WHO SANG IT BETTER: BEYONCE VS. BRANDY
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Two female singers, both with huge fan bases seemed to have recorded the same song, which has caused a slightly heated debate online on whether or not one is better than the other.
Beyonce’s version of the track, “Slow Love,” produced by Stargate, leaked a couple of weeks ago, and shortly after, a version with Brandy’s vocals surfaced.
In my opinion, the song isn’t all that great enough for this to even be an issue. The song seems a little hollow, and unfinished, hence why both ladies left it off of their albums, I Am… Sasha Fierce and Human, which are both out in stores.






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151.
realistic
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
If Brandy was as bigger than beyonce, ya’ll wold say Bey version is better. It’s no point arguing this. We already know bey is a better vocally. Seems like people are not being objective vocallist. Beyonce is not a true singer? Um get on you tube and watch some clips. I can hear all the insecurity spewing out of people’s mouths. I can tell 99.9 of the people who are judging are tone death and can’t sing or can sing a bit and can’t figure out why they ain’t making it. Beyonce give vocally, dance wise, and business wise. Once upon it was brandy. Once upon a time it was Diana Ross. So that who was hear first argument is nonsense. There will always be someone new.
152.
StayAfro33
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
Brandy Brandy Brandy.. this GURL IS MAKING MOVES..lol
I love her, her voice is magic..I like brandys voice better on a simple melody like this track..and ID LOVE TO HER BRANDYS COUNTRY-type VOcals ON SINGLE LADIES… I LOVE BEYONCES SINGLE LADIES and IT SUITS HER but ID LOVE TO SEE HOW BRANDY LACES A COUNRTY-STYLE VOCAL DROP ON SINGLE LADIES..
I MISS THAT BRANDY SWAGGER SHE HAD BACK IN DA DAy
and these VOCALS on ‘SLOW LOVE’ PROVES SHES STILL REVELANT
153.
Kathy
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
The way I see it.
Beyonce sounds like she did during her Destiny’s Child days. (Kinda reminds me of Roc)
Brandy sounds like she did back in the 90s.
They’re both good. Each one did their own.
154.
Niik
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
@146, THAT’S SOOO FUNNY!! I JUST TOLD MY FRIEND THE EXACT SAME THING LAST NIGHT!!! YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RIGHT!!!
155.
slim
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
i think both are good and evn tho i love brandy
im torn on this one…they both did good tho…
156.
Dee
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
Brandy!
157.
SHAWTY
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
BRANDY!!!!!
THIS SONG DOESN’T FIT BEYONCE…..BRANDY ROCKED THIS SONG!
158.
Javon Drake
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
1st Brandy is the $#!+, and has been the $#!+. So please all that aren’t aware reach back and pull out your Brandy Cd!!! It $#!+$ on anything Beyonce has ever even thought about singing!!!! Brandy is Legend!!!!
159.
FIERCEBARBiE
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
Brandy is a amazing singer, and i love her.
But ya’ll can’t tell me for one second that beyonce didn’t kill it!!
160.
PEACE AT HEART
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
I will buy BRANDY without a doubt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
161.
ladylove
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
brandy’s version is wayyyyy better!!!!!!
162.
BRANDY OWNS SLOW LOVE!
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
BEYONCE STANS DISGUST ME TO MY STOMACH. BEYONCE ISN’T THE GREATEST! SHE IS NOT GOOD! EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS NOT GREAT.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEYONCE BEING MORE POPULAR THAN BRANDY.
BRANDY MAKES BETTER MUSIC THAN BEYONCE AND SHE SINGS BETTER THAN BEYONCE WITHOUT ALL THAT ECHO AND SCREAMING CRAP.
GIVE PROPS WHEN ITS DUE AND STOP HATING.
BRANDY>>>>>>>>>BEYONCE
DEAL!
163.
Candi Renee say free lil boo$ie
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
THEY ARE BOTH GIFTED AND VERY TALENTED SINGERS. HOWEVER, BRANDY SINGS UNDER AND HAS SOMETHING EXTRA CALLED THE “ANOINTING”, WHICH IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE. U CAN TELL SHE WAS RAISED IN CHURCH AND WAS A PREACHER’S KID. HER VOICE LITERALLY TOUCHES MY SOUL AND MAKES ME WANNA CRY. I SAID THE SONG HAD TO GROW ON ME WHEN BEE SANG IT BEFORE, BUT WITH BRANDY I LIKED INSTANTLY.
164.
Heemi
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
In my opinion, Brandy sounds better. Beyonce has a stronger voice, so this song is way too simple for her.
165.
BRANDY OWNS SLOW LOVE!
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
@164
Beyonce voice is not stronger.
A great singer can sing any and EVERYTHING and thats BRANDY.
Everything Beyonce can sing, Brandy can do it…BETTER!
166.
bluejuice
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
mannnnn!!!! my gurl b-rocka killed it, her vocalz is jus rediculous
brandy has always been my fav, but i rlly luv both of em them pretty much da same rite now…but i must say that my gurl brandys version was da best
167.
LatinVocals
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
Brandy’s vocal techniques & even tone wise r way stronger & unique compared 2 Beyonce which made the song sound boring IMO, Brandy have better lead melismas, tone projection, control, breathing & harmonies than yonce the only thing yonce has over bran is vibratto but then again Bran has the best Tremolo technique, some people luv brans raspy texture as well ( not me) yonce has a clearer/dynamic tone but doesnt sound as engelic & soulful as brandy, yonces runs & adlibs sounds very common r&b/pop & bran’s runs are def more Gospel/African influential … over all the song is horrible but Bran sang it better … period.punto.
168.
Benaiah
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
I am loving this…because Brandy is my favorite singer in the world, and I am a huge fan and respector of Beyonce, her artistry, and live shows as well… So to have a side by side comparison (which I never do because they are sooooooooo different) is wild. I have to say tho with respect to both ladies that Brandy owns this song. It’s a better fit for her and I am definitely feeling her version more. The song ISN’T that great, but Brandy definitely captivates me on this one with her vocals, the harmonies on the background…and then the ad libs she chose on the chorus that take the background arrangement to another level. Brandy all the way on this one.
169.
Benaiah
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
…….PS, Brandy DOES have a large fan base still. Brandy’s fans have grown with her…and she’s gained a host of fans that consist of real vocalists and musicians that REALLY get what Brandy does vocally, her understanding of music, and her contribution to the industry. Even though SOME people sleep on Brandy’s gift, I for one as a vocalist can’t imagine the game or MY music life without her presence.
170.
PAT
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
i agree with the person way above who said Brandy is a singer’s singer…so i will always be biased
171.
Benaiah
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
OKAY, I know this is my third comment…but I felt the need to say a lot of the stuff said about Beyonce up here is just ridiculous…and the fact of the matter is that a lot of the people that feel that Beyonce’s vocals lack emotion or depth will probably never sit and watch a Beyonce dvd or check her out in concert and be totally blown away and proven wrong….They’re probably just going by what Jamie Foxx’s character Curtis said to Beyonce’ AS DENA JONES in Dream Girls…lol. But don’t let Beyonce’s commercial appeal fool you…she’s got dimensions vocally and is an amazing entertainer…she takes you there…and not just with dancing or catchy hooks. She takes you there in every way at her shows…
I still like Brandy’s version of this song better…demo or not.
172.
M-Deezle
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
I loved both versions, but I have to say that Brandy’s version STRAIGHT SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYED over Beyonce’s. Beyonce doesn’t give me the emotion I would expect from her that made the song sound boring..BRANDY ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!
173.
Xavier
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
Beyonce slayed Ms. Brandy on this! NO SHADE!!!!
174.
jane_doe
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
NEITHER can sing.
175.
Markell
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
I, for one, would never deny that Beyonce is a captivating entertainer and vocalist in her own right. The issue is not about who is the best singer of all time. The post says WHO SANG IT BETTER. The IT being the song SLOW LOVE. Whether one thinks Beyonce is vocally superior to Brandy is irrelevant. Brandy sang this particular song better. SORRY BEY STANS but it’s the truth! The song is SO Brandy anyway and the fact that it sounds like a demo and it is still better than Beyonce’s only proves this point.
Whoever said that Brandy is a singer’s singer is absolutely correct. Someone with a real EAR for music can truly appreciate what Brandy does and NEWSFLASH PEOPLE BEYONCE IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. Beyonce herself has stated that she loves the way that Brandy sings.
176.
lmao
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
@151.
Just because they don’t like Beyonce’s music don’t mean they are insecure. WTF yall read too much into it. Nobody is jealous of Beyonce. If they like Brandy they like Brandy aint got nothing to do with being insecure. Yall try to find a reason as to why they don’t think Beyonce did better. Aint nothing wrong with these people. That don’t mean they crazy lol nobody said it was a fact its an opinion.
177.
tee
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
Everybody thinks beyonce is this greeat singer but @keep it 100.. She is very overated and she cannot sing that good she do need all the hype she is more a performer and the only thing different is she can sing and dance but that dont mean she has that goose pimple voice n neither does brandy but brandy has a very soulful voice and I have alway been a fan of hers I will never get into beyonce like I did for monica alliyah, mona lisa, keisha cole mary j etc they sing with emotion
178.
NitaBonita
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
co sign number 9 all day! and brandy’ s version sounds better HOWEVER i do not like the song AT ALL! both songs sounded like demos that were being tested to see if either artist wanted to use it. brandy’s voice is soooo versatile. she is a true singer. beyonce’s voice has two dynamics loud and powerful or soft and meek ( don’t slaughter me bey stans). i’m just glad the song didn’t see the light of day on either album because it sucks,lol.
179.
BEYONCE_IS_THE_BEST_EVER
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
i love my beyonce always and forever… i wanted 2 listen 2 brandy version before and i like it but my girl beyonce slayed her who ever said brandy version was better was wrong she cldnt hit dem high notes like my the queen b but like i said i like brandy version but beyonce version is way better.. i love you beyonce 4 life…
180.
AmazinG
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
Brandy’s version is better. Beyonce sounds bored.
I <3 Brandy’s voice.
181.
ColdAce
Friday, September 25, 2009 /
How about they combine the 2 and do the song together! Now that would be hot!
182.
conceitedkav
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
Brandy Hands Down (added by Mobile using Mippin)
183.
realistic
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
@ 176
Um, I didn’t say they were insecure because they don’t like bey’s music. speak for yourself don’t say “nobody is jealous of Bey” because that is not true. I don’t like some songs Bey release now in days either. I have to admit brandy did sound bette on this song, because this song was too simple for Bey, so I was anticipating all that she could do.
@Latin Vocal
All that classical training is irrelevent to this. You called Bey singing screaming, but you said Brandy voice is more gospel. Have you ever been to a black church. We sing from the soul. It could get loud. We like that. You need to watch more Bey footage. better yet More gospel footage. I love Brandy’s older albums. The last one was all this soft pop that I was not feeling. Bey is a better vocalist IMO
184.
1*STEP*AHEAD
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
WHY ARE PEOPLE ON HERE TALKING ABOUT BEYONCE’S GREAT AT PERFORMING LIVE? WTF DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS POST?? LMAO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
WHOOOO SANNNGGGG ITTTT BETTTEEERRRRRR??????
THAT’S THE QUESTION.
THE ANSWER…BRANDY! I LOVE HER VOICE. ALWAYS HAVE. ALWAYS WILL.
185.
2 BAD
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
Beyaki looks about 40 in this pic. She doesn’t need to do the natural look. She is definitely NOT a natural beauty. She looks good only in heavy tranny makeup! Ewww she will age terribly! Good thing she has already started doing her little nips and tucks.
Someone said they buy her performance DVD’s and not her CD’s. You are correct! Beyaki is good to watch on stage but listening to all that dramatic screeching and yelling gets annoying after a while (sorry stans but the whole world doesn’t love Beyaki).
I would rather listen to Brandy’s CD over that I AM bullsh*t any day!!!
186.
danny
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
Its a Beyonce && Ciara world… now guess who I voted for.
187.
chad
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
brandy worked that!
188.
jj
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
Another song beyonce would have claimed she wrote
189.
jj
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
They both sang it good, beyonce’s one was studio finished, brandys voice was better to listen to
190.
a
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
you all can hear de duet mix on youtube.
just write: Brandy Beyonce Slow love.
They sound really good together. Why to compare?
191.
oh Lawd
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
@ BRANDY OWNS SLOW LOVE!
calm the f*ck down. it’s not that serious.
dammmmmmmmmnnnnnnnn. people go hard for no reason
you think brandy sang it better, yea, we get it already
quit posting several times. it’s annoying
unfortunately, i do agree with you though, i LOVE beyonce but i just think brandy sounded better. btw, beyonce sings with A LOT of emotion, no need for the lies
192.
Level10
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
neither one of them sung their best in this song….i would love to hear a real duet though, with both ladies singing their hearts out. Now that would be crazy!
Bey has a very strong voice…But i think brandy could hang with bey, without a doubt.
oh and beyonce looks older then brandy in that pic LOL
193.
UM... I GUESS
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
loooooove brandy and her voice is def better for this song!!!
194.
TLMusik
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBeocyPIyxQ
Here’s the DUET
195.
FallBackHaters
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
I think the song is crap, nearly had me sleeping but to me Beyonce had the upper edge because her voice made me more awake.
196.
BRANDY OWNS SLOW LOVE
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
@oh Lawd
F@G FUKK U AND GO SUCK A DIRTY D!CK.
I DO AS I PLEASE.
WHO R U 2 TELL ME 2 CALM DOWN
GET OFF MY CLIT AND KEEP PUMPING IT!
BRANDY SINGS BETTER THAN BEYONCE WITHOUT EVEN SCREAMING AND THIS PROOF.
197.
infiniti
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
i didnt realize how unpolished beyonce voice was til i heard this… brandy wins this
198.
ANEKA
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
half and half. beyonce’s 1st verse was better and her intro ad libs as the song began. but brandy’s chorus is better. the 2nd verse was both equal as was the bridge and the final ending brandy’s ad libs were nice, beyonce provided none. and the way brandy ended it i liked too. i then set the songs to play together at the same time and they sound nice together. i say a duet is in order. the hook is hot though to the writer.
199.
Kanye's Hennesy
Saturday, September 26, 2009 /
B-ROCKA!! Hands down! I am so mad that my girl gets no love! All of her albums r the shit!
200.
Masayah
Sunday, September 27, 2009 /
Brandy’s way better!!
Beyonce’s voice gets a bit annoying because of the way she sings it. I guess it’s just that this song is not suited for her voice.
201.
ki-ki
Sunday, September 27, 2009 /
I like brandy versions also
202.
justpink
Sunday, September 27, 2009 /
big Bey and Brandy fan….but Brandy killed it!!!!!
203.
T. Masterpiece
Sunday, September 27, 2009 /
Brandy’s voice is something extraordinary. She just takes me there and i can listen to her all day long. Her tone, runs,, rifts, & harmonies!!!!!!! No other artist can be compared. Go look at youtube clips of this girl and listen to her albums. proof right there that no one is messin with this chick. if you watch the video they did for the Election 04 The artist got together and made a remake of “Wake Up Everybody” it was produced by Babyface and he knew exactly where to put her in the song and she sits everyone else down. not to mention her part was the longest. I agree with everyone who says shes a singer’s singer with so much versatility. If you listen to her first album “Brandy” you can hear the Whitney influence in the tone and runs.It’s still thee she just doesn’t uses it as much because of the Matureness in her voice. Music is no longer like this because we have people who cant sing in the forefront. Yes Beyonce can sing, shes just not as AMAZING as people hype her up to be. We need real singers like Kelly Price, Faith Evans, Brandy, Monica, Jazmine Sullivan, Lauryn Hill, Fantasia.
204.
sade
Sunday, September 27, 2009 /
I have had so many arguements reguarding this issue…..Beyonce sings better than Ms. Brandy Norwood????? Must i even answer that? People need to wake up and see that Brandy is a BEAST!!!!!!!!! Proven fact do your research. Anyone who is musically inclined knows what i mean. She is RESPECTED in the industry for her vocals. A true God Given Talent. No shade to Bey she can also sing…..but better than Brandy… i DONT THINK SO.
205.
Nupey1999
Sunday, September 27, 2009 /
Brandy…hands down. Bey is a better entertainer though!
206.
TEZZZZZ
Sunday, September 27, 2009 /
BRANDYS VOICE IS WAY BETTER FOR THAT SONG SHE KILLED IT I LOVE THEM BOTH ALMOST EQUALLY BUT BRANDY IS A WHO;LE DIFFERENT SOUND AND IT SOUND SINCERE
207.
dafinestgrl
Monday, September 28, 2009 /
I THINK BOTH ARE GREAT SINGERS I WAS A BRANDY FAN BEFORE I WAS A BEYONCE FAN B/C BRANDY WAS OUT FIRST BUT THEY BOTH CAN SING TO HOWEVER I DONT THINK THIS SONG IS FOR NEITHER OF THEM I CAN SEE KERI HILSON SINGIN SOMETHING LIKE THIS……….ALL 3 OF THEM HAVE GOOD VOICES BUT DIFFERENT STYLES THOUGH……..I’M NOT FEELIN THE SONG IN GENERALTHOUGH.
208.
SOCOMPLEXXX
Monday, September 28, 2009 /
Brandy is the most Whitney Influenced singer of our time.
209.
HALF AMAZIN
Monday, September 28, 2009 /
Children, stop your simple bickering. It’s not about who’s more famous or whom you like better.
Some songs are meant for a certain type of voice. To me, this song is not for Beyonce. Doesn’t mean she can’t sing simply means she shouldn’t sing this song. Pretty simple.
The song isn’t amazing so I can see why they both declined, but Brandy’s voice was better suited for it.
210.
KevLee
Monday, September 28, 2009 /
BRANDY!!!! BRANDY!!! BRANDY has a beautiful alto voice. Beyonce has that same country girl style on everything and it gets a little redundent. I’ll say Brandy. I grew up to Brandy’s music before Beyonce came out. Brandy needs to make a big comeback.
211.
Sarkazm
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 /
I said both sang it well…but I am lean more towards Beyonce in general…but Brandy puts it down in the studio….so I resubmit my vote for Brandy…lol….but she still ain’t Bee…
212.
Sarkazm
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 /
Let me reiterate…Brandy is the biz…in the studio.
213.
AND I DON'T GIVE A FIDDUCK ABIDOUT THIS BIDDITCH
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 /
Brandy KILLED it. It’s her tone, it suited the song well.
too bad it isn’t a good song. i find it boring.
214.
donmonique green
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 /
BRANDY DID IT GIRL !!! I am tired of hearing beyonce corny ass bitch go somewhere take a break you are getting boring an you too fuckn stuck on yoself you treat people like shit as if you are the baddest bitch but you not hoe you nothing but a hoe stuck in her money an always wanting to feel like you just #1 but NO BITCH NO you not brandy I love the way you sang that song an i think you did a GREAT JOB i didnt even listen to beyonce version cause I DONT GIVE A FUCK whereever you from texas go back and jay I wish you wouldve and you couldve done alot better cause yo wife is too fuckin stuck up all this bullshit bt a gym an all that shit wont you help those that need help hoe why you spending money on bullshit dumb ass BITCH !!!!
215.
donmonique green
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 /
BRANDY KILLED IT !!!!! BEYONCE you are getting old bitch SORRY !!!! BRANDY when you coming out wit another album miss hearing your vocals …… BEYONCE sit yo ass down an shut up … PLEASE !!!
216.
ITS ME
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 /
BOTH VERSIONS ARE BORINGGGGGGGGG…BUT !
BRANDY’S I PREFER
BEYONCE..WHERE DA FUCK ARE THE ADLIBS ??..LOL
217.
ThisSongIsGarbage
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 /
#24 STFU! Brandy nor any of those girls started shit. There were females in it before them. There have been many IT girls and Monica is and was better than Brandy’s ass. Anyway, Brandy wasn’t and still isn’t that chick that could dance and sing like Beyonce. Beyonce took this shit to a whole other level that Brandy would not have been able to keep up with back in the day. Now back to the matter at hand, Beyonce kills Brandy vocally, but this song is garbage. Brandy’s weak ass vocals fits this type of song. Beyonce has to hold back on BS songs like this. She needs to to sing more soulful songs like she did on the Cadillac Records sound track.
218.
Tacky Beyonce
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 /
It is only a matter of time until everyone knows about the evil that is Beyonce.
Beyonce is not a good person. This has been revealed time and time again.
Be careful Beyonce, life has a way of catching up to you.
Beyonce needs to calm down she is nothing special. Black people have always danced and sang for white people.
If you are black and make it. Usually for a lady you need to be light skinned with European Features. Well Beyonce is that. U are the norm beyonce. I dont know who the hell is fooling yah.
Oh it must be your uneducated self, and your criminal business partner jay-z.
U both make the same boring music. Its like the same cd over and over again.
219.
ilyy.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 /
BRANDY, man i forgot how amazing her voice was !
” lets make slooow love.” this song fits her voice perfectly ;D
220.
~**JUST RAYNE**~
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 /
brandy
221.
Miss Jaye
Thursday, October 1, 2009 /
That was Brandy’s song from the moment she said the first word…as usual, B was too harsh.
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