Aretha Franklin the "Queen of Soul" has sadly passed away at the age of 76 from pancreatic cancer on Thursday, August 16th. She was 76. Famous for her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect" as well as her other hits from the 60's I think I connected more to her hits from the 80's such as "Freeway of Love", as well as her duets with Elton John "Through the Storm" and the late George Michael with "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". I still remember watching her music video for "A Rose Is Still a Rose" from 20 years ago back when MTV still played music videos.
My late grandmother who passed away in 2013 and I talked about her during one of the Grammy Award events at the time where Beyoncé Knowles dedicated her award to Tina Turner instead of Aretha Franklin with both of us baffled as to why. My favorite song from Tina Turner just happens to be "What's Love Got to Do With It" as it gives me a nostalgic connection of growing up as a kid in the 80's. Nothing against Aretha though since I did enjoy her cameo in Blues Brothers 2000 despite missing the boat in the original Blues Brothers film which I still need to get around to.
You can still hear Aretha Franklin's influence within the Music Industry through Adele's cover of her hit "Rolling in the Deep" as well as from Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes in "Don't Wanna Fight". She did have a remarkable influence on artists such as the late Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, and Chaka Khan just to name a few. Aretha was more than just the music, she was also a civil rights activist who followed the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and even sang at his funeral 50 years ago.
She truly was electrifying as she touched your soul in ways that you couldn't even imagine. One thing that sets her apart from other musicians is that she didn't let the success of fame get to her, she knew how to keep it real and carried onward. Of course she did have struggles with her own personal life but If there's one thing we could all learn from her in this polarized climate of American politics in the age of Trump is that we ALL need some "R-E-S-P-E-C-T". Do the Republicans who continue to sell their souls to Trump know what that means to the American people?
"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
"Cancel Culture is the real reason why everyone's not allowed to have nice things anymore." - Anonymous
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36
"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
Of course she did have struggles with her own personal life but If there's one thing we could all learn from her in this polarized climate of American politics in the age of Trump is that we ALL need some "R-E-S-P-E-C-T". Do the Republicans who continue to sell their souls to Trump know what that means to the American people?
I think this is definitely the classiest direction you could've gone with this tribute.
Aretha Franklin the "Queen of Soul" has sadly passed away at the age of 76 from pancreatic cancer on Thursday, August 16th. She was 76. Famous for her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect" as well as her other hits from the 60's I think I connected more to her hits from the 80's such as "Freeway of Love", as well as her duets with Elton John "Through the Storm" and the late George Michael with "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". I still remember watching her music video for "A Rose Is Still a Rose" from 20 years ago back when MTV still played music videos.
My late grandmother who passed away in 2013 and I talked about her during one of the Grammy Award events at the time where Beyoncé Knowles dedicated her award to Tina Turner instead of Aretha Franklin with both of us baffled as to why. My favorite song from Tina Turner just happens to be "What's Love Got to Do With It" as it gives me a nostalgic connection of growing up as a kid in the 80's. Nothing against Aretha though since I did enjoy her cameo in Blues Brothers 2000 despite missing the boat in the original Blues Brothers film which I still need to get around to.
You can still hear Aretha Franklin's influence within the Music Industry through Adele's cover of her hit "Rolling in the Deep" as well as from Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes in "Don't Wanna Fight". She did have a remarkable influence on artists such as the late Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, and Chaka Khan just to name a few. Aretha was more than just the music, she was also a civil rights activist who followed the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and even sang at his funeral 50 years ago.
She truly was electrifying as she touched your soul in ways that you couldn't even imagine. One thing that sets her apart from other musicians is that she didn't let the success of fame get to her, she knew how to keep it real and carried onward. Of course she did have struggles with her own personal life but If there's one thing we could all learn from her in this polarized climate of American politics in the age of Trump is that we ALL need some "R-E-S-P-E-C-T". Do the Republicans who continue to sell their souls to Trump know what that means to the American people?
"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
"Cancel Culture is the real reason why everyone's not allowed to have nice things anymore." - Anonymous
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36
"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
I think this is definitely the classiest direction you could've gone with this tribute.
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