I'd Rather Go Blind

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"I'd Rather Go Blind" is a 1967 song written by Etta James, Ellington Jordan, and Billy Foster. First recorded by Etta James, it was released as the B-side to her single "Tell Mama" and has since become one of her signature songs.^{scope: entire paragraph}

Angelina first covered the song in a home recording, which she posted to her YouTube cover channel in 2019. In 2022 she posted a snippet on TikTok, which was likely recorded in 2021. She performed it the first time live in her 2024 Glendale concert, featuring Jimmy Z on harmonica, who had played many year for Etta James.

Performances by Angelina

2019 Home studio recording

Angelina first covered the song in a home recording, which she posted to her YouTube cover channel in 2019, but took it down soon after that. Fans published copies of that, the most popular one has a/v enhancements. While the video was likely recorded in 2018-04, it is unclear when the dubbed audio was recorded.

• Home recording, with a backing track (2019 - recording)

  I'd Rather Go Blind - Angelina Jordan (13) - 4K UHD video - sound enhanced^↗

2021 social media snippet

• Home recording, with piano (2021 - recording)

  Angelina jordan new instagram story #angelinajordan^↗(fragment)

2024 Glendale concert

• US concert Alex Theater, Glendale, 2024 (2024-09-20 - live)

  Angelina Jordan “I’d Rather Go Blind” with Jimmy Z, Alex Theatre, Unedited. Wow!!^↗

Rehearsal

• US concert Alex Theater, Glendale, 2024 (2024-09-16 - rehearsal)

  NEW: Angelina Jordan - Rehearsal time, Part 2 #angelinajordan #reaction #new #viral #fyp #live #show^↗

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