R&B singer Brandy has been known to venture into her bathroom and apply her vocal prowess to some of musics best known classics. This time the star, whose new reality series, ‘Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business’, delivered a rendition of Etta James’ ‘At Last’. Brandy’s new show premieres on April 11th.
Brandy certainly did the song justice. Every note was injected with an unmistakable passion and skillfully controlled. However, I always wonder why singers always use this song to show off their ability to do vocal runs. Like the ‘Star Spangled Banner‘, there is absolutely no need to drag out every syllable with over 50 notes. Nonetheless, Brandy still performed it well, unlike a certain dirrty singer who (as usual) turned the song into a complete scream-fest; sounding more like horrible Mariah Carey/Whitney Houston wannabe instead of paying tribute to James.
love it -more stars should do it
Yessss B-Rocka!
It’s good but couldn’t she do a song that Beyonce DIDN’T do? It like saying “I can sing it better than you b****”!
loooool ur sly dig at aguilera is toooo funny loooool
I think she force her voice, which made her sound bad. but she is a really good singer.
Sounds like she’s gargling water! That vibrato was WAY too much and the vocal runs weren’t necessary.. NEXT!
OMG!!!!!!!
CAN YOU SAY OVERSUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOST THE MELODY TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH!!!!
BEYONCE DID THE DAMN THING….BRANDY WAS TRYING TO HARD
Beyonce did it soooo much better
brandy i like you and everything, but get some damn control
brandy can sing, no doubt, but she over did it. christina aguilera still is my favorite to sing this song.
1stly Err Brandy.. DOPE DOPE DOPE, cant wait to see her recording in the studio doin her s***, and she is very much controlled in her element… I love this freestyle singning.. its not planned so if shes jus exploring herself then let it be.. i call it a 2 min teaser.
@HOWW and anyone else
Errmm WHAT!
Dont act like its Beyonces song. If K-rowland did it then it wud ur point would be more valid.
and the reason for the runs might have something to do wid making it her own. Thats brandys style believe it or not. Her RUns and Rasp are Fuking PLatnum. Nuff Sed!!!!!
sorry but beyonce sung it soooooooooo much better, brandy seems she got something to prove always goin behind someone after they sang a good song(like ashanti/with somewhere over the rainbow)…child get your aSS OUT THE BATHROOM SINGING AND GO IN A STUDIO to record your next album, but 1st get that next record deal!
Christina<Beyonce<Brandy.
sorry Beyonce, but Brandy managed to kill this song in her bathroom!! now that’s talent!
and shut the hell up Cherly Cole u know nothin about singing..
shes always in her damn bathroom – i need her to get to a studio and make me a new album
Please Christina kills both brandy and beyonce with one single note!
Brandy can sing…umm we know this Brandy. U can stop with the bathroom recordings…
Beyonce’s version is allot better…Brandy was doin wayyy to much
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW GO HEAD BRAND-BRAND !! Definetly in the top 10 best singer of our time ! Love her ! Human was Eveeeeerything !
Reality show= Brandy recording in the studio = new album.
Brandys bathroom performances have always been freestyled, and thats the beauty about her If she planned how she was doing every note. or if it was sung quite plainly. Yall wud sayin that shes borin etc.. and still say that beyonce sang it better.
Dont know about everyone else but when i watch her I not watchin the runs so much.. Im watching and LOVIN the power in her voice.. shes still growing and expanding and da whole thing is refreshing. = A vocal Master Piece
BEYONCE’S IS SOOO MUCH BETTER! BEYONCE VOICE IS AMAZING. NOT ONLY THAT BEYONCE SONG IT IN FROMT OF BILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD, ALSO IT WON A GRAMMY
WHEN BEYONCE SONG THIS ON HER TOUR IT WAS JUST AMAZING
PHAIL!!!
SHE TRYNNA DO RIFFS LIKE BEY B*** IT DIDNT WERK
SEE BRANDY U NEAD TOO STAY N YO LANE N BE YOSELF!!!
@Stoney-Brie
Agree
Love brandy voice
Stop comparing brandy to beyonce & christian….
@BLASIN WEN BEY SING DA HOLE WELRD STOPS CUZ HER VOICE IZ SOOO AMAZIN!!
TRANDY MADE MY EARZ HURT!
Umm Brandy girl, one question. Why at last? You trying to prove something because Beyonce ended your career? @stoney-brie is the only one who said brandy sounded better obviously she is a bey hater and knows s*** about singing!
@Blasian
Typically Beyonce stan
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@ BEYDABESS
Next time u try to leave a neagtive/hate comments …make sure learn how to spell hunni
WAHHHHHHHTTTT
Beyonce cant sing like BRANDY can.
Beyonce =POwer
Brandy =PAssion, and Sincere
Brandys Runs are MUCH different to Beyonces, brandy said once that she would love to collaborate with Beyonce and that she loves her so theres no beef. EVeryone knows it be Beyonces song ‘Callidic Records’ etc but so what..- some of yall are acting like shes singing ‘Single Ladies’ or something.!!!
Love Brandy Baby
StayAfro said : some of yall are acting like shes singing ‘Single Ladies’ or something.!!!
LMFAO *SO TRUE*
she killed the animal and burnt th burger…
talk about OVER SINGING. chile smh
yawn…when she comes out with an album, maybe I will be interested. Anyone can sound good in a bathroom #noshade.
STFU!!! YOU IDIOT STANS KNOW NOTHING. ETTA JAMES AT 70 SANG IT BETTER THAN F****** BEY OR HAS BEEN BRANDY. YALL SEEM TO FORGET THE B**** GOT DROPPED FROM HER LABEL FOR A REASON AND ASS SHAT RAJ J CANT SELL S*** EITHER. NOW SIT YO ASSES DOWN!!!!!!!!!
BRANDY U SUCK!!!!! YOU TOOK A CLASSIC BLUES SONG AND MADE IT AN AMERICAN IDOL AUDITION. WHAT HAPPENED? BRANDY LOST HER VOICE ALREADY. SMFH.
ETTA JAMES IS IN THE RRHOF FOR A REASON. NOW THESE YOUNG B******? GO BACK TO COLLEGE! GET A TRADE. DAYUMMM.
Trent you turning into a hater like Sam, Christina can sing this song hella better, so please. SIT DOWN.
SHE DID GREAT GO AHEAD BRANDY BUT THIS TIEM PUT OUT A HOT ALBUM PLEASE
@Marcella:
LOL I THOUGHT THE SAME BUT WHO CARES
@DEAD AT DISSIGN CHRISTINA AGUILERA
WE KNOW THATGRAPEJUICE DOESNT LOVE STORNG VOCALS LIEK BRANDY OR RIHANNA BUT WHISPERING S*** LIKE JANET O JLO
WE KNOW IT
EPIC label havent got a clue how to look after anyone properly
They cudnt even take care of Jennifer Lopez properly and she has a commercial appeal. They released the wrong singles for her album.
Brandy is the MOST underrated artist there is in this industry, she is so dope that most heavy weight artists/producers are influenced by her and try to jack her style.
EPIC is an EPIC Fail itself.
BRANDYs Coming back popberly and shes lettin yall know that she still got the Pipes, wid a bit of bathroom fun.
TRANDY N CRISTINA GAGULERA= EPIC PHAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!
what a voice!!! get it b rocka
HERE IS ETTA JAMES AT 71. LAST YEAR ON DWTS SINGING “AT LAST”. BETTER THAN BRANDY BY A MILE.
http://2ze.us/2qM
what a fukin amazin gift. brandys voice.
Bran killed with this version. No matter what you Beyonce worshipers say. She was hoarse, and she still SANG the F*ck DownE!! Take y’all head out of B’s ass and then u might be able to recognize TALENT when you see and hear it! Brandy’s tone is amazing, she is definitely a better singer than Beephomet!
I loooovee Brandy! I think she is the most underrated singer/vocalist/artist! She did sound good, however, she oversang the crap out of this song! Dang! The melody got lost in the middle of it!
Oh and that wig GOTS TO GO!!!!!!!!
LOVE ME SOME BRANDY !!!! HOWEVER……………
THIS COVER WAS A HOT MESS. THERE WAS A COOL RUN IN THERE…BUT SHE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
DIFFERENT KEYS AND DIFFERENT TEMPOS.
BRANDY I LOVE YOU , NO MORE BATHROOM VIDEOS THO! IT’S BECOMING LIKE YOURE WANTING ATTENTION, AND IM LOOKING OUT FOR YOU BABY!!!!
Shut up HATER !!
Christina >>>>>>>> Fatyonce >>>> Brandy
her version kills beyonce’s and brany’s too !?
what r u thinking , dumb ass *_*
I thought it was a good video ! i love this version as well as Christina’s version and Countess Vaughn ripped it on the Parkers to !!!!
Brandy shitted on Beyonce once again.
Beyonce cannot come close to Brandy vocals.
First off, AT LAST is not Beyonce’s song, it’s Etta James’ song.
Second of all, Brandy shitted, pissed, spit all over Beyonce’s snooze fest, emotionless version of AT LAST.
Third of all, Beyonce stans stay mad because Beyonce will never be as amazing or make incredible music like Brandy.
i prefer beyonces version it evoked more of an emotional response from me xxx
BRANDY’S IS BETTER THAN BEYONCES AND SHE DIDNT FORCE ANYTHING HER VOICE IS HORSE AND SHE KILLED IT!
BRANDY BRINGS RAW EMOTION, U CAN TELL SHE LOVES TO SING AND TAKES IT VERY SERIOUS
Trent your misguided attempts at critique are the main reason I for one, scroll past everytime I see a post with your name on it. Did you honestly open your mouth to say Brandy ad-libbing like a choir reject everywhere was better than Christina Aguileras rendtion of ‘At Last’. Christina yes of course was over the top but her technique control, runs and diction s*** all over Brandy’s ten times over. The merit of a true singer. Plus the way she holds that final note in that rendtion. Amazing. Maybe you forgot…check it out again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njph0QyXcKs
You know what, maybe your posts will actually be taken seriously when some Trini artist like Machel Motanano or Alison Hinds make it off the island. Or you do a post on dry ass Heather Headley. That’s the only way I’d be able to say that you know what you’re talking about.
And I believe she chose this song in dedication to her MAN FLO RIDA Why must yall act like Beyonce is god? Brandy came before her, doesnt matter how hard she fell off, she still has it… and got it all with out gimmicks, Alter ego’s and booty shorts.. Oh , and a high profiled relationship…Beyonce stans yall kill me, with that devil worshiping stiff emotionless chick
To tell the truth both Brandy and Beyonce can sing, but in this case Brandy over sang this song. Also for those of you that says Brandy sounds better, you really need to go back and think about that. Brandy is trying real hard because she needs a record deal. Beyonce don’t have to try that hard she has a record deal and what (16) grammy’s to prove her vocal talent. Beyonce is a super star with raw talent and it can’t be denied. Beyonce sells out areana’s, what about Brandy.
You know Brandy was all over the place with this song. She was just trying to hard to fit herself in with this song. Sorry but Rhianna would have done better with this song.
EVERYBODY SHUT YOUR TRAP SHE KILLED IT!!! lmao j/k everyone is intitled to your opinion no matter how stupid….SHE DID THAT S***!!! b**** gives me chills everytime……and then she just turn off the camera because she knows she doesnt have to say S***! I’m just saying….im a brandy stan that is a known fact.
CHECK BRANDY ACTING ALL HARD CAUSE SHE KILLED A MAN,
HONEY YOU HAVE NO EMOTION TO SING THIS SONG, YOU KILLED A HELPLESS MAN,
B**** LEAVE IT TO BEYONCE, HER VOICE IS MORE POWERFUL, DONT BELIVE ME CHECK OUT HER OTHER RANDITIONS OF ETTA JAMES. B**** PLEASE STAY IN YOUR BATHROOM CAUSE YOU CAN’T SELL ARENAS. AND YOUR NEW SHOW LOOKS A HOT ASS MESS, LOL PROMOTE YOUR FAME WHOREING FAMILY OUT BISH. AND BTW YOUR NO LEGEND DARLING NO ONE KNOWS YOUR NAME, IN ANOTHER 20 YEARS YOU’LL BE FORGOTTEN.. QUOTE ME!
Shes just so sad, 1st the hole Brand new thing she was doin and know this … does Brandy even know who she is anymore she seems so lost…. and shes always singing in that stupid bathroom i wish she would just wash that NASTY lace front while shes there it looks like a f****** hat.. and why would she sing the song so soon after beyonce did it.. dont get me wrong Brandy can sing.. but why would you want Brandy when you can have Beyonce.. she looks better sings better and performes better. Brandy have a seat .. Thanks
and DIVA please kill yoself for mentioning brandy and rihanna in the same paragraph….Rihanna is A MESS OF A SINGER. Brandy freestyled that s***….im sure she wouldnt do all of those rifts in the studio that was just pure passion and the love of singing which non singers would know nothing about. Ughhhhhhhh
BRANDY SHUT IT DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NUFF SAID. BRANDY’S THE BEST TO EVER DO IT SO SIT DOWN WITH THOSE BEYONCE/CHRISTINA COMPARISONS BECAUSE BRANDY JUST SNATCHED ALL PRIVILEDGES TO THIS SONG ALONG WITH BEYONCE’S AND CHRISTINA’S WIGS AND HAIR FOLLICLES!!!!!!!!!!
***DELUSIONALITY IS NOT CUTE***
Christina > Mariah, end. Christina > Mariah’s relevance as too now. Christina gone sing the song the way she wants too, you don’t like it, don’t continue to b**** about it. I think the post was about Brandy, if you took English you’d know to stick to the topic, so keep it about Brandy. All of the women are very talented, whether you like it or not. Whether you like more than others, it is what it is.
Ms. Brandy oversang that but anyone who knows good singing knows she can sing. Why compare her with Beyonce or Christina, they all chose to sing the song differently and either you like their version or you don’t. They all have CONTROL and RANGE and POWER, so who people like best in just opinion, not fact.
Maybe Brandy can come back, she was HUGE in the 90’s.. talk about oversaturation! She was everywhere, I think that may have damaged her career ( not Beyonce). Her voice has gotten better over the years ( as it should). The ladies of the 90’s were all great ( Mariah, Brandy, Monica, etc.)
I can listen to Brandy’s so called “over–doing” the runs and ad-libs because it seems that her voice naturally evokes runs and adlibs anyone else it would annoy me.
“At Last” isn’t Etta James’ song either (for the slow people). She covered it just like Beyonce & MANY others covered it. Just an F.Y.I…
I think she done well, but I like Christina’s better though. Brandy please get to the studio and do your thing. I do agree that Brandy did kill her own career by being ever where mmm Beyonce needs to take notes and take a break before she will end up like J/Lo and Brandy. We the public is trying to tell Beyonce to take a break but she will never listen just like Brandy and J.Lo who didn’t listen to the public. When the public gets tired of you; you will be finish.
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW DARE ANY OF U SAY BEYONCE DID THIS BETTER..’ UR CRAZY IF YOU THINK SO.
Etta james seems to be crazy about Christina’s rendition… check out their Instyle shoot in 06.. and Rolling Stones seem to love Christina’s stylings since they listed her on the GREATEST SINGERS OF ALL TIME LIST!! just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean you always need to throw shade.. its getting tired Trent.. Everybody has their own rendition and honestly they all work… i personally perfer Christina’s, it gives me everything I need. and she has the power to pull off an etta song..
NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY SAYS, BEYONCE HAS A GRAMMY FOR HER VERSION SOMETHING ETTA FAILED AT…. SOMETHING BRANDY WILL NEVER SUCCEED AT AND SOMETHING CHRISTINA OVER SANG AT… THAT IS ALL….
@JOE. But Etta got respect for it though, and to say that Brandy will never succeed at getting a grammy for the song was irrelevant because she didn’t even record the song, but her bathroom version is definitely grammy-worthy if Beyonce got one for it. Ya’ll Bee queens are so sad!
THE REAL QUEEN BEE!!!!
BEYAWNCE TALENT WILL NEVER MATCH UP TO BRANDY’S.
BRANDY OWNED IT AND SHITTED ALL OVER BEYAWNCE’S YUCK VERSION IN HER BATHROOM WITHOUT EVEN TRYING.
HATE ON HATERS!
Ths performance is so HOT. SINGN REALY IS HER 1ST LOVE, CNT WAIT 4 HER NEW SHOW WHER WE GET TO C HER IN DA STUDIO, AS 4 BEYONCE STANS, ON A REAL YAL JUS WORIED DAT BRANDY WIL RECLAIM HER THROWN, ITS A FREESTYLE AND SOM A YAL AH RITE SHE WUDNT DO AS MUCH RUNS IN A STUDIO RECORDN. I JUS WANT DAT ALBUM
Brandy GURL GET THE F*** OUTTA YA BATHROOM ! damn .
I don’t like it at all! it’s too much!
I HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT FOR BEYONCE FOR BRINGING SUCH A TIMELESS SONG BACK INTO OUR GENERATION, IF IT WASN’T FOR BEYONCE YOU WOULDNT KNOW WHO ETTA WAS, BEYONCE SANG THIS SONG INFORNT OF MILLIONS…. YOUR FAVE COULD NEVERRRR. THAT INCLUDES THE KILLER BRANDY WHO KILLED A HOPELESS MAN.
that amazing and it wasnt oversung,.. if she sang it plainly now then u lot will still complain and say it wasnt good enough or she cant sing…. it was pure breath of fresh air… love u brandy always,… get to work on the new album!! cant wait. dont let wat any one says nagative bring you down at all…
All you beyonce worshippers,…. i feel sorry for ya..
BEYONCE=DEVIL WORSHIPPER
wake up now and be careful wat u listen to
Not all that glitters is gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what the f***, a Beyonce stan saying that Christina Aguilera makes a scream fest, LMAO, did you ever listen to Bday? This n****** kill me
Brandy did draw the song out too much but she definitely sang it better than Beyonce. Brandy just sang acapella, while we heard Beyonce sing to a track. I know Bey stans are 30 seconds behind this comment, and I could care less, but Brandy has depth in her voice and will always be the best at what she does, btw Beyonce didn’t kill Brandy’s career, she killed Ashanti’s career but Brandy made the way for young singers like Beyonce so know your music history boo! Brandy,Monica and Aaliyah made it possible. Beyonce is a wonderful artist but some of her stans are unrealistic and uncompromising in the way they measure her success and vocal ability. Beyonce brought in a fresh style of music and can entertain her ass off, like no other female entertainer I have ever seen, but she and Brandy are in two very different categories musically and neither can touch the other.
@dilla
I agree with you 90% and i would like to add that Brandys time is coming again. the Emotion in Brandys voice is so raw that no one can parrallel her vocal tones. Where beyonce has a more powerful voice, brandy still has her own lane, love dat chick to BITS! I wonder what direction she will take her next album?
@Stayafro, I don’t know what direction Brandy is gonna take with this new album but I really do hope that she gets back to her roots as Monica and Janet seems to be doing, I would love that.
@dilla
I just want that Raspy Tone, Powerful voice and a few Slick Runs Riding a sick fresh beat,
I think I want a few songs like ‘WhatHaveyouDoneFor me’ and ‘first n luv.’ ‘risk it all’ and definitly something like DRUM LIFE. cant wait.
I swear Beyonce has the dumbest fans. Beyonce was not the first to sing this song and she most definitely is not the last. Stop being a damn hater yall always have to make everything about beyonce. As far as ELLO is concerned Brandy is set for life Beyonce didnt end anything for her if she wanted to relax until the day she dies she has enough money to do it. What are you doing??? Yeah I did not think so Brandy killed it even with a hoarse voice which she stated she had before she even posted the video. Brandy is and will always be he dopest female singer
Loved it, love her!!
@Stayafro, Cosign at everything you said. When I listen to Brandy her voice moves me because it has so much soul. Brandy is one of my favorite vocalist period! Luv her.
LOVE LOVE LOVE Brandy’s voice. She is truly in a lane all her own vocally. Secondly, she is not covering Beyonce’s song because it is NOT Beyonce’s song. But for the record, Brandy sang in the bathroom and Beyonce in the studio. The fact that ya’ll are even comparing the two says alot. Imagine if Brandy did record an OFFICIAL version. NUFF SAID. Why even comment on a BRANDY post to say something negative like “I hate Brandy”? What has she ever done TO YOU that results in you having such resentment within your heart towards her? I am not understanding this. Center that negative energy for something else like I dunno…..a life.
Her voice is never ever borin for me, theres always something fresh about her. Shes too dope..I hope she gets nu material from tim, danja and who ever else I want her to sale thru the charts too as im sure many other Bran fans do @dilla
Love Brandy and all, but enough of singing in the damn bathroom. She needs to spend more time trying to get signed! Hell get in the studio and sang like that….put it on wax, not on youtube! I’m just saying!
@Jamie what exactly does beyonce stans have to be sad about? and who said I was a beyonce stan? I’m just stating facts, sure I respect Etta for what she did but she didnt get a grammy for the song….and all of these opinions that brandy sung it better wont change the fact that beyonce has a grammy for her version and it goes to show u that the Grammy’s are greater than anybodys opinions….and BRANDY SAID SO HERSELF THAT SHE WAS A BEYONCE STAN! I personally thought she did good…but to think this version slayed beyonce’s multiple versions of at last live on tour and on live tv instead of in her bathroom is nuts…
@joe..
I think the reason why people think that brandys version slayed beys, is because of its raw emotion and accapella. It would be nice to see something like this from Brandy Televised
@ Joe—-The Grammys are not as prestigious as they once were. They hand those b****** out like tic tacs. Did it occur to you that in the 60s they were not handing out Grammys to black artists the way that they do now? Which is why Etta does not have one. Many older artists did not win Grammys until late in their careers so you pointing out that Beyonce won one for “At Last” is INVALID. The song itself is a CLASSIC and it is only natural that they would award now what they didn’t 40+ years ago. Beyonce did a good job singing someone else’s song and so did Brandy ACAPELLA.!
It is scary how ppl on all these blogs defend their favorite celebrities as if they are their personal gods. I mean ppl straight idolize these individuals, esp these beyonce fans, they going in on Brandy saying she tried to hard and beyonce did it btr. I haven’t hrd it yet but that tells me she must have did something since these fans are sounding salty. I heard beyonce’s version and she sounded good to me, so why can’t it be both of these ladies can sing (which they can) and they put their spin on this classic. I mean the the few other ones she had it was nothing but praise, but now since she did something beyonce did, she “over-did-it”? no disrespect but mofos need to get their head out of these celebrities asses b/c s*** face is not a good look.
Omg Beyonce stans are the WORST ppl on the Internet. I guess it makes sense based on who they idolize… Do you know who Brandy is? She doesn’t have to “look” for a record deal. She LEFT epic because they weren’t measuring up and giving her the promotion she deserves. She will likely pick up a contract with Motown records. Brandy is the QUEEN. She paved the way for Beyonce and is the BEST vocalist in the business. She did this for fun and for her fans. Any real musician knows the complexity of Brandy’s ear and how she craps on Beyonce’s talent for vocal arrangement. The business hails Brandy for her amazing gift and skill, it’s only you COMMONERS that can’t recognize her vocal prowess. Sit down.
BRANDY IS SOOO F*CKING UGLY!
UGH THAT BIOTCH IS SO ANNOYING.
SHE THINKS SHE’S FINE BUT SHE IS SOO CONFUSED IN HER WIG!!
THE B*TCH SAID THAT’S HER “NEW LOOK”, ITS NOT!
BRANDY IS COPYING KIM KARDASHIAN’S STYLE! BE YOURSELF YOU HORSE LOOKING B*TCH!!