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28. Her voice is as true today as when she was young

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 07:19 PM

Dec 2015

Not many people can still sing when they get older. I know I've lost my voice and she's a lot older than I am. That was really beautiful!

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Obama cries as Aretha Franklin proves why she's the queen of soul [View all] muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 OP

We kinda already have a thread going on this, but ... brett_jv Dec 2015 #1

Oh, my... I cried all the way through it as well... What a treasure she is! hlthe2b Dec 2015 #2

Ditto get the red out Dec 2015 #78

Oh my God. Thank you muriel. You & Aretha just made my day. And FLOTUS looks gorgeous as usual. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #3

Aretha made one of my neighbors cry last summer. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2015 #4

Beautiful. lovemydog Dec 2015 #43

I cried when I saw that mink she was wearing...nt joeybee12 Dec 2015 #5

lol nt wendylaroux Dec 2015 #10

Sable, actually ... brett_jv Dec 2015 #19

I sort of see that, if she got it a long time ago... joeybee12 Dec 2015 #20

I didn't like it but I looked past it too - LiberalElite Dec 2015 #64

She wore one last year when she sang in the East Wing of the White House too. progressoid Dec 2015 #73

Loved Carol King's reaction MiniMe Dec 2015 #6

Carol King wrote a lot of the popular soul songs before she became a recording artist justiceischeap Dec 2015 #7

She did...and she was writing songs long before she became a performer... joeybee12 Dec 2015 #12

SHE'S NOT????? SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #41

I know. ..it's an outrage...nt joeybee12 Dec 2015 #46

Carol King and Gerry Goffin were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame waddirum Dec 2015 #48

Yeah, thanks for saving me the typing ... brett_jv Dec 2015 #52

If I remember right Tab Dec 2015 #17

You're thinking of Bette Midler. Barry Manilow teamed with Bette in the early 70's and that's how mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #22

Ah, okay, that might be it Tab Dec 2015 #26

Her main songwriting partner was her husband Gerry Goffin waddirum Dec 2015 #44

Gerry Goffin. lovemydog Dec 2015 #54

That is an intimidating list, by any standard. Amazing body of work. nomorenomore08 Dec 2015 #63

Yup. Carole King for R & R Hall of Fame. lovemydog Dec 2015 #67

King's LP "Tapestry" is one of the best of all time. n/t Ineeda Dec 2015 #11

Carole King wrote it but... loyalsister Dec 2015 #29

Agree MiniMe Dec 2015 #31

I think she was initially shocked TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #32

I noticed that, too loyalsister Dec 2015 #77

I doubt it'll ever happen but I'd love to see a duet with Aretha and Adele justiceischeap Dec 2015 #8

Adele is outclassed Tab Dec 2015 #18

I'd prefer to see her & Janelle Monae ... the one who did the Motown Medley ... brett_jv Dec 2015 #53

You should have seen Aretha in the 60s and 70s brush Dec 2015 #65

I have Tab Dec 2015 #66

Oh I wasn't trying to change your opinion. Just want folks to know how great Aretha was/is. brush Dec 2015 #68

Does anyone remember this? Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #9

Just so amazing Samantha Dec 2015 #25

I think Aretha is a phenom like no other. She is respected across musical genres. Love her! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #27

I love her too Samantha Dec 2015 #30

I can't imagine they don't know her music. Aretha has never stopped performing. I think 70 may be... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #39

Thanks, Tarheel, I never heard this side of her. I loved her singing but was ignorant about this. freshwest Dec 2015 #47

Hey fresh! You've been missed. I grew up in a very religious household, and even though R&B was... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #50

That record profoundly affected me as well. lovemydog Dec 2015 #58

Detroit is "Music City" no matter how you slice it. It must be in the water. I still love gospel.. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #71

Because there's no such thing as too much beauty: lovemydog Dec 2015 #82

Well, let's go all the way back to one of Aretha's personal heroes & major influences. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #84

Thank you. lovemydog Dec 2015 #88

Okay, here I am again today, listening to You Made Me Feel Like a Natural Woman once again Samantha Dec 2015 #93

Wow. Speechless. Justice Dec 2015 #79

I found it at youtube, just copied & pasted the url here. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #81

I like Adele, but Adele _wishes_ she could sing like Aretha. ladyVet Dec 2015 #13

Wow. Really - just wow. closeupready Dec 2015 #14

Talent .... end of story Botany Dec 2015 #15

Cried through the whole thing. mountain grammy Dec 2015 #16

It was a fabulous evening. They definitely did the right thing closing with Aretha. mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #21

There are no words. Truly. Raster Dec 2015 #23

Beautiful, powerful, very moving... Spazito Dec 2015 #24

Her voice is as true today as when she was young passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #28

A big part of it is because she keeps performing TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #33

Transcendent. I thought Carole King was going to lose her mind there, and rightly so. Hekate Dec 2015 #34

Awesome!!!! ljm2002 Dec 2015 #35

Agree, BB King was the king of soul and Franklin is the queen. Rex Dec 2015 #36

a couple of quibbles .. kwassa Dec 2015 #51

Despite his ostensible 'Godfather' title ... brett_jv Dec 2015 #59

James Brown is the father of funk .... kwassa Dec 2015 #69

Quibbles no doubt. Rex Dec 2015 #89

Fine, but Chuck Berry is not R&B .... kwassa Dec 2015 #94

Our president is one cool dude. aikoaiko Dec 2015 #37

Our musicians, singers & artists - our treasures. lovemydog Dec 2015 #38

I've watched the clip several times now, and it's the men who seemed most emotional. PBO & the.... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #45

Interesting. lovemydog Dec 2015 #55

Well, so did I. nt SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #40

Aretha's original version: lovemydog Dec 2015 #42

Gotta say, last night's performance was considerably better ... brett_jv Dec 2015 #74

It was magnificent malaise Dec 2015 #49

Can't wait to see it I heard she was a show stopper !! FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #56

Posted to for later. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #57

Pure magic TorchTheWitch Dec 2015 #60

Soooo glad I got to see that. Baitball Blogger Dec 2015 #61

heartfelt, teary k and r. thank you so much for posting this. missed the honours last night. niyad Dec 2015 #62

73 years old and still has it. progressoid Dec 2015 #70

k and r KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #72

One of the BEST performances I've heard in my life. I cried through the whole song. WOW BigBearJohn Dec 2015 #75

As a fellow Detroiter, bookmarked. longship Dec 2015 #76

Beautiful! Music is the very best part of Humanity Sunlei Dec 2015 #80

THAT,....is America. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #83

If that doesn't bring a smile to your face.... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #85

Love it!!! Dr. Xavier Dec 2015 #86

You say this coming Tuesday night it will be aired? B Calm Dec 2015 #87

actually I'm not sure JI7 Dec 2015 #90

It aired Dec. 29 but you can watch it here: lovemydog Dec 2015 #92

Made me tear up too madokie Dec 2015 #91