Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind (Live at Montreux 1975)

[@arianarodriguez7709]

She doesn't even need a microphone! Her voice is so powerful!

[@gienekmilla187]

Przepraszam 😢 już nie ma takich głosów 😢😢😢

[@wileyharrington5492]

Yes she really don't need a microphone. Her voice is so powerful

[@RamonPajuelo]

Ramón spain its jazz

[@RamonPajuelo]

Only jazz a song aborto love😊

[@janicegest716]

So true

[@sweatbox123]

Lord, I feel her trauma, addiction, suffering, soul and blues in this performance. She was the Van Gogh of Soul. This is her Starry Night. Twisted & Perfect Peek Into Heaven.

[@queenqueen1962]

!!!! Yes !!!!!

[@roncampbell6377]

WoW, she was the *Van Gogh of Soul* im pretty sure that says it All !!!

[@saintrobinson9762]

She was a great star

[@ESTHERMARSHALL-gh2yq]

I can feel her pain. She is putting herself out there for us😢

[@phylliswalker9439]

What happened to her demise.

[@agnusa719]

March 2024. This Sister was born to sing. She's got "it", whatever "it" is. Etta is precious. She is blessed...

[@blissfulbaboon]

Depth of soul

[@angelwinston7789]

April here

[@gienekmilla187]

Głębia duszy, głębia człowieczeństwa, głębia nas. To poprostu w nas się nie mieści 😢😢😢😢😢

[@roseoverstreet9483]

Beyonce did this song justice, I love how she sings it, with so much conviction. Probably thinking about something in her own life

[@shmokeyamomked9431]

@@roseoverstreet9483 i disagree and so did etta....

[@Fooghou]

Look, I never comment on youtube videos, but this deserves it. Every few months I come back here to remind myself to feel deeply and to leave everything on the freaking table. She bares her entire soul to us. What a gift that we get to witness it. This performance never ever fails to leave me in tears.

[@julie-wp6rd]

❤

[@yung_bonsai]

everyone's talking about Etta, and rightfully so, but god damn that guitarist knows just the right amount to fill out the song while still leaving so spacious for all that emotion to soak in. The whole fucking band is locked in, honestly.

[@tracytrunn5625]

You said it. Blessings ✨🙏💞🙏✨

[@gamercatsz5441]

You should look up who that guitarist is ;)

[@palomavillalobos]

@@gamercatsz5441 who is it? I can’t find anything

[@leslierobertson4734]

Shore nuff is Thanks for your comment...

[@kimberlywood7783]

@@gamercatsz5441 whom

[@marianodonovan-mackey1452]

Jesus,how many comments did this song have ? When I met my husband 38 years ago this was one of the first songs he ever played for me I was a newly qualified Solicitor and because of all my studies I was never exposed to music I was overwhelmed when I heard it. It is now forty years later My darling husband and soul mate died on the 22nd of November 2021 I am broken hearted but still in February 2024 I play it every night and my heart breaks all over again It is an amazing experience listening to Etta James .I will listen to this song until I die and lie in my grave with my beautiful soul mate again I can’t wait to be with him forever

[@shayisenor6896]

Thank you for sharing. Brought me to tears. What a blessing to have love so deep. Wow, what a day it will be to be reunited with him❤

[@mikisex]

❤❤

[@issarosario7168]

❤

[@jamescherenfant4852]

God bless you!!!!!

[@richardriegler71]

Stay strong, one day you will be reunited ❤

[@TinEE189]

It's not just the amazing vocal. It's the whole damn performance. The woman is raw, unfiltered, mesmerising, unmatched!! This kind of performance doesn't exist anymore. Incredible!!

[@tinataylor2867]

Etta was high, but she was good.

[@evertonhippolyte4602]

@TinEE189 I think Jill Scott gives you something similar in her Live performances. May Etta rest in peace. So Underrated

[@user-digitalfarmgirl]

I saw her live, she was a kick in the pants! She was outrageously funny and sassy. It was one of the most beautiful moments in my life with my late husband , his late best friend and one of my late best friends. I'm the only one still here, 6 feet above ground, to carry the memory for us 🙏 .

[@Lori-n1i]

Oh yes ❤

[@Lori-n1i]

High ?

[@beeztrapp1612]

Someone like this, please, so that I too can be reminded of this precious gem.

[@etcetera3282]

She's not just singing...she's performing a musical drama. Absolutely amazing!

[@deloresheard2937]

You can tell she lived this experience...

[@waternicetempe]

Pure joy love this

[@lizbain4293]

Sang Etta

[@sandystewart2213]

I Love Ettas voice one of a kind,shes simply amazing story teller❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹

[@JP-xd6fm]

She should get over it. This can't be healthy 🤣🤣

[@JrsBoatRocker]

I’m here in 2024! I’m totally obsessed with this performance. This is ART! From the sweat, her makeup never budging, her overall Jean dress, HER RAW VOCALS 😮, the band, HER EMOTIONS! Can’t get enough 🙌🏾

[@mahlonthomas1775]

Amazing 👏🏿 music 🎶 🎵 👌🏿

[@yungerallenelectricalcontr6415]

The Jean Dress For Sure!

[@mahlonthomas1775]

@@yungerallenelectricalcontr6415 very nice 👌🏿

[@one2micreview846]

She isn’t singing the song, she’s reliving the moment. Outstanding.

[@chesterross]

Yessss! That’s so true and deep!

[@lisaweaver986]

What a queen! ♥

[@sweetangelz1126]

Exactly

[@fedoragibson3059]

what a brilliant comment

[@lovelylady8749]

Max it out

[@rmjord1016]

Its' now 2024 and I'm 78yrs old and when I feel hurt, sad, and alone, I play this song. When your children treat you like your not important and you never did any thing for them, it HURTS. I'm hurting so deep down inside, tears are rolling down my face.as I listen to this song. This pass year so many things have happen in my life, but I must say, AS LONG AS i AM ABOVE THE DIRT, GOD IS NOT FINISH WITH ME. He still has work for me to do and maybe one day the ones I LOVE will see it. That's why I continue to SEW, CROCHET, GARDEN, AND HELP OTHERS WHEN I CAN. REMEMBER TO BE KIND TO OTHERS.

[@Sieara_Foster]

I pray you find the peace you need in Christ Jesus!(((((Virtual Hugs))))) God's blessings to you ma'am💚🙏🏽

[@anitabaker8259]

You be strong and lean on the LORD🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@gloria-o2i]

Blessings u are👼🙏🙏🙏

[@andrade15802]

Saying prayers for you and your family 🙏🏼

[@SusanSandoval-bz6gw]

Amen ❤

[@bootneyleefarnsworth8224]

This doesn't sound like a performance. It sounds like a testimony. April, 2020. Coronavirus Pandemic. And I. Needed. This.

[@arijmnasri1260]

Pandemic* bon :(

[@bootneyleefarnsworth8224]

@@arijmnasri1260 yeah. That.

[@charlesmoehrke3642]

Bootney Farnsworth, what a great movie! One of my all time favorites.

[@knowledgesomemore3564]

Dis what we called Dropping it like it's Hot👍👍

[@knowledgesomemore3564]

"Can I get a Witness"

[@JohnCruzProductions]

She did NOT even need a microphone! Wow what power and verve. Natural, raw unabated TALENT. A true gift from the Almighty God. #ettajames

[@AntiguanCutee]

Trust me. It was when she would take the mic down and her voice still carries that had me in awe. Powerhouse!

[@darylgreen5244]

Ten years after this. Luther did it. Sang without a mic. So so very few can DO THAT

[@howardgriffin8905]

Surely right brother

[@joford2387]

100% xxx

[@dawnmichele6847]

So true 🙏🕊️

[@pembertonsmithmusic1986]

How many times must Etta have performed this song and yet the emotion that she displays while singing you'd think she had only just seen him with that other girl 2 mins ago.

[@JaQiGrayson]

Agree 1 million percent. U can still see the hurt in her eyes, she was truly in love with him.

[@johnburnside3204]

Thats right" its real !!

[@sarahday6016]

The pain she had to relive her heartache. She didnt have to, but she went through this for the love of her art. I hope she found a bit more closure everytime she sung this song.

[@kikifl4905]

Yes, and every time I hear it my heart breaks just like the first time. She has an extremely rare power to tame that type of emotion - to let it live strong and exposed without letting it destroy you.

[@frannyfaye2683]

When you've lived it, you can sing it.

[@grifftrain]

This video clip should be in the rock n roll hall of fame to show the blending of rock, soul, blues, r&b

[@julieanderson4682]

I had the rare privilege of meeting this talented woman and having a meal with her. I was a sophomore in high school and she was unforgettable and funny and cool as hell.

[@BilliePosters]

yeah sure u did julie andrews

[@bloodymary2562]

Lucky you are !

[@seekthegeek]

brilliant!

[@its553a.m9]

Please tell more

[@AngelxXxDarken]

Billie Posters i cackled at this😂💕

[@mathieumorelli]

She’s the kind of queen that knows her crown isn’t on her head but in her soul

[@jumpingship1362]

Beautiful meaning in your words.

[@michaelseaback2303]

That’s like knowing the best love is the way your kids love you and you love your kids.

[@teressaevans1467]

Yes

[@lisarice4402]

Well spoken!!

[@joezen2rise701]

Truth spoken...

[@ericadavis7994]

She was NOT performing that song, she WAS that song you hear me?

[@MikeEZ]

Say that one mo gin for the people in the back!!!

[@priscillavalenzuela9736]

Yes,that's it.

[@angelamitchell5553]

You so right 😂 😂😂😂

[@davidleigh9560]

I’m in awe. Wow

[@scoutkbartholomew722]

This comment here!

[@user99641]

Someone like my comment so that i can come back and listen to the Queen🥰

[@reverendpaulabrice5506]

I LOVE HER FOREVER 🎵🎼✍🏾💃🏽🎤

[@sandygirl2544]

Just watched the movie Cadillac Records ,looked up Etta to hear her Beautiful voice .had to like your comment

[@sdeal709]

❤

[@donleslie3555]

A sin!

[@mamasoulful]

❤️

[@banesbox]

46 years later, still sends chills up your spine. Absolutely timeless.

[@tangelatolbert843]

Yes!!!!!!!!! Lord!!!!!

[@kellysioux43]

Agree

[@christiangrendel9893]

Laying in the bath after work listening to this. Sometimes life is good.

[@timothylewis2450]

I just said the same thing! Incredible performance!

[@mymysticalchannel1967]

For real though, emotion filled that room, her, and you too! Get it girl! Hell yes!✌️🙏✨ Mystic RS MY MYSTICAL CHANNEL ✨

[@anniecavazos]

It hurts me how people can hear and see this, and give all their attention to her facial expressions rather than the way she transpires passion, mourning, pain... this was real talent rather than looks.

[@nigelkelly2286]

Love etta james but still cant help but giggle once and a while but yes its a jammin tune for sure and i look beyond facial expression

[@siobhandeguerin9221]

She knew how to reach down and pull the emotion needed to put this song out there.

[@bubbles11262]

They just don’t understand that she’s feeling the music and it’s coming from someplace real. Don’t pay attention to close mindedness...what happened in this video clip was magic ❤️

[@Tumulos.famosos]

Only stupid dickheads do that. This presentation was perfect

[@xchocolate30x]

Seem like she was holding back real tears trying to smile through the pain. I love this performance NOBODY GOT NOTHING ON HER

[@philbradshaw4592]

She did not need a microphone. She is beautiful. Expressing herself like nobody like her. I love her.

[@joesphhuffman4020]

Amen

[@mariahardy1201]

Check out Phyllis Hyman's "Livin All Alone" live. She showed us her entire soul. 💔😢

[@jayzeus1843]

Phil Bradshaw drunk asl too

[@minniestorm9819]

🎶 I was just...😢💔 here still listening in 2024 ❤ to one of the most talented singers ever to grace this world ❤ R.I.P 🙏🏽 Etta James 🙏🏽❤🎶❤️🎶

[@malcolmalvarez5740]

Shes making faces because shes singing with emotion from her soul..something thats rare in todays world

[@sharonbogan5738]

. this generation doesn’t know about this type of music

[@SB-000]

Carlos Santana says when you make music you have to make funny faces. It's part of the musician feeling the music he/she is making!

[@jodimuse18]

Malcolm Alvarez those are just the failed Alien experiments! Ignore them!

[@thealamb3950]

Yasssssss!!!! You get it!!!!

[@ruthiemonroig1614]

Great voice with a great performance 💯💯💯💯

[@crystalwhite3304]

Who’s watching during the 2020 pandemic just trying to RELAX and listen to some REAL MUSIC?!

[@sheilarenataoliveira9614]

Eu estou! Pra não enlouquecer na quarentena! Antes eu estava ouvindo Sam Cooke.

[@prestcoldandy910]

Me to , stay well , all the best from the uk

[@AlWethers]

Me too..

[@iRockU96]

Me! It's the best remedy

[@benemeney7336]

White guy from uk bad ass

[@DDT2358]

It like she wasn’t singing... it was her soul crying out in melody.

[@fairoadiary]

Deedums thats Soul music for you

[@boobizzy4173]

Agree🥊

[@slaanaorevic4966]

That's right

[@yoshibailee7898]

Yessssas

[@ruthrolon2771]

YES , AMEN !

[@gersie777]

Next year its gonna be 50 years ago she performed this. The song hasn't aged one second...

[@evadtremmag8165]

81 years old and I still cry for the depth of this performance.

[@pamelajohnson2930]

I know how you feel 😂🤣

[@immmaculada]

There is no age where we are what we really are ---

[@minniemouska4320]

Etta can really pull it out of your soul,she sings from the depths of pain. She knows heartbreak.

[@jessycajohnson9924]

Bless ya Evad Tremmag-

[@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243]

Sorry my filling.

[@bonfer20]

I feel every single note she sings down in my 'crying place'. I'm 72 and she is one of the legendary greats of my time.❤

[@Tadawindo]

me too. im 30. glad my grandparents passed down this type of music to me :)

[@bonfer20]

@Tadawindo Me too, it's definitely worth passing down. It's pure gold.❤️

[@adrianamartin9534]

Tenho 52 anos adoro ouvir ela lembrar meu falecido pai era músico ❤

[@Moon..Shadow]

I'm also 72. I feel this song (when Etta sings it) to my core, especially in my heart's memory with tears in my eyes.

[@TheScrewdriver09]

passionate at 72 - im half your age , thanks for showing it survives

[@bigh8121]

This is live, and raw talent. no autotune, no studio improvements. JUST PURE NATURAL TALENT.

[@hotrodray6802]

Well said. 👍

[@fellow4815]

Yes Raw Talent❤❤👍👍

[@LucianoJo]

No air conditioning 😅

[@pameladevoe4005]

How did Etta not win an award for this song but Rod Stewart won one for it? I really like Rod Stewart’s cover but Etta’s is so powerful, so soulful, she makes you feel this song. She “sang it” as my people say. 🎤🎼🎸🎹

[@isgiuntini9031]

Someone in 2024 listening to this masterpiece and master performance?

[@anthonymckenzie3805]

SOUL FOOD AT IT'S "BEST"!!!❤

[@JuanMoreno-nb7hk]

I’m amazed 😮

[@polynyairo7027]

Great song it is. 2024

[@SilkGchloe]

Yes

[@cezarbastos72]

Toca na alma da gente.

[@camleep]

I'd rather go blind than see an ad in the middle of a song on youtube ever again

[@MissHigh10]

😂

[@Josiah-X]

😆😂

[@iamsoorhonda4906]

😂😂😂😂

[@Smartkid2387]

So annoying. Right when I’m in the groove an ad comes

[@DavidTa2]

first time it happened to me on this vid. I watch this one often too

[@adventuresofmarkbowen8521]

As a professional musician, I think this is one of the most heartfelt performances I've ever seen in my life.

[@nalydretsbew1029]

Adventures of Mark Bowen Professional how? If this is the most heartfelt performance you’ve heard then you haven’t heard much

[@carloscruz8630]

@@nalydretsbew1029 it's his opinion so get over it, no one thinks or act the same way you do, my man.

[@inspirationcorner233]

@@carloscruz8630 no need to comment troll. Move over

[@user-bj3oy6zq8o]

A supernova to soul music💖

[@andydixon2980]

This woman had alot of pain in her to sing like that. I love her. Such soul, spirit and energy.

[@waynestrode9807]

Ted talks

[@lucidarose613]

Agreed.

[@CandieMcfrazier-ic5xb]

Only wanted the love from her White father which she never gotten. For him 2 say that she was his daughter. Too much like right back in those days.😢

[@ile69999]

One of the greatest performances.. no words, no one can do that but Etta James

[@Fhurin]

What did I learn today? The mic was merely a formality. Etta James could scream us the blues over the band while staying in tune. What a legend.

[@pgapple]

That's called belting not screaming

[@kevinbiggert7571]

And she was higher than a lab rat, LoL 😁

[@Fhurin]

@@pgapple that was oddly pedantic. I think we on the same side here?

[@kevinbiggert7571]

@James Swan , just not from Alabama, LoL 😁

[@zwaks.mthimkhulu]

What a privilege to those who were in the room. This performance is magnificent.

[@lurchileb]

So very true!

[@bonniejohnson2226]

Wasn't it tho, she was a performer like no other ever has been

[@ricobass3716]

Frankie Grootboom I've had the privilege back 1994 Etta James & B.B. King in São Paulo (Brazil). What I'd say? Awesome? Words can not tell.

[@gamercatsz5441]

If you could re live legendary concerts like this in a photorealistic virtual reality, would you pay for that? Just about anything that has video or photo of it can be rebuild digitally.

[@ruthrolon2771]

You are soooo RIGHT , OMG her ENERGY

[@josephhalevy6782]

This is real art. I have never experienced this kind of heart break spoken about in this song. Yet she transported me to that exact place of deep pain and made me feel it. Feel it to the point of watching tears run down my cheeks helplessly. This is why Etta James is Etta James.

[@cryptochatwithlinda6038]

i hope that feel better now?

[@InnerCityRocker]

Well WELL Said!

[@debbiespicer8636]

Joseph I feel it too

[@jamescantrell3066]

Joseph right on brother! This is the art of singing the blues. You know I'm 57 years old and I just became a Blues fan and I have none other than the great Gregory Allman for that he turned me on to the Blues because he loves the blue so much. And I had so much admiration and love for Gregg Allman as an artist

[@jamescantrell3066]

I have brother and she transported me there too but see the blues is good it's like going to a therapist and spilling your guts and getting the pain outside

[@gregorybell6683]

KZbin needs a love it button! I dont believe theres a word in the english dictionary to start to express what this song does to the soul! Thank you Etta for blessing my ears

[@brendaweiss4728]

This one of the most powerful songs of a woman who has been hurt. I can feel the emotion everytime I hear it and it brings tears to my eyes. I think every woman has felt this way. I know I have.

[@adamsaoud7191]

yesssss this the idea even i am a guy but i can feel the pain in a woman s heart

[@SPIDER_GAMING963]

I cry every time, love it x

[@siyaciaraamandaperez]

Alison Worrell I’m Mexican 🇲🇽 ❤️ this music 🎵 I like my 1950s -2000s I hate today music 8-19-19

[@whatscooking905]

Indeed! But somehow, Etta makes it all better!!! ;o)

[@neyarmalik7162]

Indeed.

[@TheOGGrandpa]

It’s unreal that modern pop culture doesn’t have Etta in their top 10 voices of all times. She’s legendary! My children will know her greatness

[@djangounchained3898]

#metoo 👍

[@Drlebt]

Aretha, Whitney, Celine, Etta, Nina Simone. Top 5 female singers of all time.

[@RubyBlount-su2wx]

💪🏽🙌🏽💪🏽🙌🏽💪🏽

[@marijaristic2229]

​@@Drlebtwitout Celine, add Amy, and we are cool! 🎉🎉🎉

[@marijaristic2229]

​@@Drlebtsorry for my miss spelling

[@giascott-heron]

She didn’t even need that microphone! That mic needed HER! 🎤 Such a powerful voice! 🪄 🌟

[@karinebernard1647]

😂😂 You just said the Truth

[@hunadilentswana6962]

That’s true 😂😂😂

[@cwamnehoward5001]

Seriously, that is insane. No one can sing it like Etta James.

[@weeali1965]

Bang on , scotland

[@GlendaSmith-hi9mt]

​@@karinebernard1647 ß

[@jannabiklt]

this is what should people present when asked what SOUL music is

[@Eirini.e11]

This is blues music though

[@kineshabeafore1587]

I’m listening to this song during the pandemic, pregnant, and stressed the hell out. I needed to hear this. R.I.P you sweet soul ❤️

[@dnmalways]

Kinesha Beafore God bless you! Don’t stress out and you’re pregnant!!

[@thehuntx]

Next time use protection.

[@unidentifieduser]

stay safe and healthy please 💓

[@yk_arubanorchid297]

Baby girl... You okay? Let me know if you need to talk! 🤗 😘 Love ya, girl.

[@simplyajay7863]

Me too girl. Trying to stay calm for this baby!

[@mskrazie]

some people will never understand this kind of pain and the strength it takes for a writer to perform those kind of lyrics. etta the great!

[@yvonneblake2]

They are normally singing from their experience..you are so right !

[@johnps30]

It's what got to Amy also.

[@effthat3560]

Good to see ya here me krazie ♡

[@slltruthful62]

I surely can...Wow, dead on...

[@katsuo504]

we need more confucianism in the West...

[@cassiskinner1910]

She did not need the microphone. That's just the power in her voice that makes this performance so GREAT!!!

[@davidconnor9978]

Hello.. Cassi compliment to you, I love your insights on comments how are you?

[@cassiskinner1910]

@@davidconnor9978 I'm good. I just love her. One of my favorite songs by her. How r u??

[@davidconnor9978]

@@cassiskinner1910 I'm doing great nice to meet you on here, so what part of the world are you from?

[@cassiskinner1910]

@@davidconnor9978 I live in Phoenix AZ. USA. Where r u at??

[@cassiskinner1910]

@@davidconnor9978 nice to meet u too

[@mxolisimatha7175]

It's 25 September 2024 and I'm hearing this song for the first time! I was born in 1987 mind you lol! How did my parents/uncles miss this CLASSIC?????

[@andreabradley5837]

My son was born in 87. We both have a love of music, his father as well. All genres, so many great times, great music.

[@ruthrolon2771]

She is NOT PERFORMING this SONG she is TELLING A STORY .

[@marcusdavis8241]

I felt like it was so unique i cldnt think of someone the could com close to matching the way she as u ruth said TELLING A STORY...i was tryn to figure out why it was so hard to even karaoke this...it was way too hard lol

[@biancadadrummer5943]

ruth rolon 💛

[@aaronhoosiershrm-cpphr8362]

ruth rolon Danm it, Danm right, but she is sannnnnngggggginng it

[@lisamj]

Agreed. #genius #rawEmotion

[@TosingerT]

thank you

[@aSweetJesus]

2020...quarantine, sipping wine of the porch, loving me some Etta James.

[@tammyward2932]

Me too Baby Girl!! Cheers 🥂! Stay strong and Healthy!! Sending you Peace and Love from North Carolina!

[@nigelkelly2286]

I just drink stright vodka nowadays but im not out getting into trouble at least😂😂

[@kanamexzeroxyuuki]

Yes girl! Yessss

[@IamYucky]

Having a beer letting Etta give me goosebumps.

[@belfam89]

Sounds like a whole mood yasss💞

[@richardroma1929]

Had a crush on Miss Etta when I was a kid. Now at 76 I still have the same feelings.

[@carolfiggins9122]

Thunder doesn't get it...

[@thegingercurlshow9371]

awhhh aha bless you brother

[@robinmitchell793]

Richard Roma how cute❤️

[@ricksoto1025]

Daddy, I'm there with you!

[@headrat1]

That's so sweet!

[@floydwatkins9277]

This is a masterful performance! I have to slow down to watch and appreciate this masterpiece every time i come across it.

[@babyd9815]

You can feel her Spirit in this performance 💖 Who's still listening in 2021‼️ Some people that posted comments this year didn't make it to 2022😢 ❤️ So who's still listening in 2022‼️ NOW 2024‼️❤️

[@sov8963]

me.

[@davidjourdain8534]

Me, three! 🔥 🎶 🎤

[@katherinekirkwood9632]

I sure am 9/18/21 Etta is contagious i love her.

[@katherinekirkwood9632]

Shes flying 4 sure OMG her screams go through my head 🗣

[@katherinekirkwood9632]

1 second ago💋💋

[@JuanMendoza-nl9fn]

Should be a crime to put ads in the middle of this song

[@srg222]

so Disrespectful

[@Bibaby2599]

Thank you she is a goddess you don’t mess with her

[@MateChocolate94]

You should get an ad blocker on your browser. Easy fix

[@thisiswhathappenslarry]

Seriously i just thought the same thing. I had two ads in the middle of the song....wtf why?!

[@isthereanybodyoutthere9397]

@@MateChocolate94 don't work for me on yt or fb....

[@Lose22]

She singing her absolute soul out ..she hurt but she’s turning it into something so beautiful and it’s crazy

[@marcelinkouassi6424]

And stoned out of her mind. Great vocals

[@treecooper8557]

@@marcelinkouassi6424 Wtf does that have to do with anything?

[@Antonios1and2]

@@marcelinkouassi6424 it just hit different I needed this

[@judyberry5447]

@@treecooper8557 honey you don't understand baby and 1 thang i know and 2fo show! She was a bad Girl!!!!

[@treecooper8557]

@@judyberry5447 First of all, Im not your honey, nor your baby. Secondly she can do whatever she wants, but that does not change what made her amazing.

[@quietplace7600]

When I first heard this as a young man who had never been in love, my soul brother laughed and said your time is coming! I was sitting at the bar and BLOWN away…,

[@RD-nq7fl]

It’s almost 2023 and this is still one of the BEST Live Performances EVER! Today’s pop artist can’t touch this LADY. I Cried watching this performance because I could FEEL her pain.

[@anaszvvz9354]

I feel the performance in my stomach, that's what I call (Pro performance).

[@jaymay562]

ofc

[@karengallaher4984]

Absolutely

[@anaszvvz9354]

@@RD-nq7fl Yes sir 👏 🙌

[@stevengibbons1101]

Today's artist don't feel thier music they just sing the words and try to showcase themselves instead of the song

[@nellelove4899]

She's singing about a man she loves that doesn't love her. That unrequited love is extremely painful but the song is still amazing.

[@rondaallen7211]

@sleepingbear lol-and the lyric is messed up from the start-something told me it was over when i saw you talking to that girl... hilarious.

[@KStewart-th4sk]

​@@rondaallen7211 Do you think you and "sleeping bear" could come up with 2 brain cells to rub together? Only thing messed up is your analogy of the lyrics. Lets hear a song you have written.

[@rondaallen7211]

@@KStewart-th4sk you must be on your period so i will overlook the fact that you totally missed that we have the right ANALYSIS of the lyrics.

[@Peeky_blinder3.14]

Amen amazing 😢😍

[@AliciaStLouis-ln3or]

If you never had your heartbroken, or you read a book, see a doctor, smoke some bud, drink some Muscato, YOU STILL WILL NOT get it ; all you need to do is listen to this song AND you will understand what a broken heart feels like.

[@patpathoneyhoneypatpat8813]

Who’s listening in Jan 2020 , just beautiful!

[@kennethhardrick43]

I am

[@velmalewis9472]

Meeeee lol

[@hbhola1015]

Wow sensational absolutely sensational....

[@lauraseven6614]

Of course i am! 🎶

[@itsbre_141]

Me! 😊

[@wenibelbenites9107]

The way that the musicians match the vibe.. is out of this world.

[@MP-in1zm]

Etta doesn’t need the mic, the mic needs Etta.

[@90s_ishere33]

Gangstar

[@louistoscano6426]

diggit

[@zacharyzovluck5364]

Yup

[@tinagarner4396]

@@louistoscano6426 by

[@wallacezu1]

This👆

[@deewrig54]

I was 21 y.o. when this song was released. I had just gone through the gut-wrenching realization that my relationship was over when I saw him walking arm-in-arm with her. No letter. No goodbye. Just a see-it-and-weep. Pain is part of being human, and I had never felt so very human in all my life.

[@TerribleChaos]

The pain means we are still alive. Physical and emotional!

[@sybilwindham604]

My heart-break 💔 occurred after we broke up and I saw him and his new wife standing in front of the church christening his new baby girl 👶.

[@fabricerwakabishya4396]

I hope you feel better now Big Sis.

[@virginiaknighten4687]

@@fabricerwakabishya4396 oh good lord bless you dear. That would be a cruel pain. Sorry.

[@jaybee7303]

I hope you're better and stronger now.❤

[@LaineyBug2020]

I got chills when she just puts the mic down and looks so hard at the audience and just vocalizes pure emotion! Such power in her spirit!

[@sandrabiggin752]

She's ok but rather listen to Beth Hart's version . I'm 76yrs old

[@rj5801]

​@sandrabiggin752 good for you ma'am.

[@debbidquillian2631]

Omg🥰❤️‍🔥

[@drb000]

Stares right into their eyes and watches the reaction. Pure confidence!

[@MacdonaldDongeni]

He performed this song 10 years before i was born. And here i am listening to it in 2024 and it is still relevant. Golden i must say.

[@hipspinster]

Are you freaking kidding me?!? Who TF puts an ad in the middle of Miss Etta James's testimony!?

[@leonwright8643]

I know right??? WTF😎

[@tigerlilly9038]

Right!! I was so HOT with Liberty Mutual, sap-suckas!!😡😡. Lol!!!

[@Mijadi1987]

I have adblock, so I didn't notice that. That's crazy inappropriate though!

[@DanielMorera_Ylmir]

@@tigerlilly9038 Yup... Mine was Heineken

[@ayano746]

that’s exactly what i just screamed😂

[@suzaynnschick158]

Oh, she says it so well... That moment when you realize that the thing you wanted so badly is not going to happen. Whatever might have started, it's over. Whatever you dreamed, that's over, and done or just never was. Thank you Etta, posthumously. You got it right.

[@derekramage4437]

So beautiful and it touch my heart

[@abbleadee]

This comment got me whooooo😭

[@aishaleotha]

Suzaynn Schick that part!

[@christinetempleton7657]

That what you wanted so badly was never going to happen. Yes, that's the blues, strength from sorrow.

[@TravelswithStef]

how deeply I feel this at the moment. It's like the moment of death. All the things that could have been are left for others to enjoy but not you. I rather be a blind girl. Enjoy the moment and keep my essence

[@brucecoleman8688]

Etta's faces are darling ! That's called expression of *emotion. Etta *wrote the song, Etta gets to *sing the song any way she *wants to !

[@ddggttyy]

Bruce Coleman I love her facial expressions. She put it all out there ❤

[@brucecoleman8688]

Agree, Dawn M, and how confident must a singer be in the strength of her vocal *power to perform at the Montreaux Jazz Festival and show her audience that she can even sing *without the mic, and *still be clearly heard over her brass-filled band !

[@ddggttyy]

Bruce Coleman She was golden. My second favorite right next to Nina Simone

[@brucecoleman8688]

We will never have another Nina Simone, nor, now, another Etta. But I still enjoy Beth Hart for *incredible all-around vocals and musicianship along with a Blues Artist from the Kansas City Blues Scene named Danielle Nicole, and an Irishwoman from Belfast named Kaz Hawkins.

[@SUSMAR7able]

Bruce Coleman Amen❤️🙏🏾

[@acethehun4873]

I'm only 30 years old and her voice touched my soul to the point of tear came out my eyes I wish I was born in her days ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RichardAK]

This song hits different when you've been through a heartbreak

[@T3MUG]

We all have been through stuff 😭

[@makaylahenry79]

R.F.A omg yes I’m going through this now

[@veronicanevarez22]

Yeah😔

[@anishshahi8730]

Meliyah Anderson tc

[@jasmayyyne]

Me rn lmao

[@KSC6981]

This, ladies and gentlemen is what soul & the blues, LOOKS, SOUNDS & FEELS like!!! Wow, just wow… ❤️😉

[@mayahmcgraw7747]

My thoughts exact !

[@cyndialger8704]

#PREACH BABY! Thank you!

[@ChroniclesofAlicha_Balaam]

Selah...no truer words!!!

[@luigi_border]

Haah yes. And that right amount of ego in the performance is the origin of that, isn’t it?

[@grandpacardenaz8222]

WORD!

[@mikimike]

I don't get it. Everybody's making comments about her making faces, how she's walking, and whether she high or not. How about the way she sang the song. She hit every note perfectly. That's all that matters, and she sang it hard to express the pain & emotions of the song. High or not fantasia job Etta James. R.I.P.

[@juliegilham8264]

Totally agree should never be mocked incredible talent don't get talent like hers. Anyone stop to think that she's getting into her music and reaching the notes

[@lincydorazyledon1442]

maybe she just feeling tired who knows

[@joaquinvega5290]

For me it’s the best

[@qwozy1170]

mikimike agree with you

[@Mel_ForReal]

She sang that song like a true soul singer does, with all of their emotions, their whole body and unapologetically.

[@viviankenyaofficial]

Absorbing this kind of performance and singing live must have been enchanting to the soul 😄

[@jimw.4161]

Ms. Etta James.... one of the very best to ever hold a microphone and let her voice fill the room with soul. You can feel the pain. RIP Ms. Etta James

[@dominiquejones3805]

Look Out

[@jimw.4161]

@@dominiquejones3805 👁👁

[@shundakm]

Yes please put the RESPECT on her name bc she deserves that and more MS ETTA JAMES

[@rachealwoods8024]

Etta James put her soul in this performance. Singers aren’t like this anymore, they’re not putting life into the music. I want my singers sweating and sangin’ 🙌🏾

[@shelleyfrench5198]

Sweating and sangin... love it!

[@bdlmusique7621]

exactlyyy

[@krissy1]

Janis Joplin and Etta James were the queens

[@aubreylynn9090]

Love this. She's so beautiful and that voice. Omgsh

[@johnchalker5330]

Etta always put her heart into everything she sang.

[@swt17love55]

the sweat!! the tears!! the emotion!! how silent everyone was just soaking up her performance and being so entranced in the story she was telling through this song just makes this performance so much better than anything we can experience now a days. RIP 🕊️

[@andelamilkovic2502]

I love her very much❤ R.I.P.😢

[@christinasanders5625]

This women can sing on heroine in a way I couldn't sing stone cold sober and after 5 years of vocal lessons. She's amazing and she had such a hard life.

[@Lifexmel]

Etta james is a legend. She deserves more recognition. Timeless piece of art that extends past her time.

[@maryanderson3134]

She never got the Recognition she deserved. I used to run the streets being young and wild in the 70's and she would be in the clubs and I remember her well because she was involved With a guy called Slim who was a known pimp ❤

[@seanhoward8025]

Saw Etta about 6 months prior to her passing, opening for Al Green and BB King. She was helped out on stage and sat on a chair for her set. She still could sing the hell out of all of her songs. ❤

[@KBfromSA]

You’re right. There is a clip of that performance on YT. Unbelievable vocals even at an old age!

[@mildredsmith9298]

Beautiful memory to hold on to ❤️

[@ZenMoments1215]

What a great memory ❤

[@1Aplease]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🏼

[@MrDaveCoresh]

@@KBfromSA HEADING THERE NEXT! Thanks for the heads up!

[@momof2240]

This is called MUSIC...And didn’t just sing....She PERFORMED the HELL out of this song!

[@infinitefluffybunny]

And without a $40M stage show. This is REAL!

[@esme6074]

she sang

[@crystalsargent8208]

Absolutely!!!!❤

[@felicialatson6910]

Yes ma'am

[@lmnopotay7433]

D. Esterling You nailed it with that comment.

[@tiarradearbone8064]

I was born 16 years after this performance and I’ve watched it 20+ times. I can’t explain how powerful it is. ❤

[@kaynone1726]

You can hear the pain in her voice....wow..........so much pain and emotion, real singing....

[@danyellhill4495]

kieona allen love Lee

[@AxemanDeth]

Real Blues right there

[@walkingintruthknowledge7418]

Yesss. This is the era when it was real. Where thru the alcohol and drugs and heartache, she put it all on stage and sang every emotion she could. I love it

[@georgeparker7441]

Without the mic she still express her pain in her vocals

[@seffiekrohne9973]

just fantastic

[@chrisalderson9854]

No matter how many times I watch this it brings me to tears. So much emotion in a song, beautifully crafted and delivered. Etta was one of the true greats of this genre. It doesn't matter if played on the phone or over some exotic HiFi. She takes it straight to your heart. Wonderful lady.

[@samuelpassos26]

I hear this song every day,. Love so much this woman.

[@Miketheman926]

ABSOLUTELY !

[@nachudem]

SO DEEP

[@rodneypratt4324]

I'm cutting onions right now

[@lauracook8203]

It gives me the tears as well. I know its a great song when I can cry without having it remind me of a past love. The only other song that does that to me in the same way is Claire de Lune. I heard it as a kid and cried for no reason. My mom said I was an old soul. Now Im just old. 🤦‍♀️

[@xtravert2012]

She ABSOLUTELY DESTROYS ME Every single time in this performance, can I get an Amen?!!! One of the best vocal performances I have ever seen!! Hands Down!!!

[@denilson818]

AMEN

[@bobbyburgess334]

AMEN SISTER!

[@ericmoore9863]

Hello how are you doing, my name is Eric Moore how is the weather over there

[@scottdeal]

She feels what she sings....

[@catalinaortoljo2821]

Amen and hallelujah!

[@YoDawg-v6l]

I completely fried my speakers with this video/song of the amazing Etta James. It was worth it for me to show these youngsters what real music is!

[@larcs316]

This just gutted me. To the depth of my soul. The voice. The passion. The sorrow. The eyes. Everything about this, is achingly beautiful.

[@drketonfalloon4423]

No dancers, no fancy lights or gimmicks, just a women with her band. Simply awesome.

[@julihenry1012]

Not sexualized either. PURE Etta!

[@coffeegirl6854]

This is the very very best performance I have ever seen or heard of this song by Etta herself. I love it ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@coffeegirl6854]

I agree!!

[@drketonfalloon4423]

When was the last time we saw a performance of a woman all covered? Nothing hanging out and the audience is still captivated. It helps to have natural talent

[@elgauvi602]

No twerking

[@bely8199]

I'm 15 and,sadly my friends don't understand the reason why I love this song...poor guys THAT'S REAL GOOD MUSIC YALL!!!!

[@yvonneburns2786]

They've got no soul!

[@asiasilvera846]

You're wise beyond your years-I'm sure. Give them some time:).

[@denisechavis4820]

You are ahead of your time young lady!!

[@kinisha5021]

Im 20 and i love it

[@murtheblur]

Listen to Angelina Jordans cover. So young and full of soul.

[@pamelamarcov5787]

Thank God there is this recording showing her total talented genius. Damn, she is missed!

[@autumnblair3217]

If this song doesn't break your heart, you dont have one.

[@NEZAMARI]

Autumn Blair I don’t have a heart that really hurts you know so I do

[@dominiqueagurs1169]

breaks mine every time i hear it

[@jonerrijuseppi6127]

For a woman!

[@jonerrijuseppi6127]

@Inez Whatley don't tell that to a woman unless u want to make her sad!!!😇♥️🤔

[@victry1nolan319]

Or it's too broke to feel any more...

[@TomSmith14]

She doesn't even care where the mic is, half the time it's on her hip. That strong, that real

[@thekidhartford5266]

Church singing...no mic back in her day...

[@Phyuckyiu73gw]

She didn't need the mic to be heard....that's power

[@saxappeal74]

She knows exactly where the mic is. Trust.

[@lisamj]

Truth!

[@baby66596]

There will never be another Etta James, this performance just makes me love her more. The soul, true grit, and emotion in her voice during this song was phenomenal. She was out of this world and so talented. I love singing this song and adding the same amount of emotion that she does. You can feel the pain in her voice and the lyrics. It’s unreal, like an outer body experience 🤍

[@jmjlem95]

To me all music 🎶🎵in the 60's & 70's do.

[@scottbroome5600]

That is so damn fucking truth about right about that shit right about this song right here it will never in the fucking world be a other etta

[@lydiarooks6279]

I too love singing Etta, since I was 16, I'm now 70 can still do it, but not like that QUEEN!!!!

[@FOXISCOOLAF]

absolutely. you said it all. outstanding performance. will never be another Etta

[@martinwhelan6629]

Never Ever Ever

[@dorothykuveke1217]

When I listen to Etta, James sings this song and she finishes up the song with that one line,,,,,, I'd rather go blind,,,,,. I believe it,,,,,,,,,❣️

[@fordlady5684]

I was 6 years old, went to spend a weekend with my Aunt Betty and she played this song for me. She always bought records as soon as they came out. My parents did not let me listen to music like this. But My Auntie said, What goes on in her house stays in her house." It was a secret we kept between us. I learned to love all kinds of music, especially the Blues and Jazz.

[@mottopanukeiku7406]

❤

[@alicehasleftthebuilding]

💗

[@EddieisKrueger]

God bless Aunt Betty

[@unvoce]

I saw Etta at the Hermosa Beach Lighthouse Cafe in 1981. Maybe 150+ people in the audience. She sang her soul out. I still get goosebumps...

[@babajula9220]

...making History

[@sweetpea1531]

Wish I was there ...lucky you !

[@elenawilliamson1707]

@@sweetpea1531 I wish id seen her too..

[@bonniejohnson2226]

I lived in Mahattan Beach...small world....wish I saw that concert small as it was I know she captivated the whole room and each and every person hasn't been the same since.. Thank You for sharing that

[@RichHead64]

You were so lucky, so many of these artists I adore, but missed.

[@robreneau2959]

No auto tune here, just pure talent.

[@mariahyohannes]

Can't using something that didn't exist then

[@rayfish007]

@@mariahyohannes Even if they did have it, it wouldn't have been accepted. A robot voice could never express a human emotion. That's why anyone from this era considers todays music garbage and talentless. When you have been exposed to real music and artist that are one of a kind voice, that brings something special. its hard to accept music that sounds exactly the same no matter what artist is playing with nothing special to display. For instance when Bruno Mars was using autotune, I thought he sounded horrible. But when I heard him sing with his actual voice, His actual talent shines. I thought he was great. You can not get the emotions of a song that comes from a singers voice from a computer. Imagine James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Al Green on autotune.. why would anyone ever want to destroy something so special?

[@kimnewton8881]

Tht fucking part ....these artist r a joke compared to this queen ..tf gtfoh..I'm a Motown lover best believe

[@rayfish007]

@@kimnewton8881 damn where are those beautiful black voices. I want that.

[@joeyrod4032]

Pure Talent Indeed. wow

[@BrianSpinelli-r6m]

She is literally reliving the story of that song as she's belting it out. Incredible.

[@kylemcglothen7809]

That's not drugs or booze, that's just Etta being Etta. Roll on momma 🎶

[@Terrilynn26]

Amen

[@therealheatherhiphopkinsak1451]

Kyle McGlothen Thats soul "The truth"

[@torij8085]

Thank you!!!!!

[@celinadiaz9021]

Oweeee

[@neeborken]

At that point in time she was a heroin addict so I think the drugs were a real influence

[@andrealauren937]

She felt that shit in 1977 and I’m feeling it in 2020. Love Etta

[@sydneympofu5374]

Feeling it

[@DizziDiz92]

Thank you THANK YOU ❤️

[@MeekeeKobellaDrNP]

Yeah.... but in 2021 we are keeping our vision, listening to our minds over our hearts, and being with the men who appreciates us and stays....Gods will

[@satin754]

Yessssssss

[@Booklook111]

And in 2021... Etta tell it better than anybody.

[@soundwavepiano8853]

*We don't care what year you saw this video because music is timeless.*

[@clarkkent2220]

So I suppose I won't share i seen this in May 2019? Fine...

[@simiafolayan9272]

Good music to he precis

[@lNavii]

Ooo I loved that *MUSIC IS TIMELESS*

[@sukierain9675]

Not true. Children are finding these timeless classics maybe accidentally. Or like my 66 year old self strolling down memory lane. Be blessed

[@candimcirish]

Yes. Music is TIMELESS ❤

[@naomiafrica7145]

This music playing in the background, growing up back in the 70's on the record player takes me to my childhood days, growing up as a South African in the apartheid era, so much memories ❤❤