Etta James — Something's Got a Hold on Me
Album: The Definitive Collection
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Total ratings: 1907
Released: 1962
Length: 2:42
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Sometimes I get a good feeling
I get a feeling that I never, never had before
And I got to tell you right now
I believe, I really do believe that
Something's got a hold on me
(Oh, it must be love)
Something's got a hold on me right now child
(Yeah, it must be love)
Let me tell you now
I never felt like this before
Something's got a hold on me that won't let go
I believe I'd die if I only could
I sure feel strange, but I sure feel good
I said, oh yeah
It must be love
(You know it must be love)
Let me tell you now
Something's got a hold on me
(Oh, it must be love)
Something's got a hold on me right now child
(Yeah, it must be love)
Let me tell you now
I got a feeling, I feel so strange
Everything about me seems to have changed
Step by step, I got a brand new walk
I even sound sweeter when I talk
I said, oh yeah
It must be love
(You know it must be love)
Let me tell you now
My heart feels heavy, my feet feel light
I shake all over, but I feel alright
I never felt like this before
Something's got a hold on me that won't let go
I never thought it could happen to me
My heart was heavy when in misery
I never thought it could be this way
Love's sure gonna put a hurting on me
I said oh yeah
It must be love
(You know it must be love)
Yeah he walks kike love
(Yeah he walks like love)
And he talks like love
(And he talks like love)
Makes me feel alright
(Makes me feel alright)
In the middle of the night
(In the middle of the night)
Na na na na!
I get a feeling that I never, never had before
And I got to tell you right now
I believe, I really do believe that
Something's got a hold on me
(Oh, it must be love)
Something's got a hold on me right now child
(Yeah, it must be love)
Let me tell you now
I never felt like this before
Something's got a hold on me that won't let go
I believe I'd die if I only could
I sure feel strange, but I sure feel good
I said, oh yeah
It must be love
(You know it must be love)
Let me tell you now
Something's got a hold on me
(Oh, it must be love)
Something's got a hold on me right now child
(Yeah, it must be love)
Let me tell you now
I got a feeling, I feel so strange
Everything about me seems to have changed
Step by step, I got a brand new walk
I even sound sweeter when I talk
I said, oh yeah
It must be love
(You know it must be love)
Let me tell you now
My heart feels heavy, my feet feel light
I shake all over, but I feel alright
I never felt like this before
Something's got a hold on me that won't let go
I never thought it could happen to me
My heart was heavy when in misery
I never thought it could be this way
Love's sure gonna put a hurting on me
I said oh yeah
It must be love
(You know it must be love)
Yeah he walks kike love
(Yeah he walks like love)
And he talks like love
(And he talks like love)
Makes me feel alright
(Makes me feel alright)
In the middle of the night
(In the middle of the night)
Na na na na!
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Can't believe its been nearly 10 years since she passed. RIP, woman! Hope she's still groovin' somehow.
Damn, Etta!
what a voice!
"Something's got a hold on me"
Some songs just aren't long enough, which, makes them just right.
Some songs just aren't long enough, which, makes them just right.
Great - greater - most greatest
fedtho wrote:
WOman real good!
Man this feels good.
WOman real good!
Man this feels good.
Queen of soul...
springof63 wrote:
Spring of 63, I recon that comment will be with me now whenever Bob comes on, and I think your spot on, if it was n't it should have been.
"i woke last night to the sound of thunder,
how far off i sat & wondered,
started humming a song from 1962"
i reckon it had to be this one !
how far off i sat & wondered,
started humming a song from 1962"
i reckon it had to be this one !
Spring of 63, I recon that comment will be with me now whenever Bob comes on, and I think your spot on, if it was n't it should have been.
My shoulders hitch right and left, my elbows go south. I lift my hands to the music, Etta, Etta, Etta.
TerryS wrote:
Plus One
Plus 2
Plus One
Plus 2
OF COURSE one of the biggest EDM tracks of the past few years had an incredible voice and track it sampled from....
"i woke last night to the sound of thunder,
how far off i sat & wondered,
started humming a song from 1962"
i reckon it had to be this one !
how far off i sat & wondered,
started humming a song from 1962"
i reckon it had to be this one !
wow. just wow!
Amazing, this song Re-starts my entire day!
turning it WAY up.
She was really something
ditto
hayduke2 wrote:
hayduke2 wrote:
Godlike!
Godlike!
WoooOOOooow... THIS is MUSIC!
pdbowers wrote:
Kurt actually would have loved this song had he heard it.
Nirvana
Kurt actually would have loved this song had he heard it.
rdo wrote:
I have noticed you are not critical of anything from prior to say, 1970 or esp 1960. You just put your rubber stamp on all of it.
If you place this in your own context; in time, you will probably have your own favorite decades. Not that rubber stamps will exist then.
I have noticed you are not critical of anything from prior to say, 1970 or esp 1960. You just put your rubber stamp on all of it.
If you place this in your own context; in time, you will probably have your own favorite decades. Not that rubber stamps will exist then.
Jitskeharm wrote:
Plus One
And Again on july 19th! Thanks!
Gcrard wrote:
Gcrard wrote:
This must be my lucky day. First Chet Atkins - Jam Man, now Etta James! Thanks RP
Plus One
And Again on july 19th! Thanks!
Gcrard wrote:
Gcrard wrote:
This must be my lucky day. First Chet Atkins - Jam Man, now Etta James! Thanks RP
This must be my lucky day. First Chet Atkins - Jam Man, now Etta James! Thanks RP
Beautiful - I'm happy to have heard this.
oldfart48 wrote:
I have noticed you are not critical of anything from prior to say, 1970 or esp 1960. You just put your rubber stamp on all of it.
where is that 20 button.......
I have noticed you are not critical of anything from prior to say, 1970 or esp 1960. You just put your rubber stamp on all of it.
where is that 20 button.......
I know people won't like this, but I find this very hard to listen to. I am just being honest. 2
Nirvana
So THAT's where that comes from!
Love you, Etta.
Miss Etta!
MAN that's a good song.
Excellent, soulful and upbeat, thank you Radio Paradise DJ.
Liquid Hapiness
A good way to wake up!
Remembered this, but I'd forgotten how much it motivated me to move, fast 'n' smooth... Thanks, Bill...
Try staying still to this one !
Nice!!
Goosebumps, people, goosebumps!
wow
GUUURRRRLLLLLLLL.!!! .damn you could belt it..
goosebumps!
Thank you!
Love Etta, would love to hear her 'Miss You' tune on here
boober wrote:
Wikipedia sez:
Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Hawkins, an African-American girl who was only 14 at the time. Her father has never been identified, but was rumored to be Caucasian.<6> James speculated that her father was the pool player, Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, and met him briefly in 1987.<7> Due to her mother being often absent from their Watts apartment, conducting relationships with various men, James lived with a series of foster parents, most notably "Sarge" and "Mama" Lu. James referred to her mother as "the Mystery Lady".<6>
I bet she could shoot a mean game of pool.
Supposedly,she is the daughter of pool shooting legend...Minnesota Fats.
https://www.answers.com/topic/etta-james-4
Supposedly,she is the daughter of pool shooting legend...Minnesota Fats.
https://www.answers.com/topic/etta-james-4
Wikipedia sez:
Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Hawkins, an African-American girl who was only 14 at the time. Her father has never been identified, but was rumored to be Caucasian.<6> James speculated that her father was the pool player, Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, and met him briefly in 1987.<7> Due to her mother being often absent from their Watts apartment, conducting relationships with various men, James lived with a series of foster parents, most notably "Sarge" and "Mama" Lu. James referred to her mother as "the Mystery Lady".<6>
drewd wrote:
Amen! Thank goodness it's Etta!
Fooled me.. Thought it was Flo Rida from Clear Channel.
Thank goodness it's Etta...Whew !
Thank goodness it's Etta...Whew !
Amen! Thank goodness it's Etta!
Oh goody, grandpa's music again!
BLECH!
BLECH!
Etta James by Burns!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mykalburns/
Etta James at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California. 13 August 2008.
When I met her in 2001, Etta James was just about the sweetest woman you'd ever hope to meet. She was exactly what you would want your grandmother to be.
Now, seven years later at age 70, I have to assume she's still just that sweet. BUT...when the Queen of the Blues starts singing those dirty blues numbers, things turn nazzty. That sweet, grandmotherly woman is filthy! And, I like it.
All rights reserved.
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Etta James, born Jamesetta Hawkins, died today January 20, 2012, at age 73, Riverside, California, U.S.
R.I.P. Great Singer.
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Fooled me.. Thought it was Flo Rida from Clear Channel.
Thank goodness it's Etta...Whew !
Thank goodness it's Etta...Whew !
Bat wrote:
No Marcia Ball? Impossible! What's up out there in CA? You gotta fix!
Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli and Lou Ann Barton team up to do a good cover of this song on an album they put out together a number of years ago.
I just checked and there's not a single Marcia Ball tune on RP. This must change!
I just checked and there's not a single Marcia Ball tune on RP. This must change!
No Marcia Ball? Impossible! What's up out there in CA? You gotta fix!
Puhleeeze, more Etta James!
Oh Good God can I gettan Amen!
impossible not to tap one's foot and sway dat body!!
Dancin again!!
New Year's Eve found us at home (Mrs. Lizard is recovering from surgery) watching Daryl Hall's "Live from Daryl's House" best-of compilation on WGN. We heard two amazing voices that we hadn't been aware of: Eli "Paperboy" Reed and Fitz and the Tantrums with lead singer Michael Fitzpatrick. '60s soul never sounded so sweet! Check 'em out.
I bet she could shoot a mean game of pool.
Supposedly,she is the daughter of pool shooting legend...Minnesota Fats.
https://www.answers.com/topic/etta-james-4
Supposedly,she is the daughter of pool shooting legend...Minnesota Fats.
https://www.answers.com/topic/etta-james-4
ahhhhh
Urge to work slowly coming up. Don't stop Bill~!!!!!
My boss will thank you
Urge to work slowly coming up. Don't stop Bill~!!!!!
My boss will thank you
Great - outstanding!
We be dancin on our chairs here at the office!
good gawd, what a voice!
twitterpated wrote:
I have a copy of that DVD. Although I was ready to be ultra-skeptical about Beyonce singing Etta's quintessential classic "At Last," I agree with you, Beyonce did a wonderful job. Tough role though. I had no idea Etta's life had been so intense.
yeah, good movie—well done.
I have a copy of that DVD. Although I was ready to be ultra-skeptical about Beyonce singing Etta's quintessential classic "At Last," I agree with you, Beyonce did a wonderful job. Tough role though. I had no idea Etta's life had been so intense.
yeah, good movie—well done.
This SONG has got ahold of me now...oh, oh, oh it must be love!
In New Orleans in the late 60s I remember this song being played on AM radio. How things have changed. . . .
Love the classic call and response on this.
What a voice!
jagdriver wrote:
I have a copy of that DVD. Although I was ready to be ultra-skeptical about Beyonce singing Etta's quintessential classic "At Last," I agree with you, Beyonce did a wonderful job. Tough role though. I had no idea Etta's life had been so intense.
Check out the Cadillac Records DVD with Beyonce as Etta. (She did a wonderful job!)
I have a copy of that DVD. Although I was ready to be ultra-skeptical about Beyonce singing Etta's quintessential classic "At Last," I agree with you, Beyonce did a wonderful job. Tough role though. I had no idea Etta's life had been so intense.
Ride, Sally, ride!
Most excellent, love it!
Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli and Lou Ann Barton team up to do a good cover of this song on an album they put out together a number of years ago.
I just checked and there's not a single Marcia Ball tune on RP. This must change!
I just checked and there's not a single Marcia Ball tune on RP. This must change!
great video of etta and dr. john https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMd19sE6U4
saw her about a year ago...what a star!!!!
Very nice!!
OMG, what an awesome song! She can really sing. Go, Etta, go!
Heh, it walks like love.
Stave wrote:
Funny comment, me an 8
Who the hell was voting this a three?
Funny comment, me an 8
Check out the Cadillac Records DVD with Beyonce as Etta. (She did a wonderful job!)
Who the hell was voting this a three?
Hmm. Giving it a 9 but seriously wondering if I'm under-rating it...
Oh Etta! 'nuf said.
gotta bump to 10
Oh! Migawdddd!!!! Hit me, Etta!!! I'm still standing...
Papernapkin wrote:
I don't know about more feeling, just a different feeling.
This has so much more feeling than Bridge Over Troubled Water which was played a short time ago.
I don't know about more feeling, just a different feeling.
This has so much more feeling than Bridge Over Troubled Water which was played a short time ago.
denmom wrote:
that's what i'm talkin about
TESTIFY!
that's what i'm talkin about
element1 wrote:
Overplayed.
WTF are you talking about? good god y'all check the soul
Overplayed.
WTF are you talking about? good god y'all check the soul
Overplayed.
AMEN SISTER!
TESTIFY!
Hey, I'm wearing a turtleneck sweater today...just like Etta's.
Love that woman!
Love that woman!
really adorable...
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! UUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
I believeeeeeeeeee
I believeeeeeeeeee
Come on?! Who gave this a one? How can you not like this.
Whoa, this just stopped me right in my tracks.
trekhead wrote:
I think this is who Amy Winehouse is trying to copy.
This is an 8.
Amy, 6 -7.
yeah, if your rating her next to a train wreck.
lester wrote:
She rocks the fricken house.........
Frater_Kork wrote:
Goodness gracious this lady rocks!
teapot wrote:
Just got tickets to see her at the Fillmore in SF. Can't wait! Etta could teach today's half-baked emoti-charlatan singers a thing or two.
Yeah, like really singing for a change. She has a bigger voice in her left ear lobe than 99% of todays "singers"!
I know Etta had a couple of problems, but does she drink, take cocaine and down animal tranquilizers before cancelled concerts, too?
trekhead wrote:
I think this is who Amy Winehouse is trying to copy.
ya think?
I think this is who Amy Winehouse is trying to copy.
This is an 8.
Amy, 6 -7.
Just got tickets to see her at the Fillmore in SF. Can't wait! Etta could teach today's half-baked emoti-charlatan singers a thing or two.
Etta is old school cool...
jmwspg wrote:
She's awsome in concert. Naaasty tho!
Yep gotta love a large booty in spandex shorts. Viva!!!
sing it from your whole HEART, woman! S-O-U-L - and on Sunday morning! Amen!
Oh. My. God.
SO GOOD.
I usually love Etta...but I'm not getting this one.
Anybody who puts less than an 8 for this, or any Etta James track has the heart of a fish and the soul of a stone.
What a voice! I love Etta.
Etta got a hold on me!
From the Windy City on a windy day
This is making me dance at my desk! Cube party!
Wonderful. If you like the soul style, see the following: (click here)
I just heard it: a soundscaped version Etta James' first verse of this song has been used by Avicii in his 2011 song "Levels".
Find Avicii's lyrics to see for yourself.
And once again, we all have Bill to thank for playing this classic. Thank you so much.