ARETHA FRANKLIN - Rock Steady

[lshplayer90]

Wow! Aretha looks so beautiful in this video!

[1NeoSoulChild]

YALL why I just found this in vinyl!!!

[EmiWK]

Did a dance to this haha :)

[gigettu]

imagine a bboys back in theese days...! going mad!

[jimgriff]

What it is indeed.



[gdhdlvr]

two people are idiots

[alugogo]

This IS the shizzle! They just don't make music like this anymore! I've been humming this song all week!

[geoffdoor]

this is great lets name the great back singers from left linda lewis , brenda jones, eve salter fantastic version of an otherwise pointless song - come on get down bitch -

[shellagrl]

ATF (all time fave)  Never hear this faster version.. can't keep up.. Go 'Retha

[MrBegoodalways]

now this is real music

[4Sure23]

that afro was SHAPED! get it girl lol :)

[erickdircks]

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[2patero]

WHAT IT IS!!!!

[toretsblaby]

What it is. Good stuff then

[oneluv72]

The70's..... such a beautiful time for black culture & music.....Women were respected, social commentary, the message was love, Good Times, What's Happening, The Jeffersons, Flip Wilson, Sanford and Son, Naturals were cut tight, Soul Train Saturday Mornings, J5, Muhammad Ali, SOUL Brotha, Right on!!!....Shaft, Foxy Brown, Super Fly, Ice Cream truck in the hood, Afro pick with the Black Power salute on the end....BLACK WAS BEAUTIFUL!!....Lets get it back!! Compton CA 136th & Wilmington Ave!!

[boomerlady]

God given talent. Rare and beautiful thing

[Terrapindreamr]

FANTASTICO-- what it IS!!

[bellybroom]

is a bit too fast in my opinion..

[01tnql]

@bellybroom i agree. however i think it is WAY too fast.

[103121]

Who is that on guitar? A master at work.

[kellydjelly]

flip!

[icyhell007]

wonderfull



[CasD1806]

I dunno but i like patty austins version beter.... has more groove.....

[tommoyanks]

I was waiting for Flip Wilson to come out as Geraldine.

[stricklandnc]

Great song but this version loses the soul - it's too fast and is all over the place. The ending is kinda dissapointing compared to the other live performances out there too. Check out others on youtube - especially the one from Soul Train.

[josieradomski81]

made my day!!! thanks downloadmusic .im

[kprodigy11]

They was JAMMIN...what it is...

[Bluesebert]

This is not the original, its too fast. listen to the orginal with BERNARD PURDIE on drums. thats the REAL thing

[dakarlion1]

One of her greatest songs. 

[ChillGregD]

Way too fast, takes away from the funk... still deadly though..

[FlavioPoliti]

Rock Steady Baby !

[pudinheadwilson]

Great, but too fast.

[smoothpants]

I've always loved this particular performance. I think the backup singers take it upwards. 

[david510152025303540]

I have not understood how really great she is until now. Her voice and energy take you to another place. Its an out of body experience. She inproves so well with her voice and her soul. God bless you. Thanks.

[SupernalOne]

@david510152025303540

the watchword in the UK used to be that Aretha's singing was the Voice of God - not seriously of course, but in tribute

[oneloveatatime]

No one lights a candle to Aretha! No One Period! She is the real deal.....

[david510152025303540]

@oneloveatatime

What I ment she improvises so well

[Prancer1231]

I love these backup singers.

[oogaachaka]

Best singer ever, hands down!

[kayleedee1]

@lytwielder - that's because she simply can't lip sync. Watch the director's commentary on the Blues Brothers DVD - they talk about which artists can't lip sync, such as James Brown, Aretha, and John Lee Hooker. On the bright side, in the movie that was really James singing live in the church and JLH on the street. With some very clever and creative editing, the producers were able to get a reasonable looking number from Aretha in her soul food restaurant.

[TOPCAT3443]

WHAT IT IS...... WHAT IT IS....... WHAT IT IS.

[xiomora11]

@TOPCAT3443 it a funky low down feeling ..move ur hips from left to right what it is is my man can do it .. just funky dance all night...

[zomzilove]

She's even dressed like a queen!

[Billynda]

Awesome!!

[Billynda]

Awweeeessssooommmee!!!

[tupacthedog]

ms. franklin IS the top of the game!

[Krazy3912]

This song takes me back to the early 70s during my young bro with the fro days. :-)

[afroink]

I love that sister's Afro-puffs! And Aretha looks so fresh and pretty!

[Bulgakov73]

funky,Soul,Gospel..all in 1 song..Great!

[oneloveatatime]

Baby cant nobody sing like this woman,,,,Aretha is fabulous.....She rocked that melody as only Aretha can do.................listen at how she rides that groove........WoW!

[somedaywewillflyaway]

I really miss this type of music. The 70s and 80s were great. I love Aretha's hairstyle in this video. Her voice is so funky. This is REAL.

[Riddim4]

Bernard strikes again.

[SearchN4Arge]

Lovely - one of my all time fav songs

[Songstress92]

ZOMG that is delicious music...Oh YES!

[treetrip]

wow she's wearing a saree!!

[DusaCharisma]

@treetrip not a saree/sari. According to my mom, Aretha was known for wearing African (or African-inspired) attire.

[treetrip]

@DusaCharisma no dear this is definately a saree..the way its draped and also the cloth .its a hand made silk with gold thread made only in one region of india ..

[nicoleisthenewblack]

@DusaCharisma if that isnt a saree i dont know what is. LOL you can tell by the folds over her shoulder and the draping.

[Merrida]

The guitar is off the hook!Who is playing guitar?

[dreamboynyc2]

This clip is older than I am! Amazing that this was taped 40 long years ago

[tranurse]

well, i was born in 1971 and i'm not 40 yet. but aretha is awesome.

[jetteblacke]

This Song is What it IS!!! I love it!!

[katsarewild]

OMG, Aretha Franklin look just LIKE my mom at that age!

[therealraybaby]

Yeah Kats, my moma told me that back in the 60's and 70's; Aretha was the woman EVERY black woman wanted 2 be. She was my moms music IDOL and Smokey was my dads. My mom used to wear some red hot pants when she would go out when I was a kid; and she always wore that fat fluffy black sno ball shaped hair piece on the very top of her head. I remember hearing her say; when I was a kid "Girl I gotta look like Aretha!" LOL

[katsarewild]

LMAO! Wow, she truly got the status of being the "Queen of Soul" in more ways than one.

[rmbb10]

Awesome.

[Merrida]

The guitar is funky

[bassbymichele]

listen to the bass also! (exspecially in the bridge)!!! the great Chuck Rainey...

[myradioon]

Live band.

[josecaminha]

She will always a the soul of black music. Thanx Aretha n M. Makeba, my favorites!!!

[MusicalLyrica]

Flip Wilson was the "man" ....... and the "woman" Geraldine

[Beetlebug1960]

Don't forget her boyfriend, Killer.

[MusicalLyrica]

Ha! Ha! YES

[tagbop]

long live the QUEEN OF SOUL

[donk310]

Sped up like a mother fucker... nice.

[mamasaidnotaz]

This song was sung by tariji P. Henderson on Tyler Perry's I can do bad all by myself

[LiiLMzCaRaMel011794]

@mamasaidnotaz she sung the heck out of that song to!!

[TheNewsoul2]

funkier than a smelly toilet that guitar is skanking all over that groove and those gospel backgrounds make you think they are taking you to church and then the Queen comes in with that voice from God and rips it. Great version and this here is FUNK

[MISTERQCUE]

@TheNewsoul2 ....EXACTLY what he said!!!!!

[emanuelburke]

@TheNewsoul2 COME ON!!!!! YES!!! ROCK STEADY. Look at how aretha uses hand claps and church to bring the spirit. I love you! Listen to the band and how the live arrangement is slightly different from LP. the structure is there. however, it's faster, and the guitar player is taking more liberties. It takes a seasoned player to understand when and how this is done. MUSICIANS tend to want to stick to recordings. I thought we were CREATIVE! But we DO NOT destroy the composition.

[MsMerising]

To paraphrase Rakim - "This is how it should be done" :D

Do your thing, Queen - wooh!

[lytwielder]

nope! no lip syncing here! pure talent

[bvihotboy]

@lytwielder PURE TALENT!!



[anthonysl22]

that woman is bad!

love it.

[oneloveatatime]

I love this amazing rare performance of the QUEEN....Thanks for posting this gem....^_^

[BashaaniN]

Don't talk about your mother like that, Pookie! That's sad!

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[ileniaromano]

ilrs coglionazzo

[thompsont908]

Sang it Mamma