Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (REACTION) Live at Kennedy Center Honors

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  • @KristenJohnson-it2sz
    @KristenJohnson-it2sz 11 днів тому +9

    Stephen Colbert was the MC of this event. He tells the story of when this performance was starting, he was in the wings next to the Stage Manager and said to the man, “I wish I had seen her in her prime.” About 40 seconds into the performance, Stephen turned back to the SM and said, “I’m an idiot.”

  • @susanworkman529
    @susanworkman529 12 днів тому +28

    Aretha is the Queen of Soul music. She was still singing strong in her later years when her health was failing. We are blessed to have had Aretha grace this earth with her magnificent soulful vocals.

    • @juliecrane9647
      @juliecrane9647 4 години тому

      She took us to church and this performance was like a miracle and TG we get to watch again and again,
      Amen
      😊
      This is THE best live performance ever.
      Aretha sauntered out and Her inside voice said, Let me tell you bout me 😂❤.

  • @JohnLedger-g4i
    @JohnLedger-g4i 12 днів тому +37

    Carol King - one of the finest songwriters ever !!! Tapestry is a gem of an album

  • @andreamuniz3033
    @andreamuniz3033 12 днів тому +33

    Two legends: Carole King, the voice of a women generation and Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul music!!! Just amazing!!!

  • @raw268
    @raw268 12 днів тому +21

    You know you've made it when the backing choir is facing you and not the audience. This is my all-time favourite performance!

  • @creolebeau28
    @creolebeau28 11 днів тому +8

    This performance gave me chills

  • @AnaRafaelaDionísio
    @AnaRafaelaDionísio 12 днів тому +16

    I' ve heard that the toral surprise in Carol face, is because Aretha did not travel by plane almost for 20 years and despite being a great pianist, she don't use to play in her performances.

  • @tjvertigo
    @tjvertigo 10 днів тому +3

    My roommate and me were watching this broadcast in our respective bedrooms and when Aretha dropped that coat we both screamed QWEEEEEN! at the same time! Good times, good memories, and a fabulous performance. And she was sick with cancer! Carol was so blown away by the whole thing.

  • @dshaak1
    @dshaak1 12 днів тому +13

    I saw this on tv and it blew my mind. I believe she was 73 when this was taped. A legend forever! ♥ Thank you, Saeed

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 11 днів тому +6

    The composer- legendary pop writer , Carole King- was being honored that night. She didn’t know Aretha was going to be there- hence her reaction you see.
    Aretha was 73 with cancer here. Amazing.

  • @RaymondJoe-o5p
    @RaymondJoe-o5p 9 днів тому

    stunning performance of this song: "I don't need to do more" shattering

  • @88pjtink
    @88pjtink 10 днів тому

    "Looking out on the morning rain...." and she's got the entire room in her pocket. Boom. Incredible stage presence without a lot of flare. What a voice!!! THANK YOU ARNIE!!!!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  10 днів тому +1

      A true icon. Amazing performance.

  • @jillrose8921
    @jillrose8921 12 днів тому +3

    Oh my, my...I'm stunned by this performance of Aretha's. Goosebumps all over, have to watch it again. ❤

  • @TombCat
    @TombCat 12 днів тому +7

    A monumental woman, a monumental performance. How can people not know the music of Aretha? She is named the greatest popular singer of all time on just about every list. Her voice here is not the same as when she was in her vocal prime - but the magnificent LION ROARED, one last time.

  • @tacom1
    @tacom1 11 днів тому +2

    Hands down the best performance of this song ever. The whole performance is just phenomenal , and when you get a standing ovation beginning at the end rows and while you are still singing...thats when you know you are the Queen.

  • @sethioustani5546
    @sethioustani5546 10 днів тому +1

    J'adore !

  • @jwhite3359
    @jwhite3359 12 днів тому +6

    One of the best live performances of all time. No pitch correction or autotune unlike singers today.

  • @AgenteusaRR
    @AgenteusaRR 7 днів тому

    Definitely top 5 woman singers of all time. It's incredible the power she had even at this age and without cracks

  • @DolaPrice
    @DolaPrice 11 днів тому +1

    Listening home alone...she brought me to my feet! Love her!!

  • @Claire-m8h
    @Claire-m8h 11 днів тому

    My favorite singer, great !!! ❤

  • @anitawright7169
    @anitawright7169 11 днів тому

    Aretha Franklin still had it. RIP Aretha. You are so very missed! I am sure Carole King was amazed! The reaction on her face says it all! Love your reaction!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  11 днів тому +1

      Great performance by a true legend. Thanks for watching!

  • @loveloochay
    @loveloochay 11 днів тому

    🔥🎼 .. what a joy to watch this again ! Aretha had the "it factor" and deserves every bit of praise she receives. I would have been standing and cheering also. .. much 🩷 love for this one Saeed.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  11 днів тому +1

      A true icon. Epic performance. Thanks for watching.

  • @meboneme1
    @meboneme1 9 днів тому

    HER MAJESTY...THE QUEEN!!!

  • @arminsteinke2301
    @arminsteinke2301 11 днів тому +1

    When even the backup singers have more class, musicality and charisma than the recent top 10 !

  • @DariaBilowus
    @DariaBilowus 10 днів тому +1

    Aretha just took us to church!

  • @cog4life
    @cog4life 12 днів тому +1

    One of the most beautiful songs; performance from Aretha. 😊❤

  • @squeaky1374
    @squeaky1374 11 днів тому

    Aretha is the QUEEN. I hope she was buried with a crown 👑

  • @chris-m2u
    @chris-m2u 11 днів тому

    One of the greats….. jazz, blues…. Some styles are the soul of music ❤C

  • @suemoore6445
    @suemoore6445 11 днів тому

    On my first date with my senior high boy (fall ‘66), Aretha Franklin’s RESPECT was on the radio. It became our song. Skip to January 1968, 2nd semester of college at SJSU and I’m sitting in the Student Union at 7 AM studying because I work several nights a week and on weekends to pay for school. A really tall guy walks in and before he dits down, he put a lot of coins in the jukebox. A song I’d never heard before starts playing on repeat for the next hour. It’s Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way!” To this day, it’s still my favorite Aretha song. Not her biggest hit, but I think her best song! Listen to it….oh, by the way, that tall young black man, who was so polite and friendly, and who was in there every time I was there, playing that song continuously. His name was Johnny Carlos (John). He went on to win a medal in track at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico that year…but he’s not famous for that. He’s known for raising a black fist on the medal podium in protest and was stripped of his medal 😢
    He’s since been reinstated and medal returned. There’s now a beautiful bronze statue of him raising his fist on the podium on our college campus.

  • @tjrivers
    @tjrivers 12 днів тому +3

    Aretha’s “I say a little prayer for you” is also magnificent.

  • @bazkeen
    @bazkeen 11 днів тому +1

    She was an amazing powerhouse. She put all her passion into her singing

  • @lynnecurrie7561
    @lynnecurrie7561 12 днів тому +11

    Aretha is the Queen, but Carole King's reaction is everything.❤❤

    • @TombCat
      @TombCat 11 днів тому

      Her initial reaction was moving and heartfelt. After that she was annoying - because she clearly kept yelling. You can see the Obama's secret service give her the side eye. She didn't ruin Aretha's performance for the auditorium or home audience, but she clearly spoiled it for the those unfortunate enough to share the honorees box. It was an egotistical indulgence.

  • @daleb1279
    @daleb1279 12 днів тому +1

    What I love about Aretha was she always dressed to the nines for the stage, furs, jewels, and an iconic handbag. The deal with the handbag was she didn't trust banks or promoters, and she made sure she and her crew were paid in cash, and that handbag was where the money went for the show, and that handbag went onto the stage with her for the show so she kept an eye on it. If you look at just about any old public performance, there is a handbag sitting on her piano. Carole co-wrote the song for Aretha and then had her own iconic version on her Tapestry album. When they revisited the music with a Tapestry Revisited in the 90s with covers by A listers, Aretha joined BeBe and CeCe Winans on You've Got a Friend In Me, and Celine Dion covered this song.

  • @daleenengelbrecht4861
    @daleenengelbrecht4861 11 днів тому

    Fantastic! Heard this song sung by other especially for a talent show. This is on another level by a legend. Tx Saeed. Greetings from South Africa

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  11 днів тому

      Incredible song and epic performance.
      Thanks for watching. Greetings from Belgium.
      Ps:
      I just posted a version sung by Carole King on the Free tier of my patreon. It was blocked on UA-cam.

  • @meditationlifeskills
    @meditationlifeskills 12 днів тому +2

    Heading' to church today! Beautiful and soul-stirring song from "The Queen."

  • @KristenJohnson-it2sz
    @KristenJohnson-it2sz 11 днів тому

    The Kennedy Center Honors events usually honor 4 or 5 people at a time from the Arts….writer, directors, producers and performers.

  • @JohnLedger-g4i
    @JohnLedger-g4i 12 днів тому +9

    You hear so many songs on the radio but you never realised Carol wrote them

    • @surlechapeau
      @surlechapeau 12 днів тому

      @JohnLedger-g4i Gerry Goffin wrote this one and Carole's other early hit songs. He was the lyricist, she did the music.

    • @PapaEli-pz8ff
      @PapaEli-pz8ff 11 днів тому

      @@surlechapeau I remember listening to their songs when I was a youngster back in the early 1960's. I didn't realize that she was also a singer until Tapestry was first released

  • @JohnWilson-po2uk
    @JohnWilson-po2uk 11 днів тому +1

    Also what was so special about this performance was that this was during the last part of her life and she didn’t play piano that much anymore during her performances. R.I.P Queen. ❤

  • @pattymckitrick7436
    @pattymckitrick7436 12 днів тому +3

    I've always loved Aretha's duet with George, I Knew You Were Waiting❤❤

  • @deborahvernarelli6394
    @deborahvernarelli6394 12 днів тому +3

    Beautiful performance, by an icon who made this song famous. Carol King was one of the best si German songwriters ever. Loved this performance. Thank you, my friend. Much love to you and your family ❤️ 🫂.

  • @eterneh489
    @eterneh489 11 днів тому

    Hey Saeed, Thanks for playing my request. So glad you got to see your first (but not last Aretha performance). Now you can see why they call her "The Queen Of Soul". Wait till you hear some of her younger performances! And I'm sure you will be hearing some Carole King herself pretty soon!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  11 днів тому +1

      What a performance! Definitely looking forward to discover more. Thanks again!

  • @MrsMattMurphy
    @MrsMattMurphy 8 днів тому

    Carol said in an interview a friend of hers was sitting in the front row and when she dropped her coat you could hear the thud

  • @joelscottarnold3262
    @joelscottarnold3262 11 днів тому

    I was fortunate enough to see this icon in the early 90’s in Charlotte NC. Aretha playing the piano and singing was a religious experience. She was truly the Queen of Soul. And bless Carole King for writing this masterpiece, along with so many others.

  • @loriprovencher8984
    @loriprovencher8984 11 днів тому

    I think this was Aretha's last performance. What a gem!

  • @Yowza78
    @Yowza78 15 годин тому

    That fur drop! Dang!

  • @TheNotedHero
    @TheNotedHero 12 днів тому +2

    Kennedy Center Honors are so joyful and moving to watch! You really should watch the full show honouring Billy Joel, it's only about 20min long but soooo good!

  • @todddepue681
    @todddepue681 12 днів тому +4

    Belgium may not be known for international pop stars BUT your list of fashion designers is long and illustrious! Dries Van Noten, Raf Simons, Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Diane Von Furstenburg and sooo many more! ⭐️❤️

  • @springstud
    @springstud 12 днів тому +3

    you could been a good disk jockey on the radio back in the 1970's and 80's you have great voice for the radio

  • @SpuzzyLargo
    @SpuzzyLargo 12 днів тому +4

    Carole King and her then-husband Gerry Goffin wrote tons of hit songs in the early 1960s -- including "Chains" that The Beatles covered on their debut album that you've reacted to.

  • @blemelin
    @blemelin 11 днів тому

    This is one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced. Top live performance. Aretha was a goddess on Earth.

  • @edwardcrews2952
    @edwardcrews2952 12 днів тому

    Fantabulous

  • @bethphillips9693
    @bethphillips9693 12 днів тому +2

    A legend.

  • @dshaak1
    @dshaak1 12 днів тому +2

    Saeed, you should also check out Adam Lambert's version of Cher's song, BELIEVE at the Kennedy Center Honors. Simply amazing voice!

  • @steveullrich7737
    @steveullrich7737 11 днів тому

    Amazing lyrics and vocald by Aretha. You'll love Carol's songs and also James Taylor.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  11 днів тому

      Looking forward to discover more.

  • @chitownlee
    @chitownlee 12 днів тому +7

    You need to do Carole's album Tapestry, a masterpiece.

  • @timithius
    @timithius 12 днів тому +1

    What a performance!

  • @roadkill7314
    @roadkill7314 11 днів тому

    That's two national treasures right there!

  • @AnaRafaelaDionísio
    @AnaRafaelaDionísio 12 днів тому

    Saeed, another present for me. I love this performance with Aretha in her 80, in the Kennedy Center of Honours. Thank you very much. Aba

  • @meganwoida3475
    @meganwoida3475 12 днів тому +3

    You should check out Aretha's performance of nessum dorma. She stepped in for Pavoratti basically at the last minute. It is epic.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  12 днів тому

      Definitely interested to hear her version of that song! Thanks for letting me know about it.

  • @garya7893
    @garya7893 12 днів тому +15

    tears in my eyes and a smile on my face love it

  • @LarryClement
    @LarryClement 12 днів тому

    Just three years before she passed away

  • @LynnBartlett-un2vp
    @LynnBartlett-un2vp 12 днів тому

    Fun fact. The King of Rock and Roll ...Elvis Presley died August 16, 1977.
    The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin died August 16 2018.
    The King was there to meet the Queen when she arrived. Can you imagine the soulful jam session going in in heaven.

  • @ruth2141
    @ruth2141 11 днів тому

    The Kennedy Center Honors are now run by the board of the Kennedy Center, a non-profit arts organization. The original 1978 creators' idea was to honor major contributors to US arts & culture, similar to honors awarded by some European countries. The annual December activities usually include a ceremony at the US State Department, a White House reception, and the gala concert at the Kennedy Center that the president usually but not always attends (Trump never did). There are five honorees every year; the 2024 honorees will be Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Apollo Theater.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  11 днів тому

      Thank you for taking the time to share some more info, Ruth! Much appreciated.

    • @ruth2141
      @ruth2141 11 днів тому

      @@SaeedReacts. I can't wait to find out who will be performing the musical tribute to the Grateful Dead and which song they will do. The Dead have a very specific sound.

  • @auntiethetical
    @auntiethetical 12 днів тому

    Obama was wiping away a tear as soon as she sang a note. ❤

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 12 днів тому +4

    You have just hit the mother lode of singers with Aretha Franklin (Queen Of Soul). This lady started out singing gospel music, then R&B, but could do many genres. She had so many hits especially in the 60's-70's including "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "I Say A Little Prayer" etc.

  • @KristenJohnson-it2sz
    @KristenJohnson-it2sz 11 днів тому +1

    Jerry is Carol exhusband

  • @jeffbassin630
    @jeffbassin630 11 днів тому

    Aretha Franklin is THE BEST! So is Carole King!

  • @YeungSze
    @YeungSze 12 днів тому +2

    Aretha Franklin was still great in 2015, but years of smoking and health issues had inevitably made some demage in her voice and range. For the best Aretha, go back to her 1967-74 golden period. Any studio recording or live performance, even the deep tracks there are so inspired, having the golden touch like Dylan in mid-60s.

    • @TombCat
      @TombCat 11 днів тому +1

      Her Columbia records were quite astonishing too. She just hadn't been set free yet. Her version of If Ever I Would Leave You is beyond beautiful.

  • @mattrotton
    @mattrotton 12 днів тому

    Now you have to check out me first and the gimme gimmes cover of this song. Punk at it's finest. There's just something about a man singing you make me feel like a natural woman at the top of his lungs.... that's how great this song is.

  • @patriciatolliver4057
    @patriciatolliver4057 12 днів тому +1

    You should react to the video where the BeeGees sing their contribution to Carol King's Tribute album. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. Top drawer.

  • @JohnLedger-g4i
    @JohnLedger-g4i 12 днів тому +3

    Aretha had such a terrible life but she could still put emotion into anything

    • @veronicamorgan9029
      @veronicamorgan9029 12 днів тому +1

      Pain and suffering can make your musical abilities take off. It's a release of the pain.

  • @welle5086
    @welle5086 12 днів тому +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @artiepavlov6022
    @artiepavlov6022 12 днів тому +2

    This makes me want you to react to Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddman (live in NY 1964). Such a great performance.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  12 днів тому

      Definitely an artist that is on my list. Thanks for the recommendation.

    • @Prone2Thrill
      @Prone2Thrill 12 днів тому

      @@SaeedReacts. Nina does a MEAN version of "The Pusher" written by Hoyt Axton and made famous by Steppenwolf

  • @TheClarita1984
    @TheClarita1984 9 днів тому

    Hi Saeed, I don't know if you have seen the Led Zeppelin Tribute at Kennedy Center, specially Stairway to Heaven by Heart. If you haven't, you should, you are going to enjoy it 1000%.

  • @elisabethpedersen7893
    @elisabethpedersen7893 11 днів тому

    Well, you got Vaya con dios ;) I like Dani's voice ;)

  • @Cristozen1
    @Cristozen1 11 днів тому

    Of course, Carole King wrote this song and sang it. Aretha gave it it's amazing quality. But you should react to Aretha singing this when she was young, as amazing as she is in this performance, she is quite elderly here.

  • @bernhardkrickl3567
    @bernhardkrickl3567 12 днів тому

    Hey, Saeed, I'm from Germany and I happen to know some Belgian artists that I like. The oldest and possibly most famous would be Vaya Con Dios. Later on I discovered Selah Sue and Melanie De Biasio, and most recently the band Brutus who I like more and more each time I listen to their album Unison Life. Do you know them?

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  12 днів тому

      Hey! I know Vaya Con Dios and Selah Sue. I have heard of Brutus, but not familiar with their music.

  • @christopherstevenson5470
    @christopherstevenson5470 12 днів тому +1

    Please check out Vanessa Amorossi version of natural woman🚀🚀🚀

  • @daveman15
    @daveman15 12 днів тому

    Back when we had a President we could be proud of.

  • @johncarr8684
    @johncarr8684 11 днів тому

    Did you notice Pres😮Obama

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  11 днів тому

      I did. Very emotional reaction to this amazing performance.

  • @rorycoats8014
    @rorycoats8014 12 днів тому

    Hi there could you Please check out one of these Earl Thomas Conley "HONOR BOUND " TY

  • @savageman2194
    @savageman2194 12 днів тому

    Aretha was I'll.... but she showed up for Carole.

  • @Prone2Thrill
    @Prone2Thrill 12 днів тому +1

    I'd rather watch her sing Respect in the Blues Brothers than have to see the Obummers ever again...they just suck

  • @NancyMoran-r3b
    @NancyMoran-r3b 11 днів тому

    You know that the couple is Barry and Michelle Obama, right?

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  11 днів тому

      I do.
      I read both books of Michelle Obama and also Barack Obama's book.

  • @hornerinf
    @hornerinf 11 днів тому

    Belgium has the distinction of being the birthplace of the greatest singer in the world...Lara Fabian. So don't sell yourselves short. 😃

  • @pattymckitrick7436
    @pattymckitrick7436 12 днів тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤