Queen of Soul Upset Over "Queen" Statement By Beyonce

[arXter]

Booooooooo lol. Tina is the Queen :-P

Seriously though, Aretha is a legend obviously with a great music catalogue and is one of the greatest singers that ever lived but she CANNOT touch Tina IMO. Tina is the greatest female performer i've ever seen in my life,

i guess for me, their performances will always be judged on the vocals - as that's their primary field. i personally can never get tired of her beautiful voice.

but anyway I don't see why Aretha is upset over this.

i agree. the whole "queen of soul" business only describes a fragment of the musical genres her career has spanned. titles are v v silly.

[Roxanne]

and when was the official corronation? Did I miss it?
It's much ado about nothing really imo.... no one denies Aretha's talent
and Tina is awesome as well

the title thing.... come on

ppl in the industry and fans gave them their titles. just like we gave michael his own title
i would be mad as heck if justin introduced prince in an official ceremony as the king of pop
same goes here i guess. i guess aretha as well as some of us considered it disrespectful since she was present at the ceremony and the title belongs to her

[Bob George]

and when was the official corronation?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y0fAwy0upEw

[Roxanne]

the best female voice ever ^ thx for posting that video hadnt seeen it
absolutely amazing

[Tony R]

Unnecessary to get upset. It's not like the viewers are going "Oh, I thought Aretha was the Queen, I best throw out my Aretha collection & change to Tina"

Beyonce won't even have thought that she was dissing Aretha.

Personally although Aretha has the best voice, Tina is far more entertaining.

[Datsymay]

Unnecessary to get upset. It's not like the viewers are going "Oh, I thought Aretha was the Queen, I best throw out my Aretha collection & change to Tina"

Beyonce won't even have thought that she was dissing Aretha.

Personally although Aretha has the best voice, Tina is far more entertaining.

Tina was entertaining for her husky voice and her short skirts and provocative dancing, but she became more popular, not for her talent as much for her coming back at 40 from what was considered an abusive life. Aretha on the other had had no sympathy vote.She was famous on the get go for talent alone. She did not need short skirt of a film about her private life. Tina also appealed more to a certain market. Mainly european, whereas Aretha is universal and her songs are legendary. I can hardly remember one of Tina's songs. I do not have one record from her. I would never buy her records. I do not like her husky voice. Give me miss Aretha any day. She gives me goose bumps.'
The music industry is losing its appeal because it has not manners anymore and fails to give real talent any respect. This is why people are tuning out.No wonder they begged MJ to come on their shows. Even the likes of Beyonce couldn't get people to tune in, it says a lot. Beyonce will have infuriated many people in the black community by her remarks.

[Datsymay]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y0fAwy0upEw

That was beautiful

[loverofmusic]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y0fAwy0upEw

^^^^
Gives me goosebumps. Thanks for posting.

I have major respect for Tina and all of the other QUEENS that Beyonce mentioned in her performance, but it's hard for me to put anyone above Aretha. LOL In the end, the are all QUEENS, Chaka, Gladys, Diana, Sarah, Mahalia, Whitney, Janet and all of the rest. If anything, Mahalia Jackson is the true Queen IMO because she's the only one that stayed true to "serving" God musically.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BTwHMD42SA
^^^
Beyonce said "Queen" not "Queen of Soul."

[suspicious_mind]

I think that Aretha should act her age.

[Marilyn Monroe]

yea but if you call someone else the whole title 'King of Pop' you cant because Michael has that title. but theres more than one king in general out there in the male spectrum theres James brown, Michael, Elvis, little richard etc.....
so why can only one woman have the title of queen?
Madonna is a Queen too..of Pop.....so why cant tina be a queen too? shes one of the people who revolutionized dance..look at all of Beyonces modern moves...
let Tina Turner be the queen of dance and soul and Aretha be the queen of soul itself since she cant dance. Beyonce might become queen in the future too. shes so huge now. and they'll be another queen of pop after Madonna im sure.

also with this diva attitude, aretha does not deserve it. simply because people have talent does not excuse bad personalities. lets stop letting celebs get away with bad attitudes, that 'the common folk cant', they are not gods, if they are mean to other people, im not a fan of theirs. it also shows how they might treat people less unfortunate than them as well. divas or divos (for males lol)only care about themselfs. and im tired of celebrity worship going overboard, so they can get away with it. why because they can sing? ooh wow, what about doctors that saves lives everyday, we never say they are so special. so aretha gets this conceited, shes not the only queen, she needs to get over herself. like kanye....omg anyway think about it.

[Tony R]

^^ Like that! Well put.

[Roxanne]

umm aretha doesnt have a bad personality and she wasnt mean towards anyone.
she said she dismissed the comment as it was a cheap shot for controversy.
as i've said before that title belongs to aretha and only her

[arXter]

also with this diva attitude, aretha does not deserve it. simply because people have talent does not excuse bad personalities. lets stop letting celebs get away with bad attitudes, that 'the common folk cant', they are not gods, if they are mean to other people, im not a fan of theirs. it also shows how they might treat people less unfortunate than them as well. divas or divos (for males lol)only care about themselfs. and im tired of celebrity worship going overboard, so they can get away with it.

as someone who is a Britney fan, aren't you taking this little incident too far to say things like "they shouldn't get away with it"?

best thing anyone can do is ignore them if you want to treat them like "common folk" - if they do something serious, then let the right authorities deal with it and we keep our gobs shut and just enjoy their music or, if you don't like their work, put on something else to listen to.

when will we ever get tired of the backstage obsession with celebrities' personal lives?

[HealtheWorld]

Her peers have voted Aretha to be the Queen of Rock'n Roll in VH1's "100 Greatest." Tina was the runner-up.

http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_gre...62765&start=81

[Datsymay]

[quote=HealtheWorld;1302530]Her peers have voted Aretha to be the Queen of Rock'n Roll in VH1's "100 Greatest." Tina was the runner-up.

Good. Tina has always got the sympathy vote, but I do not think she was ever regarded as a great singer. She was a double act with her husband, and she came back at 40 with a short skirt and looking good. But I think the voice was more suited for rock and roll, cause all you need is a gritty voice. I doubt she has ever sang a ballad. I was impressed by her courage to return to the stage at such an age, but Aretha is the one that has the universal appeal and has done that from the get go. All on talent alone.