Aretha Franklin - Jimmy Lee (Official Music Video)

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  • "Jimmy Lee" by Aretha Franklin
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    Chorus:
    Jimmy Lee, this one's for me
    And I'll always remember
    Hey, Lord, history, biology
    And that magical December, ah hah
    Jimmy Lee, where can you be
    If this song ever finds you
    Won't you please explain to me
    Why you left me behind you
    Oh, yeah
    Jimmy, Jimmy
    #ArethaFranklin #JimmyLee #QueenOfSoul

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  • @thegodblogger3812
    @thegodblogger3812 2 роки тому +170

    Right in the heart of the 1980s when Aretha caught a new headwind and let us all know she wasn't going anywhere but up to the top. Miss her so much. Rest well, Queen.

    • @gooffgoff89
      @gooffgoff89 Рік тому +8

      Love your comment. We surely and most definitely miss her immensely. ❤️🙏🏽

    • @DrDeADETV
      @DrDeADETV Рік тому +2

      Me2, me2❤😊😢

    • @DrDeADETV
      @DrDeADETV 7 місяців тому +3

      Yep. Folk had counted her out but she doubled down on her demands bcuz she knew her worth and value. During this time Aretha Franklin, one who always lamented flying, decided that anybody who wanted to do anything with her needed to come to her to have it done. This and a lot of subsequent works were published and produced almost solely in The Motor City, Detroit, MI. Including the international number she did with George Michael, Knew You'd Be Waiting. Even the video was filmed transcontinental.

  • @karenbrewington4104
    @karenbrewington4104 6 років тому +917

    Privileged to be one of the background vocalists. Kitty Beethoven

    • @carlajohnson3303
      @carlajohnson3303 6 років тому +44

      Wow, what an experience working with ReRe, I wrote a song for her.... didn't get a chance to present it🤗🤔😏😑

    • @paumerwil
      @paumerwil 6 років тому +17

      Are you in the video, in the studio recording or both?

    • @carlajohnson3303
      @carlajohnson3303 6 років тому +23

      I'm an R&B singer/ songwriter. Haven't recorded in a minute, looking forward to Oct., I'll record song as if Re would do it, she liked my voice.....😊

    • @sereneamani1713
      @sereneamani1713 6 років тому +7

      Carla Johnson I want to follow you. Are you on FB, etc?

    • @berthabonds5417
      @berthabonds5417 6 років тому +25

      Everybody in this background is rocking, I love how the Caucasian is jamming on beat of course,The background is off the chain.

  • @christineliebke1882
    @christineliebke1882 9 місяців тому +16

    Every young lady has a “Jimmy Lee” ❤

  • @calderone5559
    @calderone5559 8 місяців тому +32

    I didn't realise how pretty she was in the 80's !!

    • @j.b.9260
      @j.b.9260 4 місяці тому +5

      Women get hotter in their forties.

    • @michaellassiter6914
      @michaellassiter6914 3 місяці тому +4

      Aretha was always beautiful! I will always love her music.

    • @lauralindsey1331
      @lauralindsey1331 2 місяці тому +5

      She was absolutely beautiful throughout…her spirit always shone through😘

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 5 місяців тому +20

    HAPPY 72ND BIRTHDAY
    SONGWRITER/PRODUCER
    NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
    (APRIL 23, 2024)

  • @mustafadagreat1031
    @mustafadagreat1031 6 місяців тому +16

    R.I.P. Dad his name was Jimmy Lee and this used to be his song

  • @firelord_ozai
    @firelord_ozai 10 місяців тому +24

    This woman's voice thru all her eras of music is just so amazing... I love this woman to pieces

  • @gloco620
    @gloco620 4 роки тому +97

    This song always hit me in the heart!!! Love it!!! This is singing and actual musicians. REST IN PEACE, QUEEN.

    • @bryanantonio3047
      @bryanantonio3047 3 роки тому +1

      Hello dear friend how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family?

    • @cherryedwards3
      @cherryedwards3 2 роки тому +2

      PS: When your DEAD you don’t even know what Peace is ......or even what the word Peace is!!!

    • @geraldtaylor5958
      @geraldtaylor5958 Рік тому

      Yess

    • @dorishaselsteiner3173
      @dorishaselsteiner3173 Рік тому

      Öl
      .

    • @dshanw5187
      @dshanw5187 Рік тому +2

      Yes ma'am the 80s of it all!!.. sweet sunny times no stress less worry

  • @jimmiejones9596
    @jimmiejones9596 3 місяці тому +7

    This Song still gives me Chills 🥶 since High School.. 🙏🏿😊👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

  • @ellenblack-eacker9860
    @ellenblack-eacker9860 6 років тому +78

    Long live Jimmy Lee! Mine died when I was 24. I'll be 70 on my next birthday and I remember him all the time when I'm laughing,joyous thankful that he was my love. He always will be that young man I loved so much! You put it so well,Aretha. Rest in peace,Aretha. Your voice and who you still ARE were a beacon of light!

    • @bryanantonio3047
      @bryanantonio3047 3 роки тому +1

      Hello friend how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family?

    • @erikachapman2427
      @erikachapman2427 Рік тому +1

      It's amazing how much people can hurt you how did they treat them other women and people

    • @erikachapman2427
      @erikachapman2427 Рік тому

      We doing good nobody play with me glad people saw it and other women to sucker them

    • @erikachapman2427
      @erikachapman2427 Рік тому

      Sorry for that ❤️ Ellen black eacker

    • @DrDeADETV
      @DrDeADETV 7 місяців тому +1

      Yes she is. This world was so fortunate to have her and those who lived during her lifetime and heard her were doubly blessed. She was a phenomena in and of herself. Thanks Aretha may you live on forever through your music and in our hearts. Incomparable.

  • @soulheartdiva
    @soulheartdiva 6 років тому +540

    Married my "Jimmy Lee" guy 20+ years after we broke up. He was my first "everything" in highschool. He went off to college. I was married someone else. He never married....but I NEVER forgot him....I divorced and came back to our home town....now we been married 3 years (in our 50s).

    • @terrykay3183
      @terrykay3183 6 років тому +10

      soulheartdiva me too.

    • @Lisabbling
      @Lisabbling 6 років тому +10

      soulheartdiva true love

    • @ulysseslee3102
      @ulysseslee3102 6 років тому +8

      Wow!

    • @commentonlife01
      @commentonlife01 6 років тому +13

      soulheartdiva wow it was meant to be.

    • @spicyhot2552
      @spicyhot2552 6 років тому +17

      soulheartdiva Wow that's wonderful ..when its meant to be its meant to be ..but its also about timing.Love can be a beautiful thing when its right.🤗

  • @JOPAGalvin
    @JOPAGalvin 6 років тому +226

    Underrated song. Notice she plays piano on this. She was self taught.

    • @KishBish
      @KishBish 6 років тому +13

      extremely underrated.. I remember back when the video would come on BET and I wondered why it wasn't played more on the radio.. I loved it.. still do.. always will!

    • @TonygMus2
      @TonygMus2 6 років тому +6

      Not underrated at all, this was a popular and hot song. Please don't jump down me throat because I said it wasn't underrated LOL :-)

    • @KishBish
      @KishBish 6 років тому +6

      @@TonygMus2 LOL! I'm not a keyboard gangsta like that 😏😂 it was a hit at the time, but it disappeared.. when I share this to my Facebook, friends barely comment or say they had forgotten all about it.. that's what I mean by underrated.. it didn't have legs like some of her other hits.. I thought it would've been much bigger.. it's a big tune!

    • @nr30199
      @nr30199 6 років тому +3

      Jose Nivlag Aretha KEYS!!!

    • @louenkleinsmidt
      @louenkleinsmidt 3 роки тому +1

      Narada Michael Walden actually played that piano intro. Aretha could handle those keys like a pro, but not on this track.

  • @leonwhitted5662
    @leonwhitted5662 2 роки тому +34

    Nothing like Aretha Franklin during the eighties and nineties. Her voice and songs were straight on point 🎶🎼🎵💯. This one of my top five Aretha Franklin songs and you know she was looking so fine in this video 😍😍! RIP Queen of Soul ❤️❤️

  • @manuelabiaris6476
    @manuelabiaris6476 Рік тому +20

    The best singer in the world. Amazing

  • @sharnettegibson857
    @sharnettegibson857 Рік тому +11

    Love this song. Childhood memories. Sang it Aretha. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @marissawilson4644
    @marissawilson4644 Рік тому +20

    Baby, Aretha snapped on this one!!!! ❤

  • @louier3846
    @louier3846 7 місяців тому +11

    Oh Aretha, Aretha, my Aretha, my soul, my happy 80's ❤😢😊

  • @deidraleitner5787
    @deidraleitner5787 4 роки тому +10

    February 16th is Aretha Franklin Day in Detroit!
    #StanForLife

  • @Tru.blu.taurus
    @Tru.blu.taurus 6 років тому +335

    She left behind so much great music. R. I. P queen.

  • @bgatson5655
    @bgatson5655 6 років тому +328

    I'm having an Aretha night in honor of the Queen! Tears flow because you are gone. Your music is such a part of the fabric of memories in my life. Bless you. I don't care anything about any skeletons in your closet or anything else negative anybody may have to say about your life. What you gave to the world in music is uncompromised. Thank you Aretha. I will always love you!!

    • @lindadunninng6112
      @lindadunninng6112 6 років тому +1

      9

    • @candacetyndall6142
      @candacetyndall6142 6 років тому +10

      To me, Aretha could do NO wrong!
      Salute!

    • @beverlyholloman8468
      @beverlyholloman8468 6 років тому +10

      She will truly be missed her songs tell everything what she been through, God Bless The Queen Of Soul

    • @tea397
      @tea397 6 років тому +10

      Nothing but Love & Respect to the 1 and only Queen of Soul... I just paid my respects today at her visitation. She looked so peaceful.... massive line of thousands of fans to pay honor with her music showering down upon us... a beautiful vintage pink Cadillac parked outside the museum. What a beautiful celebration of her life. Anyone else here in Detroit? I always loved this jam about 1st love ❤️ and heartbreak and the music video is so sweet!

    • @aadveerman6559
      @aadveerman6559 4 роки тому +1

      B Gatson Aa

  • @vanfanusa
    @vanfanusa 7 років тому +436

    The most underrated Aretha song EVA! This is fire!

    • @sylviaslimst
      @sylviaslimst 6 років тому +7

      vanfanusa I totally agree

    • @audreycumby1075
      @audreycumby1075 6 років тому +4

      vanfanusa I agree.

    • @spicyhot2552
      @spicyhot2552 6 років тому +16

      Jimmy Lee was a hit ..it reached #2 on r&b charts..

    • @AO-pz5ec
      @AO-pz5ec 6 років тому +1

      vanfanusa she was just so awesome my gracious good gracious alive wonderful

    • @AO-pz5ec
      @AO-pz5ec 6 років тому +3

      she was such a blessing in her spiritual life and her secular life she meant so much to so many people beautiful thank you

  • @Sagittarius-cg2lw
    @Sagittarius-cg2lw 2 роки тому +19

    EVERY WOMAN IN THIS LIFETIME..CAN AND WILL RELATE TO THIS SONG ONE DAY🥰🥰

    • @candacetyndall6142
      @candacetyndall6142 Рік тому +1

      No lie!
      But hopefully we will find another "Jimmy Lee" that will be our forever love.

    • @lauralindsey1331
      @lauralindsey1331 2 місяці тому

      I have mine again after 30 years…😘

    • @videogirlzzzzzz
      @videogirlzzzzzz 2 місяці тому +1

      This song always bring back those memories of my “Jimmy Lee“, when I was 15 years old. I am 64 and this song tugs at my heart streams every time I see that little girl cry. to tap it off, he looked just like him.

  • @hoss7939
    @hoss7939 4 роки тому +23

    One of God's finest singer

  • @sandramoore8206
    @sandramoore8206 Рік тому +8

    She was right, “the sweetest love is the first “. This is one of my favorite songs R.I.P. Queen.

  • @ericag8510
    @ericag8510 6 років тому +97

    I love this song my daddy used to play this song all the time when I was a kid.❤️ R.I.P. Daddy & The Queen of Soul❤️

  • @dachocolatediva
    @dachocolatediva 11 років тому +11

    This song just takes you back to that 1.....I think mama Aretha went back in her mind as she delivered this song.....I just get goose bumps!!!

  • @DSMWWW
    @DSMWWW 14 років тому +16

    Love this song! Bought the record when I was in JR high school. My first boyfriend was Jimmy. Got my first kiss from him at 13 behind the stairway at school. lol Brings back alot of memories.

  • @pallmallred13
    @pallmallred13 Рік тому +18

    Still listening in 2023❤

  • @MaryBlanche
    @MaryBlanche 6 років тому +46

    RIP Aretha 👑🎶🎤❤️😢

  • @valerieturner8452
    @valerieturner8452 Рік тому +12

    She was so beautiful

  • @mattdawg83686
    @mattdawg83686 8 років тому +146

    Why I didn't appreciate this song 30 years ago, I'll never know. It's jamming!

    • @MsXpain2joy
      @MsXpain2joy 5 років тому +4

      Me too

    • @dpkvwells
      @dpkvwells 2 роки тому +2

      me too.......

    • @videorocketzmillar007milla5
      @videorocketzmillar007milla5 Рік тому +2

      Cause u had to have a Jimmy Lee in your life. I was 14. Just friends. But I loved him. Paula

    • @REESCOMUSIC4EVER
      @REESCOMUSIC4EVER Рік тому +2

      I feel the same way! I totally slept on this song when it first came out! I know better now!

    • @itsokitsok5020
      @itsokitsok5020 Рік тому +1

      ​@@dpkvwells Me Too! I heard it but I wasn't listening to it until maybe 4 months after it was out. A much older man and his wife said to me at the time (I was in my very early twenties) I have to listen to the song Jimmy Lee by Aretha Franklin I said I heard it they said no really listen to the lyrics and and once I did I was like OMG! So I only slept on it for about 4 months! It's a beautiful jamming song but it's also a sad song and a hurtful song because whether you are male or female just about everybody have a Jimmy Lee in their time while in their youth!🤷‍♂️

  • @kb17ko
    @kb17ko 6 років тому +41

    Her voice is singing the words and her eyes are telling the story! What a wonderful artist. Thank you Queen of Soul.

  • @rellenoz
    @rellenoz 12 років тому +211

    My mom is the girl playing young Aretha

  • @itsmechristy2409
    @itsmechristy2409 6 років тому +48

    I love seeing this woman sitting at a piano......

    • @monilaninetynine3811
      @monilaninetynine3811 6 років тому +4

      Christy Langley I don't think her piano playing gets enough credit.

    • @arethawhite3712
      @arethawhite3712 5 років тому

      I agree 💯 percent with you bro!!!😀 From Aretha White from Bunn NC Peace out ✌✌✌✌😎 Jimmy just got "bitch- slapped, damn!!!! LOL 😀. That's what he gets for breaking 💔 her heart!!!

  • @MsTheresa7412
    @MsTheresa7412 6 років тому +4

    So many emotions....I guess we all have had our version of Jimmie Lee.....

  • @krishnabrockington5543
    @krishnabrockington5543 7 років тому +103

    This was my song in the 6th grade when Video Vibrations would come on BET in the mornings before I went to school.

    • @ncmomtofive
      @ncmomtofive 3 роки тому

      Yes!!! I used to play that as I was getting ready for school!!! Miss the 80s!

  • @RestlessRick
    @RestlessRick 9 років тому +190

    Jimmy Lee broke Aretha's heart. In the words of Fred Sanford..."big dummy".

    • @ninasterling8757
      @ninasterling8757 6 років тому +9

      RestlessRick I got my heart broken by a Jimmy Lee 😥

  • @shirelleharris3466
    @shirelleharris3466 Рік тому +6

    Damn, I haven't heard this Song in years but I'm glad I can listen to this Masterpiece because it brings back memories ❤. I miss the good old days. Aretha's voice is beautiful.

  • @JermaineHernandez89
    @JermaineHernandez89 7 років тому +28

    She reminds me of my mom. Beautiful & can sing real good

  • @karensmith8095
    @karensmith8095 6 років тому +11

    love love her hair in this video!! 💁🏽‍♀️

  • @barneshomestead1240
    @barneshomestead1240 Рік тому +17

    Her father was the first preacher to record his sermons to albums for sale...she started in his church choir. A dynamic singer & she could tickle those ivories too. She's missed. Truly the Queen of Soul.

  • @barrymeek1474
    @barrymeek1474 6 років тому +64

    This is not an easy song to sing...tailored made for her talent .

  • @LaVondaCoulter
    @LaVondaCoulter 8 років тому +144

    I loved this song as a little girl & thought Jimmy Lee was so cute in the video lol. Great song by the Queen!

    • @antonmedvedev1128
      @antonmedvedev1128 7 років тому +8

      V Coulter ))) am 36 and Jimmy is a hottie :)))

    • @onkemabude4818
      @onkemabude4818 7 років тому +3

      I am curious on how old were you perhaps when it came out. I heard it during my sophomore year and it was by chance. Loved it since.

    • @JustBree716
      @JustBree716 6 років тому +2

      V Coulter im 38 and i didnt have a choice but to listen to auntie ri ri thank God

    • @jimmycave948
      @jimmycave948 6 років тому +2

      That Was the Good Ole Days And My is Jimmy Lee!!!

    • @tyeshahardwick3324
      @tyeshahardwick3324 3 роки тому

      Me too! I was like 7 years old lol

  • @antij1
    @antij1 9 років тому +75

    Aretha's singing is great, but so is her piano playing.

  • @candacetyndall6142
    @candacetyndall6142 6 років тому +4

    Sing on, "Auntie" Ree! You will be sorely missed!
    RIP!

  • @khamariblair4898
    @khamariblair4898 2 роки тому +25

    One of the best songs by the late great queen of soul. This song ha a very nice beat, and Aretha"s voice is as always magnificent!! She was such a beautiful lady. Miss her so much!

  • @Damiana1111
    @Damiana1111 6 років тому +114

    RIP ReRe.....One of my favs right here. THANK YOU for your legacy! God bless...

    • @selaikhuele1087
      @selaikhuele1087 6 років тому +10

      Damiana Nicola she left us with treasure of songs May She Rest In Peace

    • @Damiana1111
      @Damiana1111 6 років тому +5

      Selai Khuele True :)

    • @virginiabutler3957
      @virginiabutler3957 6 років тому +2

      RIPH YOU WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE OUR FIRST QUEEN OF ALL MUSIC DIDN'T KNOW YOU I LOVED YOU,FROM THIS COUNTRY LADY TO THIS CITY LADY REST UNTIL GARBRIEL BLOW THAT HORN IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN

  • @isaiahthompson2065
    @isaiahthompson2065 2 роки тому +25

    Aretha DID THAT ! She always came back with a WINNERS and this was a come back WINNER ! A valuable song in my collection. Her Anthology will be OFF-THE- CHAIN !

  • @lynncovington2142
    @lynncovington2142 8 років тому +157

    This is one of my favorite songs... makes me sad but I love it...my son name is jimmylee ; he passes away in 2010...RIP JIMMYLEE

    • @hardren101
      @hardren101 8 років тому +9

      Yikes....so sorry for your loss...I have never directly feel your pain because for the good grace of god i have nvr lost a child. but My mom sadly lost my brother and sister not together but years apart while they were both under 5yrs..My mom picked up the pieces and move on but she was nvr the same...Life is all about precious moments,mild stones and experience!!!

    • @lynncovington2142
      @lynncovington2142 8 років тому +14

      Thanks.. And you're right ; got to keep moving but it will never be the same..

    • @victordunson719
      @victordunson719 7 років тому +9

      Lynn Covington God bless you❤

    • @reginalowery1139
      @reginalowery1139 6 років тому

      Oh. How. I. Live. U. Aretha. I. No. U. Went. To. The. Beautiful. Honey. Land. Where. There. Is. Peace. In. The. Valley. Of. Love. Jimmy. Lee. Us. My. Favorite. Song. I. Dedicate. It. To. Danny. Lewis. Jones. We. Went. To. Washington. Hugh. R. Class. Name. Was. Bushandas. We. Would. All. Ways. Still. Sweet. Kisses. When. The. Bell. Ring. All ways. Kissing at. Bret. Harte. And. Sportman. Park. At. The. Record. Hops. I. Will. All ways. Live. U. Danny. Lewis. My. Name then. Was. Regina. Gayle. 💏💋💅💞👙👠💄🌷🌹🌺💐🌻🍰🍹🍭. Gotta. Find. My. Angle 2. Fly. Away. Rip. Aretha🌷🐦💕🙏. My. Queen😇👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

    • @marieclark8992
      @marieclark8992 6 років тому +1

      Sorry for your loss 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @ChilesRussellTaylor
    @ChilesRussellTaylor 6 років тому +20

    R.I.P Aretha Franklin (1942 - 2018)!

  • @nmurphy8289
    @nmurphy8289 6 років тому +61

    Omg. I haven’t heard this in forever.

    • @TheRmjr
      @TheRmjr 6 років тому +4

      Natasha I hadn’t either. Heard it on Sirius radio since they are doing the tribute to her all this week. OMG! And it is based in a true story I am hearing...Jimmy Lee missed out!

  • @jedgriffin2580
    @jedgriffin2580 5 років тому +29

    Piano and pop combine to make an incredible sound that sparks undeniable emotion. Who else could pull that off but the incomparable Aretha Franklin?

  • @fladude06
    @fladude06 10 років тому +22

    what a great fun song that you can't get out of your head. aretha rocks!

  • @gwb7875
    @gwb7875 6 років тому +47

    This little Song about a Time everyone can relate to being in High School and that First Time of being in a Real Adult Relationship in everyway and the Heartbreak but we Grow from it and look back and Smile when we Remember that Magical Time in our Lives this Song came out after I was No longer in High School but I was a Sophomore in College and it still Applied to many Thank You For All Of The Great Music Over The Decades Ms.Aritha Franklinyou will never be Forgotten long live the Queen of Soul for Your life Reign maybe Nearing it's End your Musical Reign and Memory will Live on well beyond my Time hear on this Earthly Plain.

  • @errollaaron8732
    @errollaaron8732 2 роки тому +22

    I love this song.

  • @LGKids
    @LGKids 6 років тому +1

    I thought Lady Franklin knew that My Late Uncle Jimmy had died and made this song for him, man I tell you the imagination of a child! Peace!

  • @monacannon6644
    @monacannon6644 4 роки тому +20

    I absolutely love this song. Stay on repeat! SANG ReRe!

  • @HYJONES83
    @HYJONES83 6 років тому +25

    She was so pretty

  • @collinsgreenlee1673
    @collinsgreenlee1673 9 місяців тому +3

    It's the modulation for me at 4:49. It would have been a great song either way, but that key change takes it to another level. The Queen's level.

  • @claudetteirving752
    @claudetteirving752 8 років тому +13

    LOVE YOU ARETHA...

    • @sheilapalmer224
      @sheilapalmer224 7 років тому +1

      Claudette Irving aretha you are so smooth

  • @Capcoor
    @Capcoor 11 років тому +5

    Horn section:Trumpet,fluegelhorn,trombone and alto sax.
    Great song.

  • @nathanielheath6347
    @nathanielheath6347 9 років тому +206

    this is one of my favorites from Aretha!! makes u feel good n sad at the same time!!

  • @moniquejohnson59
    @moniquejohnson59 6 років тому +49

    When you’re in high school and you like a boy - you can relate to this song! Lol

    • @shaniceturner4130
      @shaniceturner4130 6 років тому +1

      Monique Johnson yes lol

    • @KishBish
      @KishBish 6 років тому +2

      Lol.. this song came out when I was in 6th grade.. I would sing it about my crush who moved away lol awww..

    • @moniquejohnson59
      @moniquejohnson59 6 років тому +1

      K Sykes Can totally relate. My crush was in 9th grade. This song takes me back!

    • @KishBish
      @KishBish 6 років тому +1

      @@moniquejohnson59 good ol days back then.. I love that I can play this and time travel whenever I feel the need lol.. I love music for that.. this is such an underrated classic..

  • @hollidayevery
    @hollidayevery 5 років тому +8

    The amazing variations of runs and adlibs she worked in the vamp of this song, all while staying true to the melody of the chorus.
    Magnificent!

  • @charityglenn6597
    @charityglenn6597 10 років тому +26

    This song truly does bring back good memories and I am now 40yrs.old telling my 16yr.old daughter about these songs I used to love this song lol and still do oh Jimmie Lee lol :-) :-) :-) :-)

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 8 років тому +23

    HAPPY 74TH BIRTHDAY ARETHA LOUISE FRANKLIN (MARCH 25, 2016)

    • @sheilapalmer224
      @sheilapalmer224 7 років тому +1

      Melody Sanger àre that you are so smooth

  • @originaldeftom
    @originaldeftom 7 років тому +31

    This song is eternally etched into my brains and ears as quintessential quality RnB from the good ol' 80ies. Lots a brass and sass and ample class!

  • @patriciaholliday4944
    @patriciaholliday4944 9 років тому +45

    When they name Aretha Lady of Soul they hit the nail on the head. This song has always been my favorite .I went through the same thing

  • @dark9ss218
    @dark9ss218 10 років тому +54

    Rare essence is the band playing for Aretha a go go band from D.C ,R.I.P Foots on the drums.

    • @ericmatterson9905
      @ericmatterson9905 6 років тому +3

      R.I.P. Aretha

    • @catoheath6563
      @catoheath6563 4 роки тому +2

      Yes indeed 😊 this is RE in there prime.. I was attending Virginia State University when this came... I ran around campus telling all my friends from DC about the video.. we were all shocked... And proud at the same.... Good college CIAA days....we were in school.people we knew stayed home in crack game dying ..... WOW....when we would go home on the weekends... Saturday evening we were ready to hit 95 south.. back to school. Wow good ole days.. the Cosby show was a great influence on us going to college....

  • @user-pv2kr4kl4e
    @user-pv2kr4kl4e 6 років тому +24

    I love this song." And he ran like a bandit,I don't understand it." That just gets me every time.

    • @SeanNessman
      @SeanNessman 6 років тому +4

      "History, biology" is the best line though.

    • @LaWanda-z6d
      @LaWanda-z6d 9 місяців тому

      ME 2 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @MrsKisser65
    @MrsKisser65 8 років тому +103

    Aretha Franklin is one of the best soul singers in the world, if she isn't the best :)

    • @makanciza1878
      @makanciza1878 6 років тому +2

      Singing the same song

    • @sharenwhite9517
      @sharenwhite9517 6 років тому +1

      love her

    • @colorpurple4623
      @colorpurple4623 4 роки тому +2

      oh she is the best l, not one of the best. she 's the barm

    • @Awesome00012
      @Awesome00012 3 роки тому +2

      Aretha Franklin is the BEST! She is the "Queen of Soul." Respect okay.

  • @edgarchibuta8921
    @edgarchibuta8921 5 років тому +1

    I met my jimmy lee lady 25 years later this year and those she is married i could see that she still has that flavour for me.

    • @videogirlzzzzzz
      @videogirlzzzzzz 4 роки тому

      Now you leave her alone “Jimmy Lee”.😁

  • @phillipkali4438
    @phillipkali4438 7 місяців тому +6

    Incredible song and a phenomenal voice. Rest well Queen of Soul.

  • @prestochangeo5753
    @prestochangeo5753 3 роки тому +8

    I think we all had a Jimmy Lee. This is an awesome song.

  • @amethyst7084
    @amethyst7084 Рік тому +6

    As a teenager in the 80s, a few things brought the great Aretha Franklin to my attention (sadly, it was not the UK radio stations playing her anthology); namely, the 'Blues Brothers' film (Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, et. al.), 'I knew you were waiting' (collaboration with George Michael), and this gem, 'Jimmy Lee'. Again, not played much on the airwaves UK-side, so thank you for this download, and thank you UA-cam 🎼👏🏾🌟❤

  • @truelove2283
    @truelove2283 4 роки тому +6

    She is the Greatest Of All Times! That's why she's The Queen 👑

  • @donaldhall4823
    @donaldhall4823 2 роки тому +3

    DC's A Total Groove...Rare Essence playing behind the legendary Aretha Franklin 💯🎶🙏🏽

    • @courylanders4142
      @courylanders4142 2 роки тому +2

      Donald Hall when I saw that in Highschool I hit the floor. It would be 2 years later, when EU dropped the song The Butt, that GO-GO would be in the spotlight.But RE was there.

  • @chrisclement6789
    @chrisclement6789 3 роки тому +8

    80's Aretha was the best!

  • @MrRocky9000
    @MrRocky9000 12 років тому +6

    Her voice is majestic and as big as the skies ! I always loved this and played the record to death when I purchased it back when it came out.

  • @corriewynns2054
    @corriewynns2054 7 років тому +31

    My theme song...from high school to college to now.
    I wonder if every woman has a "Jimmy Lee"... especially those of use who can't figure out why even today we're not good enough ...for anyone.

  • @marcussmith3934
    @marcussmith3934 5 років тому +10

    There will never be another Miss Aretha Franklin!!!

  • @erikskifte8862
    @erikskifte8862 2 роки тому +17

    MY FAVE SONG BY ARETHA. SHE JUST GOT BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER, DECADE AFTER DECADE THE WAY SHE ATTACKS THOSE VOCALS, IS TO DIE FOR, RESPECT. R.I.P. 🥰

  • @RestlessRick
    @RestlessRick 9 років тому +27

    This is my go to song whenever I'm in the mood to hear some good quality music. Today is one of those days. 07/25/2015

  • @Romelle81
    @Romelle81 6 років тому +21

    RIP to the Queen, and the 80s at the same time. This song reminds of how amazing 80s music was.

  • @marcussmith3934
    @marcussmith3934 7 років тому +33

    You better sing it Aretha!!!

  • @danielsims1226
    @danielsims1226 6 років тому +1

    The only positive aspects of her passing away is that she is in a better place, free from physical pain and the trials, tribulations, racism, violence and all the troubles of this world. It is also a comfort that so many others have loved her and will miss her as much as I do. It hasn't hit me HARD. I didn't know her personally, but I think more highly of her than 90% of everyone I have ever known, including family, friends and "significant others." Why? because she has never failed or disappointed me in her performances or in how she lived her life. I have been a HUGE fan for 51 years and will reverse her until my last breath. "God Save the Queen"!! D.Sims

  • @KishBish
    @KishBish 9 років тому +33

    everything about this song and video is perfection.. who knew a song of heartbreak could be so much fun?! all-time favorite here!!!

  • @richs4779
    @richs4779 10 років тому +27

    I thank God for Aretha's music ..

  • @JacobMercer-tg9sj
    @JacobMercer-tg9sj Рік тому +7

    We loved each other no matter what 😂😂😂😂.

  • @SoSoBradley23
    @SoSoBradley23 6 років тому +13

    This song just laid me out! RIP Aretha... ❤️👑

  • @yuriuser4973
    @yuriuser4973 6 років тому +18

    Why does this music video is a replica of how me and my first ever boyfriend met and dated in highschool. He then disappeared into the service...and left me without giving me a reason. He used to cheat and munipulate me. It was hard because he was my first time. So you know attachments and the heartbreak was hella heavy.

  • @SakeemaDaniels-nn4jy
    @SakeemaDaniels-nn4jy Рік тому +6

    Love this song ❤️

  • @denisejackson776
    @denisejackson776 6 років тому +3

    Oh how I was only 11 yrs old and this was my song, it was so sweet ❤RIP ReeRee thank you Queen of Soul for this beautiful memory ❤RIP

  • @gooffgoff89
    @gooffgoff89 Рік тому

    Aretha was just 44yrs old when she released this tune and it was 🔥🔥🔥🔥! We loved this SONG!! Love you Queen Ree ❤💐

  • @zmov1
    @zmov1 6 років тому +16

    Wow, this baby can sing like there ain't no tomorrow!

  • @shalay09
    @shalay09 9 років тому +32

    slap the mess outta jimmy, that's what he gets...then at the end trying to apologize...a typical teenage love affair

  • @methedivamethediva7840
    @methedivamethediva7840 6 років тому +5

    I love her music and how it reaches the core of your soul.

  • @caseycooper9842
    @caseycooper9842 4 роки тому +1

    love me some Aretha R.I.P to the queen

  • @ulysseslee3102
    @ulysseslee3102 6 років тому +14

    One of my many Aretha Franklin favorites! R.I.P My Queen your throne awaits you!

  • @queenofdiamonds7047
    @queenofdiamonds7047 6 років тому +60

    Congratulations Ms Aretha Franklin, you dont have to suffer in the flesh like the rest of us, enjoy your soul journey. 😢😢😢😢😢

    • @isabelbeszterczey8808
      @isabelbeszterczey8808 6 років тому +1

      AMEN VAIYNE SHE IS WITH GOD FOREVER.

    • @KurtisLeeLewis
      @KurtisLeeLewis 6 років тому +3

      keecefly there’s no proof no. But if someone wants to believe who are you to tell them what to believe let them be 🤷🏽‍♂️