Aretha FRANKLIN - "I remember" (Live/2008/NY)

First, thanks to the essential ARETHA GROUP http://groups.msn.com and Barbara !
Second, sorry for the bad quality!

At Radio City Music Hall, on March 2008.

"Aretha Franklins Evening (...)Ms. Franklin then welcomed Ali-Ollie Woodson, formerly the lead singer of the Temptations, to join her for a plaintive slow jam: Keyshia Coles I Remember, currently the No. 1 single on Billboards R&B/hip-hop chart. Ms. Franklin gave Mr. Woodson the bridge, the songs lyrical and musical peak. This didnt seem like avoidance of responsibility; it was generosity, and delegation."
NATE CHINEN, on March 2008, NY Times.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• SOUL
• jazz
• gospel
• pop
• rock
• classique
• blues
• Queen

[yaskam]

Surely! But ARETHA can do it! Otherwise, we should said SOUL music and others (like R&B...) is for ARETHA ONLY!

[yackhris]

i think keyshia should only sing this song... lol she tried tho it just didnt pull me in tho... and its funny when she says i think i should leave this alone.. no disrespect but let keyshia do it....

[yaskam]

Maybe you're right only keyshia! But Frankly, THE QUEEN is 66 and what a challenge to sing this R&B song with such an intensity!! These ohohhhhhohOH ahhhhhh, yeahhhhhhh, remmmmmmmember! Just soulfully with versatile voice!

[alow24]

This is over the top with soul, go Queen. I love it! Only Re-re would sing it like this.

[yaskam]

Sure. Only Madame Aretha FRANKLIN.

[eugenehilter09]

i love this version better than keyshia aretha should record this i like keys version but this has more pain in it and i love that her vocals change through the years becuz now it sounds like a woman that been through it all her voice sounds like pain it always has shit idk wat im talkin' bout any ways i love this version takes it 2 the next level i wish that guy wasn't in the video though

[johnathandoe]

I love the way ARetha does this song. Her phrasing is crazy.

[MOONALLURE]

@yackhris

I disagree, if you were there like I was when she performed it live in Washington DC, you would have forgotten that Keyshia Cole did this piece because Aretha sang it like it was hers, it made the audiance very emotional (even the men were in tears) Hopefully she will release this song on a future project.

[hotrodindalou]

Aretha is just playing aroung with this but I would love to hear hear record this and just slow it down and make it hears and pour her heart OUT!

[KahariTV]

As much as I love Aretha and respect her attributes to the music industry, I must confess that this is a HAWT mess. It just drags on and on and that little male feature she injected it towards the end of the song, was a bad move. You can barely recognize the melody of what pertains to the original version. Keyshia Cole's version was way more soothing and emotive than this. I can't...

[BigChrisLady0608]

GONE MS. ARETHA FRANKLIN..HUNNY!!! MY FAVORITE SONG BY KEYSHIA COLE...

[SexyBooThang52]

Love love love this!!! Go Miss Franklin!!!

[Moomega]

I saw Aretha in concert and she claimed this song it's Keyshia's song (One of her best) but Aretha claimed and and sang it with so much emotion that you would have thought it was hers. Believe me she sang it alot better when she was here in Baltimore.

[bskbl3]

@codyrudeself I so hope that rumor that rumor is true about Keyshia writing a song for rere for her new album! Cuz u can't deny KC songwriting skills.

[MyClw]

Aretha made this her own Love you get well soon baby and Go keyshia!

[codyrudeself]

Keyshia Cole is probably honored that "THE QUEEN" Aretha Franklin is singing her song, but Keyshia's version has more pain and soul, Arethas Version wasn't that much like Keyshia's Version.

Keyshia Cole version is better.