Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still a Rose (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубліковано 22 вер 2010
  • "A Rose Is Still A Rose" by Aretha Franklin
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    Chorus:
    'Cause a rose is still a rose
    Baby girl, you're still a flower
    He can't lead you and then take you
    Make you and then break you
    Darlin', you hold the power
    #ArethaFranklin #ARoseIsStillARose #QueenOfSoul

КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @sbella6719
    @sbella6719 7 місяців тому +153

    "Care about yourself enough to know that without him your life goes on" 🌹 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @alicia7737
    @alicia7737 6 місяців тому +114

    I was a child when this song came out, but these lyrics hit so much different now that I’m 38 and have lived, loved, healed, learned and grew as a woman. It literally made me shed a few tears! Beautiful song! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @oldskoolgirl54
    @oldskoolgirl54 2 роки тому +968

    A Rose is still a Rose...my man left me when my momma died; I was in my last semester as an undergraduate and was having serious issues at work... I thought I was losing my mind but this song got me through all that. Here I am today still standing strong!! RIP Aretha LOVE YOU!

  • @YOUNGC1010
    @YOUNGC1010 10 місяців тому +92

    I’m a man and this shit give me the chills🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @harrietmiles2887
    @harrietmiles2887 6 років тому +2545

    Didn’t understand what this meant when I was a teenager but God knows I understand now. Now it’s time to teach my daughter what I wasn’t taught Love yourself and Love God everything else falls in place😢😢 RIP Queen

  • @AlvaSudden
    @AlvaSudden 3 роки тому +1116

    Written and produced by the brilliant Lauryn Hill.

    • @vaughnkopacz2196
      @vaughnkopacz2196 3 роки тому +51

      thank you for this bit of insight. it's no wonder i like this.

    • @mrspeaker89
      @mrspeaker89 3 роки тому +33

      Damn right!

    • @popsthefather9447
      @popsthefather9447 3 роки тому +40

      I never knew that.. always wondered about her backup vocals being on the song.

    • @ayodari_style
      @ayodari_style 2 роки тому +37

      I could hear her in the background in the beginning!

    • @flip844
      @flip844 2 роки тому +15

      Wow I didn’t know that, true legends on this song

  • @fikilemabizela3836
    @fikilemabizela3836 3 місяці тому +126

    A rose is still a 🌹 rose... when someone breaks you and then think you can't get up,you can't be bruised...nah... without him your life goes on..❤ who's here 2024..

  • @Carolina_girl86
    @Carolina_girl86 3 роки тому +198

    🎵"Without him you're life goes on, without him you're life goes on"🎵 That's so powerful!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @Braids_MiamiBraids_Miami
    @Braids_MiamiBraids_Miami 4 роки тому +3181

    This should be every women’s theme song when she’s getting herself back together. Wipe your tears, gather yourself and move on and know you’re worth it

  • @TakIzzzay
    @TakIzzzay 6 років тому +618

    The beginning of this song is her testimony. If she says pick yourself up you're still precious. ..BELIEVE HER...this song is EVERYTHING! ..R.I.P Queen

  • @juliushall2363
    @juliushall2363 2 роки тому +319

    Another Aretha gem. Produced by Lauryn Hill, 1998. This song and video featuring Lauryn Hill, Elise Neal, Faith Evans, Changing Faces, Q-Tip and Amel Larrieux really captures the essence and respect that younger artists Have for Aretha. And the message behind the song Remember who you are, pick up your crown and keep pushing is really universal, whether you're a male or female.

    • @donovandavidson5937
      @donovandavidson5937 Рік тому +1

      Written by Jennifer Hudson

    • @juliushall2363
      @juliushall2363 Рік тому +14

      @@donovandavidson5937 Lauryn Hill wrote this song. That's why she was in the video. This song was released in 1998. Jennifer Hudson was still in high school

    • @v.a.993
      @v.a.993 10 місяців тому +1

      Isn't Morris Chestnut in this video too? Or, did my eyes deceive me?

    • @juliushall2363
      @juliushall2363 10 місяців тому +2

      @@v.a.993 that's Q-Tip

    • @v.a.993
      @v.a.993 10 місяців тому +1

      @@juliushall2363 yes, but at 2:33 that looks like Morris Chestnut.

  • @757Automatic
    @757Automatic 8 місяців тому +50

    Lord I pray one day more women realize just how valuable they are. Should I ever have a daughter I will never let her go a day without knowing this. And when she’s old enough to understand I’ll play this

  • @nuphases1673
    @nuphases1673 5 років тому +588

    It doesn't matter what you went through..the message is to OVERCOME and stay away from negative.

  • @nole8796
    @nole8796 6 років тому +1022

    she killed this being a hip hop beat. Real singers can do any genre!!

    • @leslieharper6746
      @leslieharper6746 5 років тому +20

      EPIC!!!!!!

    • @chantillaboateng5751
      @chantillaboateng5751 5 років тому +19

      Yes she did!

    • @rasheeda1303
      @rasheeda1303 5 років тому +5

      I agree💙

    • @johnleon2594
      @johnleon2594 4 роки тому +14

      SHE KILLED 'ERTHANG
      👌🎤👌💯👌

    • @donnaidontwanna
      @donnaidontwanna 4 роки тому +13

      I will never forget when she sang the helloutta opera cuz Pavorotti became ill.Words are inadequate when its The Queen..💜❤💜❤💜

  • @twicethejoy
    @twicethejoy 8 місяців тому +26

    Aint heard this in a minute and dont even know how I ended up here today, but sitting here crying like I'm in church...🙌🏽 guess I needed to hear it. ❤

  • @deshawnhilliard6511
    @deshawnhilliard6511 3 роки тому +168

    I just broke crying off this song I miss my mama

    • @vibrantnubian27
      @vibrantnubian27 3 роки тому +14

      I’m so sorry very sorry for your loss 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @arianagm2332
      @arianagm2332 3 роки тому +8

      Got me too... Thinking about everything Aretha went thru as Lil' Re... I'm wondering if Lauryn knew she was the PERFECT woman to record this song and I wonder if it was hard for her to do... And then I read this and you got me missing moms... I still can't cry without smiling 🥲 as I think of her light 🥰

    • @Virgo-Vibez
      @Virgo-Vibez 3 роки тому +6

      ❤❤❤

    • @gth882
      @gth882 3 роки тому +6

      Bless u sir

    • @Umekias_Corner
      @Umekias_Corner 3 роки тому +5

      🙏🏾

  • @MedusaEyes00
    @MedusaEyes00 6 років тому +351

    “Without him your life goes on” . Powerful words for a once lost teenager 🙌🏾. Thank You Aretha 🌹🥀R.I.P.

    • @leeceyleece2406
      @leeceyleece2406 5 років тому +3

      Yes, this did the most to heal my broken heart as a teen.

    • @leonardcharles59
      @leonardcharles59 5 років тому +2

      People get lost in life, in the world... the only problem with this is,can they (we) be found? The answer is of course yes! And even more, the answer is that we can only become found through each other, thru reflection-- the hidden part of ourselves to be awakened, which can be so painful to do, and that is the reason it can feel so difficult, like going through pure anguish! Yet, that is the course!

    • @tonybluestar4954
      @tonybluestar4954 11 місяців тому

      I wish more women knew this!!!

  • @bouncyshak
    @bouncyshak 6 років тому +376

    Going through a breakup right now. This song is like a hug from Auntie. Got me in tears. RIP Aretha and thank you.

    • @klove7365
      @klove7365 5 років тому +3

      hope you're doing well nówa days a break up is never easy

  • @kahrahnoel814
    @kahrahnoel814 2 роки тому +57

    R.I.P. Aretha Louise Franklin (3/25/1942-8/16/2018). Your music is phenomenal and this song stands out to me. I love you and miss you so much, Queen.

  • @Blue-zx5mp
    @Blue-zx5mp 3 місяці тому +17

    I remember when I had my daughter at 17, I thought I was nothing. My body was horrible looking from the weight gain, huge stretch marks, I hated myself... and of course, he no longer wanted me. 22 years later, I'm glad God has healed me from that TRAUMA and now I'm trying to speak life into my 22 year old who's going through the same thing minus the baby.
    I sent this to her.

  • @takaribrewer3602
    @takaribrewer3602 4 роки тому +116

    "Without him, your life goes on." I FELT THIS!!!❤💪💯

  • @nellyluscious
    @nellyluscious 8 років тому +280

    ''What I am, Is what I am...''!!! Lauryn said it right!!! This was definitely my song!! Very empowering!! I rather be a beautiful Rose than a Bad bitch!! Thanx Aretha!!

    • @MamaHarperr
      @MamaHarperr 8 років тому +8

      +NellyBelle Say THAT again!!! YES! Death to this "bad bitch" mess!

    • @nellyluscious
      @nellyluscious 8 років тому +3

      Mama Harper
      I know!!!

    • @naturalbeauty1985
      @naturalbeauty1985 8 років тому +4

      +NellyBelle absolutely!

    • @robotbooty1
      @robotbooty1 8 років тому +3

      +NellyBelle I like that!

    • @nellyluscious
      @nellyluscious 8 років тому

      B.L. Frazer Me too! Just much more classy!

  • @bigmoni2008
    @bigmoni2008 2 роки тому +42

    My mom introduced me to this song when I got my first heart break 😌I love it

  • @stellabellafontay9366
    @stellabellafontay9366 2 роки тому +81

    I'm 45 and this song still cuts so deeply. It was like watching my teens play out in a video. That NYC life... sheesh! 🗽💔

    • @redherringbone
      @redherringbone Рік тому

      Ninjas are trash everywhere. Thank goodness for the internet, exposing them left and right in 2023 for their degeneracy.
      I am very active in my nieces lives to make sure that they are informed and protected from deception.

    • @amony9117
      @amony9117 Рік тому +5

      I feel you we were looking for love in the wrong places, thinking we were grow.

  • @LolaBunnay
    @LolaBunnay 7 років тому +685

    all this black girl magic in this video 😄😍

  • @demetriasgreen9884
    @demetriasgreen9884 6 років тому +739

    Loving this! My daddy sent this video to me via UA-cam as I was going through my divorce! I didn’t know that my daddy at 67 knew about UA-cam even though I realized he knew the song & loved our Aretha! I’m Still A ROSE 🌹 & so are you🙏🏾

    • @lindaajileye9179
      @lindaajileye9179 5 років тому +30

      Demetrias Green your Dad is amazing for sending you this video. ❤️

    • @kikia.1352
      @kikia.1352 5 років тому +7

      💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾❤❤

    • @girlygirl1890
      @girlygirl1890 5 років тому +16

      Wow Demetrias Green! What an AWESOME dad you have. You are certainly BLESSED to have him as your dad. What a great thing to do for a daughter. I love him and he isn't even MY dad - lol : )

    • @amorizellcpresident924
      @amorizellcpresident924 5 років тому +4

      ♥️♥️♥️🙏🏿

    • @markesertalkink8723
      @markesertalkink8723 4 роки тому +7

      @Demetrias Green 67 is not old lol. The man is alive and breathing. Funny.

  • @deannadvine
    @deannadvine 3 роки тому +120

    Literally breaking down in tears right now..Never heard this song before but it hit me so hard 💙

    • @LadyTreble
      @LadyTreble 2 роки тому +4

      EXACTLY!!! New favorite song!

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 2 роки тому +2

      ♥️

    • @breyahbaez3516
      @breyahbaez3516 Рік тому +3

      Me to sister but we are roses from concrete nd sir em as there is aGOD we will continue to grow into a beautiful rose garden no thorns just beautiful different color of roses 🥀 🌹 as long as we continue to water our gardens… cause a rose is still a rose, baby girl your still a flower, they can leave you and break you but darling we hold the power 🙏🏾😉😘

  • @carlaschultheis3662
    @carlaschultheis3662 Рік тому +15

    A woman is always the prize. It’s not the reverse. Once you realize that then you have the power. I taught my daughters you never chase after a man you make him Chase you.

    • @BigBlakMan-hr9mb
      @BigBlakMan-hr9mb 4 місяці тому +2

      Not true Man can be and should be the prize as well.

  • @lisagibson8361
    @lisagibson8361 6 років тому +555

    The most beautiful rose of all! Queen Aretha Franklin! 😍

    • @shamaneikajohnson7117
      @shamaneikajohnson7117 6 років тому

      Lisa Gibson Yes she was .

    • @demetriasgreen9884
      @demetriasgreen9884 6 років тому +1

      Lisa Gibson Amen 🙏🏾

    • @lisagibson8361
      @lisagibson8361 6 років тому

      Demetrias Green Blessings always Demetrias to you and yours! 😍

    • @brittneybutler2491
      @brittneybutler2491 5 років тому

      Yep!!😊

    • @lisagibson8361
      @lisagibson8361 5 років тому +1

      Brittney Butler Blessings always to you and yours Miss Brittney! Have a safe and blessed labor day weekend! 😍

  • @Trista1983
    @Trista1983 6 років тому +287

    I love this song! It makes me think about all the women not knowing their worth.

    • @MsSchelle87
      @MsSchelle87 6 років тому +12

      Trista Overby Real truth our sisters need to understand the strength and power they have as women.

    • @SoldbyKLove
      @SoldbyKLove 6 років тому +5

      The day that more women recognize their power and true strength will be a game changing experience. I’m thankful that’s the one thing I understood EARLY in my life and still walk in my truth to this day.

    • @lukegrayson4273
      @lukegrayson4273 Рік тому

      Hi Trista, how are you doing

  • @naymawindem7174
    @naymawindem7174 Рік тому +85

    This song has helped me overcome so many heartbreaks😭😭😭 so thankful for Aretha♥️

  • @blktoschool
    @blktoschool Рік тому +27

    Highly underrated and under appreciated song

  • @reereesmith3963
    @reereesmith3963 5 років тому +224

    “...without him, your life goes on.” So true. RIP

    • @gabrielleelliott500
      @gabrielleelliott500 2 роки тому +1

      Yes true

    • @Tonella_johnson
      @Tonella_johnson 2 роки тому

      😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @LilMinaK
    @LilMinaK 6 років тому +1258

    RIP Queen...LEGEND🐐💔💕🙏

    • @brendenbroumand4876
      @brendenbroumand4876 6 років тому +16

      YES MINA....we are are losing music nowadays ..the real words,real life and real soul..do we see that now hell no!!!!!!!!!!!! sad......

    • @LilMinaK
      @LilMinaK 6 років тому +2

      Brenden Broumand Until I came along💘💪

    • @buzzbabe1901
      @buzzbabe1901 6 років тому +8

      I can still remember my younger sister singing this song like it was praise and worship!

    • @reginaldhuffman5005
      @reginaldhuffman5005 6 років тому +1

      Mina Krystina VEVO respect

    • @irucamh5642
      @irucamh5642 6 років тому

      Fresh prince of belair

  • @fauzianalwoga1002
    @fauzianalwoga1002 3 місяці тому +8

    My Rose is my now late mum. That lady survived so much humiliation and abuse just for my sake❤❤❤. Rip mummy and Aretha

    • @loveinthematrix
      @loveinthematrix Місяць тому

      God bless you baby gone through the same thing

  • @Nati_OnAir
    @Nati_OnAir 3 роки тому +10

    Thank god for Lauryn and that pen 🖊 🙏🏾 And Aretha for the delivery 💯

  • @lharris9924
    @lharris9924 6 років тому +349

    I don’t think she gets enough props for her later music! This was a great song! Good job ARetha and Lauryn

    • @evelynwashere13
      @evelynwashere13 4 роки тому +8

      That's Faith on there too. I don't recognize the other ladies

    • @73lyfe96
      @73lyfe96 4 роки тому +7

      @@evelynwashere13 Charrisse & Cassandra of the Duo, Changing Faces & Amel Larrieux from the duo Groove Theory

    • @vegeta3365
      @vegeta3365 4 роки тому +1

      L Harris so true

    • @MrKenster3000
      @MrKenster3000 4 роки тому +2

      I didn’t kno this was by her..

    • @retrolove87
      @retrolove87 3 роки тому +2

      Yes and her song "Wonderful"

  • @Chosen4thislife
    @Chosen4thislife 6 років тому +447

    This song let God speak to me at 16 and stopped me from killing myself an unborn. He is the love of my life!!! God bless her RIH❤️❤️❤️

    • @MedusaEyes00
      @MedusaEyes00 6 років тому +5

      Kecia Henderson much ❤️✊🏾

    • @greenlight8819
      @greenlight8819 6 років тому +7

      What a testimony!

    • @seansmith2889
      @seansmith2889 6 років тому +8

      Kecia Henderson so.glad.to know this song saved such a blessing as yourself

    • @needacleaner14
      @needacleaner14 6 років тому +13

      Thank you for your testimony. From one mother to another, teach that future king to treat women with respect. Furthermore, teach him that the respect for women starts and ends with YOU. With that said, much love, Queen.

    • @JSCDR
      @JSCDR 6 років тому +1

      Amazing testimony! Thank you for sharing

  • @keishaizawesome2836
    @keishaizawesome2836 3 роки тому +30

    "Without him your life goes on." That's valuable lesson I had to learn and I was much better once I did. RIP Queen Aretha

  • @rochelleheard4113
    @rochelleheard4113 Рік тому +37

    When I was younger, my mom would blast this song and dance around the house with me and my sister as little girls. I always thought it was about a woman who turned into a flower. Now, as young woman, I understand the song's true meaning, and I'm so grateful to my mom for instilling the idea, that our worth is NOT attached to a man, into us at an early age ❤

    • @MaxMore-jn4hg
      @MaxMore-jn4hg 8 місяців тому +4

      My mom did the same thing
      I didn’t care for this song bc she play it to much
      But since she been gone from this earth I understand what she try to tell me and sister

  • @KolossalYouth
    @KolossalYouth 5 років тому +491

    "Let your life be in the sunshine, not the darkness of your sorrow." God, that whole verse hit me in my soul. RIP Aretha! 💕

    • @memprichard2611
      @memprichard2611 5 років тому +10

      THAT is so powerful

    • @Playpressed
      @Playpressed 5 років тому +11

      Lauryn hill wrote the lyrics though

    • @KolossalYouth
      @KolossalYouth 5 років тому +12

      @@Playpressed I know. It's still a powerful verse? Sang by Aretha?

    • @Nora_Yvelle_313
      @Nora_Yvelle_313 5 років тому +2

      Jayde Slayde amen

    • @luanne80
      @luanne80 4 роки тому +2

      Yes sis...so powerful!

  • @jaystevenson7232
    @jaystevenson7232 6 років тому +55

    R.I.P to a TRUE 👑 Queen Aretha...now her and Whitney can rock church together in heaven!

  • @CoachHayes100
    @CoachHayes100 2 роки тому +11

    The ANTHEM for my STRONG BLACK LOVELY QUEENS everywhere! Like the ROSE, You are made in MANY SHADES OF GLORY & BEAUTY!

  • @thelosttemptation1250
    @thelosttemptation1250 Рік тому +15

    They don’t make music like this anymore

  • @Godssugapie
    @Godssugapie 6 років тому +325

    Wise words from a legend A Rose 🌹 is still a Rose 🌹 Baby Girl your still a Flower 🌺 Rest in Love 😍

  • @musiclove5935
    @musiclove5935 4 роки тому +368

    Sisters of all race, ethnicity and culture even through pain and heart aches ...you still hold power.

    • @oncode7735
      @oncode7735 2 роки тому +9

      @ProudMommy: SoRaya😍 🤣

    • @tanshaemoye9179
      @tanshaemoye9179 2 роки тому +5

      Music love yes I agree

    • @CosmicKindness
      @CosmicKindness 2 роки тому +4

      Yasssss. Love Youuu too

    • @marilynhobbs5997
      @marilynhobbs5997 2 роки тому +3

      Lady "Never Let No ONE put Ur Self Esteem Down Ur A Rose Indeed Sometimes Its A Guilt Trip to Cover N Blind U With what Ur Eyes See But What Ur Heart Want to hold On STAY Focus Ur Made Good & VERY GOOd

    • @verbavolant6895
      @verbavolant6895 Рік тому +7

      Put your race first, sex second

  • @sisjones623
    @sisjones623 5 місяців тому +6

    Baby girl YOU hold the POWER!! Whewww

  • @PerfectPatLovey
    @PerfectPatLovey Рік тому +5

    God can heal your emotional pain 🙏 Aww I just want to give all hurting ladies a group hug 🫂 today .❤️❤️❤️❤️‍🩹

  • @mojobanks1398
    @mojobanks1398 4 роки тому +87

    My Granddaughter is two years old, but before i take my last breath she will hear this song and know what it means. Love Queen!!!

  • @marskeins
    @marskeins 4 роки тому +514

    This song was very underrated. And I love how Aretha like adapted to the new generation music with this. She killed this!! And I didn't realize when I was younger the meaning. But now here in 2020 I understand it. Love yourself!!

    • @Skylarchase27
      @Skylarchase27 2 роки тому +19

      This song was never underrated. It was very popular when it came out. She had been gone for a while and this song put her back on. I was 12 I remember

    • @gabrielleelliott500
      @gabrielleelliott500 2 роки тому +5

      Yes this is powerful

    • @didi_90
      @didi_90 2 роки тому +2

      Yes it is

    • @KingCharlieBlaze
      @KingCharlieBlaze 2 роки тому +1

      Facts this hot

    • @alexisgivner8985
      @alexisgivner8985 Рік тому +1

      One of my favorites from her til this day ❤️

  • @mechelle8769
    @mechelle8769 3 роки тому +113

    This song resonates with my soul entirely. I was once to young and naive, got hurt and struggle with insecurities for years. Trying to mask the pain. I wish I knew my worth then ❤️❤️❤️

  • @cyfine2152
    @cyfine2152 11 місяців тому +12

    Still a bop. Passing it on to my daughter.. Restoring womens self worth from the other side Queen 🎉💛💫😇

  • @FunintheSun813
    @FunintheSun813 6 років тому +415

    Love this song!! RIP Miss Aretha Franklin❤❤❤❤❤

  • @setondriveable
    @setondriveable 6 років тому +134

    How many artist can say they never fell off. She could come out at any time and make a hit. It didn't matter what was in style.

  • @lmcgill8809
    @lmcgill8809 3 роки тому +45

    Miss Franklin was sooo talented that she has sang several genres of music from gospel to pop to disco to R&B etc… and crushed every single one. She was truly the talent to rival all talents not to mention how cold she was on the piano. Now someone name one artist alive or dead that has adapted in music successfully time after time decade after decade like Miss Aretha Franklin has. RIP as your music lives on.

  • @innhercityblues9698
    @innhercityblues9698 2 роки тому +22

    This song will forever be dear to my heart. 🌹✨✨✨

  • @tonekabrea5667
    @tonekabrea5667 6 років тому +154

    Video still bring tears to my eyes. So many of us women go through this. I wish more older women would embrace younger naive girls instead of chastising them for wanting to be loved and accepted. A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE!

    • @25aminah
      @25aminah 6 років тому +3

      Toneka BREA amen

    • @gouyoungn8399
      @gouyoungn8399 6 років тому +1

      the song is one I go to even now,when my heart is heavy RIP Queen you earned it

    • @brittneybutler2491
      @brittneybutler2491 5 років тому

      True!

    • @sammierandall5634
      @sammierandall5634 5 років тому +1

      Toneka BREA. The younger women has to want to listen we can't make them listen the key is do they want the wisdom we are trying to pass on.

    • @angelaomolola3277
      @angelaomolola3277 2 роки тому +1

      This is the comment..

  • @aidam.3845
    @aidam.3845 6 років тому +749

    The original Queen and a definition of timeless talent!!! #rip.😢🙏❣️

  • @119ThisAintThat
    @119ThisAintThat 2 роки тому +11

    “Baby girl..you’re still a flower”.. 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽

  • @spmoran4703
    @spmoran4703 Рік тому +6

    I have been abused , cheated on, left for dead by a so called lover. Been called names . Roses need crap as fertiliser to grow. Every one here we are all beautiful Roses

  • @loveyouall66
    @loveyouall66 8 років тому +73

    HE CAN ABUSE YOU, BUT CAN'T BREAK YOU. YOU HOLD THE POWER MY SISTERS.

  • @MUSICENCYLOPEDIA
    @MUSICENCYLOPEDIA 4 роки тому +525

    One of my all time favorite songs by The Queen of Soul. I'm a male and this song helped me overcome depression and being emotionally and spiritually abused by former church members. It also gave me the strength to leave that toxic place and after leaving I was blessed with 2 partial college scholarships and I graduated from college

    • @Hamppariranskis
      @Hamppariranskis 4 роки тому +23

      I'm glad to hear even guys can draw power from this ❤️ that's the beauty of Aretha Franklin. We all get done wrong sometimes. Thanks for sharing your story, hope you're doing well 🥰

    • @pam0626
      @pam0626 3 роки тому +4

      Congratulations!

    • @nakinaedge2807
      @nakinaedge2807 3 роки тому +5

      So proud of you.

    • @CurlyFromTheSwirly
      @CurlyFromTheSwirly 3 роки тому +5

      @@Hamppariranskis, yes, when this song came out I had been in some bad relationships. 1 woman had used me terribly, and I can relate to this.

    • @donnastrachan2641
      @donnastrachan2641 3 роки тому +4

      Amen brother! We hold the power!

  • @Blessed2BHere40
    @Blessed2BHere40 Рік тому +11

    My mom put me on to this song. She’s gone now but I needed her strength today so I came here 🌹🌹🌹

  • @kahwanda1916
    @kahwanda1916 Рік тому +6

    "Don't believe your life is over, just because your man is gone! Girl learn to love yourself enough to know, THAT WITHOUT HIM YOUR LIFE GOES ON" whew that was soooo deep. I've NEVER EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH BREAK UP'S DO TO THIS SONG. THAT ONE LINE HAS GOTTEN ME THREW LIFE......

  • @iMaHoMOChiCK
    @iMaHoMOChiCK 6 років тому +135

    I had to revisit one of my favorite songs by auntie Aretha. #RIP #arethafranklin

  • @51Lois
    @51Lois 10 років тому +91

    Every woman that has been hurt, used and abused can be uplifted by this song!

    • @cwhite5613
      @cwhite5613 6 років тому +2

      I'm one of those women that survived 37 years of giving my all..with nothing in return

    • @lukegrayson4273
      @lukegrayson4273 Рік тому

      Hi Lois, how are you doing

  • @markeybaker819
    @markeybaker819 3 роки тому +7

    Without him your life goes on. Without him your life goes on!

  • @turquoisewoods2165
    @turquoisewoods2165 Рік тому +13

    🎶 A rose is still a rose. Baby girl, you're still a flower🎹🎸🎤🎶🎶🎶 Love this song. R.I.P to the Queen of Soul 👑Miss. Aretha Franklin.🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺🌸🌼🌼🌼

  • @1509moe
    @1509moe 6 років тому +119

    May she have eternal rest...One thing that should never be forgotten is Aretha's will to remind all women to love yourself and know your worth. . .

    • @pamford5892
      @pamford5892 6 років тому

      She went thru some difficult times herself, with her dad impregnating her and the climb to stardom she prevailed. No matter what! Cool, calm and collected! She won!!

    • @kerrihenderson9699
      @kerrihenderson9699 5 років тому

  • @loganjohnson8729
    @loganjohnson8729 6 років тому +74

    RIP Aretha Franklin. You'll always be a rose.

  • @sunnybang9543
    @sunnybang9543 3 роки тому +47

    This song helped me know my worth!! Thank God for singers like Aretha and Laryn using there gifts to empower and teach❣

  • @Relax.Hustle
    @Relax.Hustle 8 місяців тому +4

    “Let your life be in the sunshine and not the darkness of your sorrow. You may feel lost today…A new love will come tomorrow.”
    -Lauren Hill

  • @Myhiddentalents_64
    @Myhiddentalents_64 6 років тому +104

    We hold the power despite being abused.I love this song.Without him your life still goes on.A Rose is till a rose.Thank you Areatha Franklin R.I.P.Your voice is at true blessing to us

    • @TheIkaraCult
      @TheIkaraCult 6 років тому

      this song is an example of what great art can do, touching people on such a profound level. Lauryn and Aretha played a blinder on this (as we say in the UK).

    • @sharonrose7938
      @sharonrose7938 6 років тому

      >Samuel Moore: karma will eventually bite them, I assure you

    • @samc6360
      @samc6360 6 років тому

      faith p smith Yes mama

  • @sexyscorpio8087
    @sexyscorpio8087 6 років тому +124

    Her Songs Let Black Women Know To Keep Pushing On No MATTER WHAT!!!!! R.I.P. 😘😍😘😢😍😘 U Can HURTME But U Can't BREAK ME.

  • @lucky-jade
    @lucky-jade 3 роки тому +11

    To all the young girls out there...🌹 you hold the power...I needed this song so much when it came out in the 90s...💚 thank you Aretha 🙏🕊💕

  • @davidg.9932
    @davidg.9932 3 роки тому +4

    The queen of soul was born this day, March 25, 1942. God bless the queen..

  • @HebrewHoney777
    @HebrewHoney777 9 років тому +519

    When I was a little girl, I never thought this song would apply to me. I'm a rose that now bears her thorns🌹💔😔

    • @latonyahart2741
      @latonyahart2741 8 років тому +19

      I understand what u mean, this song applies 2 me also.. we're still roses thru it all😘

    • @FutureOorah
      @FutureOorah 8 років тому +7

      You're not lying, you definitely are a rose

    • @MzCnajohnson
      @MzCnajohnson 8 років тому +2

      tru i felt the same way jst got live n learn n luv our selfs like our selfs a rose is still. a rose indeed

    • @cocomoore2393
      @cocomoore2393 8 років тому +2

      girl I was just thinking the same thing. I thought it was just a cool song then but I understand now and it definitely speaks volumes in my life.

    • @kiaraleos1614
      @kiaraleos1614 8 років тому +2

      Me too!

  • @brittanyjefferson8113
    @brittanyjefferson8113 8 років тому +418

    without him your life still goes on

    • @1chronicles4910
      @1chronicles4910 8 років тому +27

      The most powerful line in the song!

    • @brittanyjefferson8113
      @brittanyjefferson8113 8 років тому +6

      +Beverly Haynes Yes ma'am

    • @danelledanley8900
      @danelledanley8900 6 років тому +2

      Brittany Jefferson i just found out the hard way

    • @datboi1975
      @datboi1975 6 років тому +4

      Danelle Danley experience is the best teacher! And your still a flower!

    • @lvirgo2857
      @lvirgo2857 6 років тому +1

      Brittany Jefferson ALWAYS 💜

  • @abreefly
    @abreefly 2 роки тому +10

    She was being big mama through r&b this is what we missing in the world today rest in peace Aretha!

  • @fatimama-nl
    @fatimama-nl 3 роки тому +24

    I felt this was my song when I left an abusive relationship. I felt so bad but knew there still was a flower in me. Somewhere.

  • @Blessed6597
    @Blessed6597 5 років тому +149

    Aretha Franklin went through so much in her life 😢 -this song is powerful a representation of her testimony from overcoming adversities of being molested at a young age & a teenage mother. The Queen down here she was indeed.🌷🌸🌹❤️

  • @blackamericanlesbianprofes4357
    @blackamericanlesbianprofes4357 6 років тому +141

    The Aretha Franklin I will remember, a hit song from my pre-teen or teenage years. I was around around 13 or 14 years old in year 1998. :) RIP Aretha Franklin.

    • @ninamosley3259
      @ninamosley3259 6 років тому +1

      Tara G Same! I knew back then this song was special

    • @davidgeer430
      @davidgeer430 6 років тому +1

      Same here @tTara G 13 turning 14 in ‘98, my mom would blast this jam all the time... good times!

    • @tinamarie2484
      @tinamarie2484 6 років тому +1

      Me too....this message was so needed at that time of my life

    • @Always_Leveling_Up
      @Always_Leveling_Up 6 років тому +1

      Tara G same

  • @SadeWithTheReceipts
    @SadeWithTheReceipts Рік тому +3

    Beautiful. Aretha caught up with the times with this song at the time it came out and did NOT disappoint! Rose is still a rose🌹 I heard and saw Lauryn Hill sing her small part in this song😍🔥✊🏽💪🏽👏🏽 I was here on 7/14/2023 at 8:00 p.m.

  • @Earljoines
    @Earljoines Рік тому +9

    Still a Good song in 2023 and Beyond !!!!! from a Legend Rest in Peace Aretha Franklin your music and good deeds still live on !!!!!😃😃😃

  • @pjohn8039
    @pjohn8039 6 років тому +498

    This song doesn’t get the credibility it deserves.

  • @eclecticswing
    @eclecticswing 6 років тому +104

    This song was so inspirational for me as a teen. Teaching self worth for a lost generation. Thank you Queen of Soul. Thank you God for allowing us to experience Aretha Franklin

    • @needacleaner14
      @needacleaner14 6 років тому +1

      Mz Bird Amen and amen. I do not care what anyone says, Ms. Aretha Louise Franklin is a #LEGEND

    • @needacleaner14
      @needacleaner14 6 років тому +1

      Mz Bird Yes
      Thank You, Lord for having this beautiful woman introduce young women about respect and worth for self.

    • @stacywilliams7803
      @stacywilliams7803 5 років тому

      I am highly upset i come across this song when she die .but it's just in time

  • @user-yv9eg9ec7f
    @user-yv9eg9ec7f 11 місяців тому +5

    JESUS GOT A GOLDEN SINGING ANGEL NOW❤

  • @Pricelessdiamond28
    @Pricelessdiamond28 Рік тому +7

    This song has given me chills! Wow. A rose is still a rose 🌹🌹🌹❤

  • @Moonbeingstrandedonearth50
    @Moonbeingstrandedonearth50 8 років тому +1110

    Yep, still makes me cry when I watch the video. I've been abused & used by men I cared about in the past & I still believe that a rose, is still a Rose! Thank you Aretha for such a beautiful & powerful song! I've heard her life story! She deserves ALL of her success!!

    • @sherylbrown6321
      @sherylbrown6321 6 років тому +20

      age42 Queen I Can Relate My Sis I been Abused Also.. Thanks Aretha💯

    • @taniaroman1783
      @taniaroman1783 6 років тому +7

      age42 Queen me too

    • @bradhill1099
      @bradhill1099 6 років тому +23

      Hang in there sweetie..Not all men are scoundrels...Hope you find a man who deserves you, and is true to you...

    • @user-hh5wo8yg9v
      @user-hh5wo8yg9v 6 років тому +5

      age42 Queen you still. A rose sis!!

    • @missadvice
      @missadvice 6 років тому +5

      age42 Queen Amen

  • @Unpopularopinion2024
    @Unpopularopinion2024 6 років тому +937

    *Other Singers want the sauce* *but Aretha Franklin had the* *recipe*

    • @MelvinC3
      @MelvinC3 6 років тому +14

      Not In My World FACTS

    • @3jsmj896
      @3jsmj896 6 років тому +10

      Not In My World For real.

    • @IntrovertAquarius
      @IntrovertAquarius 6 років тому +22

      Not In My World SAY THAT SHIT LOUD FOR THE ONE'S IN THE BACK!!!!!

    • @casuallym3
      @casuallym3 6 років тому +8

      Not In My World period (.)

    • @needacleaner14
      @needacleaner14 6 років тому +7

      Not In My World #thiscomment ❤it
      #Respect #NaturalWoman #ChainofFools #FreewayofLove #ARoseisStillaRose

  • @GrowitKdb
    @GrowitKdb 2 місяці тому +2

    I am 2-1 years old born 2003 this is my first time seeing a Aretha Franklin video 🔥🔥🔥

  • @cindykayy3659
    @cindykayy3659 3 роки тому +20

    Didn’t understand this song when I was younger... Wish I would’ve listen closely but I’m going to raise my daughter to make better decisions and be wiser than I was 🙏🏾 🌹

  • @lemarj9533
    @lemarj9533 6 років тому +120

    R.I.P..Nothing but great memories! !!

  • @EricSanchez
    @EricSanchez 6 років тому +451

    Stay strong Queen. We love you.

  • @Animalfarm6cats
    @Animalfarm6cats Рік тому +5

    This song means so much to me. I've been through hell and back for 16 years of on again, off again, relationship. We even had 5, years off between us. The hurt I let this man cause me, is tremendous. I finally, realized in the Summer, of 2021, that I meant nothing to him. When I asked him, would you cry. If I died. His answer was NO! He then called me his "friend with benefits." This man is so broken, so he in return i let him break me. Ladies, run and never look back, if you have that intuition.

  • @leonzawodowiec2652
    @leonzawodowiec2652 3 роки тому +3

    For all the womans-You are always flowers💜👑💜!!

  • @nyla7229
    @nyla7229 6 років тому +304

    Aretha is a perfect example of the REAL BLACK WOMAN AND SHE REPRESENTED US WELL ... unlike majority of that stuff on vh1 😕... MRS. FRANKLIN FOREVER LEGEND

    • @murielwright4103
      @murielwright4103 5 років тому +7

      Right! She will Truly be missed.
      But Her Music Still Lives on!

    • @Shay-33
      @Shay-33 5 років тому +5

      NYLA Drummond
      Amen💕

    • @sammierandall5634
      @sammierandall5634 5 років тому +11

      I love this song, i wished i was taught this when i was a kid my life would have been much better. 👑 you will be truly missed by me and the rest of the world.

    • @TheByronLord
      @TheByronLord 5 років тому

      YES SHE DID!!!!

  • @royalw2650
    @royalw2650 6 років тому +88

    So Many Beautiful Memories With The Queen Of Soul❤🙏🎼🎙🖤💜💟😗🥀🎷😇

  • @BabyComeBack1977
    @BabyComeBack1977 Рік тому +6

    Beautifully sung, a rose is still a rose don't ever forget that ladies .❤️❤️❤️❤️😍

  • @shainailsbeautyltd
    @shainailsbeautyltd Рік тому +2

    The Queen! Baby girl! You’re still a flower 🌹 🌸 🌺