Comments on: Aretha Franklin More Annoyed With Grammy Writers Than We Are

By: iamnotstarjones

iamnotstarjones — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:28:55 +0000

You are wrong — there's no Tina Turner or Beyonce without Aretha. Sorry loser.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:44:15 +0000

Sounds like yr ego is just as big & deluded as Aretha's! She is not the only queen out there ya know. She needs to show the queen of rock (Tina) more respect & stop being so silly & childish.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:39:16 +0000

Aretha may be considered the queen of soul to many but she needs to show Tina more respect. Tina has been known as the queen of rock & in many cases the queen of many styles so what was Aretha’s problem with Beyonce acknowledging that? It was childish & only highlights her insecurity. Tina sells out more stadiums & arena’s than any other female artist (except Madonna) & people travel far & wide, spending tons of money just to see her live. Aretha can have her title queen of soul but she needs to realise she is not the only queen out there & NO ONE called Tina the queen of soul, they called her THE QUEEN which, given how verstatile Tina is with musical styles, I think is very fitting. She is not just the queen of soul…there are kings & queens & then there is Tina Turner standing tall above them all & if u don’t believe that then just check the world records for concert attendance for a female artist. In addition, Tina doesn’t even have an ego about this & is very humble. You’d never have heard her kicking up if it had been Aretha who Beyonce had hailed THE QUEEN. And that is how a true queen should be – graceful.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:12:10 +0000

Bonjour
Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin are not in the same category….I have seen both of them on stage and believe me Tina Turner is a QUEEN, greatest performer of all time and Classy…and you understand the words when she sing…Aretha is a screamer and Patti Label and Co.. Aretha pls see a doctor, you are not looking well..
charlie

By: IamnotStarJones

IamnotStarJones — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:36:26 +0000

I’m with Aretha Franklin on this on being the Queen of Soul and on saying something about it. Respect must be paid to the Queen.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:28:44 +0000

Beyonce is so shallow intercourse is prohibited on grounds that serious injury could occur poolside... Seriously, that self-serving list of divas is interesting but it says more about Beyonce's obsessive competitive streak. She is not very bright and a real show pony. What she lacks is an identity or any true genius. Every one of the women she mentioned have that which Beyonce lacks- at this point in her career.
Very talented but I can't get register a real presence yet. She reminds me of a showy athlete/cheerleader but she has yet to jolt a single emotion out of me.
Now for Aretha, I love the Queen but that woman is so fat she looks like she ate the royal family of Tonga. I have a difficult time respecting someone that lays around watching television all day gorging herself on processed food. She had every right to have issue with Beyonce being such a vapid little show boat. But where does she get off disrespecting Tina Turner? SInce when was there only one Queen? That whole show bored the hell out of me. The world has gone to hell in a hand basket and our artists lack the empathy and compassion to so much as sing a single note for the people caught up in all this mess. Makes me want to hollah

By: DaeSu

DaeSu — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:50:53 +0000

@lucasg: Splendidly said! If Aretha's career had ended after "I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You," she would still be the undisputed Queen of Soul.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:25:44 +0000

Madison Bumblebees trombone shout choir during Aretha’s gospel medley >>>>> anything I’ve seen from the Grammys so far.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:42:23 +0000

1. The mistake was using the word "Queen" at all. That word is practically trademarked at this point. Any other word, she probably would've gotten away with that intro.

2. However annoying her packaging and Clive are, Alicia Keys will remain fundamentally all right with me (and way, way better than John Mayer) so long as she comes up with at least one better-than-most-of-the-radio track per album. However meh the Diary and As I Am albums are as a whole, I'd say her streak ("Fallin'," "You Don't Know My Name," "No One") is pretty much unblemished at this point.

By: lucasg

lucasg — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:20:43 +0000

quite simply, you DO NOT fuck with aretha franklin. period. she has certainly earned the right to any ego she might have. if she wants to wear a fur coat to a PETA rally, that should be cool with everyone involved. aretha franklin is a national treasure. if she comes in to your house and poops on the rug, you just smile and take it.