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  • She can sing any ole way she wants, She's the Queen.

  • Whitney's version was the best after the original. Amber Riley's was also great.

  • What year is this?

  • Love this song!!

    I think Christina owned this song in her own way!...Chick Rodgers does an amazing job as well :D

    Aretha rules!!!!

  • awesome

  • You should listen Amber Riley singing this song is amazing too

  • She aint the Queen of Soul for nothing. Outstanding heartfelt and heartful performance. Real music done to perfection. Kudos Ms Re Re. Luv ya always.

  • Sing it Mrs. Aretha!

  • 1:17 she was killin it! Aretha turned around and said "aright Ms Brenda"...

  • 26 people Loves Hanna Montana!

  • I love this performance! It shows that she doesn't need to shout to be good.

  • God blessed Aretha Franklin!

  • Now Dats Sangin!!!

  • @MariahJB24 100% agree

  • yes..

  • Now this is what real singing sounds like!!!!

  • I loved this song the minute I heard Xtina, she really did some justice to this!

  • fantasia should have done a tribute

  • OMG FABULOUS NO ONE LIKE ARETHA!

  • Has anyone seen Shoshana bean perform this? There is a specific part where she sings "so if you need me to love you, say, say you cause baby baby" and it goes on.

    I can't find it in this version. :S

  • @BlazedHearts it can be found on youtube! haha. I know Shoshana bean is great. :) One heckkk of a singer. I love this performance, Aretha is such a great singer!! Man.

  • @LOLCOPTER I found it roughly 10 minutes after typing that comment. This partciular performance is just a more "soul" version than the original, i guess.

    God bless good singers like Aretha. I wish people like Shoshana Bean were more popular, because the mainstream industry nowadays is filled with those who cant sing a tune to save their lives sometimes.

  • @BlazedHearts I totally agree with you. :) Music is getting crappy nowadays, I don't keep up with it, so I kind of stick out like a sore thumb because i'm only 19 and I'm already not keeping up with the trend. lol I love Shoshana, she's really good. And she acts really well too. Check out one of her fun performance, she performed a song called 'Greta' :) Hope you like it!

  • @LOLCOPTER I know what you mean about sticking out like a sore thumb.

    I'm 16, but at school I'm pertty much the only person who likes broadway theatre, or real singers like Aretha, Whitney, etc.

  • what happened to music after the 80's

  • These were the days where people were NOT judged on there weight or looks. You didn't have to be a stick insect or look like a model. All you needed was a voice..... Aretha sure has the VOICE.

  • Amber riley sings this song pretty good

  • Omg This is to fabulous mhm

  • The Original and ONLY "Re-Re"

  • nem hiszem el elolvasva a többieket !? én egy senki vagyok a zenéhez!! de ez az igazi!!! köszönöm!,hogy láthattam!!!!!klaritass

  • I have always loved this song by Areatha. But who is the women singing sopano on this?. she is the "bomb"

    sombody send me a note please. khateebjamaldakar@yahoo.com

  • haha! "All right Miss Brenda!" Damn that woman has a beautiful soprano. I wish there was a recording of Aretha doing this song in her prime.

  • beoncey, nickki, alicia, take note and jenifer hudson this is real soul!

  • @MrDecal you'r rong there is a diffrence bettwen nickki and beyonce, alicia and jeniffer the all can sing accept nikki you'r so stupid didn't you think of kesha and rihanna and all the fake "singers" bitch beyonce jeniffer and alicia barely make songs because all the kids want fake "singers" ! you should take note !

  • My girl, my girl. This is real singing. I hear you, where are all the real singers. Some of these new girls on the seen can sing but listen to what they are singing.... I wouldn't by nothing Beyonce sings, except for the duet she did with Luther V., and her songs she did on Cadillac records. The girl can sing, but its to much ghetto singing. You in your mood and want to hear that special song what you you play? I know always got to go back to old school.

  • Aretha Nuff said

  • The new singers can't sing what they don't know anything about. Although there a few that can bring it and make you feel what they are singing down in your soul. Fantasia is one of them, look at her on youtube to Fantasia - Lady Marmalade - UNCF 2009 and you will see what I mean. I also like Rachelle Farrell. Nice Video.

  • Chick in the background was goin hard!! haha

  • lol

  • It would have sound much better with Cissy Houston in the background.

  • @SwingItLikeMoe i was thinkin that as soon as that lady belted out her first note

  • Her cousin Brenda got down hitting those high notes and Aretha is timeless.

  • christina gave this song modern vib

  • i think xtina nailed the preformance

  • @marksualot69 Christina sounded a mess and she did not hit the high notes right!

  • @kmaur21 yes she did! and she didn't sound like mess she sounded beautiful except for the Eb5 that wen flat she was awesome and her scale up to Eb6 was magic she did show that she's a superstar vocalist

  • Christina Aguilera will be singing this song on Sunday's Grammy Awards.

  • so beautiful...gives me chills, this is REAL music

  • Why does You tube not edit the rude language??

  • MY FAVORITE ARETHA TUNE OF ALL TIME!! WHAT LYRIC'S, WHAT CHANGES...

  • reminds me? on the 90's, in a good way.downloaded the full album from downloadmusic.im for free

  • YES LORD!

  • Even when she's not at her best, ... she's still the best!

    That note she hits at 3:15... Man!

    Nobody can beat her!

  • .45 had she been listening to Patti Labelle? LOL

  • where in the hell did all of the real singers go? why the hell are we left with all of these toy singers now? what did we do to deserve this?

  • @nextceo2k2 I feel you. We got a few younger ones like Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, and Jazmine Sullivan, and Melanie Fiona but we only hear people like Rihanna on the radio.

  • @nextceo2k2 well we still have mariah christina aguilera beyonce jennifer hudson so they havent gone anywhere.

  • @hornyaguilerafan take out beyonce and we got a deal ... i really dont think beyonce can cut it LIVE no backing track or ECHO to help her sound full or soulful not like Xtina Jhud or MIMI have shown the world they can do ... well mariah back in the day now shes all backing track lol

  • @hottboi559 well Beyonce is DEFINITELY an underrated and underestimated singer!

     just watch this : /watch?v=h1aQOW7V25A

  • @nextceo2k2 Agreed. Some of these new singers sucks ass. No soul behind their music. Back then Aretha, Marvin, James Brown, and even rock groups like Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, etc... had soul and meaning behind their music. I miss that era.

  • @nextceo2k2 everything that goes up, ends up going down

  • @nextceo2k2 they are in glee: Lea michelle, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, etc

  • @nextceo2k2 I totally agree with you..

  • @nextceo2k2 I totally agree with you..

  • @nextceo2k2 I ABSOLUTELY AND 100% AGREE WITH YOU. Soon, all of mainstream is going to forget what music is really about.  They are going to forget these legends of the past. It is really sad.

  • @nextceo2k2 Well we didn't stand up and support real singers. I'm 24 and just as guilty because there are plenty of great singers who aren't mainstream out today. Buy/support real music

  • That background singer got me rollin on the floor...she screamin and Aretha is like wtf woman take it down a notch. haha

  • @MisterAAB1  lol true that

  • @MisterAAB1 Aretha doesn't like to be upstaged.

  • @MisterAAB1 She said 'Alright MISS Brenda' because the girl was knocking out that soprano background. She wasn't screaming, it was all very controlled. On the orginal track Cissy Houston who is Whitney's mom sang the background in soprano as well

  • @snjones99 Plus that's her cousin. :)

  • perfeitamente linda... que voz.... que tecnica.... nota 10

  • @stueystu1

    Amen that. And, isn't that Whitney's Mom in the background ? shhhiiiiiit

  • @LegrandnjClassicSoul Not this time. Cissy is on the original track.

  • @stueystu1 i'm sorry, did you say Shoshana Bean is a just a cabaret singer? It's fine if you think Aretha is better, but Shoshana is a huge Broadway star not just a cabaret singer. She's also a much better trained vocalist who will still have her voice when she's Aretha's current age because she knows how to take care of it... Aretha was the best of her time, but now I definitely would not want to listen to her sing live. I'll just stick to the old recordings and Shoshana's music.

  • I LOVE YOU ARETHA AND I LOVE THIS SONG DO YOUR DAMN THANG""~~

  • Cissy Houston is the orginal coloratura soprano in the background!

  • she sucks with her fatass thoat

  • @bigbeatlesfan09 Go listen to yhe Beatles and FUCK OFF !!! Aretha sings Beatles songs better than THEY do, you LOSER !!!

  • @bigbeatlesfan09 Why don't you go somewhere and jump!

  • zani2009 stop trying to understand Americans, just listen to the motherf%$king music !!

  • Good!

  • i really dont get americans, they love all these black divas but hate their race.

  • @zani2009 You are stupid !! Don't talk about American culture since you obviously don't know what you are talking about , Fool !!!

  • @zani2009 I'm lost: who hates what?

  • work that song Aretha

  • Respect for the girl who sings those high notes!

  • i want that dress.

  • whoever recorded this is an ass saying that Aretha is lazy fuck yu!

  • THE HORN IN THIS CUT IZ PHENOMINAL

  • Shame on youtube for not having a clear original version of this song . There "Ain't no way that Mary J.Blige outsings Aretha. The original is incomparable. Look the word up if you don't know what it means. I'm a Mary J.blige fan but seriously young ones...the original is TIGHT!

  • this was great, totally agree a little lazy.... but awesome none-the-less

  • Even though her recorded version is above any one else's version, you cannot compare the Queen of Soul singing live - it is always a treat and goosebump inducing! I love hearing her sing!!

  • Her voice is amazing :D

  • Shoshana shits on this vocally.

  • @benjiboi91 Please!

  • This is beautiful!!!!

  • Aretha Franklin is my all time favorite soul sister. Kelly price does a great version of this sob\ng.

  • how can the best female singer of all time be... lazy. maybe she set the bar too high for herself, but no one can touch her ever forever.

  • patti labelle version sounds better to me.

  • @nnarcel215 Ain't No Way that is true!

  • @nnarcel215 listen to the original... Aretha sings her ass off.. patti has nothing on her..

  • @nnarcel215 preaching you are my friend!

  • @BackToLaBelle Yeah preaching crap.

  • @TheQueenAretha

    you are just jealous that my queen beats ur princess.

  • @BackToLaBelle Jealous of what exactly? Her screaming! Hell naw! Patti is not a Queen of anything and Aretha is no Princess. Aretha is The Queen and don't you ever forget it!

  • @BackToLaBelle BackToLaBelle Jealous of what exactly? Her screaming! Hell naw! Patti is not a Queen of anything and Aretha is no Princess. Aretha is The Queen and don't you ever forget it!

  • @BackToLaBelle Jealous of what exactly? Her screaming! Hell naw! Patti is not a Queen of anything and Aretha is no Princess. Aretha is The Queen and don't you ever forget it!

  • i love this song. aretha is one legend twice over

  • Aretha STILL got-it.

    (I wish people would reserve their "criticism" of Aretha Franklin for people who REALLY deserve it, such as those crooks who played Wall Street like a casino mis-managed by Idiots Inc., L.L.C. and "SINGLE HANDEDLY" as a Gang Inc., made our economy what it is today.)

    However, I would love for someone to upload the "ORIGINAL" version of this song.

    The "angelic voice" of Carolyn Franklin (May 13, 1943 April 25, 1988) in the original version, added so much more this song.

  • @myConscious I agree Aretha does still have, but something changed about her voice in 1983 or 1984. From 1980-1982 she sounded like herself from the 60's and 70's. I think the smoking caught up with her. However her was still amazing! :)

  • ARETHA ARETHA

  • Who sings the original version of this?

  • @SophieSings2 - Aretha Franklin originally sang this song. Her sister, Carolyn wrote it.

  • yes everyone grows old. and they keep singing for money. singers need to retire

  • wdf, i love this song but she fucked this one up. im a fight areatha, still lady of soul.

    gamagan1

  • Is it me or did Aretha's voice change in 1986 because it kind of sounded dry and hoarse. Because a few years before this she sounded like herself from the 60's and 70's. I dunno! Maybe its because she smoked cigarettes for years

  • @robertsnowden19

    Yea that true Cause I heard the differents to,But she still sounds good.

  • @stueystu1

    FUCK OFF

  • Did she just say it's a woman's duty to .......

  • WOW I LOVE IT

  • Whitney Houston and Mary J. Blige made a nice rendition of this song in the Divas Live 1998. =)

  • To stueystu 1, Thanks for the reply ! I like the way Margie Joseph sings LETS STAY TOGEATHER ! On the second part of the song Margie sounds very much like a young Aretha ! ! !

  • @stueystu1 lol

  • aretha being aretha. legendary. amazing how she tells the story.

  • What year was this? Awesome job!

  • don t miss american idol winner fantasia vh1 reality show "fantasia for real" that airs on vh1 jan11

  • one love

  • Life is no joke, it is to be taken seriously. You and your friends go find you some toys and playmates around your age or younger and leave me the hell alone! You little irritable, blabber mouth!

  • Her background singer better work she is eating that note

  • yesssssssssssssssssssssssss

  • i have one thing to say Good God almighty

  • astounding!

  • 5:28

  • Big ending 5:05

    notice weight shift 5:19 - for better vocal projection.

    She always does that.

  • The best singer ever. EVER!

  • Aretha Franklin you are truly a blessing from heaven, if she never sing another note she have done what today's singers wish that they could do, ain't no way

    truly a voice from heaven

  • AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ....Aretha I'll give you the best full body massage you ever had!!

  • Not only do I respect them, I cherish them!

  • ....by the way, Aretha and I are almost the same age, so, maybe you should respect your elders,using that language "fool".

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  • ...so you get your silly ass in a sling and you want to alert the authorities. That's exactly what little irresponsible kids do when their mouth get them in something that they behinds can't get them out of. Make sure to tell them that you are an irritating nerd that loves conflict as long as everything goes your way. Tell them that you can't hold your ground and you need reinforcements. In the meantime, go screw yourself and find a life! You pathetic little blabber mouth!

  • The sad part is... you're actually taking this serious! OVER THE INTERNET! rotflmao, my friends and I have had a great laugh... seek professional help douche bag. LOL

  • I see why my mama threatened to put me outa the house when I said Mary J Blige sings better than her, she said I was commiting blasphamy, at the time I was feeling one of Mary's songs, she said Whitney Houston's mom Cissy originally did Brenda's background vocals.

  • @brandiebadchic1 No offense, but Baby your mama shoulda put you out -- Much Love

  • @brandiebadchic1 I love it!! I'm with you girl.

  • @brandiebadchic1 Mary J Blige is good now. It's just a matter of opionion. They have too totally different styles.

  • Miss Brenda was knocking that background out. Even Ree had to say go ahead

  • yeah she still does that background to this day.

  • Yes she was!

  • Children, keep thy faith and listen to the magic. Devils will attempt to enter into your temples to cause confusion, promote negativity but ignore them and keep focused. Sing girl sing, this is gods uprising, good over evil and all is included the only requirement is love Peace to all the truthfighters

  • You can say all the rude comments you wish, about the " Queen Aretha." However, Aretha will always be known for her singing ability. That is why she is titled the "Queen of Soul."

  • To " The Queen Aretha". I just wanted to ask you why you feel it necessary berate and use such hateful words to get your point across? I have sung background vocals professionally for almost 30 years. I was fortunate enough to work with Ms. Franklin. I can assure you that while I'm certain she would love the fact that you feel the need to defend her, she would so NOT approve of your methods. You need to understand that her music speaks for itself and there is no reason for your horrible comments

  • can't nobody sing like aretha! she has a unique voice

  • Aretha is the best. The best!

  • Bitch that is a damn lie. This is an Aretha Franklin song and all Patti did was shit on Aretha's song.

  • hey!! every person have own opinions about something...

    so,,watch your mouth and keep praising your fat idol...

  • Aretha might be fat but you ain't going to tell me that Patti's oversung version is better!

  • I love both singers and the song is entitled 'Ain't No Way' i think you can apply that to Patti's version. Just not her song...

  • I love Aretha, she is and will always be the Queen!

  • Are there any women left in this world who could just make you feel like a man. Not like this!!!

  • Yes there are! I feel the same way and a lot of women do! They are just sometimes scared:)

  • Short hair suits this woman sooo much... Wonderful voice... That woman screaming at the back was totally off though...

  • Luv this song by THE QUEEN!!! That lady in the background rocked it!

  • I could listen all day

  • Aretha is a very beautiful full figured woman but I think this is when she looked her absolute best...!

  • I love this song.. Oh hell yeah sing it RE-Re

  • chills every time.

  • U can say that over and over and over again. It shows that soul doesn't have to be shouting and grunting like many artists think it is. I guess that's why she's the queen.

  • You said that perfectly.