It's a great job, but still, not Etta. Sadly, it was reported Etta James was very angry when Beyonce did this song on an awards show (not sure, but perhaps Grammies) She was near the end of her life.
If you've watched America's Got Talent, the very best person they ever had was the ventriloquist Terry Fator, who won 3 or 4 years ago. He did this song, and brought the house down, and it did sound exactly like Etta. I used to enjoy watching his performance on You Tube. But when Etta raised a stink about Beyonce, I noticed he had his performance removed. Too bad.
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