In celebration of Aretha Franklin

DomnNC · 02-16-2011, 09:06 PM

Here's one of a young young Aretha getting down. The audio isn't the best but I thought it a hoot to see her so young and early into her career.

Ebon · 02-16-2011, 09:11 PM

One of my favorites

waxnrope · 02-16-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ebon

One of my favorites

Love the sort of trill in the intro interspersed with the kinda church sound. Yeah, this is a good one. Love stuff. I feel her. No wonder she is the Queen of Soul.

waxnrope · 02-16-2011, 10:12 PM

This one ... well ... during difficult times ... loving on a one way street.

Canela · 02-16-2011, 11:11 PM

All my life I grew up with R&B music...my mother the feminist loved this music...she'd send me 8tracs (don't laugh) from a record store in Chicago...lots of 'Retha...

Years later, I feel in love with a TG Stone Butch that was no good, "he is a liar and a cheat"...we'd play this 'Retha cd all the time and I never thought it was a song about him...until one day....(fill in the blank______________)

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waxnrope · 02-16-2011, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Canela

All my life I grew up with R&B music...my mother the feminist loved this music...she'd send me 8tracs (don't laugh) from a record store in Chicago...lots of 'Retha...

Years later, I feel in love with a TG Stone Butch that was no good, "he is a liar and a cheat"...we'd play this 'Retha cd all the time and I never thought it was a song about him...until one day....(fill in the blank______________)

8 tracks? OMG! I haven't even heard of those for decades!

And I ain't laughing at you, but at me!

Yeah, this was one of those pity party songs ... and you could really cry cause she is so good at making you feel her pain ... which matches your own.

Thanks, Canela for the story ... that's what I'm after: how some music relates to your life, past and present. I mean, I listen to Aretha, and can pinpoint exactly where I was (I've moved a lot), who I was with, what year, etc. It's like a personal, musical history, ya know?

Canela · 02-16-2011, 11:45 PM

Shhhh! Yes yes, 8 tracks....obviously I go back a ways...ahem...

So yeah, she surely can make you feel her pain...I love love love me some Aretha Franklin!

Thanks for starting this thread...I am loving it!

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Originally Posted by waxnrope

8 tracks? OMG! I haven't even heard of those for decades!

And I ain't laughing at you, but at me!

Yeah, this was one of those pity party songs ... and you could really cry cause she is so good at making you feel her pain ... which matches your own.

Thanks, Canela for the story ... that's what I'm after: how some music relates to your life, past and present. I mean, I listen to Aretha, and can pinpoint exactly where I was (I've moved a lot), who I was with, what year, etc. It's like a personal, musical history, ya know?

waxnrope · 02-16-2011, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DomnNC

Here's one of a young young Aretha getting down. The audio isn't the best but I thought it a hoot to see her so young and early into her career.

Thanks again, DomnNC. I'm having trouble loading this ... am only getting glimpses of this performance (damn Verizon ...), but what I do hear, it is really good, live. Her voice is something else.

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