Carlos Santana: Beyonce Is a Model, Adele Is a Singer

[Harry B]

Couldn't agree more. Folks keep trying to reduce Beyonce to "Just a pretty artist who can dance, and is a media creation" status. Why they keep disrespecting Bey's pipes?

They love to reduce her, a model? Because she's beautiful?

No disrespect to Santana but he's too old and can only probably remember Formation and Crazy in love with his dusty brain. He most likely doesn't understand modern RnB either. And would think that Beyonce was a better artist if she made 10 different covers of the star spangled banner.

 

[Rawtid]

Beyonce is a performer. Voice, showmanship, look, etc. Its not possible to sing Adele type songs and give an awesome performance so she sticks to what's easy but trust she can out sing Adele any day.

 

[Harry B]

But the thing is, she's been making them guttural, powerful heartbreak songs before Adele even became famous.

She's Adele's favorite artist and she did a Macklemore + the independent respected artists are co-signing Adele acknowledging who had the best album, yet this disrespectful old head is reducing her to eye candy

 

[Arianne Martell]

When have Beyoncé had to stop a song b/c she messed up?....I'll wait

 

[TrebleMan]

But the thing is, she's been making them guttural, powerful heartbreak songs before Adele even became famous.

That's what I mean, we've heard songs like Halo and she doesn't get any credit/critical acclaim/awards for it (instead they give it to Taylor Swift/Beck).

Yet she's still the most famous entertainer today. She's doing it on her own terms and should continue to do so.

That way she's not acknowledging this double standard game she can't win.

 

[Address_Unknown]

*Strums notes solemnly in Spanish*
"Got a CAC magic woman."
Crowd=
*Leans into the mic and grips C-chord*
"GOT A CAC! MAGIC! WOMAN!"

*Dodges beer bottles.* "Me no black, Papi.*

Quinceañera Clapton must be looking to pad his greatest hits mixtape with an exclusive single with this chick.

 

[Boqorad]

Beyonce can sing circles around that mediocre beluga whale looking bish.

 

[tremonthustler1]

She'd be Jennifer Hudson status if she were Black. Popular in urban markets and in urban culture mostly. She'd still be known as a great singer, but her popularity would be diminished greatly, compared to how she's viewed now, as a large White Woman who can sing.

Breh, Jennifer Hudson is only in demand by urban markets when somebody dies

 

[TrebleMan]

Also people who knock artists who also happen to be "performers" is code for "I can't dance."

 

[Arianne Martell]

FALSE



A lot of people don't like the lack of storytelling depth within most of Beyonce's music, which I can understand. But don't let that blind you to her voice. If Beyonce wanted to, she could redo Hello, and shyt all over Adele's version.

Whitney made look so easy

 

[Kex]

Say what you want about Beyoncé but she has put in the work and people still coming at her sideways. Girl has been grinding for years harder than any white female counterpart only for him to act like she just there to look pretty? fukk that

 

[Taadow]

might have to put an official remix to that 'maria' song of his:

*somber guitar playing in the background "no nikkas, no nikkaaaaaaaas "

"...he don't care about Beyonce' storyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
growin' up in Spanish Houstonnnnnnnnnnnnnn
he say her singin' is like a model or movie starrrrrrrrrr. OH!
NO NICCAS NO NICCAAAAAAAAAAAA-A-HA-HAAAA-HUH-HAAAAAAS
That's why she lost in West L.A.-heeeeeeeeeee
to the sound of the gui-tarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
...so says Carlos Santana. (*lead guitar riffs*)

 

[BushidoBrown]

he gave us Soul Sacrifice

and black magic woman

 

[proudtobe]

lies!! Beyonce has a waaaaay better range.

 

[jadillac]

Beyonce has no one to blame but herself.

Alot of older ppl don't see her talent, just all the hype and dance.

It's her fault for making mostly un-memorable mindless, pop drivel for the past almost 15 years of her solo career.

She should've mixed it up by now to showcase what she can really do.