Aretha Franklin My Country Tis of Thee - Obama Inauguration - Full Version

[Katherine2011ism]

My soul is moved! Ty.

[yulejacks0]

she is blessed

[Gandalf4568]

God Save the Queen =) Haha

[Purkaeus]

God Save The King... :S

[baldurernie]

see at "heil dir den siegerkranz." or god save the queen/king. its not american.

thata a old europ hyme.

but i like it in this gospel version.

[Rotebuehl1]

The bluesy-gospelish version of God Save The Queen/King! Great!

[TheRapper10000]

LONG MAY OUR LAND BE BRIGHT WITH FREEDOM'S HOLY LIGHT PROTECT US THY O' MIGHTY. GREAT GOD OUR MIGHT.

[dave61031]

i hope america's still proud .... now in 2011 ;-P

[dave61031]

i hope america's still proud

[gemcutter187]

Osama Bin Laden is DEAD!!!

[jerseydevs2000]

God Save the Queen (of Soul!)

[whatigot2say]

she sounded borderline terrible. no one would still consider her a great singer.

[TheQueenAretha]

@whatigot2say Aretha sounded amazing, you are just made that Diana non singing ass didn't get chosen. Fuck you, Aretha is the Queen, bitch, Aretha is the best there ever was and the best there ever be, singer from all over the world is inspired by this one lady. She shaped the musically world for the better.

[whatigot2say]

hse looks like a big gray hippo coming out of the jungle to sing. can you believe she demanded that Halle Barry play her in the movie about her life? laugh laugh, well they do have inflatable fat suits that she can wear.

[MsSexyDiva4Lyfe]

@whatigot2say LOL I kinda agress...I don't think she sound good at all! And I saw her on Wendy Williams and she had an attitude!

[whatigot2say]

@MsSexyDiva4Lyfe Aretha's singing hasn't sounded good since the 1960's. by the time the 80's rolled around her voice had already decllined probably from eating way too many pork chops , corn bread, ham hocks and collard greens, & sweet potato pie. As far as attitude on Wedy's show that's the norm for her. she's had attitude for yrs. she thinks she's the best and demands everyone to agree.

[MyBfd]

@whatigot2say I like you people who find videos you don't like, just to criticize them. You must really lack of life.

[MegaClassiclover]

Something about this tune makes women wear ridiculous hats. Look at the Queen of England, her mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

[XushaAQW]

This is stolen from Liechtenstein's National Anthem. ^^'

[TheCandyRealtor]

What an incredible unforgetable performance, considering the temperature that day!

Gosh I so much hope she gets better!

[worrowindXVI]

IT was freezing that morning, i was up since about 4 am, and I didn't even vote for him, but damnit, I was there when history was being made. Proud to have witnessed this.

[livnfree930]

Ick!

[georgeamery]

I am not an American,but I dont like the way she sings it.I do admire your ability to sing those kind of songs,we havent been able to do for years in England,I say England because its ok to sing Scots.Welsh,Irish songs ?

[whatigot2say]

@georgeamery she sounds border line terrible, she sounds almost as bad as she looks.

[TheQueenAretha]

@whatigot2say Go fuck yourself bitch!

[whatigot2say]

@TheQueenAretha heifer Aretha's fat ass aint got no use 4 u.. except to use your acne zit filled face to wipe her bloody twat when she had her period.

[TheQueenAretha]

@whatigot2say Bitch get a got damn life or better yet go take your life away!

[MsSexyDiva4Lyfe]

@whatigot2say lol

[10imatt]

@whatigot2say thats disrespectful yo dumb ass prolly cant even sing aretha is 68 she has nothing to prove to anybody becuase she has already proved it for the past 40 years so kepp ur ignorant comments to your self

[whatigot2say]

@10imatt your wrong. she was trying to prove she could get through a song without stuffing a fried pork chop down her throat,

[myblock2007]

sing retha!!!!!

[babyj4life]

It's unbelieveble how people can't just appreciate something without having something negative to say . @Thetartanedpatriot ... U're making ABSOLUTELY no sense .

[Orionland]

All I heard was: YAAAA YAAAAAHHHH YAAAAHHHHHAAA YYYAAAAAHHHHH MY Cun YAAAHHH YAHHHH TREE YA YA YA YA RAIN OH YAH YAAAAHHHH

[obamasucksdick99]

sounds like herbert from family guy LOL! but still sweet and beutiful ;*-)

[TheTartanedPatriot]

All politics aside, that day was so wonderful, all Americans seemed to forget about Republicans and Democrats and we just celebrated. It is such a shame however, that Mr. Obama wasted such a grand opportunity to unite us all for good...instead, he and the progressives have divided us more so than I think we have ever been since the Civil War. What a shame it is that the first black President turned out to be one of the WORST Presidents in our Nations History.

[MegasAlexandros28]

@TheTartanedPatriot So true.

[Thx1138d]

She said it  was difficult due to the cold

[OBAMAisHalfCaste]

Obama the first half-caste biracial mixed-race president not black

[10imatt]

@OBAMAisHalfCaste thankyou for saying that it really pisses me off when people say that he is the first black president hes not hes the first mixed.

[twinkieluver42]

i love the starting "my cunnt.....try tis of thee"

[iluvjonasbrothers84]

come on guys she sang R-E-S-P-E-C-T who on earth does know that song she has an amazing voice

[SuzukaBoswini]

the bgv's was sannnnngin' n shit.

[DemmeBabe]

Shes someone who use to have it and now dont.. she needs not to sing anymore..

[SuzukaBoswini]

If she had not tried for that note at 1:35/7, it would have been ok.

[DemmeBabe]

what will go down in history is Beyonce's singing in the inaugaration ball..

[ramsdenrik]

Its painful to listen to aretha needs to retire its all the ciggy's she smoked when she was younger!!

[tousamis]

We heard incredible voices on earth, Ray Charles, Maria Callas, Pavarotti, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf, Placido Domingo, José Carreras... and then, THAT ! what a shame !

[Jeremiy2]

she went to japan (?) and told hatter to put two hats toghether this show, to match her outfit she had chosen. think he added diamnods to original. true diva.

[rodtrues]

Grow up AMERICA, Ms. Aretha Franklin did a a wonderful job, I can tell from some of the comments that most don't know music or voice or want happens with vocal cords and acoustic instruments in FREEZING weather! Some times it's best to keep silent and let people think u r stupid than to open your mouth and REMOVE all doubt!!! next time maybe u will B asked to sing to the WORLD!!!!!

[jonahmoses]

You must be a singer yourself, you really understand how the vocal respond under severe cold weather. Thanks for this awareness.

Aretha is still a legend, I respect all the singers who have paved the way. After all of these years... she is still carrying on. What a blessing ! ! !

[julia815645219]

@jonahmoses i understand that when it's cold, the singing voice can suffer.

BUT then you look at BEYONCE, I mean she was great and it was freezing cold.

[TheQueenAretha]

@julia815645219 And she is also in her 20's and Aretha is 68.

[10imatt]

@julia815645219 beyonce is 28 wat the hell is wrong with you ur a dumb ass to.  aretha was 68 and it wuz cold and because of old age she wuz facing vocal decline i bet yo dumb ass could not do half of that

[julia815645219]

@10imatt i never said that i can sing or "do half of that". in fact, when I sing, I sound like a cat being murdered. :P okay, so we have different opinions. You don't have to curse out or lash out at me and call me a "dumb ass".

[bypa36]

Sing Aretha !!!!! I like that hat !!! LOL

[lorianne19]

It was wonderful. I`m sure words could not express how she felt as she stood there and after living through and working for civil rights, her involvement with Dr. King and now being part of Dr. King`s dream fulfilled, how awesome this moment was for her and so many of us !

[OMRivera1]

She left out the last part... what's up with that? Still Awesome Version! She needs to record that and sell it! I trembled at the end :*)

[danieras101]

did anyone else have tears in their eyes when she sang this. she's such a natural, powerful woman xxxxx Aretha 4 Lyf xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[artisacrime]

So hot! made me jizz in my pants

[icool001]

where is the video of the old guy spoke last ? thats the best

[OMRivera1]

Dr. Joseph Lowery delivers Inauguration Benediction for Barack Obama

[MahoganySoulChld]

You all can be so ignorant. LOL. But you guys never cease to make me laugh.

I feel it was quite an honor for both parties during her performance. I'd have Aretha sing for me any day. She's someone who sang for Dr. MLK.

The honor for her is being asked to sing at the swearing in of the 1st Black President(under the US Constitution of course).

Leave That Woman Alone...

If She NEVER Does Anything Else....Her Track Record Has Proven Her To Be Untouchable!!

[Lawdrahcir]

She literally sings "My cunt (breath) 'tree 'tis of thee!!

[ThePathofHavoc]

I almost wrecked my car when I heard it!!!

[GtFallsMontana]

I checked out this person's channel. All of their videos are rip offs from other youtubers. People like this are losers. Everyone should rate this and all of Jan's videos as 1 star.

[yaskam]

We must see the crowd cheer! WOUAH. At 66 and and despite his health problems, Aretha reached the supreme EMOTION for a supreme MOMENT! SERIOUSLY! Who other than Aretha to express FREEDOM and DIVINE? Thanks a lot Madame.

[misanthrope8]

I thought it was Kennedy who had the seizure.

And did that haberdasher commit suicide after this?

[misanthrope8]

This could not be worse. The hat, the mass, the singing. YUCK!!!!!! Nightmare stuff.

why do inaugurals involve entertainment stars anyway? Why singers and actors: why not scientists, doctors, forklift operators? Why does being Beyonce or Affleck matter in politics?

Heinous.

[twilightdreamscalvin]

Because otherwise people wouldn't watch. The sad truth is that most people don't care about politics in this country and wouldn't watch it otherwise.

[eagleswing44]

You sound bitter. Is it really the song that's bothering you?  I thought the song was fantastic!

[password]

Regardless of how many the answer is to your question, I'm going with 6, my bet is that even with a mouth full of nuggets she sounds more angelic and blessed than anything that came out of your naughty mouth in your entire life. Take that to the bank, you sassy young man.

And she won't be buying a stairway to heaven, it's already bought and paid for, praise God, sing it Sister Franklin!

LET FREEDOM RING! :)

[leddhed]

Well, if you could only get her to pay her taxes.

[brownsugar976]

Feel like Im actually apart of this country now, I mean my country.

[password]

God bless you, that's wonderful. I am a citizen, a white, a man, a Christian, and I'm also gay, and at times I feel I'm not part of this country, but when something like this happens to my country, to inspire you to say what you feel, then I feel united in OUR country!

[luvbucket]

thanx. got tears in my eyes reading your comment.

[brownsugar976]

I had tears all day luvbucket. 2(many) tears in a bucket luv it.

[LiftToTheScaffold]

great performance !!!

[redcheetah]

Thank you !!!!!!!!!