i am Anthony Russell and i just Love Love Love Aretha Franklin the greatest singer to me.
@rosemaryswan406
5 жыл бұрын
Most singers sing immediately, but Aretha plays an instrumental as the introduction. Her mastery as a musician, sets her apart from others. Long live her legacy!
@bennyeverett8789
5 жыл бұрын
The eleven individuals who dislike this video have to be either deaf, blind, or stupid. This is pure SOUL and SPIRIT. The Queen of Soul music will never become some archaic relic, but will live on forever. Generations will embrace the wonderful gift of the Queen! I will forever love Aretha! Aretha belongs to the ages.
@davidholiday4494
Жыл бұрын
Hi Benny: I can't put it anymore right than what you have written - Aretha is one of the most incredible singers I have ever heard. Since 1965/6 when I first realised her she has constantly soothed me through her voice as well as got me dancing on the faster songs. I feel absolutely so lucky to have been born and grown up with her music and voice.. Her gift is beyond belief...just superlative.
@bennyeverett8789
Жыл бұрын
@@davidholiday4494 Thank you! I was not fortunate to be born during 60’s or 70’s to hear the hits as they were being made. However, I grew to appreciate her artistry in the 90’s and 00’s. Being an 80’s baby I can’t tell you at what point I started to love her and her music, but I can tell you it was like love at first sight. From the moment I first heard her music I was sold. Her music influenced generations and a movement. Recently it was discovered that the FBI had her under surveillance. Which further proves the power and influence of her music infused with soul. I have a space in my home with memorabilia.
@UncleDuTheWatchman
6 жыл бұрын
Aretha can undeniably sing, but LORD she can PLAY HER FACE OFF!!!
@valenciabaskin273
4 жыл бұрын
Sang Auntie!! With tears flooding my face and heart.....
@kcdav7
6 жыл бұрын
What an outstanding piece. Aretha Franklin wow!!! She tore them keys up. She's not in the league SHE OWNS IT.
@shirleysingleton2169
5 жыл бұрын
TO GOD BE THE GLORY 😇 😇 AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏 AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏
@TheMissRo
6 жыл бұрын
I love Aretha Franklin singing Bridge over trouble water, I've heard every version. Nobody can sing this song like the queen.
@karolynscott545
4 жыл бұрын
Nobody!
@Peter-le3ux
4 жыл бұрын
TheMissRo 👍👍👍🇩🇪👏
@PlaAwa
2 жыл бұрын
amen. loving this version. please lemme know which the best ones are... there are so many to get through
@davidrector7067
3 жыл бұрын
She's playing that dag gone piano. Genius! Singing and playing is extremely difficult to do and she does it in a way that appears effortlessly.
@alvinfrazierTV
6 жыл бұрын
Man, she is leanin' on the piano getting all of the soul out of it.
@tavii80sbaby82
Жыл бұрын
The BEST version of this song the moment she got a hold to it...hands down. #ForeverTheQueenOfSoul The Greatest Voice Of All Time.
@StilettoCutsQuick.
Жыл бұрын
First time I heard her sing BOTW I started crying. Hit me in the feels full tilt.
@kelliedieng2973
6 жыл бұрын
Yessssss Ms. Aretha Franklin made that piano sing. Got me tears. Prayers going up 🙏🏾 #Queen of soul
@SuperXavier30
13 жыл бұрын
This could have been all instrumental and it would still qualify as the best version!.. So much LOVE for this woman!!!
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
Yeaaaaaa it is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@garycooper6837
Жыл бұрын
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT EVEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SAID HER MUSICAL ABILITIES QUALIFY AS GENIUS 😀😀
@daniellem1840
2 ай бұрын
Agreed but I disagree. Aretha’s voice ain’t nothing to play with 🙏🏽🤍🌿✨
@cherylsimmons3360
5 жыл бұрын
😢This song Only the queen can sing this She can make those keys sing RIP our queen Aretha Franklin 🌹✝️
@samragautreaux3668
11 жыл бұрын
nothing could touch this woman...her playing is so beautiful.....she makes ay song hers......her voice is moving and soulful....You feel the words....
@karlunderwood2085
12 жыл бұрын
even though some may not like her style, her voice is musically accurate. her phrasing is very colorful and pitch and tone are spot on. only an educated and dedicated music/singer can acheive this.
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
And only a person who truly has an ear for musicianship can pick up that fact about another artist.
@stucker1214
2 жыл бұрын
And all of this while playing piano
@monz7951
Жыл бұрын
You're right taste is personal, but Aretha knocked it out of the park any time she performed. On piano too
@kate74808
6 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace Queen. Never will be another
@robjoyce9531
9 жыл бұрын
Heaven sent. What a voice! Nothing compares to Aretha.
@kristbjorg999
14 жыл бұрын
soulful, so much soul, blues and so much colour in this, brings everything up, I mean I have listened to other versions of this song, choirs, individuals but no one and I mean NO ONE can ever make this song as good as Aretha "the queen" Franklin does. Such an amazing singer and control she has over her voice. Never false always true. Thank you miss Aretha Franklin
@Scaarface2013
10 жыл бұрын
Aretha on the piano. Fine fine version. Long live the Queen of Soul. Sounds like Erma and Caroline (Franklin) background vocals.
@delroyburton5479
5 жыл бұрын
truly the queen. truly the greatest female voice ever heard
@cupcake0071
4 жыл бұрын
Oh my....how sweet this sounds..."Simply Beautiful". The "Queen" was just simply a gifted woman; whom "GOD" had gifted and shared her with/to this world. What a mark/memories she has lefted to this world, that shall be here for the unending time!😘👏👏💖🌟💖🌟💖💯
@poplife123
12 жыл бұрын
Defo aretha at piano ......as well as the most amazing singer ever she is an amazing keyboard player....trust me we won't hear or see anyone like her for generations ...we lucky
@mitmo03
10 жыл бұрын
this is the best version ive ever heard...she is on fire!
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
You right about that. The most heartfelt and soulful. Aretha get you in yo feelins
@shymaury7636
5 жыл бұрын
The Queen herself. Play Aretha!!!
@cherylsimmons3360
5 жыл бұрын
Aretha fingers are magical on those keys. A little child learning how to play by ear is phenomenal and her singing is so soulful Just toches you deep down in your soul 😢 Aretha Franklin will always be the queen of soul RIP Queen Aretha ✝️🌹 You will never be forgotten
@cherylsimmons3360
6 жыл бұрын
RIP Queen your legacy will live on. Rest Queen you have crossed your Bridge over Troubled waters we love you our Queen of soul Aretha Franklin 😘
@gimed9
11 жыл бұрын
best version without questions!
@poplife123
14 жыл бұрын
what is amazing is every time I hear a live version of aretha and this song she does something new and unexpected and turns the song upside down and inside out....love it...and then there's the piano playing.
@aphelelengcobo
11 жыл бұрын
RARE ARETHA LIVE Bridge Over Troubled Water is super! Keep it up guys.
@breukelynbee77
4 жыл бұрын
My number one favorite Aretha Track. I miss her so much. May our Queen rest in peace. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world throughout the decades.
@kwhitehead4500
7 жыл бұрын
every time she hits that B flat I cry. I know that this isn't a gospel peace. But I can't help to think of how Jesus carries us when the world beats us down. Thanks auntie Ree.
@catherineelijah5547
6 жыл бұрын
AMEN!!!!!
@harrodsongs
6 жыл бұрын
oh sure, it's a gospel piece, imo.
@fostermac7170
5 жыл бұрын
At what point is she hitting the B flat? Give the time.
@sammierandall5634
5 жыл бұрын
B C This is
@AC-kl8gi
5 жыл бұрын
Bless you!
@DaOrigTruthSeeker
11 жыл бұрын
This is the difference between being talented and gifted. Aretha's gift is from heaven down. What Aretha gave to the world musically had to come from above and within. You don't get this from copying others. This is why i wish they would stop comparing these average female singers in today's music to her. They are far from this level of singing.
@sonjasampson3209
6 жыл бұрын
DaOrigTruthSeeker amen
@shirleysingleton2169
4 жыл бұрын
AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏🙏
@DougDuffey
4 жыл бұрын
AMEN!
@patriciacommodore4492
4 жыл бұрын
Now, you explained it, proclaimed it, told the absolute truth about it, concisely, precisely and succinctly. That's IT!!!!!!!!
@anniebrooks7908
3 жыл бұрын
YES! Especially Ariana Grande'!
@rosemaryswan406
5 жыл бұрын
Gifted in her own right, Aretha Franklin stated, "as a little girl at 4 and 5, I stood at the piano and watched my mentors, Clara Ward and James Cleveland." Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum who visited her father often played when they visited and also influenced her. In her 40's, she went to JuJulliarid because of her love for Classical music, which her sister, Erma sang around the house. She learned to read music, not sure if it was at Julliaird Aside from Rev. C. L. Franklin, Clara Ward was her greatest influence - the furs, the moans, the runs and the dancing.
@TeeTee-2016
5 жыл бұрын
Rosemary Swan Her sister Carolyn could read music before Aretha could.
@Kevin198898
10 жыл бұрын
no other then Aretha Franklin playing the piano Antonio !
@cynthiahines3599
7 жыл бұрын
There is a reason she is the Queen!!!! I love it.
@fostermac7170
6 жыл бұрын
Butchered? Are you crazy? When she covered the song, she interpreted it. That's what singers do. Otherwise they are simply karaoke performers. Here's a tip: Try enjoying the performing art, rather than becoming a lay performing technician.
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
@jessesam You really think so??
@jonathanjohnson5321
6 жыл бұрын
The Queen !!!!!!
@wazup269
5 жыл бұрын
She was our queen and spirit of Detroit, love you and miss you.
@anjelheaven
6 жыл бұрын
She's peerless!
@jackwade4996
7 жыл бұрын
Boy, there's a lot of troubled bridges over my life!
@stage7
12 жыл бұрын
But you know, even those who may not like her style, they HAVE to give her her due in her gift and the anointing FOR it! I have not heard anyone accurately and/or justly criticize her or be ABLE to even in such! The woman IS a PHENOMENON and has proved and settled it Long ago! And still continues to BE even thru all of her oppositions, and other setbacks and roadblocks, and attacks and comparissons, etc. QUEEN...Aretha "IS"!
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
Word......Aretha effed the game up, period.
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
Philly stand up. Ya girl showed up and showed out in 1972.
@Steve78178
10 жыл бұрын
She can sing to me anytime. My girl.
@catherineelijah5547
6 жыл бұрын
Me to brother!!!
@phyllismorgan6008
4 жыл бұрын
There will only be one “Queen of Soul”.
@seorousseau9456
Жыл бұрын
Diva. Vida longa a esta perfeição chamada Aretha.
@angieoconnor1
12 жыл бұрын
Back Foot (Jamaican expression of something that's beyond words)
@monacannon6644
3 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Aretha. There will never be another like you. #QueenOfSoul #GoneButNeverEverforgotten
@gildawhitner6962
3 жыл бұрын
Her playing...The intro, whew touch my soul!!! OMGOODNESS!!!
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
........ Sigh 😔. When I first heard this I had to start it over a few times. You said it right. It touched my soul just as she intended it to do.
@marissablackwell531
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing💕🌷💖
@Kevin198898
10 жыл бұрын
James Cleveland who is no longer with us. taught Aretha How to play the piano when she was a small little girl!
@kwhitehead4500
7 жыл бұрын
Kevin Mansell and u can hear brother James all thru her playing. I love it.
@fostermac7170
6 жыл бұрын
Kevin my understanding is that she was one of those that had perfect pitch recall, and could align notes with the sounds she hear. Is that perfect pitch? I dunno. But she was classified as a child prodigy, and did not take playing lessons early on.
@melaninenriched7844
6 жыл бұрын
Foster Mac She was and her first teacher was too basic for her, the woman couldn't teach her. It's been said there mother was a hell of a singer too.
@TeeTee-2016
5 жыл бұрын
Kevin Mansell Her mother taught music.
@donnaharris7891
5 жыл бұрын
Loistene Rattler In fact it was said that her mother was a natural piano player who played by ear as did Our Queen Aretha. It was also said that she was one of th3 greatest gospel singers ever heard.
@jonathanjohnson5321
6 жыл бұрын
Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@mariapiaterzo9998
Жыл бұрын
Complimenti ha chi ha questo storico reperto unica amata regina del soul ❤❤❤
@rosemaryswan406
5 жыл бұрын
Razorface, that dude leaning over Aretha Franklin is her producer, Jerry Wexler. He is the gentleman who took her to Muscle Shoals, Alabama and turned her loose on the piano. The piano is a part of gospel anointing. She spent five plus years at Columbia Records under John Hammond who molded her after Billie Holiday. Her jazz, pop, show tunes, tin pan alley and Broadway standards were the precursor s of what was to come. Please research the Queen, before commenting, you're missing a lot. Thank goodness, the dude in the picture knew the real thing and knew what to do with it. She was the Queen for 50 years!
@stucker1214
2 жыл бұрын
I always say that Columbia was her university training! Cecil went to Morehouse, Erma went to Clark College and Aretha went to Columbia.
@avbove38
11 ай бұрын
She could sing anything and give it soul.
@darwainedavis2424
6 жыл бұрын
Cissy Houston's Background Vocals🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎉🎉🎉
@markmaese9495
3 жыл бұрын
That’s actually her cousin Brenda on the background high soprano on this one
@jsmith3692
2 жыл бұрын
@@markmaese9495 Factz
@Sttephy30
6 жыл бұрын
Incredible talent.
@darealundadawgg7847
7 жыл бұрын
sent from GOD
@poplife123
5 жыл бұрын
Where's the Grammy version ......the best I've heard so far please upload .... I'm lost without it ......I wanna hear her wail .....lay me down .....
@hueyfreeman6262
3 жыл бұрын
This song will be played at my funeral
@TheVidmn
12 жыл бұрын
sounds like Aretha tinkling the piano keys, too. this song gets you right ♥ here...
@Kevin198898
12 жыл бұрын
it was actually Aretha Franklin herself playing the piano
@TipToeThroughThePrettyTulips
13 жыл бұрын
Ms. Franklin laid me out with this song!
@MegaMercyme
15 жыл бұрын
wow. speechless.
@oscarsantos2240
2 жыл бұрын
That intro !!! ♥️♥️ amazing
@rosebuddraper2666
2 жыл бұрын
Yeaaaaa 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Bridgeknapek
12 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@pennyspade5840
5 жыл бұрын
Does anybody else find humor in the opera singing one of Aretha's backup singer get's to using? she uses? I have been tickled by her since 1991 when I heard 'Aint No Way" by Aretha Franklin. She is really getting it in with her opera singing on that song.
@sluspec2560
4 жыл бұрын
This is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥fire thanks for the upload never heard this version my favorite version now💕💕💕💕
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
I thought I had heard the best live version until I heard this.....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@DaOrigTruthSeeker
12 жыл бұрын
@jonahmoses: You're right.....her phrasing is incredible. She is a rare find to say the least and i hear some of the younger generation try to compare people with much less talent to her.
@bernardfox9078
2 жыл бұрын
Whoa. Enough said...
@timmy841212
13 жыл бұрын
@tirayi I believe that's Aretha herself playing the hell out of those keys! I noticed every time she does perform the song she is sitting at the piano. :)
@Mahlobogoane
11 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my Daddy Abel Mhlongo
@klangorepaisano2759
2 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@ml7753
7 жыл бұрын
This was 1972.
@chefKevR
13 жыл бұрын
@kern39743 Aretha's voice transcends beauty!
@laidyeh
13 жыл бұрын
@sapperlotta100 You betta say it again...She is awesome...Think they named her correctly...The Queen of Soul....
@johneduardgabrielcruz2030
6 жыл бұрын
Look around and WHOOOOOOOOPPPPP!!!!
@shamaneikajohnson7117
6 жыл бұрын
John Eduard Gabriel Cruz ?
@tms8308
5 жыл бұрын
😊😊😊
@Scaarface2013
10 жыл бұрын
BTW. Perfect pitch.
@notesleb
14 жыл бұрын
great version
@poseidon3201
6 жыл бұрын
i liked it and i like Whitney and CeCe's version!
@Chris_Troxler
3 жыл бұрын
And just like that, I'm back at my little, small town home church... if just for a few minutes.
@2777724
13 жыл бұрын
Play it REEEEEEEEEE
@TipToeThroughThePrettyTulips
13 жыл бұрын
@tirayi, whoever it was, they tore the keys to shreds!
@jabm0495
12 жыл бұрын
Aretha did the paino solo on the original version she did.
@billyjenemusiclover667
5 жыл бұрын
It has been noted by/from people that knew Aretha's mother Barbara, that Barbara Siggers - Franklin was Mahalia Jackson's favorite singer and that Barbara's voice was superior to Aretha's voice! Can you just imagine that???
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
I believe it
@laidyeh
13 жыл бұрын
I hear Cissy Houston in the background...Know that 1st soprano any wheres....
@alvioantonio3499
Жыл бұрын
Curte aí nego e pra você que talento
@blacjazzz
10 жыл бұрын
good God not only is SHE killing it here vocally and on the keys, but the rest of the band... who was that on guitar? Sounds almost like Cornell Dupree? And is that bass and drums? Imagine being a part of that session... Some stuff is just almost unimaginable!
@superreverbking
8 жыл бұрын
+blacjazzz it is cornell dupree on electric guitar. his style is unmistakeable.
@geebag9213
14 жыл бұрын
@xeroxrbh still is!
@nicoletheunissen7077
2 жыл бұрын
🤍of men are cold in the last days🖤, turn now.for what is the deal if you gain the whole world but still lose your own soul..⌚💉🧬☠just like in the days of Noah God will judge the world⌛.
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
Wheeeeeew 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥dayuuuuuuuum. I've heard her sing this live a few times. She BODIED that piano and vocals...........smh. I feel it
@allisonlongmore8810
7 жыл бұрын
who were the backup singers on the original
@musicfanmic
7 жыл бұрын
Allison Longmore More than likely her sisters Carolyn and Erma and their cousin Brenda Bryant not sure if Cissy Houston was there or not.
@allisonlongmore8810
7 жыл бұрын
+Michael Bryant thanks alot
@dorisromey
2 жыл бұрын
Change your picture. She is the Queen of Soul.
@pavingopal6700
3 жыл бұрын
Is there a video clip on this,please anyone
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
I really wish it was. Aretha Franklin in her prime was something else.
@luzfigueroa1550
5 жыл бұрын
What does that song means?
@achosenvessel6563
5 жыл бұрын
Luz Figueroa: When you're down i. trouble she's saying she'll be there to help you cross over and lay herself down for you to cross over to peace just like a bridge.
@antoniolevi3261
10 жыл бұрын
who is on the piano?
@nyrekajohn8483
7 жыл бұрын
Aretha
@dlm9293
5 жыл бұрын
Is that Allen Ginsberg leaning over the Queen??
@rosebuddraper2666
3 жыл бұрын
Jerry Wexler
@dorisromey
2 жыл бұрын
Change the picture. No one needs to see a white man standing over her like an overseer. That is the Queen of Soul.
@russelldawkins9094
Жыл бұрын
Aretha’s vocal is fantastic. I don’t think the accompaniment does her any favours, though. Bass and drums - meh - and the piano is not wonderful either, even if it is Aretha playing. Check out the accompaniment to Jakob Lusk’s version.
@kern39743
13 жыл бұрын
she is a good looking woman in my opinion but i do not like her style of singing without the vocals this would be a very good version
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