Today In Backpedal
Feb 06, 2009 at 04:29 am by Wendie

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Ugh.  I was really hoping this wouldn’t happen.  Etta James issued a sorta apology for the comments she made about Beyonce.

James told the New York Daily News, “I didn’t really mean anything.  Even as a little child, I’ve always had that comedian kind of attitude…That’s probably what went into it.  Nobody was getting mad at me in Seattle.  They were all laughing, and it was funny.”   She shared that her pre-song commentary didn’t come “from a vicious place” and also that she wasn’t too concerned about offending President Obama.  “He’s got other stuff [to worry about] besides Etta James.”

When asked if she felt that she would have performed “At Last” better than Beyonce, she did reply, “I think so. That’s a shame to say that.”

Thanks Etta.  Thanks for letting your publicist get the better of you and for giving in to the pressure of making a retraction.  Thanks for stripping away the biggest joy I’ve felt since Mischa’s last DUI.  Just, thanks.

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5 Responses to “Today In Backpedal”

  1. Molly says:
    February 6, 2009 at 5:14 am

    Here’s an interesting tidbit for ya: Etta James was the THIRD person to record At Last. The song was 20 years old before she ever even recorded it herself.

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  2. S says:
    February 6, 2009 at 5:24 am

    Bitter much?

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  3. arp arp says:
    February 6, 2009 at 11:38 am

    o get over it wendie. why must you hate beyonce? other than the fact that you and beet REALLY annoy me with all the beyonce hating, I love you guys! :-/

    what’s a girl to do…

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  4. lolly says:
    February 7, 2009 at 9:40 am

    oh i wish Celebrity Deathmatch were still around. they’d make this funny.

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  5. coffee says:
    February 8, 2009 at 4:16 am

    Etta James, once a diva always a diva

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