection in the glass that I held to my lips revealed the tears that were on my face... one of the greatest lines ever.
Check out John moreland, you don't care enough for me to cry
All spicy women can relate lol
I’m talking Eva do ya hear me🤷🏽♀️
Im leaving this comment here, so after a month or a year when someone likes it, I get reminded of this beautiful song❤
How about two weeks!!
I love this song and to tell someone you love like that can be soothing
No hablo inglés pero la música es universal y la siento mucho como suena 😊
I am a white boy and I never have been much into soul, but I love Etta’s music! Because of her, I now know and love all sorts of soul music!!! ❤️
I am a white guy from London England and I have been a soul boy my whole life. Nothing unusual about white people loving soul music. Indeed singing it some of them can even sing it (check out Elu "Paperboy" Reed for example) I listen to soul music out of choice more than any other genre although as i have got older my tastes have broadened but Jackie Wilson, Tyrone Davis, Lou Rawls all get played almost daily in my house or in my car... 😎
I’m a quirked up white boy, who loves busting it down sexual style to this song. Am I GOATED with the sauce?
Oldies are what really brings us people together!❤️
if u don't feel this deep in your soul u have no soul
Realsoul
Breaks my heart.. makes me cry
Stop
❤💯
True story!!!
She doesn’t get enough recognition.
She gives me me goosebumps when she sings this song
Life is full of the lovely things like the morning sun, the gleaming dew drops, the sparkling rain, the vast blue sky, the
whistles of chirping birds, the beauty of the
sea. Hope you're doing great and in good health
Her live version is incredible & she just touched your heart with her music
I feel this song in the pit of my stomach. It’s the story telling and the pain in her voice. That can’t be translated by another artist in a cover 🥺
(Edit) Just to clarify the song can be covered well of course. I’m not knocking any artist who covers any song. I was taking about no one being able to cover her raw, unfiltered, heartbreak. That’s her story and in my opinion no matter how emotional the retelling is, it doesn’t beat what, “I” feel when Etta sings it.
Yes! Even Beyonce..I mean when she sang "sittin here thinkn" just so perfect 😌🙏🏽
Have you heard Beth Hart? ua-cam.com/video/UEHwO_UEp7A/v-deo.html
Great comment!!
Listen to Kelly Clarkston sing it. It's on point.
same here
I miss singers like Etta. She had her problems yes, but her singing and her performance was honest and heartfelt and I always feel it deep inside me
Yes I agree. That's what makes the the blues so soul felt it reaches deep and grabs the heart and tears are shed. Janice Joplin sang all about her pain, and yes she does have soul listen to maybe, and so many others
@@steveceniceros1686is that why it's called soul? Because it's felt In your soul if so that's cool😂
@@R_JT69 yes it is
Do you feel the pain?
...danke...einfach Spitze...dieser Song...❤😂😊