# Aretha to Beyonce: I \*am\* the Queen! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427 "2008-02-13T14:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/1 "2008-02-13T14:27:18Z")
See [here at this link to the MSNBC story](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23136138/). Apparently at the Grammy’s, Aretha performed, but when Beyonce Knowles introduced Tina Turner, she (B) lavishly called her (T) “the queen.” And, well, since Aretha _is_ the Queen - let none call her anything different - she was not amused. Rowr - hiss! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/2 "2008-02-13T14:46:35Z")
I’d say that Aretha chewed Beyonce up and spit her out but based on the picture I don’t think Aretha’s spit anything out recently. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/3 "2008-02-14T03:19:49Z")
I guess even royalty can be petty. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/4 "2008-02-14T03:24:15Z")
Well…She **is** the Queen. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/5 "2008-02-14T03:32:53Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] I’d say that Aretha chewed Beyonce up and spit her out but based on the picture I don’t think Aretha’s spit anything out recently. [/QUOTE] P-U-D-D-I-N-G. Feed the Queen A-S-A-P. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/6 "2008-02-14T03:48:18Z")
Stupidest thing to be outraged over…ever. ---
**Author:** ![Mesquite-oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/7 "2008-02-14T06:45:16Z")
I have always held up Aretha Franklin (please, no big lady jokes, remember when she sings she blows people’s minds and everyone wants to party with her) to my kid and her friends as being the ultimate female artist. I am disapointed that she would be so un-queen-of-soul like. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/8 "2008-02-14T08:05:29Z")
Time to cue Steely Dan’s “Hey, Nineteen.” I know Beyonce’s 26, but she’s still a young 'un to me. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-to-beyonce-i-am-the-queen/437427/9 "2008-02-14T08:34:22Z")
Now, who actually thinks that Beyonce’ had anything to do with writing that intro? If anyone deserves criticism, it would be the writers. Now to the point- who IS the Queen of Soul? This must be settled with broadswords, Highlander-style- There can be only one!